If anybody on this thread believes in God or the universe or anything please say a prayer for nova because she is sick.. I don’t have the energy to explain right now and I’m trying to find her but hopefully she is OK! I will update you guys later today about what happened And anything related. I really do not feel like talking about this shit right now and there’s nothing I can do about it right this second. I called an emergency ER vet and they said she’s probably OK but of course they can’t confirm anything Unless I can find her and get her there but I couldn’t even pick her up and she wouldn’t let me.. she has definitely been through a lot in her lifetime And I know she is a survivor
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Thinking of both of you and sending healing vibes. Hope everything is ok with Nova 
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I think she somehow ingested or got some of this flea medication inside of her even though I did what it said and a little bit after I gave it to her I let her outside but I didn’t realize till after I let her outside that she had thrown up inside and then she threw out two times outside! I was literally panicking and I could tell she was scared Especially because she came back to my apartment to throw up the second and third time and normally when I let her out she doesn’t come back so obviously she was scared but I couldn’t pick her up!and she was acting weird but at the same time she wouldn’t let me touch her or pick her up and she kept running away! At one point I was able to wipe some of it off of her because that’s what the ER vet said to do! I followed her around as long as I could and she seemed to actually start acting somewhat normal after about a half an hour but then I just couldn’t keep up with her! I wish I would’ve seen the throw up before I let her out because I could’ve found a way to get her inside of some kind of box or something and get her to an ER but the vet said that I’m probably OK because this thing happens a lot and it just has to work its course in her. That was one of the most scariest experiences of my life and I literally thought she was going to not make it because the way she was acting
Right now there’s nothing I can do I walked around for like three hours trying to find her and had a couple friends helping
I didn’t want to talk about it at first because honestly I feel really stupid and mad at myself
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Good Lord…all of that sounds scary and unnerving.
You are a good cat dad and Nova is lucky to have you. Glad she has thrown up right after… hopefully most of it is out of her system. I don’t have cats but imagine you have to let it run it’s course like the vet said…this can’t be easy.
Sorry that she is out and hard to find. Can imagine that making things even harder in you.
Wishing you both peace and a better day ahead 
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Yeah I’m just trying to practice gratitude even in this moment even though I am frustrated and tired and I don’t feel like doing any of my obligations today but I have no choice but to do them
Thank you Jasmine
Ps: Also I’m not trying to assume things are jump to the future but part of me is realizing I don’t think she’s going to be able to live at my parents house and I’m not sure what I’m going to do she has been at these apartments for four years and I don’t think she’s going to adapt to being inside anymore than she already has yes she sleeps here every night but because of her personality she cannot be inside all day long so I don’t know what I’m going to do when I have to leave this apartment.. When she has been inside for more than 24 hours her personality changes and I can tell it’s not good for her. I can do the best or try my best but at the end of the day she is still like stray for lack of better words I know that might sound messed up but but she has lived her way for too long but I’m definitely not giving up.. I guess I said all of this post Script because I have grown attached to her and honestly I don’t like that that happened. I do like that that happened but almost wish It didn’t
I’m going to go to the 12 o’clock meeting because pacing my apartment is not helping
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And I’m worried because it’s hot and rainy out I hope she doesn’t get dehydrated from this or other things/ complications..
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I’m sorry Nova is feeling unwell. If she has ingested something she shouldn’t have like you think , the fact that she has been vomitting could be a good sign. When my dog ingested a bunch of raisins ( very toxic for dogs) the vets solution was to induce vomiting. I’m hoping she is home and back to her usual self soon. Don’t beat yourself up you’ve done everything you can at the moment.
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Thank you Tisha !! I’m going to keep my mind occupied for the rest of today and it’s not like I’m forgetting about her but I just don’t wanna think about this right now.. And even though the weather is crappy I’m going to make sure I get to the 12 o’clock meeting which fortunately is only 3 miles away
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Novas going to be OK
Hopefully she’ll come home and you can get a vet to have a look at her.
Sending strengthening vibes and anti-stress dooberies your way 
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Thanks to all that reached out!! Nova came home and is eating and seems way better.. I’m going to keep an eye on her and make sure nothing changes tonight. I might call the vet back and see if they think I need to take her but I think she’s fine. When this initially happened it was very stressful and she was definitely acting really strange and visibly sick. I was really worried this morning. So glad she is OK!! I think I have to accept the fact that me and nova are together for life and sometimes bad things happen but it’s how you handle it that matters.. Wasn’t planning on being a cat parent but that’s just what happened!!
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So happy to hear Nova is ok
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Hey, glad Nova is better. Those spot on flea meds need to get put right between the shoulder blades of the cat, right on the spot they can’t reach! It’s a skill you will perfect 
I would guarantee there’s some margin of ingestion taken into account with the safety of the product as all cats immediately lick off foreign scents.
I don’t even flea my cats very often anymore, definitely not monthly… It must be something in the smell of the medication but when I Flea them they start acting crazy like I’ve put acid on them. They run about and get all weird and sketchy. I was convinced it was hurting them somehow so once I asked my vet to flea them at a visit. They didn’t react at all, the little fuckers.
Cats are freaks, the sooner you acknowledge that you are now in the cult of cat, the sooner you can accept your fate as a cat parent slave.
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It’s nice you had the nice people at the ER clinic to talk to you.
The only thing I can say is that I think it’s important to use flea medicine that you get from the veterinarian and perhaps have two of you do it, one person to hold Nova and the other one to very carefully put it on. It’s difficult and challenging.
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The universe decided, the universe did.
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Beautiful sunshine this evening. Cat approved 
There’s something about them sitting together, content, and their little tucked ball shaped bodies that just kills me. My little hearts 
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I’m late to the party, but I’m glad to hear Nova’s okay 
This happened to Krieger once after a flea spot. There was vomit everywhere the next morning. He’s an over groomer and must’ve been able to reach some of the medication. It didn’t last long and he ended up fine. Cats are resilient.
Something I’ve wondered, do you know if Nova’s spayed? (I might have missed the answer previously, so ignore this if I did 
) She’s likely to have had a heat cycle since being with you, but maybe you didn’t know 
Anyway. If she’s not, it’s something that could calm her wildness and make her more comfortable as a house cat (and also prevents pregnancy and certain cancers). Just a thought moving forward.
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