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Cat Forum / Cat Anecdotes / December 2007Courtney is back
We got Courtney back from the veterinary hospital this afternoon. She looks weird, with one leg shaved from ankle to hip, and the shaving going round the base of her tail in a poodle cut. They couldn't let her out as son as they wanted since she wouldn't pee for a while after the op. We're supposed to keep her in one room for two weeks and stop her jumping and climbing, then keep her in the house for a month. This is going to be fiendishly difficult with six other cats that are all used to going outdoors and every room piled full of stuff going most of the way up to the ceiling. She's in the bathroom at the moment, but she'll jump in the sink the first chance she gets. I may make a cage to give her more space than a basket and still let her be in the same room as her brother, "father", mother and friends. I let Ollie in to play with her a bit. She's curled up on a mat by the heater purring. She had a great time in hospital, fussed over by all the staff. And lots of drugs. I hope she doesn't want to emulate her namesake (since she was rather punkish-looking we named her after Courtney Love) and make a hobby of drug-fueled weekends in expensive hotels. ============== j-c ====== @ ====== purr . demon . co . uk ============== Jack Campin: 11 Third St, Newtongrange EH22 4PU, Scotland | tel 0131 660 4760 <http://www.purr.demon.co.uk/jack/> for CD-ROMs and free | fax 0870 0554 975 stuff: Scottish music, food intolerance, & Mac logic fonts | mob 07800 739 557 > We got Courtney back from the veterinary hospital this afternoon. > She looks weird, with one leg shaved from ankle to hip, and the [quoted text clipped - 19 lines] > after Courtney Love) and make a hobby of drug-fueled weekends > in expensive hotels. I don't know how your finances are, especially no around Christmas, but you could look into getting a large dog kennel like I got for Archer when he broke his leg (it was less than $100 at PetsMart). Archer had plenty of room in there and we kept it in the living room so he could see us and "be with us". Here's what I'm talking about: http://www.possibleplaces.com/CatNipped/Broken/ Hugs, CatNipped > ============== j-c ====== @ ====== purr . demon . co . uk > ============== [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] > stuff: Scottish music, food intolerance, & Mac logic fonts | mob 07800 739 > 557 When my cat had back surgery the vet told me I had to keep him from jumping, climbing stairs, etc. for about a month. When I wasn't home to watch him (and at night) I kept him in a large dog kennel. I bought mine on ebay for $40 with $20 shipping for a total of $60. S. >> We got Courtney back from the veterinary hospital this afternoon. >> She looks weird, with one leg shaved from ankle to hip, and the [quoted text clipped - 39 lines] >> stuff: Scottish music, food intolerance, & Mac logic fonts | mob 07800 >> 739 557 >> We got Courtney back from the veterinary hospital this afternoon. >> [...] We're supposed to keep her in one room for two weeks and stop [quoted text clipped - 11 lines] > with us". Here's what I'm talking about: > http://www.possibleplaces.com/CatNipped/Broken/ That's neat, but it gave me the idea of a way to do it differently. We sleep on a futon platform I made; it's got seven rectangular 2x4 frames supporting lengthwise planks. The space underneath is used for storage (my LPs and musical instruments). So I've evicted a few LP boxes and instruments and made a wire mesh door. She has a little apartment 5 feet by 3 feet. She can see her friends and family all the time through the mesh and it's easy to let her out at any time under supervision. (Total cost: 1.24 for two boxes of staples, I had the mesh and some scrap timber lying around already). I think she gets about the same floor space Archer did, and the low ceiling is an advantage, if anything. Maybe I'll give her a little heater of some sort too, she's feeling the cold with so much fur shaved off. Today she managed to nibble my nose with the plastic collar still on. ============== j-c ====== @ ====== purr . demon . co . uk ============== Jack Campin: 11 Third St, Newtongrange EH22 4PU, Scotland | tel 0131 660 4760 <http://www.purr.demon.co.uk/jack/> for CD-ROMs and free | fax 0870 0554 975 stuff: Scottish music, food intolerance, & Mac logic fonts | mob 07800 739 557 > That's neat, but it gave me the idea of a way to do it differently. > We sleep on a futon platform I made; it's got seven rectangular 2x4 [quoted text clipped - 12 lines] > > Today she managed to nibble my nose with the plastic collar still on. It sounds like you have a good plan in place and the low ceiling will keep her from being able to climb too high, if at all. Purrs and gentle headbutts to Courtney and you. Julie, Hobbes, Lacey, Sam and Barnabus Wow Jack, you are going to have your hands full. We wish the very best for healing for the little one and that all goes well as you and your family care for her.  SignatureCharleen Aggie Marble, Victor Velcro The Spirit of Mr. Pumpkin St. Cloud, Florida USA > We got Courtney back from the veterinary hospital this afternoon. > She looks weird, with one leg shaved from ankle to hip, and the [quoted text clipped - 28 lines] > stuff: Scottish music, food intolerance, & Mac logic fonts | mob 07800 739 > 557 > We got Courtney back from the veterinary hospital this afternoon. > She looks weird, with one leg shaved from ankle to hip, and the > shaving going round the base of her tail in a poodle cut. They > couldn't let her out as son as they wanted since she wouldn't pee > for a while after the op. > We're supposed to keep her in one room for two weeks and stop her > jumping and climbing, then keep her in the house for a month. > This is going to be fiendishly difficult with six other cats that > are all used to going outdoors and every room piled full of stuff > going most of the way up to the ceiling. > She's in the bathroom at the moment, but she'll jump in the sink > the first chance she gets. I may make a cage to give her more > space than a basket and still let her be in the same room as her > brother, "father", mother and friends. I let Ollie in to play > with her a bit. She's curled up on a mat by the heater purring. Aww, sounds like she's healing OK. Hope she gets better quickly! Joyce
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