I'm still worried about my Puddy

[Barbara]

i am so sorry. hope you'll find out what's the best for Puddy. Hugs and kisses for both of you.

[Killearn Kitties]

I hope you and little Puddy have had a comfortable night. Please let us know how she is.

[Medusa]

It was a long night. Puddy fussed and cried all night long. She get in bed w/me, want a noggin noogie, I'd start to give her one, then she'd jump down, go to the litter box, then get back in bed, then jump down, eat a little bit of Cat Chow, then back in bed, all the time crying. She doesn't appear to be in any pain. I'm just not sure at this point. I'm too tired. I have a tough work day ahead of me and although I'm hesitant to leave her, I have to. If she's still fussy when I get home, I'll take her in to Dr. Lee. I'm going to call him on my way to work this morning. Right now she's quiet. Probably just as exhausted as I am. I don't like making decisions when I'm exhausted.

Blessings,
Mary

[furrykidsmother]

I am sorry that Puddy isn't doing better and that you are both so tired! I hope that Dr. Lee can give you some advice and that Puddy will be greatly improved when you return home.

[Randi]

I'm so sorry to hear Puddy is still feeling uncomfortable, poor girl - and poor you. You both need a good long sleep. Hope she's a lot better when you get home!

Please let us know what the vet says.

Hugs to you and kisses to Puddy.

[Medusa]

At first Dr. Lee thought it might be nausea w/out vomiting. Puddy panics when she vomits. Later, he called me back and said "I've been thinking about this cuz it's driving me nuts. I've treated a few cats in the past who have behaved like this and it turned out they had high blood pressure. Cats have mental problems anyhow. (He actually said that.) But high bp can make them nuttier." Sooo...I'm to give her the nausea medication if she starts crying again and if it works, great. If not, off to Dr. Lee for a Doppler test for bp. Right now she's as quiet as a church mouse but she's in the praying position on my desk, which concerns me. I'm gonna try to grab a brief nap before I go back out for groceries. I'll let you know how she does.

Thanx again, friends...

Blessings,
Mary

[kimlovescats]

I hope that Puddy is doing better soon. I'm so sorry that you both are having to go through this tough time. I'm sorry but I don't like the comment your vet made about cats. Cats don't have mental problems, they have feelings and pain and sickness, and they have to let us know the best they can! Poor kitty, and poor worried mom!

[TopCat3]

At first Dr. Lee thought it might be nausea w/out vomiting. Puddy panics when she vomits. Later, he called me back and said "I've been thinking about this cuz it's driving me nuts. I've treated a few cats in the past who have behaved like this and it turned out they had high blood pressure. Cats have mental problems anyhow. (He actually said that.) But high bp can make them nuttier." Sooo...I'm to give her the nausea medication if she starts crying again and if it works, great. If not, off to Dr. Lee for a Doppler test for bp. Right now she's as quiet as a church mouse but she's in the praying position on my desk, which concerns me. I'm gonna try to grab a brief nap before I go back out for groceries. I'll let you know how she does.

Thanx again, friends...

Blessings,
Mary

Maybe he was making a little joke about cats having mental problems, tongue in cheek. I mean, we do know what they can be like

Medusa, you can check my thread about Cleo and hyperthyroidism/high blood pressure if you like. Cleo's BP was up at 180+ a few weeks back. She has now been on Norvask (human BP meds-there isn't any for cats)for about 4 weeks and is doing fine. Last week we went for a check up and it's down to 160. She seems a lot more happy in herself, playful again. When her BP was high she wasn't hyperactive like most of the information I read suggests. Cleo was quiet and withdrawn, didn't want to interact much, slept a lot, disinterested. But she had mild hyperthyroidism too, now medicated and back well within normal range. So her reaction to HBP was not typical, whereas the description you gave of Puddy is, which is perhaps why Dr Lee suggested that's what it might be. He might want to keep her in to take a few BP readings over the course of a few hours as she settles down being there, because a one-off can be misleading if the cat is very hyped-up about being at the vets.

I hope this is helpful/comforting/encouraging to you. Good luck with the BP test.- The TopCats