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red tongue
I got 2 kittens to foster yesterday. They are both female. One is black and
white the other all black. I'm guessing they are around 10 - 12 wks. Their mother was a ferile/stray? who got hit by a car late last week. The black cat has the brightest red tongue I've ever seen - not dark pink - red. She has also been VERY aggressive and will leap across the cage at me when I look in at her. Is the red tongue a sign of some illness or could it be from increased blood supply because of her agitated state. Her sister does not have the bright red tongue but she doesn't get as agitated and will let me pick her up and pet her. W |
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In the fine newsgroup "rec.pets.cats.rescue", "Wendy"
artfully composed this message within on 24 Aug 2004: Is the red tongue a sign of some illness or could it be from increased blood supply because of her agitated state. I guess I'd be worried about fever, but some searching turned up heatstroke as a possible reason for a red tongue. Congrats on the new fosters, and best wishes for the lil wons. -- Cheryl |
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In the fine newsgroup "rec.pets.cats.rescue", "Wendy"
artfully composed this message within on 24 Aug 2004: Is the red tongue a sign of some illness or could it be from increased blood supply because of her agitated state. I guess I'd be worried about fever, but some searching turned up heatstroke as a possible reason for a red tongue. Congrats on the new fosters, and best wishes for the lil wons. -- Cheryl |
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"Cheryl" wrote in message ... In the fine newsgroup "rec.pets.cats.rescue", "Wendy" artfully composed this message within on 24 Aug 2004: Is the red tongue a sign of some illness or could it be from increased blood supply because of her agitated state. I guess I'd be worried about fever, but some searching turned up heatstroke as a possible reason for a red tongue. Congrats on the new fosters, and best wishes for the lil wons. -- Cheryl I came up with heat stroke when I did a search too. It was a relatively cool day with low humidity yesterday though so I don't think that is it. She settled down a little this afternoon and the tongue isn't as red so maybe it was just from freaking out. She's stopped lunging at me and now just hisses. I've got 6 fosters from 3 different litters at the moment. I have 2 left from the litter of 7. All the rest of them have been adopted. I got two 4 wk. old kittens last Friday and then the two yesterday. I've been told there are three more from the last litter still out there that they are trying to trap. I hope they manage to get them soon. The older they are the more challenging it is to get them used to people. W |
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"Cheryl" wrote in message ... In the fine newsgroup "rec.pets.cats.rescue", "Wendy" artfully composed this message within on 24 Aug 2004: Is the red tongue a sign of some illness or could it be from increased blood supply because of her agitated state. I guess I'd be worried about fever, but some searching turned up heatstroke as a possible reason for a red tongue. Congrats on the new fosters, and best wishes for the lil wons. -- Cheryl I came up with heat stroke when I did a search too. It was a relatively cool day with low humidity yesterday though so I don't think that is it. She settled down a little this afternoon and the tongue isn't as red so maybe it was just from freaking out. She's stopped lunging at me and now just hisses. I've got 6 fosters from 3 different litters at the moment. I have 2 left from the litter of 7. All the rest of them have been adopted. I got two 4 wk. old kittens last Friday and then the two yesterday. I've been told there are three more from the last litter still out there that they are trying to trap. I hope they manage to get them soon. The older they are the more challenging it is to get them used to people. W |
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"Wendy" wrote in message ... I got 2 kittens to foster yesterday. They are both female. One is black and white the other all black. I'm guessing they are around 10 - 12 wks. Their mother was a ferile/stray? who got hit by a car late last week. The black cat has the brightest red tongue I've ever seen - not dark pink - red. She has also been VERY aggressive and will leap across the cage at me when I look in at her. Is the red tongue a sign of some illness or could it be from increased blood supply because of her agitated state. Her sister does not have the bright red tongue but she doesn't get as agitated and will let me pick her up and pet her. W It can be one of the early signs of FeLk, FIV, calici, or other viral disease. I'd separate them and keep an eye on them at this point and see if other health issues like loose stools or sneezing occur. This is assuming that both were tested for FeLk and FIV before you allowed them into your home. If they haven't been tested, do so pronto. |
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"Wendy" wrote in message ... I got 2 kittens to foster yesterday. They are both female. One is black and white the other all black. I'm guessing they are around 10 - 12 wks. Their mother was a ferile/stray? who got hit by a car late last week. The black cat has the brightest red tongue I've ever seen - not dark pink - red. She has also been VERY aggressive and will leap across the cage at me when I look in at her. Is the red tongue a sign of some illness or could it be from increased blood supply because of her agitated state. Her sister does not have the bright red tongue but she doesn't get as agitated and will let me pick her up and pet her. W It can be one of the early signs of FeLk, FIV, calici, or other viral disease. I'd separate them and keep an eye on them at this point and see if other health issues like loose stools or sneezing occur. This is assuming that both were tested for FeLk and FIV before you allowed them into your home. If they haven't been tested, do so pronto. |
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"Sunflower" wrote in message news "Wendy" wrote in message ... I got 2 kittens to foster yesterday. They are both female. One is black and white the other all black. I'm guessing they are around 10 - 12 wks. Their mother was a ferile/stray? who got hit by a car late last week. The black cat has the brightest red tongue I've ever seen - not dark pink - red. She has also been VERY aggressive and will leap across the cage at me when I look in at her. Is the red tongue a sign of some illness or could it be from increased blood supply because of her agitated state. Her sister does not have the bright red tongue but she doesn't get as agitated and will let me pick her up and pet her. W It can be one of the early signs of FeLk, FIV, calici, or other viral disease. I'd separate them and keep an eye on them at this point and see if other health issues like loose stools or sneezing occur. This is assuming that both were tested for FeLk and FIV before you allowed them into your home. If they haven't been tested, do so pronto. I always keep the fosters separated until they are tested and have no other symptoms (upper respiratory infection etc). These two do have loose stools. I wormed them yesterday so we'll see if that helps. I'm going to see if I can get them tested this weekend. W |
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"Sunflower" wrote in message news "Wendy" wrote in message ... I got 2 kittens to foster yesterday. They are both female. One is black and white the other all black. I'm guessing they are around 10 - 12 wks. Their mother was a ferile/stray? who got hit by a car late last week. The black cat has the brightest red tongue I've ever seen - not dark pink - red. She has also been VERY aggressive and will leap across the cage at me when I look in at her. Is the red tongue a sign of some illness or could it be from increased blood supply because of her agitated state. Her sister does not have the bright red tongue but she doesn't get as agitated and will let me pick her up and pet her. W It can be one of the early signs of FeLk, FIV, calici, or other viral disease. I'd separate them and keep an eye on them at this point and see if other health issues like loose stools or sneezing occur. This is assuming that both were tested for FeLk and FIV before you allowed them into your home. If they haven't been tested, do so pronto. I always keep the fosters separated until they are tested and have no other symptoms (upper respiratory infection etc). These two do have loose stools. I wormed them yesterday so we'll see if that helps. I'm going to see if I can get them tested this weekend. W |
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Wendy, how is the ferocious feral kitten coming? Your story reminded me of a black kitten who inspired the term, "pink hisses." Though in your case (and hers, as well), the hisses were more than just noives. What you might try for Red Tongue is isolating him/her in cage with you as the only contact. Physical contact is very important to kittens; you just may start to look pretty good to this kitten after a day or two "in stir." Separating the fractious kitten from its siblings may well help settle the other kittens down as well. Sharon Talbert Friends of Campus Cats |
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