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Abby7
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07-17-2002

Friday, April 29, 2005 - 5:34 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
Pamy I had a Persian, Chester, who had to have the same procedure. The year was 1983. I had to take him twice to get "drained". It happened a few times (the need to get drained). I was charged $90 each time.

I was also told to watch him very carefully, or he could die. The vet told me about the operation your Casper had. The vet said not too many people got the operation because it was so expensive. (It was 1983 and the cost then was $350).

I went ahead and had Chester get the surgery. He (I guess now a she) looked just like Casper. (she was a white long-haired).

Chester was fine after that.

love to all the kitties here, love reading the great stories about them too. my Calico makes me happy every day.

Yep, my calico cat is named Calico. There was no way, no how we were going to keep this kitten that a stray left. Nope, no way. So, just calico.

8 years later she has grown to know and answer to Calico...so the name stuck...just like she did.



Pamy
Member

01-02-2002

Friday, April 29, 2005 - 5:41 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
WOW they charged us 800 to get him drained then 1000 for the surgery, amazing how much it has gone up over the years

Vacanick
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07-12-2004

Friday, April 29, 2005 - 6:43 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
Pamy, my cat K.C. had the same operation about 13 years ago and I paid around $550.00. My cat is still here and will be 17 years old this year. The surgery completely took care of the problem.

I didn't realize it was so common in male cats. I love the picture of your cat ... priceless!

Pamy
Member

01-02-2002

Friday, April 29, 2005 - 6:54 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
They told us it was very common in neutered males, their pee crystalizes and can't come out.

Abby7
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07-17-2002

Friday, April 29, 2005 - 9:02 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
I think I was told it was common with Persians (but Chester's brother didn't have the same problem). It wasn't his diet either...that was checked.

Pamy,my post above was confusing. I meant to say he was drained 2-3 times. I am so surprised at the difference in cost between the "draining" and the surgery (meaning I paid $90/350...you paid 800/1,000). I do understand the difference of 350-1,000, though...22 years later it makes sense.

Why only $200 difference between draining and surgery now. (price paid to the vet?..i have no idea).


Also, I was worried about leaving Chester (we used to vacation frequently), knowing he had this problem. A person would have to "check" Chester for redness regularly. I was afraid the problem would happen while I was gone and not noticed.

So, I got the surgery. Plus, in the long run it probably saved me money.

Since this was done 22 years ago, I'm surprised, by now, surgery isn't recommended right away (especially since it cost you $800 for draining, plus $1,000).

By now, the vets should recommend surgery to correct the problem right away. (? maybe vets don't know for sure, right away, if surgery is needed? guess if it's an emergency they just do what is immediately needed, which is understandable)



Seamonkey
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09-07-2000

Friday, April 29, 2005 - 11:13 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
Ours was in the sixties and for a long time our cat would get "rodent ulcers" in his mouth (fat lip) and have to be scraped.. that was at Berkeley Dog and Cat Hospital while we were students.. I think it was $25 a pop.

Then we came back to OC after I graduated and were referred to a vet in Fullerton.. had radiation treatments, etc. Finally they came up with the restructuring operation which cost us about $350 way back then.. probably 1970? But that did give us a healthy cat for the rest of his life (19 years). I think at that time it was considered cutting edge, but who knows?

I know about vet bills too.. My last labrador, Kizzy, ran up $1000 in her last week and then when I got Critter from the pound SHE ran up at least that much, but I could NOT take her back to the pound, even though the vets thought she wouldn't make it. I got her after losing Kizzy, AND a friend to AIDs AND a friend to suicide, all in a six week period (actually, the suicide came just after I got the kitty and before she was well.. Anyway, Critter is 15 now.

Goddessatlaw
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07-19-2002

Saturday, April 30, 2005 - 8:37 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
Well Max must have just heard the Indy 500 starts soon. He's practicing his left-hand turns doing about 225 mph laps around the house. He's practicing his pit-stops and stop-and-starts, too, although he's losing some time jumping straight up in the air before taking off. Going to have to work with him on his fundamentals.

Ophiliasgrandma
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09-04-2001

Saturday, April 30, 2005 - 9:07 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
Ophelia does 'laps' after a successful trip to the litter box. I don't know whether it's the relief or that she's just proud of her accomplishment. She tears through the house like a tornado. It's a laugh riot to watch her.

Weinermr
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08-18-2001

Saturday, April 30, 2005 - 9:38 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
In the olden days, our cat used to tear around the house after going to the bathroom, and then sprint down and up the stairs again. Then shortly afterwards, she would walk to a nearby doorway and turn a few somersaults. I wish I had pictures of that!

Pamy
Member

01-02-2002

Saturday, April 30, 2005 - 10:10 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
I enjoyed your story Sea.

LOL at all the Kitty poppy sprinters!

Wendo
Member

08-07-2000

Saturday, April 30, 2005 - 11:37 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
My cat Boo does the same thing after a deposit in the litter box. I call it one of her psycho moments. After whipping around the apartment several times she then hops onto the radiator cover and crashes for a couple of hours. All that energy expelled so quickly tuckers her out. LOL!

Seamonkey
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09-07-2000

Saturday, April 30, 2005 - 9:33 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
We always called those moments "going bonkers"..

and our labs were even crazier.. they did something that we called "skitterbutting" (technical term from the first breeder we knew) or "tucktailing".. .. what a riot.

Cats, of course, look with great disdain upon all canine antics..

Weiner.. I'm cracking up just reading your description. GAL's too..

Hypermom
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08-13-2001

Saturday, April 30, 2005 - 9:39 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
Hmmm...my DH thinks that when our cats run laps after visiting the litter pan, that they are drying off. lol

Seamonkey
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09-07-2000

Saturday, April 30, 2005 - 9:43 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    


Goddessatlaw
Member

07-19-2002

Sunday, May 01, 2005 - 8:53 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
Max's List of Places to Hide:

Any number of bookshelves, but particularly bookcase 2, shelf 3;

The fireplace;

Under the sofa;

Under the bed;

Behind the headboard;

Inside the luggage;

Behind the washer;

Between the tub and the sink;

Behind the end-table;

Inside any one of Mom's boxes;

Inside Dad's loafers;

On the kitchen window ledge;

Behind the ponytail palm tree;

In the fig tree;

Behind the computer screen;

Behind the toilet (inside the toilet if they'd let me);

Beside the china cabinet;

Inside the china cabinet;

Behind the china cabinet;

Under the breakfast tray;

Inside the adajere, particularly on Mom's sweaters;

Inside the desk drawer;

Behind the poker chip roundle;

First shelf of the refrigerator, by the turkey drawer;

Inside the trash container;

Under the sink;

In the stereo cabinet;

Behind the recliner;

Behind the lamp in the back bedroom;

In the pantry;

Just about anywhere in the garage if they'd ever let me out there;

In the neighbor's crab tree;

Under the neighbor's deck;

In/under/behind any of a million shrubs and plants around Mom and Dad's house when I manage to escape.

*** Max is now taking suggestions of places to hide that he hasn't managed to find himself. Suggestions should be limited to areas that a 5-month-old kitty can both reach and fit in to. Bonus points for suggestions that defy logic and exasperate the P's. The winning suggestion will also involve scaring the shit out of Mom when she discovers him by accident. ***

Pamy
Member

01-02-2002

Sunday, May 01, 2005 - 9:22 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
LOL!

in between the laundry you are just getting ready to fold

Seamonkey
Member

09-07-2000

Sunday, May 01, 2005 - 11:53 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
GAL.. just wait til the first time he finds out he's too big to get into one of those places.. the look on their furry feline face is priceless!

I do think you need a remote MaxCam!

Wendo
Member

08-07-2000

Sunday, May 01, 2005 - 12:07 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
I found Boo hiding in my dirty laundry basket the other day. First time I ever saw here there. Bizarre!



Seamonkey
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09-07-2000

Sunday, May 01, 2005 - 12:47 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
I love that even older cats love to suddenly adopt new "places".

Isn't "bizarre" sort of a goal for a cat?

Juju2bigdog
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10-27-2000

Sunday, May 01, 2005 - 4:59 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
And, of course, you realize, GAL, that a five month old cat, even though he looks to be at least a couple inches thick, can fit into any inch and a half opening.

Wendo
Member

08-07-2000

Monday, May 02, 2005 - 1:30 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
I suppose you're right Sea. LOL!

Gina8642
Member

06-01-2001

Monday, May 02, 2005 - 5:15 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
Bizzare new spot for my Max. In the cardboard box he has to go to the vet in. My last kitty was terrified of the thing. Max thinks it's a great sleeping spot.

Bonzacat
Member

07-08-2003

Monday, May 02, 2005 - 5:38 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
Well, all this talk about laundry baskets made me dig up an old photo - a laundry bin we no longer own, each of our two kitties would take turns making the leap.



We replaced this one with a deluxe 3-bin unit on wheels and we had to get rid of it... the kids would go flying into it, jumping from the floor - if there were no clothes in it they would hit the chrome grid underneath. We were afraid of injuries!!!

Mizinvanccouver
Member

02-22-2003

Tuesday, May 03, 2005 - 9:59 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
Bonza what a beautiful cat!

Goddess you crack me up! I love hearing what Max is into! Thanks for sharing!

Goddessatlaw
Member

07-19-2002

Tuesday, May 03, 2005 - 10:24 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
Bonza that's a really beautiful kitty - great eyes, perfect fur.

Thanks, Miz - the next topic is going to be "Little Max is in Big Shit with Daddy." We're going to start with exercising our claws on the woven bamboo furniture; move right through to digging up Daddy's indoor sunflower garden; and then knock over Daddy's water glass on the nightstand at 4 in the morning. Good thing Mom can be counted on to distract him with a little nookie when I really screw up, or I'd be in a Korean kitten market by now.