cat psa:
from someone who had two cats with FORL (tooth resorption)
aka information from a cat owner of 3 years with guilt of not catching the symptoms earlier.
before I start: here is a chart how to detect if your cat is in pain:
study and website (app to download)
other resourceful information:
toxic food and plants
signs your cat is having an emergency
first aid for cats
cat poisoning symptoms
cat bite wounds
vet recommendation for small wounds:
sangre de drago drops: careful it stains (some cats may lick it try to distract them) "it's natures natural band-aid" - the vet
(please ask your vet if you can use it on your cat since I am not sure if this might have any downside to certain cats for some reason)
! get a first aid course and first aid kit! !
more under the cut:
any change in behaviour even miniscule requires health check up, that could be:
- less grooming
- kibble dropping
- tilted head while eating
- avoiding food (sometimes room temperature is still too cold for them to eat)
unrelated to FORL but still important
- less playful
- hiding
- drinking more
- no zoomies (a cat who has zoomies is a happy cat: age is important here)
- stretches less or avoidance of it completely
- stool or pee change, odor: shape (check for 2-3 days and then immediate vet visit with sample. if there is blood: emergency)
- no peeing or pooping for more than a day (or related to your cats age what was normal and what changed)
important: cats hide pain really well, both my cats are my first cats and they did not show any visible pain in their faces, they did however show me in very subtle ways, cats tend to adapt to pain well too.... depending on what kinda breed you have they will also stay alert no matter what.
if you have a younger cat, they seem to show it less (from my experience)
just wanted to share cause I had to make immense with the fact that I did not notice the most subtle signs..
another important note:
cats who pee or poop outside their litter: it's not normal.
most simple issue: litter box too small, doesn't like the litter cover anymore or they don't like the litter in it or.... it's not clean enough.
health issues is another major player, it can be physical or mental, please bring your cat to the vet!
ps: english is not my first language, or my second, so sorry if there is any grammatical errors. hope the resources help aynway.
