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Costacat

Sunday, August 10, 2003 - 08:15 am EditMoveDeleteIP
Meow meow!!! Purr........ My little Kassie Kat is cracking me up this morning. She'll follow me around, then sit and look real cute at me. And as soon as I talk to her, she throws herself on her back and grins up at me. Is that catlike? I don't think so! And she really hates belly rubs (although she lets me kiss her tummy), so I know she's not begging for tummy pats!

Katana

Sunday, August 10, 2003 - 01:32 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
All of these pics are soooo cute. I'll post a few of my new kitties 2 1/2 wks old whenever i get unlazy and get the film developed in the next few days.

One of the kitties has 7 toes on its front paws. Will this cause any balance problems or will it be able to walk normal?

Halfunit

Sunday, August 10, 2003 - 01:49 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
Katana - your special toed kitty actually has a name: Polydactyl.

Polydactylism is a fairly common anomaly in cats that is not detrimental to their orthopedic soundness. (You can do a search on polydactyl and read more.)

Hope that makes you feel better. I used to have a poly named "Thumbs".

Katana

Sunday, August 10, 2003 - 01:54 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
Thank you! I was worried that it would have trouble walking. I will definatly do some research now that I know what I'm looking for.

Mystery

Sunday, August 10, 2003 - 08:05 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
What cute kitty pictures! They're making me wish for the days when my kitty was as big and healthy as he is in his pictures (well, at his highest he probably weighed about 10 pounds, but he's in the final stages of kidney failure and he's down below 6 now). Gotta go sit with him and tell him he's a good boy.

Curiouscat

Sunday, August 10, 2003 - 08:45 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
Mystery, sorry to hear your kitty is not well. Cyber hugs and catnip to {{{Mystery & kitty}}}

Lucy

Sunday, August 10, 2003 - 09:42 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
Love all these cute kitties!!!

Costacat

Monday, August 11, 2003 - 06:50 am EditMoveDeleteIP
Ah, Mystery! Kitty nose kisses to your poor little man!

Katana, polydactyls generally don't have any problems. I've heard that many cats in the northeast (Maine, Mass) are polydactyls. Seems the largest percentage of 'em live up there.

If you want more information, check out Polydactyl Cats. This site includes quite a bit of information on polys. (You can also google on "polydactyl" and come up with all sorts of other pages, including owner's own sites.)

My mom has a cat who's not really a polydactyl, but one of it's toes is "split" on his front foot. The only thing they have to do with Shadow is be sure to keep the claws clipped; if they grow too long they grow back into his paw. But he's totally fine, and romps and runs and flies thru the air (with the greatest of ease!).

Mystery

Tuesday, August 12, 2003 - 10:17 am EditMoveDeleteIP
Thanks for the good wishes! He is a good boy. Takes being hydrated twice a day very well (we do it when he's lying on his kitty heating pad (what, he is NOT spoiled!) and we've put the bag with the solution on his heating pad too, to warm it up). We've had him for 19 years and it'll be devastating to lose him.

Whenever I come to this page and see Tori swimming in the pool I have to smile!

Twinkie

Tuesday, August 12, 2003 - 10:32 am EditMoveDeleteIP
Aren't all of the "Hemingway" cats in Key West polydactyl? And they have been thriving and breeding for many years. Very healthy.

Weinermr

Tuesday, August 12, 2003 - 10:35 am EditMoveDeleteIP
I want to ask everyone to send positive vibes to our cat.

She has not been feeling well for a week. She was boarded while we were away from home, but had not been eating well for the last day or so before we left. She is 17 years old, has thyroid and kidney problems, but has been holding her own the last couple years.

The vet found she had a urinary tract infection, and immediately put her on antibiotics. She responded well, and was eating and drinking even through her unhappiness at the indignity of being away from home in a friendly, caring, but strange place that wasn't home.

We brought her home late Friday. She ate and drank on Saturday and Sunday, but on Monday she ate very little and did not drink at all. She gets daily subcutaneous IV fluids anyway, but I gave her a double dose yesterday to be sure she wouldn't become too dehydrated.

I took her to the vet this morning, and the vet thinks she might have picked up a secondary throat infection while she was boarded. She is on a different antibiotic now, which should deal with both infections.

Please send your best thoughts, vibes, and prayers her way. I appreciate it very much. I love her more than anything. Thank you.

Pamy

Tuesday, August 12, 2003 - 10:37 am EditMoveDeleteIP
Weinermr..thoughts and prayers are with you and your kitty. I hope she gets over those infections fast. It hurts so much when one of our babies is sick. (((Weinermr)))

Calamity

Tuesday, August 12, 2003 - 10:43 am EditMoveDeleteIP
Mystery: I'm so sorry about your kitty not being well. We had two cats (both 18+ yrs. old) who suffered from kidney failure and I know how helpless you probably feel. Your kitty is so very lucky to have someone like you to comfort and take care of him. Hugs to both of you!

Weinermr: I'm sorry I didn't see your message before I originally posted. I'll be keeping your cat in my thoughts. Hope she's feeling better soon.


I hope I sized these pictures okay...
This is Casper, who just turned 18 yrs. old in July. I haven't got her birthday pictures developed yet so this is one of her from the spring. (She's not an outdoor cat - just wanted a photo of her among the flowers.)
Casperspringgrass17

And this is Bigfoot looking up at a bag of catnip. (She's visiting the office.)
Bigfootstandingup

Lucy

Tuesday, August 12, 2003 - 10:49 am EditMoveDeleteIP
Oh Weinermr...I am sorry to hear that your kitty isn't feeling well. Sending out positive vibes right now to help your sweet baby get through this. Hugs to the Weinermr family and kitty.

Sia

Tuesday, August 12, 2003 - 11:49 am EditMoveDeleteIP
Mystery, I'm sad that your kitty has to have medical treatment like that, but I admire your courage for being able to administer it. I'm squeamish about using needles on others.

Weinermr, I will certainly keep your kitty in my thoughts, too. It's fortunate that she was boarded with a vet who recognized her symptoms and knew what to do.

Calamity, your kitties are beautiful! Casper doesn't look like he could be 18! He looks much younger. Bigfoot is gorgeous, but why does she have that name? Does she wear really big shoes?
LizStroller
^Liz, "playing" with my daughter this weekend

Moondance

Tuesday, August 12, 2003 - 12:19 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
Mystery

MM's kitty

Twinkie

Tuesday, August 12, 2003 - 12:50 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
Oh I'm so very sorry for the sick babies. Weinermr, your baby will be in my prayers. And you too, Mystery. Its so very hard to see our babies aging. I'm very thankful that my babies are young.

Again, I'm so sorry.

Curiouscat

Tuesday, August 12, 2003 - 06:59 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
{{{Weinermr's Kitty}}} & {{{Mystery's Kitty}}}

Sending healing vibes your way!

Weinermr

Wednesday, August 13, 2003 - 09:01 am EditMoveDeleteIP
Thank you everyone for your kind words and sentiments.

Our cat is doing OK. She is eating a little bit, but not a lot. I don't think she has been drinking, or if she has, just a little bit. She has been getting morning and evening IV fluids to be sure she doesn't dehydrate. She peed last night, so we know her kidneys are functioning. She's bright eyed, resting more than usual, but alert and attentive.

We continue to watch her and expect her to bounce back. I'm still worried, but she'll be whisked to the vet if anything takes a further downturn.

Babyruth

Wednesday, August 13, 2003 - 09:14 am EditMoveDeleteIP
(((((Weinerkitty)))))

Babyruth

Wednesday, August 13, 2003 - 09:20 am EditMoveDeleteIP
I love reading this thread and looking at the great pics.

Mystery, I'm sorry to hear about your boykitty being ill. ((((Mysterykitty))))

Costacat

Wednesday, August 13, 2003 - 09:59 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
Weinermr, I hope your kiddle is doing better. Just to make you all smile, check out my little girl's favorite post. I call this her ballerina pose since she's en pointe. But my cat sitter calls her a seal. (She also tends to do something I call "frog butt" -- you can guess what THAT looks like!)

1,Kassie's cute little butt

Costacat

Thursday, August 14, 2003 - 05:10 am EditMoveDeleteIP
Kassie's cute little butt

Sweetbabygirl

Thursday, August 14, 2003 - 12:04 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
LOL, too funny Costa!

Sia

Thursday, August 14, 2003 - 02:25 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
(((Weinercat))) Glad to hear she's doing okay.

Costacat, your CostaKitty is just adorable! I think she looks so relaxed!!
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