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Cat Forum / Cat Anecdotes / November 2007Fleagor's home
Fourth attempt at posting - server and/or client issues news.individual refuses to accept the message: says it's spam posted to a nonexistent group I picked Fleagor up from the vet a this morning - we got home at 10:30. I had them put one of those cone collars on him to keep him from going out as much as to keep him from scratching the would. The idea was that a twelve inch diameter collar won't go through an eight inch square hole. It took him a bit over an hour to get through the cat flap. He was still on the platform outside the flap, so I ran out and grabbed him. Then I screwed a strip of wood over the hole to narrow it down to five and a half inches (the narrowest that Tigger can squeeze through). It's now after 5 PM and he's still inside - I think he gave up trying to get out. He's just lying around on the floor, obviously not himself. I did pick him up and put him in my lap where he sort of half heartedly kneaded my leg for a minute or so. Fleagor is not a happy cat, and he obviously doesn't feel well. He also *hates* the collar. I gave him his evening dose of antibiotic a while ago, and he didn't even struggle - all the fight's gone out of him. He's had a rough couple of days. If anyone is interested in being grossed out, a picture of his wound is at <http://67.54.246.139:9000/tdavis/cats/fleagor_wound_071117.jpg>. Nasty. I also discovered that he can't eat or drink out of the big bowls so I have to give him food and water in small ones. tdavis@umr.edu wrote in news:8df30add-b005-4100-8549- c25c06a12e4f@o6g2000hsd.googlegroups.com: > If anyone is interested in being grossed out, a picture of his wound > is at > <http://67.54.246.139:9000/tdavis/cats/fleagor_wound_071117.jpg>. > Nasty. Damn! What a mess. Nasty is right. Poor Fleagor! I hope he heals ok and fast. Andy > tdavis@umr.edu wrote in news:8df30add-b005-4100-8549- > c25c06a12e4f@o6g2000hsd.googlegroups.com: [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] > Damn! What a mess. Nasty is right. Poor Fleagor! I hope he heals ok > and fast. He's seems to feel better: after he ate, and especially drank (a lot), he quit lying in the kitchen doorway and started following me around. He spent some more time in my lap and kneaded with enthusiasm - he also managed a couple of head butts. The vet said he may lose even more skin. I wish he had come when called yesterday morning - he might have gotten attention before it ruptured: I'm sure professional draining would have left far less mess. There have been half a dozen hits so far on the picture - you were fourth.  SignatureT.E.D. (tdavis@umr.edu) >> tdavis@umr.edu wrote in news:8df30add-b005-4100-8549- >> c25c06a12e4f@o6g2000hsd.googlegroups.com: [quoted text clipped - 14 lines] > yesterday morning - he might have gotten attention before it ruptured: I'm > sure professional draining would have left far less mess. Just be glad he didn't decide to come inside before it ruptured. Been there, cleaned up after that. Jo > Just be glad he didn't decide to come inside before it ruptured. Been > there, cleaned up after that. Oh, yes. Frank once had an abscess on his flank when we were out on the island. It ruptured one night when he was on my bed (I hadn't realised it was there until then). The Smell! Luckily he was sitting on a very old blanket, and most of the pus ran onto that, so we could just discard it. Though to my horror, Frank was very meticulous about licking it all up. I was wondering if it would have some sort of antibiotic effect that he instinctively knew about. Or maybe he just didn't want to leave an offensive mess, the little gentleman. Or didn't want the other cats to know that he wasn't feeling 100% (most likely, I guess). SignatureMarina, Miranda and Caliban. In loving memory of Frank and Nikki. >> Just be glad he didn't decide to come inside before it ruptured. Been >> there, cleaned up after that. [quoted text clipped - 8 lines] > offensive mess, the little gentleman. Or didn't want the other cats to > know that he wasn't feeling 100% (most likely, I guess). When Sam had his first and worst abscess, it was from a bit of broken bone or tooth in his jaw from an accident. He was standing the the dinning room shaking his head when it blew. I got to disinfect floor, walls, and furniture. He didn't help at all. Jo >> tdavis@umr.edu wrote in news:8df30add-b005-4100-8549- >> c25c06a12e4f@o6g2000hsd.googlegroups.com: [quoted text clipped - 19 lines] > There have been half a dozen hits so far on the picture - you were > fourth. That's great that he seems to feel better. As bad as it looks it must feel a lot better than before it "blew". Like the others said it may be a blessing in disguise he did not come inside before it ruptured; you don't know for sure you would have made it to the vet in time. Andy > Fourth attempt at posting - server and/or client issues > [quoted text clipped - 39 lines] > I also discovered that he can't eat or drink out of the big bowls so I > have to give him food and water in small ones. Poor guy! I hope he heals quickly. He's dealing with a lot - the wound itself, the trip to the vet, the collar and not being able to go out. Purrs for both of you. Joy > Fourth attempt at posting - server and/or client issues > [quoted text clipped - 36 lines] > <http://67.54.246.139:9000/tdavis/cats/fleagor_wound_071117.jpg>. > Nasty. Oh poor boy! Sending him fast-healing purrs. <tdavis@umr.edu> wrote > I gave him his evening dose of antibiotic a while ago, and he didn't > even [quoted text clipped - 6 lines] > <http://67.54.246.139:9000/tdavis/cats/fleagor_wound_071117.jpg>. > Nasty. Ouch, poor guy - purrs for his speedy recovery continuing here Gordon & the FF > Fourth attempt at posting - server and/or client issues > [quoted text clipped - 39 lines] > I also discovered that he can't eat or drink out of the big bowls so I > have to give him food and water in small ones. Oh, I know it's so hard and sad to deal with when they're sick. And those E-collars are this side shy of crazy. He'll be fine, and back to his old self in no time. I'd bet on it. Purrs that he will. Ginger-lyn SignatureHome Pages: http://www.moonsummer.com http://www.angelfire.com/folk/glsummer (homepage & cats) http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~summer/index.htm (genealogy) http://www.movieanimals.bravehost.com/ (The Violence Against Animals in Movies Website) >> If anyone is interested in being grossed out, a picture of his wound >> is at >> <http://67.54.246.139:9000/tdavis/cats/fleagor_wound_071117.jpg>. >> Nasty. That is nasty! It looks like a very deep wound. Joyce Continuing purrs for a quick recovery. Sam, closely supervised by Mistletoe > He's just lying around on the floor, obviously not himself. I did > pick him up and put him in my lap where he sort of half heartedly [quoted text clipped - 12 lines] > I also discovered that he can't eat or drink out of the big bowls so > I have to give him food and water in small ones. I'm not gonna click on that link -- So, all cats are different, but maybe this is encouraging. The first time Oscar had to wear an e-collar she *freaked out* -- backed up until she bumped into walls, wouldn't eat, wouldn't drink, etc. Miserable. She would also get herself trapped under beds and such a lot, unable to get the cone to slip under the edge. In the last year she's unfortunately had to be in them a lot, and she's gotten to the point where she doesn't love it, definitely lays around a lot, but she can jump up to the top of her cat tree (not in one jump), get out from under beds, etc, etc, and she can eat and drink anything she wants to. The first time she had to use it I thought my heart would break; now it's just a nuisance. It may be helpful to know that there are a lot of different designs, too. The best for Oscar are completely transparent and snap shut rather than tying on at one end. She has two sizes, because she can get around the smaller one to lick at her hind paws. The bigger one looks pretty silly on her, but it works. Signaturemonique, who spoils Oscar unmercifully pictures: http://www.bounceswoosh.org/rpca >> He's just lying around on the floor, obviously not himself. I did pick >> him up and put him in my lap where he sort of half heartedly kneaded my [quoted text clipped - 13 lines] > > I'm not gonna click on that link -- Smart move. It's sickening. > So, all cats are different, but maybe this is encouraging. The first time > Oscar had to wear an e-collar she *freaked out* -- backed up until she > bumped into walls, wouldn't eat, wouldn't drink, etc. Miserable. She > would also get herself trapped under beds and such a lot, unable to get > the cone to slip under the edge. He still gets caught on things, but Fleagor never backs up for *anything*, which may go a long way toward explaining how he got bitten in the first place. > In the last year she's unfortunately had to be in them a lot, and she's > gotten to the point where she doesn't love it, definitely lays around a > lot, but she can jump up to the top of her cat tree (not in one jump), > get out from under beds, etc, etc, and she can eat and drink anything > she wants to. The first time she had to use it I thought my heart would > break; now it's just a nuisance. Fleagor also mostly just lies around, but last night he managed to jump into my chair and he has jumped up on a small folding table several times already. It's handy for him to be on the table since it puts him at a good height for dosing with antibiotic liquid and for feeding him special treats in a small bowl. > It may be helpful to know that there are a lot of different designs, > too. The best for Oscar are completely transparent and snap shut rather > than tying on at one end. She has two sizes, because she can get around > the smaller one to lick at her hind paws. The bigger one looks pretty > silly on her, but it works. This one is translucient, adjustable, and snaps with substantual, industrial grade snaps. If he hasn't already managed to get out of it, open it up, or destroy it, it *has* to be good. SignatureT.E.D. (tdavis@umr.edu) >>> He's just lying around on the floor, obviously not himself. I did pick >>> him up and put him in my lap where he sort of half heartedly kneaded my [quoted text clipped - 49 lines] > industrial grade snaps. If he hasn't already managed to get out of it, > open it up, or destroy it, it *has* to be good. Mega healing purrs. It sounds terrible!! > Mega healing purrs. It sounds terrible!! He's doing well: the infection is gone and the would is healing. If it weren't for the collar, he'd pretty much be back to normal. I think his last antibiotic dose is tonight, and after that, I'll take the collar off - it's primarily to keep him where I can get at him to give him his medicine. SignatureT.E.D. (tdavis@umr.edu) > > Mega healing purrs. It sounds terrible!! > He's doing well: the infection is gone and the would is healing. If it > weren't for the collar, he'd pretty much be back to normal. I think his > last antibiotic dose is tonight, and after that, I'll take the collar off > - it's primarily to keep him where I can get at him to give him his > medicine. I'm glad to hear that he's healing up! Joyce On Wed, 21 Nov 2007 19:00:18 +0000, jXwXeXrXmXoXnXt wrote: > > On Tue, 20 Nov 2007 21:52:49 -0600, Karen wrote: > [quoted text clipped - 7 lines] > > I'm glad to hear that he's healing up! He was one sick kitty there for a while. I underestimated the remaining medicine - his last dose is in the morning. The wound seems to be smaller than it was. I'm still worried though. It's extra stress on top of the usual holiday stress and the intense stress of bringing a new home PC on line. I haven't yet gotten all the XP look and feel replaced with the more comfortable Classic Windows l&f yet, and I don't have anything installed yet - right now it's copying files from this failing machine. SignatureT.E.D. (tdavis@umr.edu) > Fourth attempt at posting - server and/or client issues > [quoted text clipped - 39 lines] > I also discovered that he can't eat or drink out of the big bowls so I > have to give him food and water in small ones. Poor baby! Lots of healing purrs for Fleagor, Polonca and Soncek > Poor baby! > Lots of healing purrs for Fleagor, > Polonca and Soncek He's much happier today: I gave him the last of the antibiotic this morning and removed the cone collar. He stayed in my lap until I put him down, then he went into a grooming frenzy for the better part of an hour - he felt pretty much normal under my hand after that. He did scratch some loose skin around his would which I clipped off. He appears to be outside right now - outside is his favorite place, even in the freezing weather we are having. SignatureT.E.D. (tdavis@umr.edu) > He's much happier today: I gave him the last of the antibiotic this > morning and removed the cone collar. He stayed in my lap until I put him [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > right now - outside is his favorite place, even in the freezing weather we > are having. It's good to hear that he's back to normal. Thanks for the update. SignatureMarina, Miranda and Caliban. In loving memory of Frank and Nikki. > It's good to hear that he's back to normal. Thanks for the update. At least he's *acting* normal, but he still has that huge crater in his neck. I haven't seen him today - and that's completely normal. SignatureT.E.D. (tdavis@umr.edu) > >> It's good to hear that he's back to normal. Thanks for the update. > > At least he's *acting* normal, but he still has that huge crater in his > neck. I haven't seen him today - and that's completely normal. Yeah, I remember that crater after an abscess. When Frank had his abscess, the vet told me to use this topical antibiotic on the wound, but then we were on the island and taking Frank in to the vet would have been a 4-hour trip both ways (at least), and I begged the vet to recommend some home remedy. Luckily, my sister was coming out to the island that very day, so I could ask her to go by the pharmacy. SignatureMarina, Miranda and Caliban. In loving memory of Frank and Nikki. |
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