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The TVClubHouse: General Discussions: 2004 Aug - Oct: Cats (ARCHIVES): Archive through August 21, 2004 users admin

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Landi
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07-29-2002

Wednesday, August 18, 2004 - 6:10 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
at 7pm every night (6 pm when we change to daylight savings - until she gets used to it) she meows LOUDLY demanding to be fed. she starts with me, then my husband, before finally my daughter (who is the one who feeds her). she knows what time dinner is, and she wants it NOW!

darn tootin, we better be obedient!


Serate
Member

08-21-2001

Wednesday, August 18, 2004 - 6:50 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
Marm,
Does the kitty like to be petted? If so there are brushes you can get that you just slip your hand into and "pet" the kitty while brushing it. And there are even gloves that do the same thing so the kitty doesn't see the brush. We tried the glove with Eddie but we have a pair of winter gloves that we put on and "fight" with him so when we put the glove on he thought it was fight time. We have an oval brush that has a loop over it, it's very flexible. He lets us do it until he realizes we WANT to brush him not pet then he tries to run away. [Being an inside cat and that we've had him since he was little sometimes we just make him tolerate the brushing - wouldn't advise that with yours though.]

My folks have a neighborhood cat - neighbors left him 7 years ago when they moved and he does what he wants. My folks and one set of neighbors feed him the most and he used to like to come in and sleep with my mom when it got really cold. So your kitty could be eating everywhere but if she decides you are staying and you serve good food she might stick around more. Oh and Tom, the neighborhood cat, LOVES to roll around in the rocks.

Bless you for taking care of this kitty.

Nancy
Member

08-01-2000

Wednesday, August 18, 2004 - 11:03 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
well roo saw the neurologist today --she said she definitely has spinal issues in/around the t3/l3 --she said it could be

1. spinal disk disease(operable most likely)
2) tumor(not good :-(
3) inflammatory like fip or toxoplasmosis from mice(we have had mice in the house)

she said ifs it 1 or 3 it would be ok(although if its fip not so good which she doubts she has as she isnt around other cats)

tomorroww she'll get an mri done--

please keep her in your thoughts!

Bandit
Member

07-29-2001

Wednesday, August 18, 2004 - 11:23 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
Will do! Thanks for the update.

Cassie
Member

07-15-2000

Wednesday, August 18, 2004 - 11:35 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
I'm hoping it's the Toxoplasmosis, Nancy. There should be a complete recovery if it was something she ate. (keeping fingers crossed)

Calamity
Member

10-18-2001

Wednesday, August 18, 2004 - 12:30 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
Punk and Buckwheat are beautiful! I love black cats...my family's always had at least one. My cat Indy is the color of midnight - all you can sometimes see is her eyes shinning in the shadows.

Runier: Congratulations on your new kitten! And I hope your old man cat is doing okay. Reminds me of my dear, dear Casper.

Nancy: Thinking good thoughts for you and Roo.

Hope I didn't miss anyone.

Sia
Member

03-11-2002

Wednesday, August 18, 2004 - 2:57 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
I'd like to announce the addition to our family of "Buffy," who arrived on 12 August. Here's a picture of our pretty little girl:
Buffy
Actually, she looks sort of scrawny in this picture, but she's truly adorable; you'll have to take my word for it. Oh, and she has one blue eye and one yellow eye. Pretty baby!

Sia
Member

03-11-2002

Wednesday, August 18, 2004 - 3:13 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
This is a picture of Paige which I took today. She and her litter-mate Tori are about 16 months old now:
Paige

Calamity
Member

10-18-2001

Thursday, August 19, 2004 - 10:52 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
Sia: What a darling kitten! I love Buffy's mismatched eyes. And her fur looks like angora.

Paige is a real beauty too!

Lostintheglades
Member

07-10-2000

Thursday, August 19, 2004 - 11:49 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
Awwww...how cute Sia!!

Sia
Member

03-11-2002

Thursday, August 19, 2004 - 12:25 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
"Hold still and I'll clean your chin for ya!"
ToriPaigeKiss

Sia
Member

03-11-2002

Thursday, August 19, 2004 - 12:31 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
Tori: "What did you call me, Paige? I'll get you for that!!"ToriPaigeBite

Mamie316
Member

07-08-2003

Thursday, August 19, 2004 - 12:31 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
I have been staying at my mom's for the past few days taking care of her and my brother came to do it for the next few days. Last night, I came home and yelled, "I'm home" and my sweet Brady jumped off of my bed where he had been sleeping and came running down the hall to greet me. He looked liked a puppy. It was so cute! He was purring. I know at least he missed me!

Bandit
Member

07-29-2001

Thursday, August 19, 2004 - 1:27 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
Very cute, Sia! Do you know if Buffy is deaf in one ear? Often, white cats with mismatched eyes are deaf in one or both ears. This, from what I've heard, is pretty common and nothing to be alarmed about.

Nancy
Member

08-01-2000

Thursday, August 19, 2004 - 2:16 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
kitty prognosis is very guarded :-(

the mri showed a lesion on her l2 and l3 which could be either a tumor or the toxoplasmosis or crypococcus..if toxo is treatable if crypo its very expansive(150 a month meds) and of course tumor is bad bad bad --will know more when spinal tap results come in..

Ophiliasgrandma
Member

09-04-2001

Thursday, August 19, 2004 - 3:22 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
As I understand the 'deaf' problem in the 'odd-eyed' (that is what they are called) cat would only be on the blue-eyed side...if at all.

Nancy
Member

08-01-2000

Friday, August 20, 2004 - 9:17 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
well, i went up to check on ms. roo at lunch she was at least downstairs and waiting for me to feed her so that's a little better sign-she appears weaker today(not standing as much weight) on the legs but that could still be some of the anesethsia and/or the spinal tap caused it--but here's hoping that she does not have a tumor-- :-)

Sia
Member

03-11-2002

Friday, August 20, 2004 - 11:55 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
Nancy, I'm hoping for the best for Roo. Hugs and prayers for you both. You must hate being away from her. I'm so sorry that she's sick.

Bandit, I've always heard that an all-white cat is likely completely deaf, but luckily Buffy has a grey spot right on top of her head. As for mismatched eyes being a sign of deafness in one ear, I'd never heard that. I do think I'll mention this to the vet. Thanks for the heads-up about that. I will try and test her hearing myself. She does hear, at least in one ear, I'm sure. Isn't she a little sweetie? Here's another picture; I'll look for one that shows her little grey spot:
BuffyNap

Hermione69
Member

07-24-2002

Friday, August 20, 2004 - 11:59 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
Nancy, I am also hoping for the best for Roo.

Sia, it is nice to see you! Your new kitten is beautiful. I read that you named her Buffy. Is that from the Vampire Slayer??

Ophiliasgrandma
Member

09-04-2001

Friday, August 20, 2004 - 3:36 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
Sia, it's not just the 'mismatched' eyes. It's any white cat with blue eyes/one blue eye and one gold eye. Just check it out with your search engine. There is lots of info about it on the internet. I just now typed in 'white cat deaf' and got tons of hits.

Schoolmarm
Member

02-18-2001

Saturday, August 21, 2004 - 5:58 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
I would like to report that my new outdoor kitty and I are getting along just fine. She meowed at the door this morning for food, and I discovered that she was either starved or she REALLY likes the chicken/beef dinner. Lamb and Rice is not her favorite.

She is a very pretty calico cat and I wish I could post a picture of her. Reiki sent me a really cool website in German and English about Calico cats. I didn't know that almost all Calico cats are female because of the genetic mix to make the orange, black and white spots/stripes. She is a true calico!

Good luck to Nancy and Roo and to everyone else with a sick kitty.

I really thank you for your advice, as I am now a cat owner, and not a reluctant cat owner!

Meow!

Nancy
Member

08-01-2000

Saturday, August 21, 2004 - 8:24 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
marm roo is tortoise hair(sorta calico) and yes most all torti-calico are female--

roo is sleeping mostly today which is ok i guess--poor thing i was watching her try to sleep with her head tucked down and she couldnt seem to keep her head in that postion like she normally could--not sure if becuase her lower back is the issue if that also would affect her neck muscles or not..(she just came upstairs to me now)--

so far the only test that is back(for the toxo) was 'inconclusive' still waiting on the other tests--

if you go to my website(profile) roo is there :-)



Juju2bigdog
Member

10-27-2000

Saturday, August 21, 2004 - 9:14 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
Marm, you are so cute as a new cat owner. Sounds like the cat about has you trained and that you were a pretty easy task for her.

((Nancy))

Lostintheglades
Member

07-10-2000

Saturday, August 21, 2004 - 2:40 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
Learn something new every day around here...I never knew that about white cats and Odd-eye cats. My cat is still hiding under the bed. Lacy coaxed her out earlier but her door is normally closed and that's where Nala's food and litter box are anyway.

Sia
Member

03-11-2002

Saturday, August 21, 2004 - 4:38 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
I'd known since I was little that virtually all calicos and tortis are female (I'd always heard that it'd be a freak occurrence to get a male and it would be worth lots of $), but I'd never known why. Interesting info about the genetics.

I've informally tested Buffy's hearing, and she seems good in both ears. That's a relief. O'sGrandma, I'm interested in learning about deafness in kitties, so I'll be looking that up after my kids go to bed. I am sooooo glad that school starts on Monday!!!!! I am so beyond ready for them to get out of the house during the daytime. They fight constantly.

Hermione, Buffy is indeed named for the Vampire Slayer. Before I ever saw an episode of "Buffy" I thought I'd dislike the show. After getting DishTV last fall, however, I tuned in and fell in love with the series--in fact, I've bought the first six seasons on DVD, plus seasons 1 and 3 of Angel so far.

Can anyone say, "Enough TV, Sia; go read a book!!" ?