Bettina, we're sending our best purrs for Mohrchen (and for you).

I can appreciate how cats sometimes move from one human house to another.
That's how my grandmother ended up with Samantha cat (RB). Samantha was a
beautiful Siamese girl, who was originally living with a woman a few
houses down from my grandmother. She used to wander the neighborhood
visiting and doing whatever cats do. She would occasionally come visit
with my grandmother, and her visits started lasting longer and longer.
Finally one day she just stopped going to her former human's house at all.
She stayed with my grandmother until my grandmother passed away, then when
my brother moved into the house Samantha lived with him until she passed
away. For all the years she lived in that house, she ruled it with a
velvet paw.

Dan

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Lots of purrs on the way for Mohrchen, I'm sure he'll soon be back to his
old self.

Purrs in route

Purrs and prayers that Mohrchen comes through the operation
successfully and lives a long and happy life.

Lily & her mama

I hope I'm not too late. Lots of purrs to the amiable fella.

Sending heartfelt purrs that he will recover nicely.   Has he been
neutered?  MLB

Mohrchen is ok - well, sort of. I don`t know what it is about my cats.
Every neutering or spaying or operation with an anaesthesia the doc
tells me t
hey would need hours to recover and sleep the first hours at home.
Not with my cats - everyone was awake the moment I entered the house,
climbed out of the carrier
and staggered at first(!) to the kitchen checking if there was some
food.
I am sure, with a dizzy head my cats find a bowl full of food the only
consistent landmark
in their universe.<g> After checking on the food, they stagger
throughthe roooms and sniff all their corners. Then they take a rest,
not a nap,  on the sofa or in front of the oven.

Same here with Mohrchen - the doc ( in this case a specialist, not our
normal one) swore Mohrchen would sleep through the night. Hah!!! First
thing he demanded at home was something to eat,
I gave him two bites, as he hadn`t had anything since Wednesday
evening.
Munched it down, staggered through the rooms, trying to get rid of
that damned collar. Didn't succeed. Stood in front of the barred cat
flap, wanted out. Didn`t succeed. Puked the two bites in the plastic
collar.<sigh> I ended up taking the collar from him to clean it - who
wants to sniff the whole day his own puke. So I had to clean it. Next
thing I see is Mohrchen scratching with one of his hind legs directly
on the freshly sewn eye - operation area.
Put the collar back on - detect that one of the flat links to close
the collar was broken.<sigh>
Called my doc to ask if he had one of those for me. Doc was on the way
leaving for an evening class.
Told me to come, his friend would give me a collar.

Put Mohrchen back in the carrier (with the plastic collar on) to keep
him safe, as there is nobody to watch over him when I am away. Got in
the car, drove there got a plastic collar (biggest cat size), looked
sort of small. Drove home, opened the carrier to detect that Mohrchen
had got rid of that damn collar, close inspection - eye wound still
ok. (puh)>
Take his collar and find out the new one is too small, would have
suffocated him. The other vet must have choosen the smallest dog size,
as Mohrchen has a broad neck.
Calling Doc, only answering machine on. Horror rising. Put Mohrchen
back into the carrier - hoping that therin he is not able to scratch
his eye with his hind leg.
Get into my car hoping that the Docs friend is still at home and knows
where to find the bigger collars and that he won`t be angry with me.
Then I get there guy opens the door and is so friendly, searches for
the right size collar and finds it. Juhee! If that wouldn`t have
happened I would have had to ask all Vets in the area at 19 h pm for
that collar, as he must wear one as I can*t risk him scratching the
wound open.
Back home - Mohrchen is even more awake, means not amused as I try to
put on the new collar.
But - I succeed. There are times where mankind has to succeed.<g>

Now he is unhappy like hell, and I know that he must wear this thing
10 days long.
Wow thats a lot for my nerves seing him 10 days hopelesly unhappy. But
there`s no other way.

I put water in front of him. And I put a cat toilet in the room. Which
he takes as an insult as he is a free tomcat and never, ever peed
inside a house.<g> Oh god where will that end.

Ah yes - the other seven or eight cats around are also not amused,
finding their cat flap closed.
Finding the study window closed. Every time I open the window for
someone to come in, Mohrchen hopefully rises his head just to find my
hand there to push it gently down. Of course he is lieing on the chest
in front of the window. You know, sounds funny but isn`t for the
involved.

Alas - tomorrow he is allowed to eat again. But he isn`t allowed to go
out for 10 days. Oho.

Thank you all very much for your purrs and thoughts. He is ok. I have
pain reliever for him.
Doc states he has only a slight damp feeling and not really real pain.
He is only pi**ed cause his life changed for the worse and he doesn`t
understand why I do that to him.<sigh>

Thanks again. He will recover.

love
Bettina

Bettina,
I hope all goes or has gone well for both of you and you are both now
recovering.

Annie

A double dose of purrs on the way.  One for Mohrchen's surgery and the
other for your nerves.

Sam, closely supervised by Mistletoe

Purrs on the way for things to go as well as they possibly can.

My kitty, Kenzie, has a slow growing melanoma in her left eye.

The specialist TED I saw said that Kenzie is likely to have to have the
eye removed, at some point, and she's already about 11 1/2 years old.

I share all your feelings.

Please let us know how things turn out.

~~~~~~~~~~~~
"Life without cats would be only marginally worth living."
-TC, and the unmercifully, relentlessly, sweet calico kitty, Kenzie.

How you behave towards cats here below determines your status in Heaven.
- Robert Heinlein

Life is very difficult. Once you understand that, life becomes easier.
-Buddha

Sorry, have been so wrapped up in my own needs that I have been selfish.

Lots of prayers, wags &  RB purrs for Mohrchen to come through the op with
five stars, and to have a full and quick recovery.

Yowie

Our three "Pirates" send Mohrchen all the best wishes. They know what
he's going thru. Nice thing that cats are tough beasts.

Aleks

I'm way behind with the posts, so I hope Mohrchen is feeling much better
by now.
Lots of healing purrs for him and hugs for you, Bettina,
Polonca and Soncek