THE NEW CAT ROOM! (or the Cat Room #2)

The mind continues to boggle....

I mean, how (and more importantly why) do you reassure a cat ?

How? By paying more attention to her. Why? Because I love her and want her to be happy! She makes me happy and it's nice when that is reciprocated, yes?

exactly

I've never heard of it Rae - but you are doing the right things, reassuring her.


I never thought Rosie was going to accept Paddy with her first reaction - that went on sooooo long - and yet now they get on really well. He never bullies her (which I was worried about when she was so scared of him at first) and is an easy going tolerant little soul - even if he is always out playing and rarely seen

She's really happy to see him now when she wants to play and is nowhere near as jealous if I stroke him - so hopefully Lacey will adjust with all the reassurance you are giving.

Thanks, Vivien. Paddy and Rosie give me hope! Lacey is due for her shots in September, so I'll ask her vet about the 'crying'.

The prince was only joking, by the way. I think he'd had one too many cups of coffee this morning.

No, no, no, no, Rae, don't tell me my Lacey is crying ... I will be crying with her for who knows how long!

Have you tried to look this question up on the web?

Talk to me, tell me she's OK, I love that little gal, she's my Princess and I need to know she's fine and dandy!

Sorry, Ma. It is something I've noticed ~ that's why I asked the question. Her vet will tell me. If she is actually crying, she won't have any need to after I move. I cannot take Stanley with me. The condo association won't allow more than one pet and to be honest with you, I'm looking forward to it being just me and Lacey again. We had a nice routine in my old apartment and she had my undivided attention.

She is fine and dandy and no, I haven't looked the subject up on the web yet. Do you feel like doing it? Hint, hint..... :wink:

This site popped up on my Urbal Legends mailing list, and I couldn't think of anywhere else to put it!


I hope nobody will be offended, but it's kind of funny.

It's a site dedicated to photos of cats who "look like Hitler"!



http://hitlercats.motime.com/

That was the laugh I needed today!

Very funny, Deb!

Heil Meow????

Will a cat ever do it???

Poorly lamb is nursed by labrador

Larry the Labrador nurtures Barry the lamb back to health


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A poorly lamb is being nursed back to health by a labrador.
The animals are being looked after by Selwyn Demmy at the animal hospital he set up at his home in Mottram St Andrew, Cheshire.

Larry the dog was lonely after his twin brother Hardy died a few months ago, and took to Barry, who was weak, distressed and had sore legs.

Mr Demmy, who helps care for unwanted pets and distressed animals, said the pair are now inseparable.

"I know they are a bit of an odd couple but that's what's nice about it," he said.

"They will no doubt be the best of friends for the rest of their lives."

hhhmmmm .... little lambs grow into hulking great sheep ... what will they do then???

Paddy has been in the wars he came home on Monday morning with a paw that was obviously excruciatingly painful. I took him to the vet as soon as they opened and they felt it was possibly a cat bite.

They gave him a pain killing injection and an antibiotic one and said 'see how he goes'. £50

On Tuesday he was still in a lot of pain .... so back to the vet, they thought his hip might be dislocated and wanted to Xray him the next day and kept him overnight.

Today they Xrayed - it was dislocated - it took and hour and a half to get it back in and keep it there and several more xrays - the ligaments had stretched, So he's bandaged up with his back paw in a sling to keep the joint in place - one huge bill for all that and he'll have to keep it on for 3 weeks.

and this afternoon a worrying development .... there were bubbles of air in the skin around his neck (stroking him you can feel them crackling like bubble wrap), so they were worried that his airway had a split and was leaking air slightly, Could be as a result of whatever accident (although it wasn't there until post op) or from the anaesthetic intubating. In itself the air will apparently dissipate over time and doesn't hurt him but the serious thing would be if his chest cavity gets air in it, which they feel unlikely ... but then so was this problem

So - he's stayed in again overnight to keep a check on that and make sure air doesn't get into his chest cavity, There's a special animal hospital that does the overnight care £35 for the night, I delivered him there - if I couldn't the 'ambulance' would have been £50!

I have to collect him at 7.45 am and go straight back to the vet to check him over and see that all is well - if so he can come home - but can't go out for 3 weeks

he'll go frantic

He was so good bless him, never bit or scratched and behaved perfectly. (wish he would at home! not that he bites or scratches - just wants to go out all the time) The vetinary nurses think he's gorgeous. Little do they know!

The vet today felt he may have been hit by a car but I don't think so - there was no blood or anything, I think he fell from somewhere - like the ivy he climbs up - he was 3 storeys high in it the other day

How is mspoppy?

Poor baby!

I hope all is well soon.

Oh, I'm so sorry about poor Paddy, Vivien! He's had such a dream run till now. Himself must be beside himself with worry. Oh, poor, poor Paddy!
Please keep us posted.

(I will post about Poppy when I have a wee bit more time. Thanks for asking!)

*Prayers for Paddy*

Vivien, has Paddy been, ahem, uh, 'fixed' yet?

Oooooooh....how awful for Paddy. And you too, Vivien.

Oh my gawd! Poor Paddy! Poor Vivien! Will it make you feel any better that if you were giving him that treatment in the states, you'd be close to a thousand dollars by now? I hope this will all be a thing of the past immediately.

So. Poppy? I have some catching up to do!

I do hope Paddy feels better soon...

thank you all of you and Prince for kind thoughts to an animal you don't even like! especially kind :wink:

I collected Paddy from the overnight hospital at 7.30am <yawn> and went straight to the vet, who wanted to check him before her surgery started, He was good natured and loving and apart from being unhappy about being strapped up was fairly cheerful.

The air bubbles had gone down but he is still leaking air, The re-xrayed him and his chest is fine so though I have to take him again tomorrow and the next day, they fell all is going well.

I'm now dreading the 3 weeks of keeping him confined and in this sling

Rosie is freaked out by the bandage! it frightens and worries her the silly baby.

I made Paddy a little nest with a cut down box (so he doesn't have to climb to get in, with a sheet draped over it making a little cave for him to recuperate in - cats seem to need to hide when they aren't well. It does wonders for the living room decor! He's happily settled in there and looks very comfortable.

It obviously hurts a bit still and he has some pain killers to take but nothing like the awful pain he was in when it was dislocated.

I know indoor cats don't have the vet bills but these 2 love to go out so much I couldn't keep them in - also in the summer we have the patio door open all the time so it wouldn't be possible. Rosie stays in the garden as she's a coward but unfortunately he roams.

worrit! worrit!

Fingers crossed for Paddy.