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Cat Forum / Cat Anecdotes / August 2004Sammy's turning my hair gray(er)
Good news: Sammy's paw is back down to normal and she certainly doesn't have any problem using it (fresh scratches on my hands and arms can attest to this). Bad News: She's making me crazy!! Jumping, running, rolling in tumble sets - non-stop! I'm hoping that continuing to give her the pain medication is the right thing to do and that it's not masking her pain and allowing her to do things she might not do if it hurt her to do it. Since they told me to keep her off the stairs, I put up the grandbabies' guard gate on the bedroom door so I could keep the door open and allow her to at least socialize with her 3 sisters. I was in my office working when in strolls Miss Samantha, cool as you please, to come and jump all over me and my desk and to help me type. She had jumped over the 3 1/2 foot baby gate!! Wait, let me check... nope, no intestines dangling out yet! Hugs, CatNipped CatMom to: Bandit, (a.k.a. "Bitch Cat From Hell"), 14, DLH Tabby Demi, (a.k.a. "Ghost Cat"), 5, DLH Pure White Beauty Jessie, (a.k.a. "Jet Ski"), 4, DSH Tortoiseshell Samantha / Sammy, (a.k.a. "Mini Me"), 4 months, DLH Tabby http://www.gcmensa.org/Cats.html (Jessie, Demi, Bandit) http://www.gcmensa.org/Sammy/ (Sammy and Bandit) http://www.gcmensa.org/Sammy2/ (All my fur babies) http://www.gcmensa.org/Sammy3/ (Sammy and Jessie) ...> > Bad News: She's making me crazy!! Jumping, running, rolling in tumble > sets - non-stop! I'm hoping that continuing to give her the pain medication > is the right thing to do and that it's not masking her pain and allowing her > to do things she might not do if it hurt her to do it. ...> > CatNipped It sounds like Sammy's recovery is going well. Don't worry about keeping her down. The same evening as her spay, Rosie (who was feral at the time) jumped onto a bathroom counter and then onto the cupboard above the toilet. The next night she figured out how to open the laundry chute and slid down. Fortunately, she did not have any complications from her surgery. Annie > ...> > > Bad News: She's making me crazy!! Jumping, running, rolling in tumble [quoted text clipped - 11 lines] > Fortunately, she did not have any complications from her surgery. > Annie What is this energy spurt from spayed females? Smudge, my female cat, was getting on top of the kitchen cabinets (7+ feet 2.2 meters to the floor) to rest after being home barely 12 hours from her operation. Getting down (or up) required 3 major jumps; one to counter height, a second to the top of the fridge and a third to get on top of the upper cabinets. They were no problem for her but had me going crazy at the time. >> ...> >> > Bad News: She's making me crazy!! Jumping, running, rolling in tumble [quoted text clipped - 20 lines] >the fridge and a third to get on top of the upper cabinets. They were no >problem for her but had me going crazy at the time. My male cats sat on the marble mantle of the fireplace in a funny position when they got back from the vet's office after having been neutered. I guess it was cool on the "area". > What is this energy spurt from spayed females? Smudge, my female cat, was > getting on top of the kitchen cabinets (7+ feet 2.2 meters to the floor) to > rest after being home barely 12 hours from her operation. Getting down (or > up) required 3 major jumps; one to counter height, a second to the top of > the fridge and a third to get on top of the upper cabinets. ... Hi Larry, I don't know what's up with the cats, but I'm sure that if I had the equivalent surgery, I'd be down for the count for a considerably long time. Annie > Good news: Sammy's paw is back down to normal and she certainly doesn't > have any problem using it (fresh scratches on my hands and arms can attest [quoted text clipped - 14 lines] > > CatNipped DOn't let her worry you too much. When our tiny dog had a c section she was standing on her back legs and begging in 24 hours. There is no way you are going to keep this cat still for a week. Just keep an eye on her for problems, and let her decide what to do. (You might back off on the pain meds and watch to see if she appears to need them) Jo Still, it is good to know Sammy feels so good. And I think even with pain meds, strained or pulled stitches would be felt. -- CATherine It's funny how different they are from us. I remember when I had my hysterectomy - for the first three days I just lay in the hospital bed pushing and pushing and pushing "the pump" that administered demoral in a constant drip. I only got up to walk because I knew how much more painful the gas would be if I didn't The fourth day I can home this was how I moved... Shuffle left foot forward verrrrrrrry slowly an inch or two accompanyed by "OOOOOOOOOOOOOOWWWWWWWWWWWWWW!"; shuffle right foot forward verrrrrrry slowly and inch or two accompanyed by "OOOOOOOOOOOOHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH GAWD THIS HURTS!!!"; then stop and rest for a few minutes. When I see this little thing, not even one day out of surgery, -- Hugs, CatNipped CatMom to: Bandit, (a.k.a. "Bitch Cat From Hell"), 14, DLH Tabby Demi, (a.k.a. "Ghost Cat"), 5, DLH Pure White Beauty Jessie, (a.k.a. "Jet Ski"), 4, DSH Tortoiseshell Samantha / Sammy, (a.k.a. "Mini Me"), 4 months, DLH Tabby http://www.gcmensa.org/Cats.html (Jessie, Demi, Bandit) http://www.gcmensa.org/Sammy/ (Sammy and Bandit) http://www.gcmensa.org/Sammy2/ (All my fur babies) http://www.gcmensa.org/Sammy3/ (Sammy and Jessie) LEAPING on and off the bed, flying through the air from the bed to the dresser and back again, rolling around on the floor, making mad dashes across the room chasing Jessie - well, it's downright humbling! Oh my, I certainly messed up this post, let's try that again... It's funny how different they are from us. I remember when I had my hysterectomy - for the first three days I just lay in the hospital bed pushing and pushing and pushing "the pump" that administered demoral in a constant drip. I only got up to walk because I knew how much more painful the gas would be if I didn't The fourth day I can home this was how I moved... Shuffle left foot forward verrrrrrrry slowly an inch or two accompanyed by "OOOOOOOOOWWWWWWWW!"; shuffle right foot forward verrrrrrry slowly and inch or two accompanyed by "OOOOOOOOHHHHHHHH GAWD THIS HURTS!!!"; then stop and rest for a few minutes. When I see this little thing, not even one day out of surgery, LEAPING on and off the bed, flying through the air from the bed to the dresser and back again, rolling around on the floor, making mad dashes across the room chasing Jessie - well, it's downright humbling! -- Hugs, CatNipped CatMom to: Bandit, (a.k.a. "Bitch Cat From Hell"), 14, DLH Tabby Demi, (a.k.a. "Ghost Cat"), 5, DLH Pure White Beauty Jessie, (a.k.a. "Jet Ski"), 4, DSH Tortoiseshell Samantha / Sammy, (a.k.a. "Mini Me"), 4 months, DLH Tabby http://www.gcmensa.org/Cats.html (Jessie, Demi, Bandit) http://www.gcmensa.org/Sammy/ (Sammy and Bandit) http://www.gcmensa.org/Sammy2/ (All my fur babies) http://www.gcmensa.org/Sammy3/ (Sammy and Jessie) > It's funny how different they are from us. I remember when I had my > hysterectomy - for the first three days I just lay in the hospital bed [quoted text clipped - 12 lines] > again, rolling around on the floor, making mad dashes across the room > chasing Jessie - well, it's downright humbling! LOL! Glad to hear that Sammy is doing so well.  SignatureMarina, Frank and Nikki Email marina (dot) kurten (at) pp (dot) inet (dot) fi Pics at http://uk.f1.pg.photos.yahoo.com/frankiennikki |
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