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Calamity1971
If Mr Peanut says It's okay, then it is.
Looks like the news of the two deaths of the colony was exaggerated by the volunteer gardeners.
Just back from feeding the black/stripey face. Good job I had more than two pouches of food...
Meet cartoon face (last fed her in November)?
So just one unaccounted for now.
Seems like she still remembers sash as well
Just back from feeding the black/stripey face. Good job I had more than two pouches of food...
Meet cartoon face (last fed her in November)?
So just one unaccounted for now.
Seems like she still remembers sash as well
Epona
Sonic: 1 Nov 2006 - 8 Jan 2022
I wouldn't suggest offering it without specialist advice (to be sure of varieties, parts of the plant, dosage etc), but passiflora is used in a variety of herbal remedies to relax dogs and cats.
FabricLiveBaby!
Live Baby Fabric!
This morning, Colin came home grumpy as anything and was growling at everyone. Normally he's super affectionate in the morning.
Not good.
I kept trying to stroke him, but despite sitting next to me in his usual morning place on the bed he continued to growl and hiss.
I went to work, hoping he would calm down a bit for when I got back.
Then when I got back from work he was still. In a foul mood and THEN I noticed blood on the pillow.
So off to the vet I go.
The vet is next door so I ask if they have any free spaces, they say, cone back in half an hour.
So I go home and try to get Colin in the carry case. I try to put him in, he totally freaks out, screaming like I'm about to commit murder. He runs under the bed, I notice a limp.
I have to remove the mattress from the bed and the slats in order to chase him out the room.
He limps around. And manages to get behind the kitchen cabinets. I get him out, block off the kitchen cabinets and put on oven gloves.
No luck. Eventually I throw a blanket over him and manage to bundle him into the carry case much to his displeasure.
So in to the vet we go. They give him some pretty heavy sedation as by now he is panting, hissing, yowling and growling.
When the sedative took affect, they gave him a thorough checking. Kidneys fine. Back legs fine. Spine fine. Front paw.. YOOOIIIWWELMMMNNSSSSSS.
Even under sedation.
"ok, that really hurts".
So they shave off his fur.
First the vet thought it was a bite, because it's punctured all the layers of the skin, but there's no puncture in the flesh and no puncture behind it.
It's more likely he caught himself on something sharp when jumping and ripped open his skin.
Anyway, poor mite needed a couple of stitches, antibiotics, painkillers and a collar of shame.
They stitch him up. The vet says he's also not allowed out in the garden until the collar of shame comes off.
So I need to buy a litter tray (joy)!
I took him home (200pln down).
He tries to make himself comfortable on the bed, although clearly not happy with his torture device, so I leave at about 12.30 to do Easter shopping (a full two hours after I was supposed to).
I come home to this:
I swear this cat is fucking Houdini.
Anyway, I value my life so I'm. Not going to attempt to put it back on. Poor bastard's been traumatised enough as it is.
He hates me now. He's looking at me with sad eyes as if he's thinking "I trusted you, I'm so upset".
Get well soon Colin.
Not good.
I kept trying to stroke him, but despite sitting next to me in his usual morning place on the bed he continued to growl and hiss.
I went to work, hoping he would calm down a bit for when I got back.
Then when I got back from work he was still. In a foul mood and THEN I noticed blood on the pillow.
So off to the vet I go.
The vet is next door so I ask if they have any free spaces, they say, cone back in half an hour.
So I go home and try to get Colin in the carry case. I try to put him in, he totally freaks out, screaming like I'm about to commit murder. He runs under the bed, I notice a limp.
I have to remove the mattress from the bed and the slats in order to chase him out the room.
He limps around. And manages to get behind the kitchen cabinets. I get him out, block off the kitchen cabinets and put on oven gloves.
No luck. Eventually I throw a blanket over him and manage to bundle him into the carry case much to his displeasure.
So in to the vet we go. They give him some pretty heavy sedation as by now he is panting, hissing, yowling and growling.
When the sedative took affect, they gave him a thorough checking. Kidneys fine. Back legs fine. Spine fine. Front paw.. YOOOIIIWWELMMMNNSSSSSS.
Even under sedation.
"ok, that really hurts".
So they shave off his fur.
First the vet thought it was a bite, because it's punctured all the layers of the skin, but there's no puncture in the flesh and no puncture behind it.
It's more likely he caught himself on something sharp when jumping and ripped open his skin.
Anyway, poor mite needed a couple of stitches, antibiotics, painkillers and a collar of shame.
They stitch him up. The vet says he's also not allowed out in the garden until the collar of shame comes off.
So I need to buy a litter tray (joy)!
I took him home (200pln down).
He tries to make himself comfortable on the bed, although clearly not happy with his torture device, so I leave at about 12.30 to do Easter shopping (a full two hours after I was supposed to).
I come home to this:
I swear this cat is fucking Houdini.
Anyway, I value my life so I'm. Not going to attempt to put it back on. Poor bastard's been traumatised enough as it is.
He hates me now. He's looking at me with sad eyes as if he's thinking "I trusted you, I'm so upset".
Get well soon Colin.
Calamity1971
If Mr Peanut says It's okay, then it is.
((Colin)) x. I remember my old cat korky when she broke her leg, I had to get a cat harness and lead cos she wouldn't use a litter tray. After a couple of days she got into the routine of walkies round the garden to do her business.
Baronage-Phase
Well-Known Member
Hope Colin recovers quickly poor lad.
(((FabricLiveBaby!))) And (((colin)))
(((FabricLiveBaby!))) And (((colin)))
xsunnysuex
Life is a horizontal fall.
FabricLiveBaby!
Live Baby Fabric!
Just wondering, is it going to be a major issue if he doesn't wear his collar after stitches. I have a feeling that he'll just keep getting out of of it, anyway.
I'm worried that he'll make it worse.
I'm worried that he'll make it worse.
LeytonCatLady
Well-Known Member
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Poor little Colin, I hope he's better soon!
FabricLiveBaby!
Live Baby Fabric!
Not sure there's much point in ordering one. They said he'd only have it on 4 days.
Puddy_Tat
naturally fluffy
may be worth seeing if vet / any local shops (i have vague feeling you're outside the UK so don't know if pet supply shops are a common thing where you are) have anything they can offer.
a bandage or something might help, (or did vet not want to put a bandage on to keep air to it?) or would kitty simply destroy that as well?
FabricLiveBaby!
Live Baby Fabric!
Not sure. I think they wanted to get the air to it, it's not stitched totally (just in case it gets infected-they wanted a place for the pus to escape) so I guess they don't want kitty to lick it for that reason.
He's on antibiotics tho, so I guess it's not that big a deal. I haven't seen him licking it, and I've been watching him.
He's so pissed at me. He's sloped off into the cupboard for a snooze.
He's on antibiotics tho, so I guess it's not that big a deal. I haven't seen him licking it, and I've been watching him.
He's so pissed at me. He's sloped off into the cupboard for a snooze.
petee
no gods, no malarkey
(((Colin)))
my guy was an outdoor cat. he gets in a fight and has his eyeball scratched. the vet gives me eye cream to administer and says "he stays in, period, no mercy, for a week". after a day he's miserable, he's making me miserable, i want to let the poor moaner out, so i buy a harness, a proper round-the-body-and-front-legs thing, with leash. we go out, cautiously. he's hating it. in about 1/2 second he's out of it and gone. i did not see how that was possible, the way it wrapped around him, and i pondered it for a while, and never figured it out. cats = houdinis. (thank Bastet he came back without any more injuries!)
my guy was an outdoor cat. he gets in a fight and has his eyeball scratched. the vet gives me eye cream to administer and says "he stays in, period, no mercy, for a week". after a day he's miserable, he's making me miserable, i want to let the poor moaner out, so i buy a harness, a proper round-the-body-and-front-legs thing, with leash. we go out, cautiously. he's hating it. in about 1/2 second he's out of it and gone. i did not see how that was possible, the way it wrapped around him, and i pondered it for a while, and never figured it out. cats = houdinis. (thank Bastet he came back without any more injuries!)
Chz
Stark Raving Sane
The way I've always figured it, cats can phase. They obviously can't control it very well, or you wouldn't find them locked in rooms that you were certain they weren't in when you closed the door, but they have some sort of latent ability. It's the only thing that explains how something just back from the dry cleaners, still wrapped tight in plastic, has cat hair on it when you open it.
Motown_ben
Well-Known Member
Catus Catus (probably Latin for cat I reckon) caught in its natural environment. I'd been calling him for a few minutes when turned to look at me, gave a sort of "fuck you" meow and then sauntered off.
Unless there's food involved he's just dismissive of me in general.
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Unless there's food involved he's just dismissive of me in general.
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Motown_ben
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Just been out for a little pre bedtime stroll with Bruce the dog. Our house backs onto a field and occasionally Floyd the cat will jump the back fence and come for a walk with us.
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Epona
Sonic: 1 Nov 2006 - 8 Jan 2022
Oh the poor love, you did the right thing by eventually and after much effort getting him into a carrier and to the vet to get it looked at.
There is an issue now that without a collar/cone he might lick it and cause some sort of infection, I would recommend an inflatable "donut" style collar instead - cats tend to accept these without anything like as much fear as they have for the lampshade, because they still have peripheral vision when wearing one, but cannot reach any wounds even on their legs. At least that is what I used on my Jakey when I had to keep him away from abdominal stitches, he was mortally afraid of a plastic cone.
Epona
Sonic: 1 Nov 2006 - 8 Jan 2022
My current issue is that my lovely Sonic is still suffering from awful nasal congestion.
The most recent thing that has happened is that the vet took a nasal swab and it was grown in a petri dish over the last few days - the only thing there is a bacterium that is normal (ie part of the usual flora and fauna) up a cat's nose.
There was a heavy load of it, but in the lab it proved sensitive to everything, and we've already done 2 courses of antibiotics - clavamox and doxycycline - and that has failed to clear the issue, so I agree with the vet that it is likely to be as a result of whatever is going on, rather than the cause.
So I am going to get my vet to refer Sonic to the hospital for further diagnostic tests.
I love him so much, it is frightening to not know what is wrong and be sending him to hospital for sedation and scans. Being snotty seems minor - but we do need to work out what is going on. He is my little sweetheart and I have been in turmoil for a while about what is best for him while this is going on. He seems perfectly happy, but the risk is that if it gets worse it could compromise his breathing, so it needs to be addressed.
The most recent thing that has happened is that the vet took a nasal swab and it was grown in a petri dish over the last few days - the only thing there is a bacterium that is normal (ie part of the usual flora and fauna) up a cat's nose.
There was a heavy load of it, but in the lab it proved sensitive to everything, and we've already done 2 courses of antibiotics - clavamox and doxycycline - and that has failed to clear the issue, so I agree with the vet that it is likely to be as a result of whatever is going on, rather than the cause.
So I am going to get my vet to refer Sonic to the hospital for further diagnostic tests.
I love him so much, it is frightening to not know what is wrong and be sending him to hospital for sedation and scans. Being snotty seems minor - but we do need to work out what is going on. He is my little sweetheart and I have been in turmoil for a while about what is best for him while this is going on. He seems perfectly happy, but the risk is that if it gets worse it could compromise his breathing, so it needs to be addressed.
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LeytonCatLady
Well-Known Member
Epona and FabricLiveBaby! Hope both your babies will be OK.
FabricLiveBaby!
Live Baby Fabric!
Good news! Colin is feeling much better and the vet says he can go out.
He's no longer limping and is sunning himself in the garden.
Happy cat!
He's no longer limping and is sunning himself in the garden.
Happy cat!
Mumbles274
running from law and the press and the parents
50% of our cats have been enjoying the weather and the garden
Calamity1971
If Mr Peanut says It's okay, then it is.
Milly has been mooching about outside all day whilst I was in the garden. It's a hard cat life.
