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Cat Forum / Cat Anecdotes / September 2004kittens and ferrets / weird happenings
hi all, two things, first, the other day i watched a kitten and baby ferret playing tail-catching-pouncing games, *awww* and second, something rather strange has happened to two cats near where i live, they have had small patches shaved, and either been injected or had blood taken. One of the people whose cat had this happen to it told me of it, saying it sounds like 'black magic stuff'... but the kind of people who want cat blood for those purposes usually don't carefully shave a small area and use syringes... *grimaces* they'll be talking to the local police and RSPCA to let them know what's happened to their cats. anyone got any theories as to WTF's going on? these cats had *not* been treated by vets recently, etc, the shaved patches with small scab as if pricked turned up quite mysteriously, one on the cat's 'arm', and one just under the jaw... ...somewhat worrying and odd... love, Morgan catlover and hedgewitch. You don't suppose someone is "practicing"? Wierd. Are the cats pets? I'd sure have them tested for diseases now. > hi all, > two things, [quoted text clipped - 26 lines] > Morgan > catlover and hedgewitch. perhaps there is aless sinister explanation... If the cats are "roamers" perhaps someone else believes that they are the owners and took them to the vet to get some sort of treatment? Yowie > You don't suppose someone is "practicing"? Wierd. Are the cats pets? I'd > sure have them tested for diseases now. [quoted text clipped - 29 lines] > > Morgan > > catlover and hedgewitch. > perhaps there is aless sinister explanation... > > If the cats are "roamers" perhaps someone else believes that they are the > owners and took them to the vet to get some sort of treatment? > > Yowie That's what I thought. If my Boyfriend cat belongs elsewhere his owners will be surprised that I had him neutered recently. Tweed aye, but they're not wanderers.. one of my cats is, he's Bailey here and Williams somewhere else... *waves to Yowie* Morgan > perhaps there is aless sinister explanation... > [quoted text clipped - 41 lines] > Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). > Version: 6.0.736 / Virus Database: 490 - Release Date: 9/08/04 Ok, thats *weird* AS Iunderstand it, cats don't have blood types, so if a cat needed blood urgently and there was no official donors, a random cat may be "catnapped" and said to be "stray' so as to get access to the blood, which would explain the shaving on the leg, but on the chin? Thats bizarre. I hope you solve the mystery, coz its going to drive me nuts now. Yowie *waving back at Morgan* > aye, but they're not wanderers.. > [quoted text clipped - 50 lines] > > Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). > > Version: 6.0.736 / Virus Database: 490 - Release Date: 9/08/04 > Ok, thats *weird* > [quoted text clipped - 6 lines] > > Yowie *waving back at Morgan* *nods* - i probably will never know, they're in my general area, but i don't know them.. the owner of the on shaved at the jaw just happened to mention it when our big ginger Scilly cat nuzzled up legwise.... they were there doing suverying type stuff, i doubt i'll get to find out any more info on it.. =| *purrs for the shaved kitties...* there have been no noticable ill effects physical healthwise, but psychologically, they's been traumatised... that's all i know.. as you say, arms are usual for IV stuff, but jawline? *shrugs* hope they'll be well. Morgan It wouldn't be something like [that skin fungus that makes round bare patches] - roundworm (?) is it? Tish > *nods* - i probably will never know, > they're in my general area, but i don't know them.. [quoted text clipped - 16 lines] > > Morgan tsilberb@yahoo.co.uk (Tish S) had some very interesting things to say about Re: kittens and ferrets / weird happenings: >It wouldn't be something like [that skin fungus that makes round bare >patches] - roundworm (?) is it? Ringworm.  Signature"The universe is quite robust in design and appears to be doing just fine on its own, incompetent support staff notwithstanding. :-)" - the Dennis formerly known as (evil), MCFL > tsilberb@yahoo.co.uk (Tish S) had some very interesting things to say > about Re: kittens and ferrets / weird happenings: [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > > Ringworm. no, the hair was definitely shaved. with a pinprick... did you know ringworm lesions fluoresce under UV? Morgan > perhaps there is aless sinister explanation... > > If the cats are "roamers" perhaps someone else believes that they are the > owners and took them to the vet to get some sort of treatment? > > Yowie Could be. If anyone else owned Boyfriend they might wonder where his "nuptials" had gone after I took him for the snip recently. Tweed > > You don't suppose someone is "practicing"? Wierd. Are the cats pets? I'd > > sure have them tested for diseases now. [quoted text clipped - 34 lines] > Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). > Version: 6.0.736 / Virus Database: 490 - Release Date: 9/08/04 > hi all, > two things, [quoted text clipped - 26 lines] > Morgan > catlover and hedgewitch. Very strange. Where did this happen? SignatureAdrian (Owned by Snoopy & Bagheera) A house is not a home, without a cat. > > hi all, > > two things, [quoted text clipped - 28 lines] > > Very strange. Where did this happen? south wiltshire, uk. >> Very strange. Where did this happen? >> -- >> Adrian > > south wiltshire, uk. I used to live in Southwick near Trowbridge, the county town of Wiltshire. I hope you solve the mystery. SignatureAdrian (Owned by Snoopy & Bagheera) A house is not a home, without a cat. ... ...> these cats had *not* been treated by vets recently, > etc, the shaved patches with small scab as if pricked > turned up quite mysteriously, one on the cat's 'arm', > and one just under the jaw... ...> Morgan The spots could have been abscesses from bite wounds. This would explain the locations. When we had indoor/outdoor cats, they ocassionally would get an abscess from a bite from another cat. The hair typically fell out around the center. Under the scab could be an infection with a lot of puss. Generally, the cats were treated with an antibiotic and we treated the wound with, I believe, hydrogen pyroxide and several times a day a warm, steamy cloth to draw out the infection, keep it clean, and keep it open so that it could drain. If the abscess heals on the outside first, it will trap the infection inside. Annie |
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