Of course everyone cares about their pet's health and wellbeing. But does anybody else here worry that they are paranoid or overly anxious when it comes to their pet's health?
I have a 4 year old cat. He is a wonderful, wonderful pet, and I love him like a child. He is so affectionate, loving, talkative, nuzzly, and has been with me through thick and thin. I've had him since he was 5 months old and when I got him, from a foster kitten carer rescuing stray mothers and babies, he'd just developed a bit of a cough. The vets said it was an upper respiratory infection, and we got it cleared up. But he has had a bit of a 'rattle' ever since, and I had to take him back a few months ago because it came back really badly with bouts of coughing and sneezing too.
The vets aren't sure what it is. He got treated for lungworm cause they thought that could be the cause. The sneezing stopped but his rattle and cough is still there. I had him booked in for a chest x ray and a throat wash thingie to see what is causing it, but because of Covid it's been cancelled.
He also had a problem with his kidneys in December. I noticed him looking really lethargic and he wouldn't eat, and I knew in my heart he wasn't well. He had to stay at the vets overnight on a drip. It was absolutely heartwrenching even though he came home perked right up and fine and dandy.
All of this happening has left me really paranoid about his health. I hate hearing his rattly breathing because I hate thinking that it could be causing him pain and I'm basically listening to his pain. He still drinks quite a lot of water after his kidney issue and it scares me wondering if he has a damaged kidney forever. I'm forever anxious if he doesn't come in from being outside at his usual time, scared that something bad has happened to him. Every day or so I check him over in great detail and make sure he looks right, feels right, and doesn't have any small injuries. A few weeks ago he got into a fight with another cat and had a graze above his eye. It was fine and healed up quickly, but I damn near had an aneurysm.
Does anybody else deal with this? How do you combat it? I constantly feel like I'm on high alert and it is a little draining. I'm a kitty helicopter mum... I just love him so much and the thought of failing him keeps me up at night.
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