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Halfunit
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09-02-2001

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Jeep
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10-17-2001

Tuesday, April 04, 2006 - 8:36 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Jeep a private message Print Post    
Good wishes for Rosie! Hope he's doing ok.

Casper is very slowly improving. She has gotten so picky in her eating, but she does eat a bit, but not back to normal yet. Drinking water fine. She is still very thin. I'm keeping a close eye on her.

Watching2
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07-07-2001

Tuesday, April 04, 2006 - 11:20 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Watching2 a private message Print Post    
Awwwwwwwww... hang in there, Rosie! You can do it!!! Keep on improving Casper!!

Love the kitty pics! Sea, I've been so angry since you first describe what happened to that poor kitty. I was so upset I couldn't even post about it. I hope she finds the best forever home. She sure deserves it.

JBean - Every once in a while you could see a slight cross to our Jade's eyes, but not always, although I think I was used to her and do recall some people would ask. It wasn't prominent though. She was such a talker that people who didn't know her would be afraid thinking she was going to attack them or was mad. I had to always explain she was just talking to them in her way. She wouldn't hurt anything more than an occasionaly fly! LOL

Misha has no sign of the crossed eyes, but she IS a talker, too. Now there's only been two people she's gone after when she was scared of them and did do quite a bit of damage and that's with no front claws. My brother is still a bit afraid of her but now he knows not to just go grab her.. he's actually afraid to! LOL Now he knows how we felt about one of his cats all these years. All I can figure is it's his deep voice because the only other person she got that way with was one of my DDs friends who also has a deep voice. All of the kids other friends constantly picked her up and she never ever did anything to them.

Misha is a stinker with getting into things and a biter, but it's usually play biting. She'll come up and just nip you for fun and it's obvious she's trying to play. Even though Jade was declawed, she never did the biting thing, but all kitties are different, that's for sure! Misha is probably even more of a snuggler than Jade was. She also does the "clean where she's petted bit" especially if it's one of her paws. My DD would occasionally give her a bath, but I never do and she's just fine to me. Sometimes she smells a bit stinky after sleeping in the dog bed, but she cleans up nicely all on her own. My other cats were only bathed when they needed flea treatment. Thank goodness all I have to do is treat the dog and the cats have been fine.

Good wishes for everyones beloved furbabies!

Mamapors
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07-29-2004

Tuesday, April 04, 2006 - 11:58 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Mamapors a private message Print Post    
I just got back from the emergency clinic with my dear sweet Ivy. I can't get her to her normal vet till morning, so all I have to go on is what the doctor at the clinic told me. He said she has a really bad heart murmer and probably passed a blood clot to her back legs.
When I came home from work, I couldn't find her and she always meets me at the door. I found her under my bed and had to drag her out. She couldn't move her hind legs (more her left one that right one). My first thought was she had a stroke.
The doctor at the clinic said there really is not much they can do. She could live years or be dead by morning.
Has anyone had the same experience?

Mags
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06-26-2001

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((Mama)) Thinking about you and hoping all is ok with Ivy.

Jeep
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10-17-2001

Wednesday, April 05, 2006 - 8:53 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Jeep a private message Print Post    
Mamapors, I have not experienced this with my cats. I hope things work out with Ivy. It's so heart breaking when they are sick or hurt.

On a brighter note, Casper ate like a pig this morning! It's the best she's ate since having the teeth pulled 10 days ago. I just hope it continues and she puts some weight back on. The only down side is that Fred gets to eat the extras Casper leaves behind and he sure doesn't need the extra pounds LOL!

Mamapors
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07-29-2004

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Ivy is worse this morning. She can now not walk at all. I am taking her to the vet this morning. My poor baby.

Mayajnn
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01-27-2006

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(((Mamapors and Ivy)))

Vee
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02-23-2004

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Oh, poor little Ivy...hope that she'll pull through this. Hang in there, Mampors...

Vacanick
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07-12-2004

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(( Mamapors and Ivy ))

Lucy
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10-08-2002

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(((Mamapors and Ivy)))

Ophiliasgrandma
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09-04-2001

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Happymom
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01-20-2003

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Oh no Mamapors, I am so so sorry to hear this. (((Mampors and Ivy))). This happened with Cashmere, but she was never unable to walk for so many hours like Ivy. This is how the vet knew she had had seizures instead of strokes.

(((Rosie))) What is going on with him now Costa?

That is good news about Casper. keep eating Casper.

Jimmer
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08-30-2000

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I'm sorry to hear that about Ivy. I have heard of this in cats before as our cat had similar symptoms but a different problem. Her's was neurological.

Hugs and Best wishes. I know it is tough to see them that way.

Nancy
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08-01-2000

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my cat roo had something similar and it ended up being a spinal tumor--but it could be a myriad of things--and not a tumor--i had her go thru a battery of tests including an mri before getting that diagnoses--

Costacat
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07-15-2000

Wednesday, April 05, 2006 - 6:18 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Costacat a private message Print Post    
Mama, I'm so sorry to hear about Ivy!

I had a scare with Costa last fall. Because he has cardiomyopathy (of which a heart murmur is a symptom), I keep a close eye on him. He had some weird thing going on with his back left leg. Kind of a tremor, and he seemed to favor it and not put weight on it. I called the emergency vet and they had me bring him in right away. They were concerned that he'd thrown a blood clot, but it turned out he did something to his knee. (That's why he's on kitty glucosamine now.)

I hope it's not anything too severe and that Ivy pulls through!

(Knowing that Costa has cardiomyopathy, I am always worried that something will happen. With heart disease, they can live a long life, or suddenly die. Costa is 10 years old now, so his original vet who thought he'd live only a year was wrong. Thankfully I ignored him. Of course, I also make sure he's checked twice a year and he takes various meds to help his heart.)

Mamapors
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07-29-2004

Wednesday, April 05, 2006 - 6:44 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Mamapors a private message Print Post    
Costa, that is exactly what Ivy is doing. The leg does have a tremor and she favors it and can't put weight on it. I took her in today and they took blood and xrays. We don't know anything yet, but I just got her home and she ate and is now cleaning herself. Good signs. The vet at the emergency clinic told me last night that he thought she had thrown a blood clot. My regular vet today is just not sure. Doesn't think she did anything to her leg though. Oh well, we have lots of medicine, and hopefully when the tests come back we will know something for sure.
Thanks for your good wishes everyone. She seems as well as she can for now.

Wendo
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08-07-2000

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Mamapors, glad to hear that Ivy has improved. Keep us updated!

Costa, how's Rosie doing? I hope better today.

Watching2
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07-07-2001

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{{{{{{Mamapors & Ivy}}}}}}} Sending you hugs and good thoughts.

Good to hear that Casper is doing better!! Go Casper... you have to keep your buddy from getting too bulky!

Seamonkey
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09-07-2000

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{{{Rosie}}} {{{Ivy}}} {{{Oreo}}}

Costacat
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07-15-2000

Thursday, April 06, 2006 - 5:51 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Costacat a private message Print Post    
Mama you may wanna change vets. I took Costa in to the emergency animal clinic, and within an hour they had ruled out a clot. Then they took more tests to figure out what the problem was. If it IS a clot, they should've been able to figure it out by now!

That visit was when they gave Costa kitty drugs that made him higher than a kite! He was in an animal hospital getting poked and prodded, yet he purred like a nutcase and spent the "down time" waiting for results, in my lap, on his back, letting me pet his tummy. They gave him a shot of something (similar to Demerol I think), and within five seconds his pupils dilated and he got SO relaxed. But it helped the vets diagnose the problem since he was ever so much more coooperative getting x-rayed and all.

If it turns out it's not a clot, let me know. They sent Costa home with some pain meds, and put him on a slightly higher dosage of the Cosequin (kitty glucosamine). After 2 weeks, we dropped the dosage down, and now he's on a "maintenance" plan. And hasn't had any problem since.

I really hope that's what it is for Ivy, too. Although the tremor scared the heck out of me (and the thought that he may have thrown a clot -- don't EVEN ask me how fast I got him out the door and to the hospital!), and obviously caused him pain, I was so relieved to know it wasn't anything all that major.

HUGS!!!

Mamapors
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07-29-2004

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Oh Costa, I had to have her put to sleep today. She took a really bad turn last night. She was dazed and disoriented. They are pretty sure she had a brain tumor or the clot had moved into her brain. It didn't appear she could see very well. She was walking into the walls. Even though is was so very hard, I know she is not suffering anymore. I will miss her terribly.

Mizinvanccouver
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02-22-2003

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Something to cheer everyone up.... a picture of a friend of a friends cat....Crazy kitty

Vee
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02-23-2004

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That is too cute...the expression on the kitty's face is exquisite. LOL!

Ophiliasgrandma
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09-04-2001

Friday, April 07, 2006 - 6:48 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Ophiliasgrandma a private message Print Post    
Mamapors, I am so very, very sorry. I can imagine how hard it was to see her go, but you made a wise decision.