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Lkunkel
Member
10-29-2003
| Monday, October 17, 2005 - 7:30 pm
Thanks, OG. I do at least feel better that she now understands that Bopper is a STRONG cat. It is now taking three of them to force feed him--after they stick him in a restraint bag: one to cover his body, one to hold his head, and one to handle the syringe. Bill and I were short the restraint bag and third person. I wish we would have had the money to take care of his teeth earlier, but we didn't. I do feel guilty thinking that in not having the money for him, we may have killed him, but I have to think more positively. He will get rid of this infection, and he will come through the procedure with flying colors.
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Ophiliasgrandma
Member
09-04-2001
| Monday, October 17, 2005 - 7:50 pm
This is pretty par for the course where Siamese are concerned. By the time she was 2, her breath would knock over a horse it was so bad. Big sign that something was wrong. Now, we just routinely take care of her teeth during her annual physical. She always has a bit of infection by then and has had to have 3 teeth pulled over the years. The vet told us that he's surprised that she hasn't lost most of her teeth by now. Taking good care of her has paid dividends, although the annual output of dollars for all this care is very, very scary.
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Moondance
Member
07-30-2000
| Monday, October 17, 2005 - 9:53 pm
Lunkle as I posted ago to you, Samson is 16 and handles it great. He must get his gums done every year lkkkkkk,jhhhhu LOL that was Sabastian walking on my keyboard, I guess he says hi Anyway, Samson does fine and like I said he only has a few teeth left with all the problems he has had in the past few years and he is GREAT!
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Seamonkey
Moderator
09-07-2000
| Tuesday, October 18, 2005 - 1:12 am
Sheesh! Critter and Angelina don't type.. they like to curl up to my left and usually manage to hit eht CTRL key with some other key and suddenly I have large fonts, or some other setting is changed.. They also tend to hit buttons on the remote for the cable.
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Moondance
Member
07-30-2000
| Tuesday, October 18, 2005 - 6:23 am
LOL nope Sabastian gingerly walks right across whatever I am doing at the time
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Lkunkel
Member
10-29-2003
| Tuesday, October 18, 2005 - 7:52 am
Okay, we're off to the vet (again!) for Typo's follow-up and Speckle seems to have caught a slight infection (probably from Bopper). We'll also have a quick family reunion. We won't have word on Bopper until after 10AM, so he'll be staying there until his other blood panel comes back. We'll then drop off Speckle and Typo back home and then go to OUR doctor appointments. When we eventually get home, I'll post the upshots on everyone.
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Lkunkel
Member
10-29-2003
| Tuesday, October 18, 2005 - 1:06 pm
Upshots: Speckle: Has the start of an upper respiratory infection. She has a half-a-tablet to take daily, and eye drops 3x a day. Typo: He is healing beautifully, except his one eye, and is to share the 3x a day eye drops with Speckle. Bopper: no word from the vet yet. We did have a family reunion at the vet's. Typo was back with Joel, so Bop crawled into the carrier with Speckle--and she left him. It was kind of scary, actually. They touched noses, groomed each other a bit, and then Joel brought Typo in and took Speckle out. Typo cuddled in next to Bopped and bop started purring so loudly, it sounded like he was growling. Typo nuzzled in closer and fell asleep while Bopper cleaned him up. When Speckle came back she stood on the outside of the bag, guarding Bopper. We decided it would be easiest to take the carrier he was in back to the kennel, and then bring out the other kennel he had been in. Speckle crawled into the kennel, and Typo opted to go in with her--with no complaint from the princess. They groomed each other while we waited for their meds and not a peep was heard on the entire trip home. This was an unheard of situation. Usually Speckle is caterwauling from the word go. So, we wait for word on Bopper, and I am going to do the eye drops now.
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Seamonkey
Moderator
09-07-2000
| Tuesday, October 18, 2005 - 2:14 pm
Great family reunion.. Hope Bopper is doing well.
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Lkunkel
Member
10-29-2003
| Tuesday, October 18, 2005 - 4:51 pm
Just heard back from vet: Bopper definitely benefited from the visit. Since we were there, he has been purring almost non-stop, AND he ate a little food on his own. Dr. Lily has ruled out renal failure and, in her own mind, has ruled out a thyroid problem. Her belief is indeed the teeth--either an infection or an autoimmune problem. So, thus far she has given him a steroid to build him up a bit, and, assuming the thyroid comes back clear tomorrow, she'll put him under, clean his teeth, and, as a precaution, biopsy his gums. She has also concurred that he is a strong, stubborn cuss and concedes that he is not a cat that you can force to do something. Apparently, her own mother has a similar-type cat, as she told Bill that she had called her mother and apologized for scolding her for not taking control of her cat. It is good to see that vets can learn too. Thank Goddess for the credit card.
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Saxywildcat
Member
05-30-2005
| Tuesday, October 18, 2005 - 5:07 pm
Lkunkel: that is good to hear about bopper. Being only teeth is a good thing. I will be awaiting to hear about his thyroid tomorrow!
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Taterheadtwo
Member
09-29-2005
| Tuesday, October 18, 2005 - 7:09 pm
good, sounds like better news for bopper. wishing well for him.
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Taterheadtwo
Member
09-29-2005
| Tuesday, October 18, 2005 - 7:19 pm
help..... need advice help here.. today some kids brought me a stray cat trying to find his owner, he is well gromed, clean and had a flea collar? i think hes about 4 months old. he likes human food the kids said??? i gave him fresh water and some soft food, dont have any kitty food around anymore.. ok heres the promblem , my 3 females, all about 2 yrs old, they bonded and got along well the very first hours, and even though they do there own things they didnt spat are swat at each other.. but now that the male is here they are defensive, will spat at each other and swipe swat at each other, the male is just eating and sleeping, guess the kids wore him out, hes not exploring yet, also the male after he ate jumped up freely in my lap and napped, so i am sure hes someones pet.. ok need help what do i do, dont want my girls to now hate each other and be fighting when there wasnt any before, any ideas here??and i am really confused about the middle girls who always loved and picked the other girls lovenly.. she is the worst now hissing at any of the others, even me fi i come up in by suprise, and i see her slowly carefuully going across the floor looking to see where the rest is.. and the 3 girls are also taling up resting laying at the opisite sides on my bigger room. when usually they would come around me wanting to be petted?? any ideas here?? i dont plan to keep the male just didnt want him left outside if he was someones pet, plus the kids all had several ideas where they found him??........ should i just let the male free tomorrow?? and now what about my girls, how do i get them to go back loveling each other, romping and playing?? help , please,lol
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Seamonkey
Moderator
09-07-2000
| Tuesday, October 18, 2005 - 8:19 pm
I wouldn't bring in a strange cat without having it tested for feline hiv and worms and all else.. just saying.. I'd take the male to a vet, for one thing, and if he won't fit in, try to find a rescue that would take him..
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Watching2
Member
07-07-2001
| Tuesday, October 18, 2005 - 11:13 pm
At the very least, the male should be separated from the other cats and you and anyone else who handles him should wash their hands very thoroughly. I'm sure you're girls are vaccinated, but you just never know. You could post signs up that you found the cat if you want to continue to foster him or you could call your local shelter and see if they can take him AND post signs so that if his owner is nearby, they know he's been found. Good luck!
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Seamonkey
Moderator
09-07-2000
| Tuesday, October 18, 2005 - 11:23 pm
Look, I may sound ultra conservative but I wanted to take in a lovely and adorable stray kitty a couple of years ago.. it had camped out on my front step around Christmas and was out in the cold and driving rain. Once I decided, I was able to capture her and take her straight to the vet. She seemed fine, just had one goopy eye. Well, I had them keep her overnight while they ran bloodwork and the news was very bad.. she not only had the feline HIV, she had full blown feline AIDS.. (FIV)there is no vaccine, no cure. And while it wasn't a lock that she'd have passed in on to my cat, it was a definite possibility. There was no shot that would have protected my cat. That beautiful little cat was beyond rehab; they couldn't even treat her so she had to be put down. I still get teary thinking about it. We did try to educate people in our complex who think feeding the feral cats, which continue to reproduce, is a kind thing, but we know we have this terrible disease in that population now, which also puts any outside cats at risk. ===== When I adopted Angelina, my vet told me to keep her separate at least until she was checked for worms (she's already been found to be negative for FIV, and had her shots). ====Tater, he could be someone's pet and that would be the best, if he has an owner, if you can find the owner.
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Lkunkel
Member
10-29-2003
| Wednesday, October 19, 2005 - 10:08 am
Bopper has dental surgery today around 2PM. The vet anticipates NO problems with the anesthetic. He will be home tonight. Let's keep positive thoughts going and he'll be fine, Goddess willing. BTW, Typo has learned how to pluck Bill's guitar's strings AND he is pushing down on the lever to light a lighter. He has already mastered the phone and the remote control.
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Seamonkey
Moderator
09-07-2000
| Wednesday, October 19, 2005 - 10:15 am
LOL, I think Typo had found the important button to your heart Will keep Bopper in my thoughts today for sure.
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Halfunit
Moderator
09-02-2001
| Wednesday, October 19, 2005 - 4:48 pm

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Citruscitygal
Member
08-07-2003
| Thursday, October 20, 2005 - 12:12 am
Checking on Bopper. Hope everything went well. Typo is a very busy little guy!

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Costacat
Member
07-15-2000
| Thursday, October 20, 2005 - 8:37 am
Lk, Costa was relatively easy to train. The hard part was the harness, and it was actually fairly easy for him. He now associates the harness and leash with freedom (even when at the vet's), and so doesn't seem to mind. The leash doesn't really add much weight, and I never thought to get him used to it. Of course, when we walk, we pretty much walk where HE wants to go. He doesn't understand (or pretends not to) what a leash-tug means. Have you tried walked around outside with the harness and leash? If Typo isn't a real scaredy cat, it might make leash training a bit easier. A curious cat will go anyplace, with or without a harness and leash. Don't forget the positive reinforcement thing. Carry treats in your pocket, and if the Typo does what you want, give him a treat. Costa is a little food monger, so he'll do pretty much anything for a treat! (Unless we are at the vets!)
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Costacat
Member
07-15-2000
| Thursday, October 20, 2005 - 8:45 am
Weiner... Costa had some additional blood work done last week to check his kidney function (after having been on the benazopryl for two weeks). He is fine. Perfect. His vet again says "if I didn't know he has a heart murmur, I wouldn't know he has a heart murmur." And she's real impressed that he's doing so well, considering how upset I was 8 years ago when I first learned about cardiomyopathy. She thinks he's wonderful for a nine year old cat who's had a heart problem since birth! And good news! We (again!) have a feline cardiologist in San Diego (well, OK, north of San Diego in San Marcos). So when he goes in 6 months for a checkup, he'll go to a new doctor. A specialist. I thank heaven he's my easy cat, and travels quite well, since for the first time ever we'll be traveling a bit over a half hour there and back. And Weiner... I'm glad to hear Medley is doing well on the benazopryl. Costa's daily dosages are 2.5 mg Benazopryl, 60 mg Diltiazem, and one caplet Cosequin. Thank heavens he likes his "dinner" (that spoonful of wet food), so I can mix his drugs in and not have to "pill" him. He's such a special kid, I don't see how I could refuse to give him everything available to make sure he stays happy and healthy. After a vigorous game of tag last night, I am positive he's a happy kitty!
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Lkunkel
Member
10-29-2003
| Thursday, October 20, 2005 - 8:53 am
Bopper came home last night. He was still pretty drugged from the anesthetic plus the pain meds, but he was thrilled to see his siblings. He did have some teeth pulled and some teeth cleaned, so he does have some pain. The real fun is reteaching him to eat--convincing him that it isn't going to hurt. BTW, Typo did something last night that we have never seen one cat do for another, and I'd like some feedback, if possible. Last night, Bopper went to the litter box and urinated. Bill was waiting to clean it, so he told Bopper not to worry about covering it, and indeed, he didn't. Typo was in watching the whole situation, and once Bopper got out, before Bill could do any thing, he was in there thoroughly covering up everything Bopper had done. When he finished, he hopped out, pleased with himself, went over and nuzzled Bopper and licked him on the head as if to say, I'm here and I'll take care of you; the two boys then left the bathroom together. Typo has been on the leash at this point. He doesn't heel, obviously, but we do at least go in the same direction.
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Twinkie
Member
09-24-2002
| Thursday, October 20, 2005 - 10:15 am
Awwww, that is soooo sweet!
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Saxywildcat
Member
05-30-2005
| Thursday, October 20, 2005 - 10:44 am
Lkunkel: I am glad to hear that Bopper made it through the teeth pulling and cleaning just fine. And what Typo did, that is ADORABLE! You definitely have yourself a cool kitty there with Typo.
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Jimmer
Member
08-30-2000
| Thursday, October 20, 2005 - 11:00 am
That is really nice news about Bopper and Typo! 
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