Cat symptoms -- what is this?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:The cat is fine today. No twitching, no movement in his legs when he breaths and no head flopping. FYI. I really think he was somehow poisoned by his cat food bowls and has been slowly getting over that. I posted this:

https://www.dcurbanmom.com/jforum/posts/list/928172.page

Who knows. I could be wrong.

Legs? Why would his legs move when he breathes? I said abdomen/belly.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:The cat is what 13.5 years old? I would do the same as the OP too, as I'm sure plenty of people would do. Most people don't rush of to the Vets at the second their old cats starts acting strangely.

Vet here again - This is what the OP wrote: "Now he is doing this other weird thing: he will be sitting in a dignified sphinx position as if he's asleep or falling asleep, or in zen mode or whatever, and suddenly his head will loll around and crash down hard on the couch, like he's out cold. WTH? It almost seems like he's passing out."

A cat does not pass out for no reason....and you are correct, most people don't rush out the first time their pet behaves strangely. But passing out is not just strange....it is serious. Why? Cardiac? Neurologic? Other?

I stand by the opinion that the cat should be brought in for an examination. OP can decline - that is his/her right, but OP should not expect any form of truly knowledgeable answer on this forum as to what is wrong with the cat. A physical examination is the place to start....along with witnessing the event or watching the recording of the event. And OP should NOT call the vet asking for their opinion. Obviously, they value the knowledge of an online forum more.....and frankly are too cheap to get an informed opinion.

I can here it now - "I'm not too cheap.....I just don't want to drag the cat in....." yadda yadda yadda.....I have heard it all before. If you valued our opinion, you would pay for it. But, no instead you expect to give her knowledge for free. Scratch that, sister, because I have been slammed giving care and advice to my actual patients and clients not some Susie-come-lately who thinks I should answer their phone call....

Who said I was going to call a vet to ask for advice? You have a serious problem.

We ALL understand, OP, that you are not going to call a vet for advice. You aren't going to call a vet or take your cat to a vet. We get it. Instead, you chose to post your question about your cat on an anonymous forum, and then angrily dismiss all advice (including that from actual vets) urging you to seek vet care for your pet. We get it.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:The cat is what 13.5 years old? I would do the same as the OP too, as I'm sure plenty of people would do. Most people don't rush of to the Vets at the second their old cats starts acting strangely.

Here you go OP, the answer you were looking for. Now you can rest easy at night (even if your cat cannot)
Please disregard the previous three pages of sound advice given by experienced pet owners and veterinarians

Now, how about you turn this thread into something positive and tell us about these “toxic” pet bowls. Where did you purchase them? And when? What brand? What material are they made of?
So that we may avoid our cats suffering the same fate as yours

LOL to all of this. I can't even decide which bits to highlight. My cat is suffering a fate of sitting in the sun on my couch right now. Oh the horror!! He alsy rested easy last night. LOL. Advice given by people who willfully misunderstand the circumstances isn't really of value, now is it. The cat in your head is not the cat here on my couch. Sorry.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:The cat is what 13.5 years old? I would do the same as the OP too, as I'm sure plenty of people would do. Most people don't rush of to the Vets at the second their old cats starts acting strangely.

Vet here again - This is what the OP wrote: "Now he is doing this other weird thing: he will be sitting in a dignified sphinx position as if he's asleep or falling asleep, or in zen mode or whatever, and suddenly his head will loll around and crash down hard on the couch, like he's out cold. WTH? It almost seems like he's passing out."

A cat does not pass out for no reason....and you are correct, most people don't rush out the first time their pet behaves strangely. But passing out is not just strange....it is serious. Why? Cardiac? Neurologic? Other?

I stand by the opinion that the cat should be brought in for an examination. OP can decline - that is his/her right, but OP should not expect any form of truly knowledgeable answer on this forum as to what is wrong with the cat. A physical examination is the place to start....along with witnessing the event or watching the recording of the event. And OP should NOT call the vet asking for their opinion. Obviously, they value the knowledge of an online forum more.....and frankly are too cheap to get an informed opinion.

I can here it now - "I'm not too cheap.....I just don't want to drag the cat in....." yadda yadda yadda.....I have heard it all before. If you valued our opinion, you would pay for it. But, no instead you expect to give her knowledge for free. Scratch that, sister, because I have been slammed giving care and advice to my actual patients and clients not some Susie-come-lately who thinks I should answer their phone call....

Who said I was going to call a vet to ask for advice? You have a serious problem.

We ALL understand, OP, that you are not going to call a vet for advice. You aren't going to call a vet or take your cat to a vet. We get it. Instead, you chose to post your question about your cat on an anonymous forum, and then angrily dismiss all advice (including that from actual vets) urging you to seek vet care for your pet. We get it.

I'm not the one who's been angry.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:The cat is what 13.5 years old? I would do the same as the OP too, as I'm sure plenty of people would do. Most people don't rush of to the Vets at the second their old cats starts acting strangely.

Here you go OP, the answer you were looking for. Now you can rest easy at night (even if your cat cannot)
Please disregard the previous three pages of sound advice given by experienced pet owners and veterinarians

Now, how about you turn this thread into something positive and tell us about these “toxic” pet bowls. Where did you purchase them? And when? What brand? What material are they made of?
So that we may avoid our cats suffering the same fate as yours

LOL to all of this. I can't even decide which bits to highlight. My cat is suffering a fate of sitting in the sun on my couch right now. Oh the horror!! He alsy rested easy last night. LOL. Advice given by people who willfully misunderstand the circumstances isn't really of value, now is it. The cat in your head is not the cat here on my couch. Sorry.

Well, by your own admission your cat did suffer from some type of health episode, over a period of days which you blame on some type of toxic pet bowls.
And yet you still refuse to give any information on these toxic pet bowls to help out other pet owners.
I guess you enjoy the suffering of small innocent creatures

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:The cat is what 13.5 years old? I would do the same as the OP too, as I'm sure plenty of people would do. Most people don't rush of to the Vets at the second their old cats starts acting strangely.

Here you go OP, the answer you were looking for. Now you can rest easy at night (even if your cat cannot)
Please disregard the previous three pages of sound advice given by experienced pet owners and veterinarians

Now, how about you turn this thread into something positive and tell us about these “toxic” pet bowls. Where did you purchase them? And when? What brand? What material are they made of?
So that we may avoid our cats suffering the same fate as yours

LOL to all of this. I can't even decide which bits to highlight. My cat is suffering a fate of sitting in the sun on my couch right now. Oh the horror!! He alsy rested easy last night. LOL. Advice given by people who willfully misunderstand the circumstances isn't really of value, now is it. The cat in your head is not the cat here on my couch. Sorry.

Well, by your own admission your cat did suffer from some type of health episode, over a period of days which you blame on some type of toxic pet bowls.
And yet you still refuse to give any information on these toxic pet bowls to help out other pet owners.
I guess you enjoy the suffering of small innocent creatures

Honestly, they should be reporting this to the FDA or the EPA. This could be a serious problem.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:The cat is what 13.5 years old? I would do the same as the OP too, as I'm sure plenty of people would do. Most people don't rush of to the Vets at the second their old cats starts acting strangely.

Here you go OP, the answer you were looking for. Now you can rest easy at night (even if your cat cannot)
Please disregard the previous three pages of sound advice given by experienced pet owners and veterinarians

Now, how about you turn this thread into something positive and tell us about these “toxic” pet bowls. Where did you purchase them? And when? What brand? What material are they made of?
So that we may avoid our cats suffering the same fate as yours

LOL to all of this. I can't even decide which bits to highlight. My cat is suffering a fate of sitting in the sun on my couch right now. Oh the horror!! He alsy rested easy last night. LOL. Advice given by people who willfully misunderstand the circumstances isn't really of value, now is it. The cat in your head is not the cat here on my couch. Sorry.

Well, by your own admission your cat did suffer from some type of health episode, over a period of days which you blame on some type of toxic pet bowls.
And yet you still refuse to give any information on these toxic pet bowls to help out other pet owners.
I guess you enjoy the suffering of small innocent creatures

Again, you give cat ladies a bad name. It was this one:

https://www.amazon.com/UPSKY-Elevated-Anti-Slip-Station-Stainless/dp/B0888BG65Q/ref=pd_lpo_199_t_1/132-2227249-8771444?_encoding=UTF8&pd_rd_i=B0888BG65Q&pd_rd_r=3f758f0e-bf16-4c13-bb43-86d5e6b6361f&pd_rd_w=3Jh6z&pd_rd_wg=i3fu9&pf_rd_p=7b36d496-f366-4631-94d3-61b87b52511b&pf_rd_r=YH39N7AQXB9FWTCWVQ3V&psc=1&refRID=YH39N7AQXB9FWTCWVQ3V

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:The cat is what 13.5 years old? I would do the same as the OP too, as I'm sure plenty of people would do. Most people don't rush of to the Vets at the second their old cats starts acting strangely.

Here you go OP, the answer you were looking for. Now you can rest easy at night (even if your cat cannot)
Please disregard the previous three pages of sound advice given by experienced pet owners and veterinarians

Now, how about you turn this thread into something positive and tell us about these “toxic” pet bowls. Where did you purchase them? And when? What brand? What material are they made of?
So that we may avoid our cats suffering the same fate as yours

LOL to all of this. I can't even decide which bits to highlight. My cat is suffering a fate of sitting in the sun on my couch right now. Oh the horror!! He alsy rested easy last night. LOL. Advice given by people who willfully misunderstand the circumstances isn't really of value, now is it. The cat in your head is not the cat here on my couch. Sorry.

Well, by your own admission your cat did suffer from some type of health episode, over a period of days which you blame on some type of toxic pet bowls.
And yet you still refuse to give any information on these toxic pet bowls to help out other pet owners.
I guess you enjoy the suffering of small innocent creatures

Again, you give cat ladies a bad name. It was this one:

https://www.amazon.com/UPSKY-Elevated-Anti-Slip-Station-Stainless/dp/B0888BG65Q/ref=pd_lpo_199_t_1/132-2227249-8771444?_encoding=UTF8&pd_rd_i=B0888BG65Q&pd_rd_r=3f758f0e-bf16-4c13-bb43-86d5e6b6361f&pd_rd_w=3Jh6z&pd_rd_wg=i3fu9&pf_rd_p=7b36d496-f366-4631-94d3-61b87b52511b&pf_rd_r=YH39N7AQXB9FWTCWVQ3V&psc=1&refRID=YH39N7AQXB9FWTCWVQ3V

You think cats can get poisoned from STAINLESS STEEL? Wow. Just wow.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:The cat is what 13.5 years old? I would do the same as the OP too, as I'm sure plenty of people would do. Most people don't rush of to the Vets at the second their old cats starts acting strangely.

Here you go OP, the answer you were looking for. Now you can rest easy at night (even if your cat cannot)
Please disregard the previous three pages of sound advice given by experienced pet owners and veterinarians

Now, how about you turn this thread into something positive and tell us about these “toxic” pet bowls. Where did you purchase them? And when? What brand? What material are they made of?
So that we may avoid our cats suffering the same fate as yours

LOL to all of this. I can't even decide which bits to highlight. My cat is suffering a fate of sitting in the sun on my couch right now. Oh the horror!! He alsy rested easy last night. LOL. Advice given by people who willfully misunderstand the circumstances isn't really of value, now is it. The cat in your head is not the cat here on my couch. Sorry.

Well, by your own admission your cat did suffer from some type of health episode, over a period of days which you blame on some type of toxic pet bowls.
And yet you still refuse to give any information on these toxic pet bowls to help out other pet owners.
I guess you enjoy the suffering of small innocent creatures

Again, you give cat ladies a bad name. It was this one:

https://www.amazon.com/UPSKY-Elevated-Anti-Slip-Station-Stainless/dp/B0888BG65Q/ref=pd_lpo_199_t_1/132-2227249-8771444?_encoding=UTF8&pd_rd_i=B0888BG65Q&pd_rd_r=3f758f0e-bf16-4c13-bb43-86d5e6b6361f&pd_rd_w=3Jh6z&pd_rd_wg=i3fu9&pf_rd_p=7b36d496-f366-4631-94d3-61b87b52511b&pf_rd_r=YH39N7AQXB9FWTCWVQ3V&psc=1&refRID=YH39N7AQXB9FWTCWVQ3V

You think cats can get poisoned from STAINLESS STEEL? Wow. Just wow.

Yes, STAINLESS STEEL can have coatings on it that are toxic. Shop much, PP?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:The cat is what 13.5 years old? I would do the same as the OP too, as I'm sure plenty of people would do. Most people don't rush of to the Vets at the second their old cats starts acting strangely.

Here you go OP, the answer you were looking for. Now you can rest easy at night (even if your cat cannot)
Please disregard the previous three pages of sound advice given by experienced pet owners and veterinarians

Now, how about you turn this thread into something positive and tell us about these “toxic” pet bowls. Where did you purchase them? And when? What brand? What material are they made of?
So that we may avoid our cats suffering the same fate as yours

LOL to all of this. I can't even decide which bits to highlight. My cat is suffering a fate of sitting in the sun on my couch right now. Oh the horror!! He alsy rested easy last night. LOL. Advice given by people who willfully misunderstand the circumstances isn't really of value, now is it. The cat in your head is not the cat here on my couch. Sorry.

Well, by your own admission your cat did suffer from some type of health episode, over a period of days which you blame on some type of toxic pet bowls.
And yet you still refuse to give any information on these toxic pet bowls to help out other pet owners.
I guess you enjoy the suffering of small innocent creatures

Again, you give cat ladies a bad name. It was this one:

https://www.amazon.com/UPSKY-Elevated-Anti-Slip-Station-Stainless/dp/B0888BG65Q/ref=pd_lpo_199_t_1/132-2227249-8771444?_encoding=UTF8&pd_rd_i=B0888BG65Q&pd_rd_r=3f758f0e-bf16-4c13-bb43-86d5e6b6361f&pd_rd_w=3Jh6z&pd_rd_wg=i3fu9&pf_rd_p=7b36d496-f366-4631-94d3-61b87b52511b&pf_rd_r=YH39N7AQXB9FWTCWVQ3V&psc=1&refRID=YH39N7AQXB9FWTCWVQ3V

You think cats can get poisoned from STAINLESS STEEL? Wow. Just wow.

Here's a recall of stainless steel pet bowls:

https://www.dogfoodadvisor.com/dog-food-news/petco-food-bowl-recall/


See "harmful chemicals" listed under stainless steel pet bowls here:

https://www.thecatniptimes.com/cat-product-reviews/are-your-pets-dishes-safe/

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Again, you give cat ladies a bad name. It was this one:

https://www.amazon.com/UPSKY-Elevated-Anti-Slip-Station-Stainless/dp/B0888BG65Q/ref=pd_lpo_199_t_1/132-2227249-8771444?_encoding=UTF8&pd_rd_i=B0888BG65Q&pd_rd_r=3f758f0e-bf16-4c13-bb43-86d5e6b6361f&pd_rd_w=3Jh6z&pd_rd_wg=i3fu9&pf_rd_p=7b36d496-f366-4631-94d3-61b87b52511b&pf_rd_r=YH39N7AQXB9FWTCWVQ3V&psc=1&refRID=YH39N7AQXB9FWTCWVQ3V

You think cats can get poisoned from STAINLESS STEEL? Wow. Just wow.

Yes, STAINLESS STEEL can have coatings on it that are toxic. Shop much, PP?

Stainless steel can be toxic. Most egregious example are stainless steel cheese graters from china that were radioactive
https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2008/9/22/596575/-

but depending on the quality of stainless steel can also leach heavy metals.

Even good quality stainless steel can leach nickel which can be problematic to people.

That doesn't include potential for toxic coatings.

In any case, I do think OP should have consulted a vet (and in my experience sitting in a strange position WAS a sign of being in pain when my cat had pancreatitis), regardless of the toxic pet bowl hypothesis. I'm glad the cat is doing better.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:The cat is what 13.5 years old? I would do the same as the OP too, as I'm sure plenty of people would do. Most people don't rush of to the Vets at the second their old cats starts acting strangely.

Here you go OP, the answer you were looking for. Now you can rest easy at night (even if your cat cannot)
Please disregard the previous three pages of sound advice given by experienced pet owners and veterinarians

Now, how about you turn this thread into something positive and tell us about these “toxic” pet bowls. Where did you purchase them? And when? What brand? What material are they made of?
So that we may avoid our cats suffering the same fate as yours

LOL to all of this. I can't even decide which bits to highlight. My cat is suffering a fate of sitting in the sun on my couch right now. Oh the horror!! He alsy rested easy last night. LOL. Advice given by people who willfully misunderstand the circumstances isn't really of value, now is it. The cat in your head is not the cat here on my couch. Sorry.

Well, by your own admission your cat did suffer from some type of health episode, over a period of days which you blame on some type of toxic pet bowls.
And yet you still refuse to give any information on these toxic pet bowls to help out other pet owners.
I guess you enjoy the suffering of small innocent creatures

Again, you give cat ladies a bad name. It was this one:

https://www.amazon.com/UPSKY-Elevated-Anti-Slip-Station-Stainless/dp/B0888BG65Q/ref=pd_lpo_199_t_1/132-2227249-8771444?_encoding=UTF8&pd_rd_i=B0888BG65Q&pd_rd_r=3f758f0e-bf16-4c13-bb43-86d5e6b6361f&pd_rd_w=3Jh6z&pd_rd_wg=i3fu9&pf_rd_p=7b36d496-f366-4631-94d3-61b87b52511b&pf_rd_r=YH39N7AQXB9FWTCWVQ3V&psc=1&refRID=YH39N7AQXB9FWTCWVQ3V

You think cats can get poisoned from STAINLESS STEEL? Wow. Just wow.

Here's a recall of stainless steel pet bowls:

https://www.dogfoodadvisor.com/dog-food-news/petco-food-bowl-recall/


See "harmful chemicals" listed under stainless steel pet bowls here:

https://www.thecatniptimes.com/cat-product-reviews/are-your-pets-dishes-safe/

Ok did you read the part in your own source that said that amount of radioactivity posed no health risk?

[Anonymous]

I've used coffee thermoses that made me sick. I remember when finding out if there was an inner coating or not to those coffee to-go cups became a thing. Also coatings inside stainless steel water bottles. If you shop on Amazon, in the Q&A section for a lot of stainless steel kitchen products, people ask if there is a coating. So it's definitely a possibility that there can be a coating on stainless steel that could be problematic.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:The cat is what 13.5 years old? I would do the same as the OP too, as I'm sure plenty of people would do. Most people don't rush of to the Vets at the second their old cats starts acting strangely.

Here you go OP, the answer you were looking for. Now you can rest easy at night (even if your cat cannot)
Please disregard the previous three pages of sound advice given by experienced pet owners and veterinarians

Now, how about you turn this thread into something positive and tell us about these “toxic” pet bowls. Where did you purchase them? And when? What brand? What material are they made of?
So that we may avoid our cats suffering the same fate as yours

LOL to all of this. I can't even decide which bits to highlight. My cat is suffering a fate of sitting in the sun on my couch right now. Oh the horror!! He alsy rested easy last night. LOL. Advice given by people who willfully misunderstand the circumstances isn't really of value, now is it. The cat in your head is not the cat here on my couch. Sorry.

Well, by your own admission your cat did suffer from some type of health episode, over a period of days which you blame on some type of toxic pet bowls.
And yet you still refuse to give any information on these toxic pet bowls to help out other pet owners.
I guess you enjoy the suffering of small innocent creatures

Again, you give cat ladies a bad name. It was this one:

https://www.amazon.com/UPSKY-Elevated-Anti-Slip-Station-Stainless/dp/B0888BG65Q/ref=pd_lpo_199_t_1/132-2227249-8771444?_encoding=UTF8&pd_rd_i=B0888BG65Q&pd_rd_r=3f758f0e-bf16-4c13-bb43-86d5e6b6361f&pd_rd_w=3Jh6z&pd_rd_wg=i3fu9&pf_rd_p=7b36d496-f366-4631-94d3-61b87b52511b&pf_rd_r=YH39N7AQXB9FWTCWVQ3V&psc=1&refRID=YH39N7AQXB9FWTCWVQ3V

You think cats can get poisoned from STAINLESS STEEL? Wow. Just wow.

Here's a recall of stainless steel pet bowls:

https://www.dogfoodadvisor.com/dog-food-news/petco-food-bowl-recall/


See "harmful chemicals" listed under stainless steel pet bowls here:

https://www.thecatniptimes.com/cat-product-reviews/are-your-pets-dishes-safe/

Ok did you read the part in your own source that said that amount of radioactivity posed no health risk?

Yep, doesn't make it less egregious that likely radioactive waste is being incorporated into stainless steel in china and india along with who knows what else.
https://www.seattletimes.com/nation-world/the-growing-global-threat-of-radioactive-scrap-metal/

https://blog.raiseagreendog.com/2012/07/is-your-dogs-stainless-steel-bowl.html

There are also instances where the stainless steel is not the problem but there was lead soldering in water bottles - that could leach at toxic levels. And coatings can definitely contain toxic materials.

Stainless steel cannot be assumed to be safe without checks as to origin, quality etc.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:The cat is what 13.5 years old? I would do the same as the OP too, as I'm sure plenty of people would do. Most people don't rush of to the Vets at the second their old cats starts acting strangely.

If I have a cat that old I wouldn't take it to the vets at all. Better to let it die in peace than to spend 100's of dollars on it and then it might end up dying soon anyway. WTF, it's a cat for heavens sake.