Yes, the cage is large enough to stretch and walk around in, plus she
can jump up on her carrier and if she wants, climb into a hammock. But
the main reasons for the cage is: 1-to limit her activity bec. her
symptoms are rapid breathing even when sleeping--vet wants to limit
stress on heart; and 2-to keep her so I can easily get her back to the
vet--she is not a kitten that will let you pick her up without some
struggle, and I can't have her running and hiding---plus, since she is
isolated somewhat, I can monitor her food/water intake, plus her
"outputs" in the litterbox. I truly don't think this will be a long
term situation as the probabilities don't look very good. The best
diagnoses would be the heart disease/cardiomyopathy, but that is also
the least likely due to her age. Thanks for you input and best wishes
for Spider's continued good spirits.
Tracy
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>
> Tracy,
>
> I am sorry about Gretel.
> My spider has cancer plus heart disease. They did not find much
> fluid in his lungs. I am not putting him down due to he still has
> some kick left in him. My only problem is that food is not one of his
> interest so I have to give him stimulants to eat off and on.
>
> So don' t give up hope.
>
> As for caging I don't like to cage but I have Charmed who is in the
> same room as his siblings. I take him out alot but since his
> siblings are all neg. trying to find homes, I have no choice but to
> cage them. My rescue group doesn't have room for felv except one
> person. So as soon as the rest are adopted Charmed has the room
> to himself.
>
> I do take Charmed out alot to run. His sister has been in a cage
> for a few months and she is terrified of life. I am just getting her out
> and in my arms. We sit on the bed now. I know alot of cats spend
> long periods in cages at rescues and do fine. I guess it depends on
> the cat. Do you have a large cage so she can stretch and play
> alittle?
>
> Carla
