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Huia
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I am so sorry to hear about Spyder Nicole, he sounded like a special cat.
I've always found it leaves a hole in my life when a cat dies, even if you have others they are all such individuals that one doesn't replace another.
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Lothlorien
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Originally posted by Nicolemr:
My Spyder, the cat who was being treated for his heart, died last night. It was fast and I hope painless. I was out with friends, when I left he was fine, and when I came home he was gone.
I am hurting today. ![[Tear]](graemlins/tear.gif)
So sorry to hear this, Nicole. Hugs.
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So sorry to hear about your cat, Nicole.
RIP Spyder.
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jedijudy
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I'm so sorry, Nicole. Spyder was a lucky kitty to have you as his person.
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Nicolemr
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Thank you everyone for your sympathy and kind words.
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Jengie jon
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Nicole
This coincidence may be of some comfort.
I got it I think thanks to Snowgoose.
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Nicolemr
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Thanks Jengie Jon, that's nice.
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St Everild
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So sorry to hear about Spyder. They leave paw prints on your heart.
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jedijudy
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Last night, Daughter-Unit called me to let me know that their big black kitty was just diagnosed with diabetes. ![[Frown]](frown.gif)
He has always been a huge cat, solid like a concrete block, but with tiny little feet, so that when he would stand on my lap, it felt like a table leg, with the table attached, was resting on me.
Well, D-U had told me a few weeks ago that Onyx had lost about four pounds suddenly, and Saturday, he couldn't stand up.
The vet must have thought D-U and her dear hubby would put Onyx down, but she let him know in no uncertain terms that she was not about to do that to her sweet kitty, and that she would do whatever it takes to save his life.
She's such a good girl! ![[Axe murder]](graemlins/lovedrops.gif)
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March 28th, I had to have my 15 year old Siamese, Butch, put to sleep. She had lived with me (and owned me) since she was a 3 month old kitten. She had had minor health issues for years, but they were becoming major health issues requiring frequent trips to the vet. She was also beginning to develop some new, more serious problems and was not wanting to eat or drink as she ought. Finally, it all got to the point where she was miserable all the time and I couldn't allow her to go on like this any longer. I held her as she went to sleep and she even purred a bit for me, and she was a cat that never purred. She touched my face with her paw and then dropped off to sleep. My vet cried along with me. Her long time companion, Lady, missed her for about a week, but now seems to have forgotten her. I never will.
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Nicolemr
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Jedijudy, my mother had a cat who lived for years with diabetes. It was labor intensive, he needed a urine test every day, and insulin shots every day, but my mother was devoted to him. He was happy and otherwise healthy and lived a long life.
Teddybear, so sorry for your loss.
St Everild, thank you.
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jedijudy
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Teddybear, I'm so sorry that your kitty Butch is gone. She obviously loved you and was glad for your presence at the end.
Thanks, Nicolemr! It's amazing what veterinary science can do for our furry family members! Onyx is only about seven years old, so hopefully will have many happy years left!
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Piglet
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Teddybear, so sorry to hear about your pussycat.
RIP Butch.
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jedijudy
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Onyx had his first insulin injection yesterday, and he never even noticed! ![[Big Grin]](biggrin.gif)
This is good news for me, since I will be doing Grandma duties for Onyx a few days later this month. Looking forward to having a kitty in my house again! ![[Yipee]](graemlins/spin.gif)
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Huia
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Back to the Animal and Bird Hospital for Georgie-Porgy today for a blood test for her hyper thyroid condition. If this one is OK we won't have to go back for 3 months (fingers crossed).
I don't mind taking her, it's just that I don't have a car and only a few taxi drivers are willing to take a cat in a cage. We have had to wait an hour and a half for one to arrive. It's a long time for her to wait cooped up. I try to put off actually caging her for as long as possible. Fortunately we will be seeing the nurse today and her timing is more flexible than the vet's. We almost missed a vet's appointment once due to the non-arrival of a taxi. ![[Mad]](angryfire.gif)
Huia
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jedijudy
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Here's hoping Georgie-Porgy has great blood test results!
Onyx went for a recheck today and the vet was flabbergasted that his numbers were already perfect! Apparently finding the problem and treating him has already worked its magic!
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Lothlorien
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Great news, Judy.
When we had place in bush, we had to catch our cat early in the morning. She could unfailingly pick the day for returning to suburbia and would run off and hide.
Huia, is there a neighbour you could perhaps get to give you a lift?
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Piglet
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JJ, will Onyx still have to have insulin injections, or have them less frequently, if they make his numbers add up as easily as that?
Sorry - I'm a bit of an ignoramus about such things.
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Huia
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Two good pieces of news.
Georgie's blood test showed that her hyper- thyroid condition is under control and she is gaining weight. She has to go back in 4 weeks as this was only the first test completed since using the gel.
One of the vet nurses told me about a woman who is adding transport to the range of services she offers for pets. She gave me the woman's card and, with my permission, passed my phone number on. I am so relieved.
Huia
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MaryLouise
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Happy to hear good news about Georgy-Porgy and Onyx.
And that you have a reliable vet transport prospect, Huia. When we take my [gigantic] Great Dane to the vet now, we have to get two well-built youngsters to help us lift him into the back seat of the car because he has taken a dislike to car travel and lies down on the ground with his long legs stuck up in the air, rolling his eyes naughtily at us and refusing to budge. He likes to be lifted in a blanket sling. Once inside the car he sits up straight and looks solemn as a judge, behaves beautifully all the way to the vet. The vet won't take his nonsense and just orders him back into car after the session (while giving us withering looks for being pathetic incapable dog owners).
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Curiosity killed ...
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There was the moment in the vets when I was dealing with two very overexcited puppies in for their first jabs. At one point I very firmly enunciated "Sit!" looking down and guiding the more recalcitrant puppy into the required position, to hear giggles around the waiting room. Apparently every other dog in the room obediently sat down - and one of mine.
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Lamb Chopped
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Originally posted by MaryLouise:
The vet won't take his nonsense and just orders him back into car after the session (while giving us withering looks for being pathetic incapable dog owners).
To be fair, in his place I'd be more inclined to obey the one who was known for sticking needles in me.
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jedijudy
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Piglet, actually, the reason Onyx had to go for a recheck was because he was very lethargic and didn't eat. So the vet lowered his dose, and he is full of energy and seems to be very happy!
That makes me a very happy kitty grandma!
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Ethne Alba
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Once again, we've gone from One-step -away -from -being -put -to -sleep ...... to.....running around like a spring kitten and being perfectly, completely, totally well.
![[Ultra confused]](graemlins/confused2.gif)
However. Whatever happens in the future,we have made the firm decision that no way/ no how is this ancient moggy going to be forced to take tablets. That was tried and the results were ....um....a waste of time and painful for all concerned......
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Brenda Clough
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Will he eat cat treats? If so, get yourself some Pill Pockets. They are simply cat treats with a hollow center. Give him three or four, then slip in one with the pill in it. The packets are not expensive, so if it's a failure you won't be much out of pocket.
Even if you do not need to pill him now, it might not be a bad idea to get him going on treats now. So as to be ready...
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Huia
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Originally posted by Ethne Alba:
However. Whatever happens in the future,we have made the firm decision that no way/ no how is this ancient moggy going to be forced to take tablets. That was tried and the results were ....um....a waste of time and painful for all concerned......
Ethne Alba, I decided that's what I'll do if the ear gel doesn't work with Georgie-Porgy, after the failure of the mixture that I had to wrap the pill into. Neither of us could cope with pill popping on a daily basis.
Thankfully it does seem to be working.
Huia
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Originally posted by Curiosity killed ...:
... At one point I very firmly enunciated "Sit!" ...
Are you a reincarnation of Barbara Woodhouse in Real Life?
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Ethne Alba
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Treats....of any and every variety going .....have historically not been acceptable.
It's food. Or... birds... mice....but she is far too old to go hunting any more!
I've tried treats and all manner of stuff. She delicately eats them and then kindly slips the minuscule granuals of 'ground up whatever on earth we've given her' back onto the side of her plate.
And then refuses to eat ANYthing for a few days.
I could always try an old mouse, but i think killing birds is possibly not allowed in the UK any longer....
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Lothlorien
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Originally posted by Ethne Alba:
I've tried treats and all manner of stuff. She delicately eats them and then kindly slips the minuscule granuals of 'ground up whatever on earth we've given her' back onto the side of her plate.
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My niece's boxer dog could eat a huge plate of kibble, meat and leftovers easily. If there was even one pea in leftovers, that would be delicately left in centre of otherwise empty bowl. The speed at which his food went down made me wonder how he managed to isolate just one pea.
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MaryLouise
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Busy making bone broth in the slow cooker for my ageing dogs. I have found that even fussy dogs will take some of this and it is so simple.
I get a kilo or so of fresh beef bones from a local butcher or the meat counter person at the supermarket, then put this into a 5-litre slow cooker along with other saved bones (the frozen backbone from a spatchcocked chicken, some chicken wings or a couple of chicken drumsticks, bones saved from making shin in stews or soups). I fill up the slow cooker two-thirds with water. Then I splash in half-a-tablespoon or so of apple cider vinegar or lemon juice. This will help the broth gel. After that I put the slow cooker on high for an hour and then on low for between 12 and 24 hours, depending on how much concentrated stock I want. I check every six or so hours but usually it doesn't need topping up. The slow cooker uses very little electricity, so it is fairly economical.
Then I strain off the stock and freeze it in containers, add a spoonful to ordinary food or dilute for a plain broth. Some people add grated carrot or parsley to the broth, but I find the stock is rich enough.
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Huia
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That sounds a bit like a recipe I read in a book I got out of the library called "the Trainable Cat*." I think I may make some for Georgie. I'm not sure about the vinegar/lemon juice though.
*All I can say is that the writer had heaps more patience than I have.
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jedijudy
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Originally posted by Piglet:
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Originally posted by Curiosity killed ...:
... At one point I very firmly enunciated "Sit!" ...
Are you a reincarnation of Barbara Woodhouse in Real Life?
Exactly who I thought of, too!
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MaryLouise
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Oh I remember that -- when you couldn't go down the street without hearing dog owners shrilling, "Walkies!" etc
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My Molly who I though safely playing in our fenced back yard apparently figured out how to pop the latch on the gate and decided to take herself for a walk. When after 1/2 an hour I went looking to see what she was up to, I noticed she had gotten out. I decided to take our usual morning walk route and indeed there she was bounding through a field. She looked up at the car and I swear smiled and came running over. I opened the door and she just hopped in as if everything was normal. The gate has a new latch. So scary for me, with deer, snakes, and cars to worry about, but I think she had a great time.
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Pigwidgeon
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So glad you found Molly. I'm sure she was smiling.
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Piglet
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I wasn't sure whether Barbara Woodhouse was known outside of the UK (hence the Wikipedia link), but I see she must have been.
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MaryLouise
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Molly the escape artist!
Piglet, yes, we get a number of BBC news and lifestyle programmes along with US crime series, CNN News. I'd like more local content but our public broadcaster seems to have a limited budget.
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jedijudy
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I remember hearing about folks watching BW on the TV with their dogs in the same room. When she would say "SiT" in her special way, dogs who heard her on the TV would immediately sit!
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Sang in the choir for the first time this Easter (they invited pick-up singers to swell the usual crowd). Halfway through the second service I feel a warm, fuzzy something intruding itself slowly under my arm. We were packed like sardines in the loft, so I turned to see whose knee was invading--to look straight into the guileless eyes of a golden retriever who very much wanted a petting!
Our congregation has a so-called "comfort dog" that travels to various disasters, etc. for people to pet. Somehow he wound up in the choir loft that day, trolling for pats. The whole lot of us were giggling.
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He obviously felt that a Choir on Easter Sunday needed some extra loving.
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Piglet
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I think that's one of the coolest things I've ever heard.
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jedijudy
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I think all choirs should have comfort dogs or cats! What an excellent surprise!
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I hope the dog didn't hear the choir, think "That sounds like a disaster!" and assume he/she was called to duty again!
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Well, I was told we were dreadful, but considering the source I think we did pretty well. My own puppy gave me the side-eye when I got home, though, with the smell of Strange Dog all over me.
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There's a large, fluffy ginger cat stuck up our tree, any ideas what we should do?
There's a photo on my 'garden' blog.
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Jane R
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Try standing at the bottom of the tree and opening a tin of tuna...
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Brenda Clough
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Firemen will tell you that the skeletons of trapped cats are never found in trees. The cat will, if left alone, come down by herself, possibly under cover of darkness. Trying to coax or or (worse yet) climb up and grab her will simply drive her higher up into the boughs.
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Piglet
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Originally posted by Jane R:
Try standing at the bottom of the tree and opening a tin of tuna...
... or rattling a bag of cat treats.
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