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Wendo
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08-07-2000

Saturday, July 09, 2005 - 11:33 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
Just wanted to post an update about Boo, that there is no update. LOL! We go back in a couple of months for a blood test to see how she is doing. So far, she seems ok.

Heck, the other day, she was in a major bad mood and I went to put her in the bathroom for a time out as they say. When I reached to get her she bit the tip of my middle finger. Ouch! She didn't do it on purpose (she was just protecting herself) but dang if I wasn't po'd at her. LOL! And, it's infected. My doc put me on antibiotics and it seems to be doing better today. Gotta watch those chompers. LOL!

Seamonkey
Member

09-07-2000

Saturday, July 09, 2005 - 11:37 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
Sorry haven't had time to post but have been quite following the ups and downs and so glad Belle will soon be home where she belongs.

What a brave kitty and a lucky one, too.

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A little movement on the Critter Angelina front and not sure what to make of it. They have still been unfriendly and Critter often ends up hiding and being pissy if she does encounter Angelina.

A couple of days ago, Angelina had just come downstairs and Critter was glaring at her from the kitchen counter and suddenly she came FLYING OFF THE COUNTER and chased Angelina right back upstairs!

And she repeated the same action (without the fly off the counter) yesterday, accompanied by hisses and growls!

Yikes!

In a way I'm sort of glad that Critter asserted herself but yikes!

Meanwhile, the two cat tree things are somewhere between NJ and California, due the 13th.

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Give Belle a kiss from me, when she's ready for one!!

Jbean
Member

01-05-2002

Sunday, July 10, 2005 - 6:39 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
i have a new pic of my girl that i love...she was loving on my feet and i caught her attention. my foot is in it too. :-)

macy

Ophiliasgrandma
Member

09-04-2001

Sunday, July 10, 2005 - 6:42 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
Lovely little girl you have there, Jbean!

Twinkie
Member

09-24-2002

Sunday, July 10, 2005 - 10:37 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
Pretty girl, pretty pedicure!

Prisonerno6
Member

08-31-2002

Monday, July 11, 2005 - 4:51 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
This is Spats, my 17-year-old kitty, all curled up asleep on the couch.

spats


Bonzacat
Member

07-08-2003

Monday, July 11, 2005 - 7:04 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
Good kitty wishes to everyone - Belle, Boo and the parents, too. Yikes, Wendo - ouch! Sea, I hope the new trees bring new and encouraging adventures at your house. Prisoner & Jbean - awwww, so cute!

Has anyone seen this link? It's a crack-up!

Eeyoreslament
Member

07-20-2003

Tuesday, July 12, 2005 - 12:44 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
Calamity? Any news? I know the vet was closed yesterday, but no word today???

Crossing my fingers, waiting for word....

Ophiliasgrandma
Member

09-04-2001

Tuesday, July 12, 2005 - 8:04 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
'waiting'...me too!

Seamonkey
Member

09-07-2000

Tuesday, July 12, 2005 - 9:52 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
Hoping Belle is having a much better week. My vet is actually open seven days a week! Shocking!

Love the new kitty pics. Love when they tuck their heads under like that, Prisoner and glad you are getting pics of your kitty, too, Jbeany!!

My girls continue to mostly avoid each other and when they do see each other they are horrified. When Critter comes upstairs she looks around the hall like she's in the hall of the hotel in The Shining and expects Jack Nicholson, AKA, Angelina to come down the hall at any moment. At the end of the day, I put Angelina in the back bedroom and use my bathroom attached there and settle her down with some catnip and then usually have to go carry Critter upstairs and SHOW her that the door is shut. Sigh.

The cat trees are supposed to be delivered tomorrow.

Calamity
Member

10-18-2001

Tuesday, July 12, 2005 - 1:54 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
Jbean & Prisonerno6: Your kitty cats are so beautiful!

Wendo: Hope Boo is going to be okay! I know what you mean about cat bites. In 2003 I got bite while trying to help give Belle a pill and ended up having emergency surgery on my hand due to the infection. She didn't mean to hurt me either but cats bites can get really serious really fast. Hope you feel better soon.

Bonzacat: Thanks for the link! That was really funny!

Seamonkey: I know it must be frustrating for you, but I still had to grin at your description of Critter searching for Angelina/Jack Nicholson. My cat Indy does the same thing looking for Spencer. She's a major neurotic and he's a mischievous troublemaker so they have spats now and again.

As for Belle, she wasn't doing very well at all yesterday. She was so weak. I felt terrible when I went to see her (twice yesterday). She did eat some of the baby food I brought her - and you could tell she was hungry - but I had to help her lift herself up to do it. Talked to the vet who said her lungs and other plumbing are all okay, it's just that she's so anemic. Said she was considering using a substitute transfusion product to get more oxygen into her red blood cells.

When I talked to the vet office this morning, the aide said Dr. S had stayed last night and given Belle a dose of the stuff and it perked her up. She was standing, eating, and (sorry to be gross) passed a lot of normal stool which I'm sure made her feel a lot better. They were giving her a second treatment when I called this morning. I'm stopping by after work to see her - didn't want to get in the way during the day. The aide said Dr. S said Belle isn't out of the woods yet but this oxyglobin stuff did seem to help her so keep crossing your fingers, please! (You're all going to have hand cramps if I keep asking that.)

Eeyoreslament & Ophiliasgrandma: Thanks for asking about her too! TVCH has the best folks.

Off to the vet's now!

Vee
Member

02-23-2004

Tuesday, July 12, 2005 - 2:09 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
Still thinking about and praying for Belle and keeping my fingers crossed for her, too. Sounds as if the new meds are beginning to work. Poor little girl...

Hermione69
Member

07-24-2002

Tuesday, July 12, 2005 - 2:13 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
Calamity, thanks so much for the Belle update. I was thinking about her today. I'm keeping her in my thoughts and hoping she is out of the woods soon.

Jbean and Prisoner, cute kitties!

Ophiliasgrandma
Member

09-04-2001

Tuesday, July 12, 2005 - 2:28 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
A new prayer for Belle and Belle's mommy just went up.

Seamonkey
Member

09-07-2000

Tuesday, July 12, 2005 - 7:16 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
Yikes about cat bites. Always good to be up on your tetanus shots, which I am.. Angelina had gotten me once on each arm where it bled and I was very quick to us alcohol and then some antiseptic stuff and then use <blanking on the name of the cream> on it..

Wow.. that sounds like the infusions Zmom was having! So happy it seems to be helping Belle and I'll keep my fingers crossed for continuing improvement. Let us know.

The cat trees arrived either IN Vernon, or AT Vernon which is the name of the street in Anaheim where the main UPS depot is for Orange County, so they should be delivered tomorrow, right on schedule.. 55lb each package.. funfunfun, especially to haul one upstairs.

Wendo
Member

08-07-2000

Wednesday, July 13, 2005 - 1:23 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
Calamity, thanks for the thoughts. I'm thinking of you and your kitty Belle hand sure hope she continues to improve. Please post when you have the time.

Seamonkey, yes, I believe I am up to date on my tetanus shot, but will make sure when I go to the docs office on Thursday for a blood test (unrelated to the cat bite.) My doc told me that, other than a human bite, a cat's bite is the worst bite one can have. Apparently, cat's have quite a bit of bacteria in their mouths.

My finger is doing better (I'm able to type!) It's still infected but not near as sore (or gross looking LOL!) My doc put me on Augmentin (a penicilian based antibiotic.) It seems to be doing the it's job. The only thing I've noticed is the skin between the two puncture points has lost some sensitivity. It's possible the bite was deep enough to affect a nerve. Or, it could be just the infection and all will be well once it's cleared up. But, yeah, definitely watch out for those kitty teeth. Heh.

Kep421
Member

08-11-2001

Wednesday, July 13, 2005 - 3:48 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
Sounds like the oxy stuff and all the loving attention from Belle's "humans" are going to pull her through.

Keeping a prayer for Belle and her family.

Saxywildcat
Member

05-30-2005

Wednesday, July 13, 2005 - 9:24 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
Belle is still in my thoughts and prayers. As well as her family. I'm always anxious for updates about her.

Speaking of cat bites, i've been bitten before, but i don't remember if it got infected or not.. It was this psycho cat... Has anyon ever dealt with psycho cats? I had an aquaintence who had a cat one that I fed while she was out of town. Actually, I was house sitting too because I was in between apartments. But one day, i was on the phone with my fiance (then boyfriend) and petting the cat, and all of a sudden the cat lashed out and scratched and bit me. Jonathan wondered what the heck was up when I spat out a slew of profanities. I actually think this cat just took after its owner. I cleaned the litter box more in the week i stayed there than she did in a month I think.. I felt so bad for the kitty, but he was just psycho.. Thank God not all cats I come across are that way.

Anywho.. that's my cat question/story for the day.

Calamity
Member

10-18-2001

Wednesday, July 13, 2005 - 12:11 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
Thanks again, everyone. Belle looked, sounded, and acted noticeably stronger yesterday afternoon than she had on Monday - which cheered me some, but she's still so very weak. My mom said she was weak again this morning but better than on Monday, which is when she last saw her. Dr. S wasn't there this morning but was due in this afternoon so I hope to get to talk to her when I stop by after work. I did see her yesterday and she said the company recommends giving only so much of the oxyglobin stuff so she was debating what to do. My mom said they told her Belle only received one treatment, which confused me, so I'll have to ask about that.

It's just getting a little depressing because Belle's not showing lasting improvement. I'm also scared to think of what this lengthy stay will cost. Maybe they'll give us a little break since we've been bringing her food and helping with her day-to-day care plus we donated a whole bunch of old rugs and towels which they were very grateful for as they use so many.

Just gotta keep hoping, I guess.

Wendo: Yep, cat bites can be awfully nasty. Not only are their mouths loaded with bacteria but the bites usually are puncture wounds which increases the risk of infection. Belle chomped down as I had my finger in her mouth, trying to give her a pill, and she ended up biting right through the nail bed. Both the top and bottom bites went almost all the way through. Another thing about cat bites is that getting bite on the hand can be especially dangerous - the sheaths covering the tendons (?) don't get much blood flow and so can become badly infected. You can actually lose a finger from a cat bite! And, of course, there's lots of nerve endings there so they tend to hurt a lot too. Now I have a high pain tolerance but even I was whimpering and moaning a bit less than 3 days after the bite. I'll spare you the rest of the gruesome details! Except that I did feel like an absolute idiot as I waited to see the hand surgeon and there was a man who got his hand ground up in an industrial accident and here I am with a stupid cat bite.

P.S. Today is the 20th anniversary of my beloved kitty cat Casper's birthday. She was born on July 13, 1985 (morning of the Live Aid concert - there were six kittens and she was the last one born; I think it was during Phil Collins Wembley set). She passed away on December 18, 2003 and I still miss her!

Wendo
Member

08-07-2000

Wednesday, July 13, 2005 - 8:11 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
Saxywildcat, re: Psycho cats. Ok, I have to admit that while 97% of the time my cat, Boo, is fantastic, the other 3% she goes completely psycho. I think some cats are more similar to their wild counterparts since they're so close on the evolutionary scale. Seriously though, Boo has been well cared for, gets a ton of attention, has had the best in health care, etc. But, she just has a personality that sometimes includes her being a psycho cat. LOL! One minute she's sleeping on the couch's armrest, the next she's running around the house on top of all the furniture (or going after my legs and feet.) And yes, sometimes if I pet her the wrong way she goes after my arms. She absolutely HATES to be petted on past her midsection but sometimes it happens by accident and she lets me know her hindquarters are off limits. I love Boo despite her psychoness and wouldn't want her any other way.

Calamity, try not to get discouraged as Belle recovers from her surgery. Surgery is a very traumatic event for a body, including animal bodies. Plus, it's harder to know what's going on and how their feeling since they don't speak our language. LOL! Recovery can sometimes mean better days than others. I know that costs can be a concern, but is seems as though you have a good relationship with your vet. Perhaps they offer payment plans to help make the costs easier to deal with?

You are correct about how cat bites are puncture wounds. That's what this bite was, two puncture wounds on my left hands middle finger at the top. The antibiotics are definitely doing their job. It's still red, but nothing like the first couple of days. I didn't know that about the nerves in the fingers though, thanks for the info. I still have less feeling but I'm hoping it is just because of the infection and bite. It's not too bad though.

The bite you suffered sounds aweful, all the way through! Ouch! (And yes, it did hurt like b*tch when it first happened; bled a lot too.) But your bite sounds as though it was very painful. Ugh. My doc did tell me that if the infection wasn't taken care of I could lose the fingertip. Like I wrote before, I was unaware at how serious cat bites can be.

Nice thoughts about Casper. :-)

Urgrace
Member

08-19-2000

Thursday, July 14, 2005 - 9:00 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
beforecoffee

Kep421
Member

08-11-2001

Thursday, July 14, 2005 - 10:24 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
OMG...that is hysterical!!

Calamity
Member

10-18-2001

Thursday, July 14, 2005 - 11:00 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
Wendo: Hey, I got bite on that same finger/hand!

Glad you're doing better though! Don't worry too much about the loss of sensation. I reckon it's most likely temporary because I experienced it as well, following surgery, but it eventually got better. Just took some time. I think the swelling probably has a lot to do with it. At least you were smart enough to see a doctor right away. I waited a few days and by then the infection was already very bad and I had a fever. Then I had an allergic reaction to the antibiotic while having to wait over the weekend to go back for my follow-up appointment. And was then promptly sent to the hand surgeon (although my doctor's office took hours to fax over the referral form so I had to wait most of the day before I could have the surgery - we kept joking about how I was lucky it was only a little emergency and not anything serious!). So it was a while before I actually had any real help.

Btw, I was a bit concerned that I may freaked you out with that info about cat bites and hope nothing I wrote got you too worried. Sorry! I just wanted to pass on the info I had learned.

The bottom bite on my finger went through just above the top joint - if it had been just a bit lower it could have damaged the joint itself so I lucked out there. But the top bite was pretty bad as it went exactly through the base of cuticle. Ouch. Not only is that an especially tender spot, but that meant the infection was trapped under my nail which caused a lot of painful pressure. I'm glad yours is apparently not so serious as I wouldn't want you to have to go through all the fun I did, lol.

Take care!

Prisonerno6
Member

08-31-2002

Thursday, July 14, 2005 - 11:15 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    

quote:

Has anyon ever dealt with psycho cats?




I named my first cat Psycho, but that was before I realized all cats are a little bit crazy...

Julieboo
Member

02-05-2002

Thursday, July 14, 2005 - 11:24 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
Here are 2 of my best sweeties: