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Cat Forum / Cat Anecdotes / March 2007Poor Hobbes has a pain in the butt
We were outside last night until about 11 p.m. and when we finished what we were doing and went into the house we found blood - 3" diameter circle of blood in the living room and a second slightly smaller circle of blood in the bedroom and of course spots of blood in various places in between. DH's first response was "what did you feed them that was red? ME: No dear, that's blood, someone is in trouble DH: I think someone has just thrown up, it looks more like vomit. ME: Well if they've thrown that up then we're in even bigger trouble because that's blood. We started examining cats, who had all come to meet us when we walked in the house and no one appeared hurt or sick. We turned Hobbes onto his side and his entire bottom, under his tail was soaked in blood. Fast-forward past the panicked change of clothes, stuff cat in carrier and speed to emergency vet. Hobbes has a ruptured abscess of the anal gland. He has a horrific looking hole just to the left of his rectum. The emergency vet flushed it out, examined him and gave him antibiotic and pain meds and recommended we follow up with our regular vet rather than having the expense of their sedating him and examining him further. We went home this morning about 2 a.m. and at 8 a.m. we were at our regular vet. Except to flush it out and keep it clean there isn't a lot the vet can do at this time. Our concern is that Hobbes' diabetes has flared and that this necrotizing wound is a result of that. As with all diabetics we have to be concerned with the healing process and making sure the wound doesn't get worse. His blood glucose at 1 a.m. was 341 and this morning at 8:00 was 325 so we're going to wait on the fructosamide results before we start giving him insulin again since he's under stress that the BGC could reflect that. For the moment he's isolated in the small room of the house so he can rest without the others bothering him (and this keeps any seeping blood out of my beige carpets, although the damage has already been done). He's on Clavomax and I'm to give apply warm compresses to the wound on a regular basis. We'll go back on Monday and then every two or three days after that to make sure he is healing properly. I'm sure he would appreciate any purrs that might be sent his way. He says that after this experience Sam is not the worst pain in the butt he's ever encountered. Julie and Hobbes >We were outside last night until about 11 p.m. and when we finished >what we were doing and went into the house we found blood - 3" [quoted text clipped - 42 lines] > >Julie and Hobbes Poor Hobbes and poor you! That's quite a bit more than just a pain in the butt! We're sending him plenty of purrs and trying to figure out how you can clean your carpet. Theresa Stinky Pictures: http://community.webshots.com/album/125591586JWEFwh Make Levees, Not War > >We were outside last night until about 11 p.m. and when we finished > >what we were doing and went into the house we found blood - 3" [quoted text clipped - 51 lines] > > Make Levees, Not War Thank you, Hobbes and I both appreciate the purrs. It has been suggested to use hydrogen peroxide on the blood stains. DH stayed home (he has to be at work at 6 am so I left him home to rest) and he was able to get most of the blood off the rug in the living room but the stains in the beige carpet in the bedroom can still be seen. Julie and Hobbes > Thank you, Hobbes and I both appreciate the purrs. It has been > suggested to use hydrogen peroxide on the blood stains. DH stayed [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > > Julie and Hobbes Try plain cold water on white terry cloth first -- keep dabbing (not rubbing) with it. Be sure to *spot test* first if you are going to use hydrogen peroxide. It can remove the color from some fabrics! MaryL ...and he was able to get most of the blood off the rug in the living room but > the stains in the beige carpet in the bedroom can still be seen. > Julie and Hobbes Perhaps something like Nature's Miracle might take the stain out. Good luck with whatever you use. Annie >Thank you, Hobbes and I both appreciate the purrs. It has been >suggested to use hydrogen peroxide on the blood stains. DH stayed >home (he has to be at work at 6 am so I left him home to rest) and he >was able to get most of the blood off the rug in the living room but >the stains in the beige carpet in the bedroom can still be seen. I was going back to this thread wondering if Hobbes is feeling better. I hope he is. This post reminded me that I have this problem too. Where do you get hydrogen peroxide? Pharmacy? I have some now very old bloodstains on my carpet. About a year before I got Betty, I installed all new carpet. *White* carpet. Then, I got a mostly black kitty. :) But it was fine, even though I simultaneously found myself vacuuming less because the sucky monster scared her so much. But then, Betty got cancer, and the chemotherapy made her sick. Then her tumor ulcerated and she bled all over for weeks. I used plain soap and water to clean, but it never worked very well. So now, I look at the formerly white carpet, which faint spots of cleaned up vomit, and not at al faint spots of dried blood. It looks like the canvas of a boxing ring. Someone fought for her life here, and eventually lost. >> Thank you, Hobbes and I both appreciate the purrs. It has been >> suggested to use hydrogen peroxide on the blood stains. DH stayed [quoted text clipped - 22 lines] > like the canvas of a boxing ring. Someone fought for her life here, > and eventually lost. That will teach you to not choose white next time...... >> So now, I look at the formerly white carpet, which faint spots of >> cleaned up vomit, and not at al faint spots of dried blood. It looks >> like the canvas of a boxing ring. Someone fought for her life here, >> and eventually lost. > >That will teach you to not choose white next time...... I like the color! But what I want to know is, does Scotchguard really work, and is it safe for cats? :) > But what I want to know is, does Scotchguard really > work, and is it safe for cats? :) Yes, and yes once dry - none should be in the house when it's being applied. Deb.  Signaturehttp://www.scientific-art.com "He looked a fierce and quarrelsome cat, but claw he never would; He only bit the ones he loved, because they tasted good." S. Greenfield > This post reminded me that I have this problem too. Where do you get > hydrogen peroxide? Pharmacy? I have some now very old bloodstains on > my carpet. You also can try dilute oxalic acid from the hardware store. Part of the stain is iron oxide that will not bleach out. Bleaches work by oxidizing organic pigments and iron oxide is already oxidized. Try it on some hidden spot of carpet to be sure you aren't making matters worse. Bud >> Thank you, Hobbes and I both appreciate the purrs. It has been >> suggested to use hydrogen peroxide on the blood stains. DH stayed [quoted text clipped - 22 lines] > like the canvas of a boxing ring. Someone fought for her life here, > and eventually lost. Oh Tak :( No wonder you have such a hard time. Grant threw up blood on mine, but I got it up right away and on my comforter. You can try some spot treatment and a steam clean. YOu could just have a professional come in. Might be best. (((((hugs))))) >>Thank you, Hobbes and I both appreciate the purrs. It has been >>suggested to use hydrogen peroxide on the blood stains. DH stayed [quoted text clipped - 8 lines] >hydrogen peroxide? Pharmacy? I have some now very old bloodstains on >my carpet. You get it, yes, at the pharmacy. It's usually right at the pharmacy counter, and it's very cheap. >About a year before I got Betty, I installed all new carpet. *White* >carpet. Then, I got a mostly black kitty. :) But it was fine, even [quoted text clipped - 9 lines] >like the canvas of a boxing ring. Someone fought for her life here, >and eventually lost. (((((((((tak))))))))))) Theresa Stinky Pictures: http://community.webshots.com/album/125591586JWEFwh Make Levees, Not War >>Thank you, Hobbes and I both appreciate the purrs. It has been >>suggested to use hydrogen peroxide on the blood stains. DH stayed [quoted text clipped - 22 lines] > like the canvas of a boxing ring. Someone fought for her life here, > and eventually lost. Lots of purrs and hugs for you, Tak, Polonca and Soncek Hugs and purrs and scritches to Hobbes from Snoopy, Target & Moxley - Cindy SignatureCDC If you're going through hell, keep going - Winston Churchill > We were outside last night until about 11 p.m. and when we finished > what we were doing and went into the house we found blood - 3" [quoted text clipped - 42 lines] > > Julie and Hobbes >I'm sure he would appreciate any purrs that might be sent his way. He >says that after this experience Sam is not the worst pain in the butt >he's ever encountered. OUCH!!! Purrs for poor Hobbes to feel better soon Lesley Slave of the Fabulous Furballs (((((((((Hobbes))))))))) > We were outside last night until about 11 p.m. and when we finished > what we were doing and went into the house we found blood - 3" [quoted text clipped - 42 lines] > > Julie and Hobbes > We were outside last night until about 11 p.m. and when we finished > what we were doing and went into the house we found blood - 3" [quoted text clipped - 42 lines] > > Julie and Hobbes OMG, purrs and hugs coming your way. Hope Hobbes gets better quick. Kristy <snipped> >We started examining cats, who had all come to meet us when we walked >in the house and no one appeared hurt or sick. We turned Hobbes onto >his side and his entire bottom, under his tail was soaked in blood. > >Fast-forward past the panicked change of clothes, stuff cat in carrier >and speed to emergency vet. <snipped more> I would have freaked big time! I can imagine how that went. I'll get all four furbabies working on their best healing purrs for Hobbes. I've used peroxide before for blood, and it worked, but I once left it on too long or something, and also faded the fabric pretty badly. Just something to keep in mind.... L. > <snipped>>We started examining cats, who had all come to meet us when we walked > >in the house and no one appeared hurt or sick. We turned Hobbes onto [quoted text clipped - 13 lines] > > L. I wondered if the peroxide would cause the carpet to fade. I'll make sure I don't leave it there too long. Of course this is beige carpet so it won't be too noticeable. Thanks for the purrs! Julie and Hobbes >> <snipped>>We started examining cats, who had all come to meet us when we walked >> >in the house and no one appeared hurt or sick. We turned Hobbes onto [quoted text clipped - 18 lines] >so it won't be too noticeable. Thanks for the purrs! >Julie and Hobbes There were several red stains on our beige carpet when we moved here. I sprayed Fantastik OxyPower on them and they all came out without leaving bleached spots. Purrs are on the way for poor Hobbs to get over this without any lasting effects. SignatureHugs and Purrs, Nan and the Furkids > Fast-forward past the panicked change of clothes, stuff cat in carrier and > speed to emergency vet. > > Hobbes has a ruptured abscess of the anal gland. He has a horrific > looking hole just to the left of his rectum. The emergency vet flushed it > out, Purring that Hobbes heals completely and quickly. MLB > I'm sure he would appreciate any purrs that might be sent his way. He > says that after this experience Sam is not the worst pain in the butt > he's ever encountered. > > Julie and Hobbes Major purrs on the way! Jill > > I'm sure he would appreciate any purrs that might be sent his way. He > > says that after this experience Sam is not the worst pain in the butt [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] > Major purrs on the way! > Jill Thank you everyone! Y'all are going to make me cry. I'm already sleep deprived which makes me weepy and just getting your purrs makes me feel so lucky to have you all as friends. Hugs and purrs back to you all! Julie >Hobbes has a ruptured abscess of the anal gland. He has a horrific >looking hole just to the left of his rectum. The emergency vet >flushed it out, examined him and gave him antibiotic and pain meds and >recommended we follow up with our regular vet rather than having the >expense of their sedating him and examining him further. Poor Hobbes! Many purrayers for his poor rear end to heal up quickly... > We were outside last night until about 11 p.m. and when we finished > what we were doing and went into the house we found blood - 3" [quoted text clipped - 42 lines] > > Julie and Hobbes Oh, Gosh, this sounds horrible. Immediate purrs to Hobbes! kili Purrs for all of you! SignatureJoy > We were outside last night until about 11 p.m. and when we finished > what we were doing and went into the house we found blood - 3" [quoted text clipped - 42 lines] > > Julie and Hobbes oh no, poor Hobbes! :( He is one of our favorite RPCA cats. We will purr and pray and light a candle for his immediate recovery and hope it is nothing serious. Poor baby. :( Lily & her mama SignatureIrulan from the stars we come to the stars we return from now until the end of time. > We were outside last night until about 11 p.m. and when we finished > what we were doing and went into the house we found blood - 3" [quoted text clipped - 42 lines] > > Julie and Hobbes >Hobbes has a ruptured abscess of the anal gland. He has a horrific >looking hole just to the left of his rectum. The emergency vet >flushed it out, examined him and gave him antibiotic and pain meds and >recommended we follow up with our regular vet rather than having the >expense of their sedating him and examining him further. Purrs for Hobbes to make a fast recovery! Signatureannoyed@net.spammers Craig, Kathi & "Cat Five" the tabby girl <snip> > I'm sure he would appreciate any purrs that might be sent his way. He > says that after this experience Sam is not the worst pain in the butt > he's ever encountered. > > Julie and Hobbes Poor Hobbes, Mega purrs on the way. SignatureAdrian (Owned by Snoopy and Bagheera) Cats leave pawprints on your heart. http://community.webshots.com/user/clowderuk Poor Hobbes! :( I hope it heals quickly. Did the vet say that the wound is already necrotizing, or is it just an ordinary infection? I wonder what caused it to begin with? Purrs for everyone - and I hope you got some rest after a stressful night and 6 hours' sleep. Joyce > We were outside last night until about 11 p.m. and when we finished > what we were doing and went into the house we found blood - 3" > diameter circle of blood in the living room and a second slightly > smaller circle of blood in the bedroom and of course spots of blood in > various places in between. > DH's first response was "what did you feed them that was red? > ME: No dear, that's blood, someone is in trouble > DH: I think someone has just thrown up, it looks more like vomit. > ME: Well if they've thrown that up then we're in even bigger trouble > because that's blood. > We started examining cats, who had all come to meet us when we walked > in the house and no one appeared hurt or sick. We turned Hobbes onto > his side and his entire bottom, under his tail was soaked in blood. > Fast-forward past the panicked change of clothes, stuff cat in carrier > and speed to emergency vet. > Hobbes has a ruptured abscess of the anal gland. He has a horrific > looking hole just to the left of his rectum. The emergency vet > flushed it out, examined him and gave him antibiotic and pain meds and > recommended we follow up with our regular vet rather than having the > expense of their sedating him and examining him further. > We went home this morning about 2 a.m. and at 8 a.m. we were at our > regular vet. Except to flush it out and keep it clean there isn't a [quoted text clipped - 11 lines] > regular basis. We'll go back on Monday and then every two or three > days after that to make sure he is healing properly. > I'm sure he would appreciate any purrs that might be sent his way. He > says that after this experience Sam is not the worst pain in the butt > he's ever encountered. > Julie and Hobbes SignatureTo reply privately, take the X's out of my user ID. On Mar 23, 3:50 pm, jXwXeXrXmXoX...@sonic.net wrote: > Poor Hobbes! :( I hope it heals quickly. Did the vet say that the > wound is already necrotizing, or is it just an ordinary infection? [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] > > Joyce Joyce, I think it has necrotizing. This morning the wound is twice as large as it was yesterday. I'm plan to be camped out at the door when the vet opens this morning. We're racing locally this weekend, I may not get a chance to post after I leave the vet because I'll probably go straight to the track (assuming he has to stay at the vet). I'll let you all know how he is doing when I can get back to the computer. Thanks for all the purrs! Julie >On Mar 23, 3:50 pm, jXwXeXrXmXoX...@sonic.net wrote: >> Poor Hobbes! :( I hope it heals quickly. Did the vet say that the [quoted text clipped - 15 lines] >Thanks for all the purrs! >Julie Oh no, just what I didn't want to see! We are continuing purrs for your poor little boy. Theresa Stinky Pictures: http://community.webshots.com/album/125591586JWEFwh Make Levees, Not War > I think it has necrotizing. This morning the wound is twice as large > as it was yesterday. I'm plan to be camped out at the door when the [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] > Thanks for all the purrs! > Julie Lots of purrs coming your way. I'm sorry that I just saw this message. I hope he's doing better. Looking forward to an update. Susan M Otis and Chester > I'm sure he would appreciate any purrs that might be sent his way. He > says that after this experience Sam is not the worst pain in the butt > he's ever encountered. Aww, poor Hobbes! Many purrs on the way, both for the abscess to heal quickly and for his BG to go down and stay down (not too low, though!). Phew! A few purrs for you, too, Julie. What a scare! SignatureMarina, Miranda and Caliban. In loving memory of Frank and Nikki. Stories and pics at http://koti.welho.com/mkurten/ Pics at http://s120.photobucket.com/albums/o185/frankiennikki/ http://uk.pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/frankiennikki/ http://community.webshots.com/user/frankiennikki purrs on the way. Ann Signatureread Sam's blog at http://kittens-3.blogspot.com/ see pictures of Sam at http://pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/ann791/my_photos > We were outside last night until about 11 p.m. and when we finished > what we were doing and went into the house we found blood - 3" [quoted text clipped - 42 lines] > > Julie and Hobbes > Fast-forward past the panicked change of clothes, stuff cat in carrier > and speed to emergency vet. Oh dear! I remember the panic I was in when I found blood on Rusty' bedding. Turned out he had an bladder infection and passed lots more blood when the vet examined him. He was put on antibiotic for a whole month. He also lost his appetite while on antibiotic. Rusty sends his purrs to Hobbs. > > Fast-forward past the panicked change of clothes, stuff cat in carrier > > and speed to emergency vet. [quoted text clipped - 6 lines] > > Rusty sends his purrs to Hobbs. Winnie, Bladder infection was one of the things I thought was going on when we first found him. I never expected what we have! I'm not sure which is the lesser evil at the moment. Thank Rusty for his purrs and give him a chin scritch from me. Julie and Hobbes Ohhhhh! Owwwwwwwww. I bet his BG will go down as the antibiotics get that infection out. Poor baby Hobbes!!!!! Give him skritches for me. > We were outside last night until about 11 p.m. and when we finished > what we were doing and went into the house we found blood - 3" [quoted text clipped - 42 lines] > > Julie and Hobbes Puura from Katie and I in FL. Just saw this, my 'puter has been down again. so I'm way behind on eBay and NGs. On the plus side I do have pics of the rescued kitty in PA, Bolly, a pretty black&white with one blue and one green eye...but from individual.net I can't post them to binaries. If I get caught up I'll see if I can put them on my webshots album... Norm > We were outside last night until about 11 p.m. and when we finished > what we were doing and went into the house we found blood - 3" [quoted text clipped - 42 lines] > > Julie and Hobbes Ow, that had to smart. Ruptured abcesses can indeed be messy but anal gland abcesses are just plain icky. Take it from one who has had to treat a dog with one. Poor Hobbes! Warm compresses will help and i bet he has a cone on his head to keep him from licking his butt. Purrs for him from Imp, Mischief and Mayhem Kristi [snips] >Ow, that had to smart. Ruptured abcesses can indeed be messy >but anal gland abcesses are just plain icky. Take it from one >who has had to treat a dog with one. Poor Hobbes! > >Warm compresses will help and i bet he has a cone on his head to >keep him from licking his butt. (NOTE: Way too much information follows - evil grin) As someone who had a ruptured boil on my lower buttock, I can attest to the misery, although it hurt less AFTER the rupture because the swelling eventually went away. Also, I was *wondering* what that plastic cone was for... Hugs and Purrs, Mark SignatureProof of Sanity Forged Upon Request > (NOTE: Way too much information follows - evil grin) > As someone who had a ruptured boil on my lower buttock, I can attest to > the misery, although it hurt less AFTER the rupture because the swelling > eventually went away. > Also, I was *wondering* what that plastic cone was for... Mark, have you been eating kibble again? Joyce poor little guy -- many purrs for his wound to heal well and fast! Christine > We were outside last night until about 11 p.m. and when we finished > what we were doing and went into the house we found blood - 3" [quoted text clipped - 42 lines] > > Julie and Hobbes > I'm sure he would appreciate any purrs that might be sent his way. He > says that after this experience Sam is not the worst pain in the butt > he's ever encountered. > > Julie and Hobbes///// Many, many purrs and prayers that Hobbes is on the mend soonest! Helen M Ohh poor furball. Hope everything goes ok > We were outside last night until about 11 p.m. and when we finished > what we were doing and went into the house we found blood - 3" [quoted text clipped - 42 lines] > > Julie and Hobbes > We were outside last night until about 11 p.m. and when we finished > what we were doing and went into the house we found blood - 3" > diameter circle of blood in the living room and a second slightly > smaller circle of blood in the bedroom and of course spots of blood in > various places in between. <snipped> > I'm sure he would appreciate any purrs that might be sent his way. He > says that after this experience Sam is not the worst pain in the butt > he's ever encountered. > > Julie and Hobbes Big time purrs on the way for Hobbes - all that Mistletoe can muster. Sam, closely supervised by Mistletoe ...> He says that after this experience Sam is not the worst pain in the butt > he's ever encountered. > Julie and Hobbes I hope that Hobbes gets his diabetes under control and is all better soon. I can imagine what a scare that must have been for him and for you as well. Annie Am 23.03.2007 schrieb GaDragonfly: > Hobbes has a ruptured abscess of the anal gland. He has a horrific > looking hole just to the left of his rectum. The emergency vet > flushed it out, examined him and gave him antibiotic and pain meds and > recommended we follow up with our regular vet rather than having the > expense of their sedating him and examining him further. Purrs and prayers for poor Hobbes to be on the mend soon. Purrs Inge and the catgang SignatureCatManiacs World: http://www.gwsystems.com/inge > We were outside last night until about 11 p.m. and when we finished > what we were doing and went into the house we found blood - 3" [quoted text clipped - 42 lines] > > Julie and Hobbes Poor Hobbes and poor you! Lots and lots of healing and calming purrs and best wishes, Polonca and Soncek |
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