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Expert: - 8/31/2009


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my cat has not had a bowel movent in 3 days and seems cold to the touch

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Hi Carolann. Rush her to the vet! A low body temperature is an extreme emergency! It means her body is shutting down. I don't know if her body is shutting down because her colon is impacted or if she has stopped having bowel movements because he body systems were shutting down, but something is very wrong.  Please get her to the vet immediately, on an emergency basis, even if it means you have to bring her to an emergency facility.  I hope everything goes well.

Sincerely,
Jessica

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The areas in which I have gained the most experience are cat health and feral cat management/rescue. I provide supportive care to chronically ill cats, hospice care to terminally ill cats and also am involved in trap-neuter-return efforts. My specialities lie in taming feral cats and in the allopathic treatment of cats with illnesses or special needs. I also have owned Siamese, Himalayans, Abyssinians, Russian Blues, Savannahs, Bengals, Peterbalds, Don Sphynx and Oriental Shorthairs and am well-versed in cat breeds as well as cat behavior and nutrition.

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I have 15 years of extensive experience with cats ranging from breeding to medical care. My daily routine consists of caring for cats with diabetes, thyroid disease, kidney failure, feline leukemia, feline AIDS as well as feral cats. I have experience with liver patients, heart patients, feline infectious peritonitis, cancer, recovery from amputation and trauma, congenital deformities and most every disease in between. I have assisted cats giving birth and hand-nursed kittens who were neglected by their mother from 2 days old through weaning.

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15 years' hands-on experience

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