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Escapee
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06-15-2004

Thursday, December 08, 2005 - 1:25 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Escapee a private message Print Post    
Oh he looks so much like my beans. I hope he's ok. Prayers and good vibes going out.

Taterheadtwo
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09-29-2005

Thursday, December 08, 2005 - 4:07 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Taterheadtwo a private message Print Post    
sounds like some kind of poison?? ant, roach spray>>> maybe making the slime and then fred rub it in his eye maybe causing the blistering??so hope the hamsome dud get back to be ok. please let us know anything??

Halfunit
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09-02-2001

Thursday, December 08, 2005 - 4:56 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Halfunit a private message Print Post    


Moondance
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07-30-2000

Thursday, December 08, 2005 - 5:07 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Moondance a private message Print Post    


Supergranny
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02-03-2005

Thursday, December 08, 2005 - 6:36 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Supergranny a private message Print Post    
Isn't the vet advising some thing to help at home until you can get to the clinic? That is so sad and his "good" eye looks so dilated. If he isn't giving any advice I think I would call another vet.

Serate
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08-21-2001

Thursday, December 08, 2005 - 7:51 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Serate a private message Print Post    
She told my brother to wash his eye out with saline solution - thankfully I keep a bottle there in case I forget mine at home. Other than that said not to force him to eat but that's not problem because you can't force Fred to do anything he doesn't want. I have to admit I called and talked to her dad - Kaylee just got out of vet school last year and was hired by her dad who has been our vet for as long as I can remember. I also called our vet here in Kentucky. Both said that w/o knowing what was causing the sliming there wasn't much that could be done at home. Just try to keep the other cats away from him so he can rest and they won't bathe his slobber.

You can bet that I'll be calling my brother long before they usually get up [Dad gets home from work after 1am] to see how the roads are and if they can drive to the vet.

All their animals are special but Fred's the one that used to nurse on my mom's cheek - long after he was of nursing age. He'd get upset when she'd have the nebulizer to her mouth - she had breathing treatments every 3 to 4 hours - so each time he'd hear the machine turned on he'd run in and lay by her, bat at the neb tube and then nurse on her cheeck. Mom got such joy out of telling everybody how Fred gave her "kitty hickies".

Thanks for the care and concern. I'll update soon as I know anything.

Supergranny
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02-03-2005

Thursday, December 08, 2005 - 8:09 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Supergranny a private message Print Post    
Please do let us know how he is. It sounds like you are doing every thing you can. We will keep him in our thoughts and prayers.

Mameblanche
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04-13-2005

Thursday, December 08, 2005 - 9:42 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Mameblanche a private message Print Post    
Serate my dear... Oh my, I know y'all are doing whatever you can to help and comfort Fred. He sure sounds like a real sweetheart.

I hope the weather is more compliant tomorrow! PLEASE KEEP US POSTED!

Taterheadtwo
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09-29-2005

Thursday, December 08, 2005 - 11:49 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Taterheadtwo a private message Print Post    
ive only been a cat lover , owner for 2 years, but will anyone say what could cause sliming??would it be a chemical reaction? i so hope they take him before it causes permenant damage are worse, mr fred it loved too much to not take him to the vet asap, wishing and hoping for the best

Ophiliasgrandma
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09-04-2001

Friday, December 09, 2005 - 8:02 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Ophiliasgrandma a private message Print Post    
Serate (and everyone else) just to be on the safe side, please check your garage floor for any radiator leakage which would contain deadly antifreeze/coolant.

Watching2
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07-07-2001

Friday, December 09, 2005 - 10:25 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Watching2 a private message Print Post    
Oh my gosh.. I would be frantic if Fred was my kitty! I'm so sorry to hear the weather is so bad that they can't get him in. He seems like he needs care pronto. I sure hope whatever it is will be ok until they get him there! Did they notice the eye and the drool at the same time?

Serate - Fred has won my heart just hearing how he was w/your mom and her nebulizer treatments. My son had them for years and years starting when he was 11 mo. old, so I know what those are like! Most kitties wouldn't like the noise and to know he came to her and then comforted her after is just too sweet! Please keep us posted. I wish there was something that could be done for him if he's ingested something. :-(

Taterheadtwo
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09-29-2005

Friday, December 09, 2005 - 11:09 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Taterheadtwo a private message Print Post    
i live in a apartment complex, i have asked and warned them i dont want my apartment sprayed( when i had no pets it never did anygood,lol, we still have the same 5 yr old ant promblems) but they sprayed one time when i was out, i came in and smeelled it, i scrubbed all the spots i could smell and more, then i went looking for mr bug man, i took his can after asking him why when he knows i have told him personal to no sparay, i even have a pets inside sticker on window by door, to do not enter are spray for pests. well he got smart, i jerked his shoe off and poored the can on to him sock and foot, wished him luck, lol, he called the cops, who came to me( the cop had a pet , felt like i did, ) i told next time i would do it again and would sue him personal, cop told him he better hope my cats dont get sick, and lefted,lol ( a cop pet lover woo who) i just hope fred didnt get ahold of some chemical, causing the slimeing, glands leaking? and maybe it got on his paw, cats will try to get rid of the liquid,slime, and maybe rub it on his eye and its buring , cuasing that promblem. i would be washing out the eye several times, ever washed off the fur and gums, anything to ease poor freds conditon, please let us know something( hoping quick return to normal health) when you can, thx

Taterheadtwo
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09-29-2005

Friday, December 09, 2005 - 11:12 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Taterheadtwo a private message Print Post    
also my cat has learned a new trick, if i dotn put out soft food daily for my 24 pound fat cat, she will go to her water bowl, hold some water and when she climbs up into my lap, will deposit it on me, she got me 3 times, but im on to her now,lol

Serate
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08-21-2001

Friday, December 09, 2005 - 1:25 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Serate a private message Print Post    
Sorry I haven't gotten here sooner. Had to go to the chapter hall and help set up for tonight's DAV Community Christmas Party.

They took Fred in this morning - Dr. John called and asked if they wanted him to come get Fred, but the roads are alot better today. [God Bless Dr. John as he lives only 2 miles from his clinic and would have had to drive 15 miles to my folks house, then 17 back to the clinic.] Fred had a really high fever, that's what caused the dialation of his eye. Still not sure what caused the fever, slime, or bloody eye but they think it is some type of infection, not any type of poisioning. They are going to keep him overnight and see what they might be able to find tomorrow. Put him out a bit a go and prodded around his mouth thinking maybe something wrong there but didn't find anything. His fever has went down some but he still has one.

Absolutely NO chance of antifreeze poison. Fred is an inside cat only and hasn't snuck out since this summer. They just bought a car this summer so didn't need to add any antifreeze so no chance of it tracking in. But they are really really careful with that anyway. As far as other poisioning it's really doubtful because the 4 inside cats all bathe each other and none of the other cats [or dogs] are showing any symptoms. I asked my brother to totally empty the litter box and clean it well, and to dump the water pan and scrub it well, maybe even set it on the stove and boil water in it some. He said he would but I really doubt it. I wish I was closer than 10 hours or I'd be there.

Thanks for the thoughts and prayers, ideas, the support. But mainly thanks for letting me share and for ya'll being here to make me feel better. You guys are the best!

Taterheadtwo
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09-29-2005

Friday, December 09, 2005 - 3:23 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Taterheadtwo a private message Print Post    
woo hoo thx for the update, should be able to get infection down, woo hoo... but yes harp on your brother to empty and scrub the literbox, so much can be transfer between cats that way. i know i have 3 boxs and its a pain to scub then clean, plus im disabled, but since i wont sit on my own toilet dirty i aint much of a carring person if im gonna make my cat do it.. and this is my bigest expense weekly, 20 pounds of fresh ( new box) of cat litter, i like arm and hammer the best has lest dustting effect. i spend more on litter and deoderizer per month then cat food, but i love my cats so i budget them before me,lol. so be bossy and tell you brother you knwo he didnt really clean the litter box good, to do it right, thx

Supergranny
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02-03-2005

Friday, December 09, 2005 - 4:14 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Supergranny a private message Print Post    
Thank you for keeping us posted. What a great vet to be willing to come get Fred...it sounds like Fred will be in good hands.

Gina8642
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06-01-2001

Saturday, December 10, 2005 - 6:46 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Gina8642 a private message Print Post    

quote:

Just what does one use when a squirt bottle has absolutely no affect?


LOL!!! My mom is taking care of my kitties right now and she complains that it takes three squirts to get Max off the counters. She says he just watches her as the squirts hit him. I guess only a face shot works well, and my mom is a softie and doesn't like to do that.

This is really all my fault. I really don't care if the cats are on the counter as long as I'm not preparing food (or they are getting into something, or they are wondering on the stove). And, when I am making food, I just grab the cats and set them on the floor, rather than yelling or squirting at them.

Taterheadtwo
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09-29-2005

Saturday, December 10, 2005 - 7:28 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Taterheadtwo a private message Print Post    
yelling no works, my cats know when i yell no, i mean no, they will get off the stove, are stop trying to get into cabinets, they will scatter, then come back wanting to be forgiven,( i love the wet kisses, just hope they just didnt get done sniffing anothers but then come kiss me,lol

Serate
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08-21-2001

Sunday, December 11, 2005 - 8:31 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Serate a private message Print Post    
Fred update: Vet called yesterday and they wanted to keep Fred another night, which being Saturday meant 2 nights. Still not sure what is causing everything. They did get his temp down but it's still above normal.

Moondance
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07-30-2000

Sunday, December 11, 2005 - 9:53 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Moondance a private message Print Post    
Serate, I will be really interested on Fred's diagnoses. Samson, my 16 year old kitty is not doing well at all. For the last week the doctor has had him on several different meds to see what is going on. He usually has gum infections but his mouth and gums look good this time. He has slim coming from his eyes (one is really bad) and he has lost 5 lbs in a very short time. He is still eating a little bit but he feels like crap, I can tell. His kidney count came back abnormal so it showed he is starting kidney failure but his count could go closer to normal if we could just find out where the infection is. I am watching this poor soul just waste away. I give him fluids under the skin every day now but all of this doesn't seem to help. I am at a lost.

I will be taking him back in tomorrow to get a prednisone shot to see if that kicks it into gear. Anyway it sounds like Fred and Samson are going through similar things. Sending Fred good kitty thoughts

Ophiliasgrandma
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09-04-2001

Sunday, December 11, 2005 - 10:50 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Ophiliasgrandma a private message Print Post    
Sadly, Moon, perhaps he's 'languishing' ala Charlotte's Web.

Moondance
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07-30-2000

Sunday, December 11, 2005 - 1:00 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Moondance a private message Print Post    
I don't understand OG. I have forgotten Charlotte's Web's Story. You mean he has just given up?:-(
He has an infection somewhere in his body and they haven't/can't find what it is yet... much like Fred. I wasn't going to post anything because it is so very upsetting but I saw Fred's story and it sounded so familiar. I just want to make him better, he is my baby.

Pamy
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01-02-2002

Sunday, December 11, 2005 - 1:31 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Pamy a private message Print Post    
(((Fred))) (((Sampson)))

Ophiliasgrandma
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09-04-2001

Sunday, December 11, 2005 - 1:39 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Ophiliasgrandma a private message Print Post    
'Languishing' was just Charlotte's way of saying her time was up here on earth and she was starting to ease on down the road.

Ever since I learned that expression it has been a comfort to me when it's been time for either an animal or a human loved one to be on about their business beyond this earth. I hope you find some comfort in thinking if it might be his time that Fred is merely languishing.

Seamonkey
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09-07-2000

Sunday, December 11, 2005 - 1:42 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Seamonkey a private message Print Post    
{{{Fred and Samson}}}