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Cat Forum / Cat Anecdotes / April 2008Only slave to one now
Over the last few days, its become mightily clear that Pickle will not have me as his slave. I've sadly had to hand in my resignation with him, and am now only down to one owner, Suki. But don't panic. Pickle is still part of the family. But I"ve been told in no undertain terms that The Yowlet is his one and only, and I'm merely the food dispensing device. This all became very obvious over the last few days because Cary has got his winter cough again. This year, its not croup (touch wood) as his airways are now just big enough *not* to close over, but the cough still sounds like a seal bark, and the coughing is incessant, particular at night. When the coughing gets too much, he throws up. Not pleasant for anyone inthe family, but you would have thought that the cats would have stayed well clear. Suki did, but not Pickle. Pickle jumped up right next to Cary (very carefully avoiding the trajectory) and purred for the first time I have ever heard (felt,yes, heard, no). When I tried to touch Cary, he hissed at me, and then 'bopped' me a solid warning. Then I got The Glare - the "back off, this is *my* human*, and you'd better not be hurting him!" look, a look that Shmogg would have been extremely proud of. So, Pickle isn't my cat, but I think that he's a worthy successor to Shmogg in the house hold; Cary & Pickle being the next generation of Superior Cat & Worthy Slave. Suki, well, she seems to have picked me as her human, and I'll accept my role, even if I have to cede my title as "Slave to B*st*rd C*t" to my heir. Yowie  SignatureIf you're paddling upstream in a canoe and a wheel falls off, how many pancakes can you fit in a doghouse? None, icecream doesn't have bones. > This all became very obvious over the last few days because Cary has got his > winter cough again. This year, its not croup (touch wood) as his airways are [quoted text clipped - 6 lines] > > Yowie Yowie, Have you had him checked for asthma? That sounds a lot like the asthma cough I had for YEARS before I was diagnosed properly. Mild asthma doesn't make you very short of breath or turn blue - it's just an annoying dry bark of a cough. Jane - owned and operated by the Princess Rita > Have you had him checked for asthma? That sounds a lot like the > asthma cough I had for YEARS before I was diagnosed properly. Mild > asthma doesn't make you very short of breath or turn blue - it's > just an annoying dry bark of a cough. Ditto! I have the same thing. I was diagnosed with asthma 20 years ago, and I have never had an "attack" like one usually pictures with asthma, where your airway closes up and it's hard to breathe. But when my allergies act up, I cough and wheeze. I sometimes cough after exercise, and I *always* end up hacking when I laugh. (I hate that - coughing has interrupted and ruined many a good bout of laughter.) Cold air, and often cold drinks, make me cough. I keep an inhaler of Albuterol on me in case this happens. Jane, you say that you had this *before* you were diagnosed. Do you no longer have the cough? If so, I'd love to know what your treatment was. Other than the albuterol, I don't do much for mine, and I still have it. I wasn't born with this, btw. It started in my 30s. My theory is that it's my body's reaction to too many pollutants in the air. Our systems didn't evolve to cope with all the crap we inhale on a daily basis. SignatureJoyce To email me, remove the triple-X from my user name. ^..^ On Apr 9, 4:37 pm, bastXXXe...@sonic.net wrote: > Jane, you say that you had this *before* you were diagnosed. Do you no > longer have the cough? If so, I'd love to know what your treatment was. [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > it's my body's reaction to too many pollutants in the air. Our systems > didn't evolve to cope with all the crap we inhale on a daily basis. Joyce, I no longer have the cough. After many years putting up with the problem, I finally broke down and went to see a pulmonologist. He explained the nature of 'triggers' to me, and how this stuff works, and gave me a whole slew of drugs and treatments, all of which I can use as needed. I take Singulaire every day. Good drug. I have a rescue puffer, which is straight Xopenex now, instead of albuterol. I have Advair, which I keep forgetting to use so I don't know if it works at all., and most of all, I have TWO nebulizers and a very large supply of Xopenex for it. (some mixup with the mail-order drug supply). When it gets bad, I use the nebulizer twice a day, but that's also rare nowadays, and the puffer for short-term problems. I also have a nebulizer under my desk at work just in case I get caught there. By practicing 'environmental avoidance' and taking the Singulaire regularly, most of the problems are gone. If I *really* wanted to avoid problems, though, I'd rehome my Princess Rita, and we ALL know that's not gonna happen. She'll stay with me until I turn blue and my lungs fall out. So Joyce, if you can, get yourself to a pulmonoligist and ask about further treatment. You should not still be coughing. A regular doctor simply can't do it. I tried, and it just didn't work. This came on me late, too, about age 30, so it was a real shock. Jane - owned and operated by the Princess Rita >> This all became very obvious over the last few days because Cary has >> got his winter cough again. This year, its not croup (touch wood) as [quoted text clipped - 15 lines] > very short of breath or turn blue - it's just an annoying dry bark of > a cough. I know that cough only too well,a s I had it and was also undiagnosed for years because I didn't wheeze like my sister did. It doesn't sound like that - it sounds like croup but without the sucking sound as he breathes in. It only occurs in winter, after a cold. Once Cary gets some prednisone and the right anti-biotic (most don't seem to do much for him) he recovers very quickly. Yowie > It only occurs in winter, after a cold. Once Cary gets some prednisone and > the right anti-biotic (most don't seem to do much for him) he recovers very > quickly. Sounds like it might be that "reactive airway" thing. I supposedly have this. If he's getting prednisone, then that's the right thing. I had a cold about a month ago, and I'm still coughing, even though the infection's long gone. My bronchial area just stays inflamed for a while afterward. I should probably call my doctor and ask for a steroid inhaler, but she's kind of a pain, and will probably make me go in for a visit, even though I've done this before with other doctors. CYA and all that. But it's a big hassle for me to take off work and go to the doctor, as my work is nowhere near the medical center, plus there's a co-pay. I can't wait until next July when I change plans!! SignatureJoyce To email me, remove the triple-X from my user name. ^..^ > > It only occurs in winter, after a cold. Once Cary gets some prednisone > > and [quoted text clipped - 14 lines] > > I can't wait until next July when I change plans!! I need my 'preventor' steriodal inhalor (seretide) and my 'reliver' (albuterol, I know it as Ventolin) in Summer, but in the winter months, I don't need either. Its only been since I moved this house (which was new at the time) - before I'd just need the reliever for a few days a year, now I need the prenter every day in summer or I pay, and pay big time. Yowie > > Yowie, > > Have you had him checked for asthma? That sounds a lot like the [quoted text clipped - 13 lines] > > Yowie- I didn't go to the doctor for years because.....let's face it, folks, when you weigh 300 lbs and tell the doctor that you can't breathe, what's the first thing he's going to tell you? Right! Well, the pulmonologist didn't say a thing. After the first test, he told me that I definitely had asthma and needed to treat it NOW or it would just get worse later. The first treatment was such a radical change in my breathing that I found myself RUNNING down the metro platform to catch a train - and broke my foot! *snort* It was funny, really. It's healed now. I love being able to breathe. I can sing again, too. Jane - owned and operated by the Princess Rita >Over the last few days, its become mightily clear that Pickle will not have >me as his slave. I've sadly had to hand in my resignation with him, and am [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] >no undertain terms that The Yowlet is his one and only, and I'm merely the >food dispensing device. The subject line did make me think another one was lost to the bridge. Glad Pickle is ok and took on the role of Yowlet Protector. At first Five took on more of a liking to SWMBO as she's home & I'm at the office, so there was more bonding time between the ladies ;) but Five now divides here time fairly between both her slaves. It's cute to come home from work and find a cat waiting for me as I come in from the garage. Hopefully Pickle will quickly open up more to you too. Signatureannoyed@net.spammers Craig, Kathi & "Cat Five" the tabby girl "One way that you can tell that 'Mythbusters' has been in the area is to look for shrapnel in the trees." - Jamie Hyneman > Over the last few days, its become mightily clear that Pickle will > not have me as his slave. I've sadly had to hand in my resignation [quoted text clipped - 27 lines] > > Yowie Awwwww. Purrs for Cary to get well soon. SignatureAdrian (Owned by Snoopy & Bagheera) Cats leave pawprints on your heart http://community.webshots.com/user/clowderuk I'm merely the > food dispensing device. I sometimes think that;s all I am to both the Fabulous Furballs. That and person who cleans their litter tray Lesley Slave of the Fabulous Furballs As Lee would say to me, "and what made you ever feel anything different than that?" On Apr 9, 4:08 am, "Yowie" <yowie9644.DIESPAM...@yahoo.com.au> wrote: I'm merely the > food dispensing device. I sometimes think that;s all I am to both the Fabulous Furballs. That and person who cleans their litter tray Lesley Slave of the Fabulous Furballs you beat me, Lee > As Lee would say to me, "and what made you ever feel anything different than > that?" [quoted text clipped - 8 lines] > > Slave of the Fabulous Furballs I almost sprained a finger getting that in before you did as I knew you would!!!! Have to get a new keyboard. O T was sitting above on the shelf that runs from bookcase to bookcase on this desk. Willow disturbed him and he took a tumble onto the keyboard. Now I have four keys that are stuck in the down position. They still function but don't know for how long. > you beat me, Lee >> As Lee would say to me, "and what made you ever feel anything different [quoted text clipped - 10 lines] >> >> Slave of the Fabulous Furballs don't strain so much, not good , if you don't have anybody to put on the been gay... *smirk,* Lee > I almost sprained a finger getting that in before you did as I knew you > would!!!! Have to get a new keyboard. O T was sitting above on the shelf [quoted text clipped - 6 lines] > >> that?" > >> "Lesley" <LMadigan@hhnt.nhs.uk> wrote in message news:e511dfaa-4305-41b3-b108-392fbd353e05@b9g2000prh.googlegroups.com... > >> On Apr 9, 4:08 am, "Yowie" <yowie9644.DIESPAM...@yahoo.com.au> wrote: > >> I'm merely the [quoted text clipped - 6 lines] > >> > >> Slave of the Fabulous Furballs One of those alone things hasn't been Ben Gay, but putting lotion on your own back. Oh & *smirk* back atcha. > don't strain so much, not good , if you don't have anybody to put on the > been gay... *smirk,* Lee [quoted text clipped - 24 lines] >> >> >> >> Slave of the Fabulous Furballs and? Lee On Apr 9, 4:08 am, "Yowie" <yowie9644.DIESPAM...@yahoo.com.au> wrote: I'm merely the > food dispensing device. I sometimes think that;s all I am to both the Fabulous Furballs. That and person who cleans their litter tray Lesley Slave of the Fabulous Furballs that is a wonderful story, gotta make you feel good as a mom that another being feels that much for your offspring, Lee > Over the last few days, its become mightily clear that Pickle will not have > me as his slave. I've sadly had to hand in my resignation with him, and am [quoted text clipped - 30 lines] > If you're paddling upstream in a canoe and a wheel falls off, how many > pancakes can you fit in a doghouse? None, icecream doesn't have bones. > Over the last few days, its become mightily clear that Pickle will not > have me as his slave. I've sadly had to hand in my resignation with him, [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > no undertain terms that The Yowlet is his one and only, and I'm merely the > food dispensing device. Vicky, that is just cruel. I read the title of this and thought that one of your cats had gone to the bridge. I'm glad that you are now sharing slaveship with the Yowlet, but still. . . there are limits to how much terror anyone's heart can take. Glad that the Yowlet is following a fine tradition of cat enslavement. Mandy did this with Needles, who was supposed to be her older brother, Jason's, cat. She could do anything with him, and usually did. She carried him by wrapping her arms under Needles' front legs and across his chest. Mandy was small, so Needles' back legs and tail dragged on the ground. The two would take turns literally sleeping on each other. Usually one or both hugging the other one. When Mandy had the flu, Needles hovered over her and cried. He wouldn't leave for food or water, and only brief trips to use the litter pan, until the day that she rolled over, grabbed him and hugged him to her. Then he went and pigged out, drank his fill and then went back to purr and drool against her. He always drooled and purred when Mandy was mauling him. Rob said that it was because Needles' collar was too tight. Pam S. remembering >> Over the last few days, its become mightily clear that Pickle will >> not have me as his slave. I've sadly had to hand in my resignation [quoted text clipped - 23 lines] > mauling him. Rob said that it was because Needles' collar was too > tight. Wonder if it has anything to do with naming rights? Cary chose 'Pickle' as the name for Pickle, even though we had picked TD (no way were we keeping 'Casper' as a name!). Dunno if it was Cary's concious choice, or whether Pickle told him that his name was Pickle. I still shake my head at thethought of a cat named 'Pickle'... but is it any worse than Shmoggleberry? Yowie > I still shake my head at thethought of a cat named 'Pickle'... but > is it any worse than Shmoggleberry? I think "Pickle" is an adorable name. Cary has chosen well! SignatureJoyce To email me, remove the triple-X from my user name. ^..^ > Wonder if it has anything to do with naming rights? Cary chose 'Pickle' as > the name for Pickle, even though we had picked TD (no way were we keeping > 'Casper' as a name!). Dunno if it was Cary's concious choice, or whether > Pickle told him that his name was Pickle. I still shake my head at > thethought of a cat named 'Pickle'... but is it any worse than > Shmoggleberry? I inadvertently named Needles, as he decided to get a piece of flesh as payment for riding in a car. I donated the flesh. The name fit and the not so little black cat with the long silky hair joined Mandy on the altar of the bed. I always felt bad for Jason, as Needles was supposed to be his owner. Jason is currently owned by Harley, a chocolate point Siamese. Pam S. who has helped train them well > Wonder if it has anything to do with naming rights? Cary chose 'Pickle' as > the name for Pickle, even though we had picked TD (no way were we keeping [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] > > Yowie Sir William was called Pickle when I first met him. He very clearly told me his name wasn't Pickle, it was William. No doubt in my mind that Pickle told Cary his name. Helen M > Over the last few days, its become mightily clear that Pickle will > not have me as his slave. I've sadly had to hand in my resignation [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > told in no undertain terms that The Yowlet is his one and only, and > I'm merely the food dispensing device. In the end, that's all most of us are ;) I'm sorry to hear Cary has a cough but I'm glad Pickle is watching out for him! Jill > Over the last few days, its become mightily clear that Pickle will not have > me as his slave. I've sadly had to hand in my resignation with him, and am [quoted text clipped - 27 lines] > > Yowie Poor Cary (and poor you - I know who has to clean up). Purrs that the right meds are found quickly and he perks up. Sam, supervised by Mistletoe God, Yowie, I thought you meant one of your cats had died. I hardly dared read your post. Tweed > Over the last few days, its become mightily clear that Pickle will not have > me as his slave. I've sadly had to hand in my resignation with him, and am [quoted text clipped - 27 lines] > > Yowie You scared me with the title, Vicky! We are sending lots of purrs for Cary to recover. I'm glad to hear he has such a good nurse kitty all to himself. Best wishes, Polonca and Soncek |
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