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Cat Forum / Cat Anecdotes / December 2005Abelard is home, safe, in his bed
He was in his bed when I got up and must have been out late because he's still sleeping. I didn't want to disturb him and yet was concerned about his tail so I waited until he shifted around to where I could feel it without picking him up. He was less concerned about it being touched today, and no additional damage was evident. I am so relieved! > He was in his bed when I got up and must have been out late because he's > still sleeping. I didn't want to disturb him and yet was concerned about his > tail so I waited until he shifted around to where I could feel it without > picking him up. He was less concerned about it being touched today, and no > additional damage was evident. I am so relieved! Oh good! We've all been worried about him. Gladto hear the table is feeling better. >> He was in his bed when I got up and must have been out late because he's >> still sleeping. I didn't want to disturb him and yet was concerned about his [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] > Oh good! We've all been worried about him. Gladto hear the table is > feeling better. Yeh! It's really rough to upset a table. Thanks for the chuckle. IMHO It is time to teach that wanderer to be a house cat. Best wishes. MLB > IMHO It is time to teach that wanderer to be a house cat. He'll be one as soon as we move to town. They'll all be house (and small yard) cats. I plan to build a 7' solid cedar privacy fence around the backyard, with an electrified wire around the top of the fence. The boards will be attached at the bottom to railroad ties set on a shallow trench filled with limestone gravel, so they won't be able to dig under the fence either. Pat they make a fence top that over hangs so a animal can't get over the top either from the outside or inside >> IMHO It is time to teach that wanderer to be a house cat. > [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] > filled with limestone gravel, so they won't be able to dig under the fence > either. > Pat they make a fence top that over hangs so a animal can't get over the > top either from the outside or inside Who makes it? And do you think it might be less costly and simpler to install than a strand of wire, a few nail-in plastic insulators and the $20 >1 mile charger I already own? Also, how does it look? any lumber store carries them all it is an over hang pre cut you can done one by making a board places at an angle that they can jump up on or over or if they climb it blocks there way For me the wire and electricity always makes me nervous if the animals gets caught in it they can get a good burn or worse >> Pat they make a fence top that over hangs so a animal can't get over the >> top either from the outside or inside [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > $20 > >1 mile charger I already own? Also, how does it look? > any lumber store carries them all it is an over hang pre cut you can > done one by making a board places at an angle that they can jump up on or > over or if they climb it blocks there way I've never seen such a thing and can't imagine how it might look. I don't even know what to search for on Google so I can see a picture! >> any lumber store carries them all it is an over hang pre cut you can >> done one by making a board places at an angle that they can jump up on or >> over or if they climb it blocks there way > > I've never seen such a thing and can't imagine how it might look. I don't > even know what to search for on Google so I can see a picture! Suggestion: Make certain they are "legal" in your town. MLB >>I've never seen such a thing and can't >> imagine how it might look. I don't even >> know what to search for on Google so I >> can see a picture! Go to http://www.catfencein.com ---MIKE--- >>In the White Mountains of New Hampshire >> (44° 15' N - Elevation 1580') Go to http://www.catfencein.com Mike, this looks like a good product, but very expensive in comparison with what I had planned. Still, I will investigate it more closely. Thanks for posting it. > any lumber store carries them all it is an over hang pre cut you can done > one by making a board places at an angle that they can jump up on or over > or if they climb it blocks there way > > For me the wire and electricity always makes me nervous if the animals gets > caught in it they can get a good burn or worse Actually, if it's installed properly it's safe for the kitties. If it's mounted close enough to the wooden fence a cat wouldn't be able to get a paw stuck. And they're very effective. A kitty only needs to get bitten by the wire once, then will remember to stay away from it. > > IMHO It is time to teach that wanderer to be a house cat. > [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] > filled with limestone gravel, so they won't be able to dig under the fence > either. This is just wonderful. Perhaps after hurting himself so badly, Abelard will not mind staying closer to home. I know you will feel better with him safe. "cybercat" <boagrrl@hotmail.com> wrote in >> > IMHO It is time to teach that wanderer to be a house cat. >> [quoted text clipped - 10 lines] > will not mind staying closer to home. I know you will feel better with him > safe. I don't know that he'll be any safer in the house as long as I have to keep Eli in as well. I've been looking to rehome Eli and having no luck. It's beyond me how Gloria thinks she will get someone else to stay in this place, given the condition it's in (and even if she was of a mind to fix it up, it sure ain't worth the trouble), but if she does find someone, and if they turn out to be a cat lover without cats, perhaps Eli can remain on the farm. > He was in his bed when I got up and must have been out late because he's > still sleeping. I didn't want to disturb him and yet was concerned about > his tail so I waited until he shifted around to where I could feel it > without picking him up. He was less concerned about it being touched > today, and no additional damage was evident. I am so relieved! I'm so glad he's home. Are you still planning on bringing him to the vet on Monday? Hugs, CatNipped > I'm so glad he's home. Are you still planning on bringing him to the vet > on Monday? I will take him Monday, even if it means locking him in the bathroom the day before! >> I'm so glad he's home. Are you still planning on bringing him to >> the vet on Monday? > > I will take him Monday, even if it means locking him in the bathroom > the day before! We'll be sending lots of purrs on Monday, I hope it's something treatable.  SignatureAdrian (Owned by Snoopy and Bagheera) A House is not a home, without a cat. http://community.webshots.com/user/clowderuk > He was in his bed when I got up and must have been out late because he's > still sleeping. I didn't want to disturb him and yet was concerned about > his tail so I waited until he shifted around to where I could feel it > without picking him up. He was less concerned about it being touched > today, and no additional damage was evident. I am so relieved! Is his tail still bent? Will you still take him to the vet? I am asking because I have a little contribution waiting here that I will send if Abelard needs it for his tail treatment, very happily paying forward. However, if it's not needed please let me know. It will probably take me a year or more to recover financially from the no-wage situation I found myself in when I was ill so if Abelard doesn't need my money for his tail to be fixed it would probably be a good idea to keep it myself ;-) Tweed > Is his tail still bent? Will you still take him to the vet? I am asking > because I have a little contribution waiting here that I will send if [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > myself in when I was ill so if Abelard doesn't need my money for his tail > to be fixed it would probably be a good idea to keep it myself ;-) There should be enough already to handle it. I don't know who all contributed aside from Dan and Lori but must have been several. So so use your money, or keep it for another PIF situation. We appreciate the thought! # He was less concerned about it being touched today, and no > additional damage was evident. I am so relieved!/// It's entirely likely that he got bitten by another cat. Tiger showed very similar symptoms when he got bitten by anither cat on his tail - I thought he had broken it. It was very, very sore to the touch (he actually bit me me when i touched it) and took about a week and some antibiotics to clear up. Get Ableard checked over by the vet anyway - if it *IS* a bite wound, you don't want an absess. Glad the errant wanderer is home! Helen M > It's entirely likely that he got bitten by another cat. Tiger showed > very similar symptoms when he got bitten by anither cat on his tail - I [quoted text clipped - 6 lines] > > Glad the errant wanderer is home! I hope a bite is all it is. He was licking at it today and let me peek - I saw a wound, maybe half an inch long and about an eighth of an inch wide, very dark red.... |
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