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Ethne Alba
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Cat now fine for 90% of the time and falling off things (chairs, tables, radiators and now sofa) for the remaining 10% of her time. Isn't fitting, just falling
But is everso contented, seems to be in no pain whatsoever.
She's old by any measurement and I'm not inclined to take her for costly vet consultations and treatment.
Anyone got any idea what's going on?
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Nicolemr
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Possibly failing sight?
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Lamb Chopped
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... or failing balance (something in the inner ear?), a leg that occasionally "goes out" from under the cat, a failure to judge distances or width of landing places accurately... it could be so many things.
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Boogie
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Originally posted by Ethne Alba:
Cat now fine for 90% of the time and falling off things (chairs, tables, radiators and now sofa) for the remaining 10% of her time. Isn't fitting, just falling
But is everso contented, seems to be in no pain whatsoever.
She's old by any measurement and I'm not inclined to take her for costly vet consultations and treatment.
Anyone got any idea what's going on?
I had the same with my old pooch Gavin. He didn't seem in the least bothered by it so I didn't take him to the vet, he was far to old for all those tests etc.
(He didn't fall off things, of course, he just fell over his own feet and laid down ![[Smile]](smile.gif) )
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daisydaisy
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Cat perked up enough to demand food & drink before I left for the emergency v.e.t. saving me having to send him on a paper round to pay for that. But as he has a visible wound I took him to the regular v.e.t. this morning where they cleaned him up to show he's been in a fight (again) and gave him antibiotics. He's now as if nothing happened.
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Ethne Alba
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Thanks all
Given that 90% of the time she's ok, we'll keep an eye and wait.
Cats!
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Taliesin
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I have a darling ferret, inherited from S1 when he moved abruptly from sweet boy to young man interested in girls...
Ferret started losing fur, subtly at first then dramatically. Took to vet, too old for surgery, implant might help, or see how it goes... we saw how it went for a bit, then her breathing got a bit wheezy so I took her back for the implant.
Money well spent, she now ricochets (sp?) Round the cage like a young un.
Wish I hadn't waited. She might never get her fur back, but she's clearly feeling better.
I do love her. The vet was a bit wary as she tried to shove the enormous syringe into her back, And indicated concern that I would get bitten. No worries says I, I've got her, she won't bite me. Vet said she's the best ferret she's ever had to do a procedure on. ![[Big Grin]](biggrin.gif)
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Taliesin
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Actually, I have two. the boy is much younger and equally a darling, but if someone told me to hold him for a medical procedure, I'd bring very thick gloves!
So you like a ferret, huh? Unusual person. Most people pull a face and say, don't they smell? And at my old vets, they were divided into those who don't know anything about them, and those who don't like them cos they bite. Hence being old vet.
I think they are available all over the western world...
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daisydaisy
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Originally posted by Lamb Chopped:
Oh, you lucky thing, to have a ferret!
I agree - if I didn't have cats I'd seriously consider having a pair.
A neighbour has some which he takes rabbiting with his terrier/chihuahua cross.
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Lamb Chopped
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I'd dearly love a pair, but from what I understand of their squirrelly ways, I'd only be providing Mr. Lamb with yet another excuse for why he can't find his glasses.
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I found ferrets smelly when we were visited by two. Do they have a musk gland or something?
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daisydaisy
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I rather like the musky smell of the ferrets that I've encountered. It might keep visitors away though.
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Nicolemr
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My father had the unusual experience of having an apparently lost baby ferret run up to him in a parking lot and start pulling on his trouser leg. He tried to find it's owner in the area, to no avail, and brought it home so we had a ferret for about a week while he was looking for where it belonged. Never did find out, so they gave it to someone who kept ferrets. It was the cutest little thing.
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Doc Tor
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I don't know whether I've just been extremely lucky, but this morning was the first time I'd had to take one of our cats to an emergency vet appointment, in about 20 years of owning a cat.
Chester (aka FatBoy, Lard-Arsed Animal, He's not Fat just Big-Boned) spent all yesterday evening hopping around on all threes, and wasn't able to put any weight on his front right paw. This morning was little better, so I hauled the beast around to the vet to check him over, where upon he was so utterly traumatised he refused to limp at all as he walked around the surgery.
Nothing broken, no visible damage, no pain, and apparently, I'd disturbed his morning sleep.
![[Roll Eyes]](rolleyes.gif)
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BessLane
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We have two cats, one male, one female. Our girl cat, Ransom, is very very attached to my husband. She follows him around like a puppy, sleeps on his night stand, and waits by the door every evening for him to get home. He is her person and that's that. (I'm just around to feed her, fill her water and change the litter). Well, hubby belongs to a relief crew at work and this requires him to be out of town for up to 3 weeks at a time. He left for South Bend on Sunday and the poor thing is bereft. She's pitiful. She still eats, drinks, pees & poops, but other than that she's just moping around the house, or curled in a ball in his chair. This is the 5th trip he's taken since getting on the crew, and she's acted this way each time. Any suggestions on how to help Ransom out? She's breaking my heart.
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Doc Tor
Deepest Red
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Originally posted by BessHiggs:
We have two cats, one male, one female. Our girl cat, Ransom, is very very attached to my husband. She follows him around like a puppy, sleeps on his night stand, and waits by the door every evening for him to get home. He is her person and that's that. (I'm just around to feed her, fill her water and change the litter). Well, hubby belongs to a relief crew at work and this requires him to be out of town for up to 3 weeks at a time. He left for South Bend on Sunday and the poor thing is bereft. She's pitiful. She still eats, drinks, pees & poops, but other than that she's just moping around the house, or curled in a ball in his chair. This is the 5th trip he's taken since getting on the crew, and she's acted this way each time. Any suggestions on how to help Ransom out? She's breaking my heart.
One of his unwashed t-shirts, cut into strips and pieces tied to her collar?
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Huia
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Maybe just sleeping on an old or unwashed article of clothing may help.
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daisydaisy
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Originally posted by Doc Tor:
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Chester (aka FatBoy, Lard-Arsed Animal, He's not Fat just Big-Boned) spent all yesterday evening hopping around on all threes, and wasn't able to put any weight on his front right paw. This morning was little better, so I hauled the beast around to the vet to check him over, where upon he was so utterly traumatised he refused to limp at all as he walked around the surgery.
Nothing broken, no visible damage, no pain, and apparently, I'd disturbed his morning sleep.
![[Killing me]](graemlins/killingme.gif) what a character
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Beethoven
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That made me laugh, too.
Our Dog looks like his age has suddenly caught up with him. He's nearly 11, and this week has alternated between his normal self enjoying a short potter in the morning before I come to work, and clearly not enjoying it at all, looking very slow and achy. Yesterday he was walking about half my normal speed (whereas he's normally quicker than me). So appointment booked for the Dog-tor tomorrow. Hopefully they can suggest ways we can make him more comfortable and help him to enjoy his short walks...
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Beethoven
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Well, that really didn't go to plan. It turned out he had a large mass in his abdomen, which had burst so he was bleeding internally. After an afternoon of crying, we said our goodbyes this afternoon. He's looked so ill today, and the risks of an operation were too great, so it's definitely the right decision, but I'm wishing that we still had his furry wag-ness, not heaven. ![[Tear]](graemlins/tear.gif)
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Otter
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I'm so sorry, Beethoven.
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Kelly Alves
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So sorry. It's not fun to have to make a decision like that so quickly.
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Taliesin
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Oh, no. I saw saw your post in hell, and came here to say, so sorry.
It is the kindest thing we can do for our dear animal friends, but God, the responsibility. ![[Votive]](graemlins/votive.gif)
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St. Gwladys
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So sorry Beethoven - it's the fliip side of having loving pets, that we have to make hard decisions for them. ![[Waterworks]](graemlins/bawling.gif)
We're eagerly waiting for April 5th when Gwenllian comes to live with us - a sorrel Aby kitten.
Incidentally, we had a ferret - but not a particularly amenable one, unfortunately. It's very easy to get a ferret drunk, and if we were sharing a can of beer, he would insist on his share. I've still got a soft spot for ferrets..
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Twilight
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So sorry, Beethoven. I feel sure you did the right thing and spared him a drawn out period of dying and feeling awful and not understanding why any of it was happening.
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Nicolemr
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So sorry Beethoven. ((hugs))
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Piglet
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{{Beethoven}} RIP, wee dog. ![[Frown]](frown.gif)
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St Everild
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I am sorry, Beethoven. It's never easy....
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Beethoven
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Thanks all... Half the household hates being dog-less, so negotiations have already opened about when the next one will move in, and what it might be. I don't want it to be rushed, but am aware of the void I felt when one cat was run over a few years ago - the new kitten came 5 weeks later, so I can't exactly tell Mr B that he's rushing things, especially since at least one Opus is of the same mind as him and I don't think the other will have a strong opinion!
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Boogie
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Beethoven. The new pup will never replace the loss, but it will cheer everyone up and keep Mr B busy!
If you decide on a labrador be warned. Lab pups are crazy crocodiles!!
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daisydaisy
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Yesterday had an interesting walk to the sea with my cousin and her family, including Gracie, a lurcher (we think). Gracie loves the beach that we went to because there is no sand, only rocks, which she has just recently decided is Her Thing.
So we were sitting on a steep concrete slope (it might have been over a sewage outlet, but it was more comfortable than the craggy rocks) when Gracie bounded up the slope and stopped behind us, before dropping a HUGE round rock above us and watched as it gathered momentum and bounced down, only just missing us. And we thought she loves us ![[Ultra confused]](graemlins/confused2.gif) . We thought it was a one off so were caught out when she repeated this new trick.
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luvanddaisies
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I'm just back from a fairly long stint on a sailing ship, and missed the end of our much-adored cat, Billy - he was put down about a week before I got back - I'd've been crossing the Drake Passage back up to Ushuaia from Antarctica at the time. Is very strange coming home to him not being around, and I feel bad that my flatmate was here on her own to have him put down.
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Nicolemr
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So sorry for your loss luvanddaisies. ((Hugs))
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Piglet
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Sorry to hear about your cat, Luvanddaisies.
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daisydaisy
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Sorry to hear about Billy luvanddaisies
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luvanddaisies
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Thanks all.
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Beethoven
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So sorry, luvanddaisies.
We're now fully into puppy finding. I'm off to see one later this week, with the hope she will be right for us. If so, the girls & Mr B will meet her in a couple of weeks, then a week or so after that she'll move in... Trying not to get our hopes up too high, and I need to find some way of working out if she's 'just right' or 'cute like all puppies are'. Hopefully it will be obvious!
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Piglet
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Happy hunting, Beethoven! When you find The Puppy Of Your Dreams, don't forget to post some pictures!
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Taliesin
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quote:
Originally posted by Earwig:
quote:
Originally posted by daisydaisy:
I do wonder about the life cat Truffles had as a kitten.... whenever I play my flute she comes running from her nice cosy nest, and has to get as close as she can to it, today she even jumped onto my shoulders.
This is apparently quite common! I think idea is that the flute is in the same register as cats' miaows, and they get quite excited that you're talking in kitty.
I know this is ages ago, but I was reading morlander's posts.
My sister's cat used to jump on my shoulder and rub my face if I whistled the ET theme. I was convinced then that I was speaking in cat and it was nice!
I got up this morning because I could hear the TV, and thought a family member was up and needing company... But the dog had sat on the remote control. She appreciated the company, though.
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Huia
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Originally posted by Taliesin:
My sister's cat used to jump on my shoulder and rub my face if I whistled the ET theme. I was convinced then that I was speaking in cat and it was nice!
I think that animal is another ET in a cat's body. They're probably on a mission to take over the world.
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Originally posted by Boogie:
Tatze is one year old on Tuesday! Where did that time go?!
Here she is on her very first day with us - awwww!
What a beautiful pup!
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Happy Birthday, Tatze!
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Originally posted by Huia:
I think that animal is another ET in a cat's body. They're probably on a mission to take over the world.
See "Men in Black" part 1.
We used to claim that the son's cat was an alien who bought a cat suit but didn't bother to read the directions.
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We're out to walk in the snow again. It's a blizzard today. Are we the only people who take the dog and cat for walks. The dog walks like a normal one, but the cat will follow us, and then when we call her, she comes running over and one of us has to carry her. In weather like today, yes, she will want to get inside my jacket and poke her head out. Like carrying a baby in a snuggly.
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Jengie jon
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Nope,
My families cat Tupennce would have done that given half the chance.
At one stage I had to make sure she was locked indoors or she would follow me to school. At another stage she used to meet my sister off the school bus. How she avoided getting knocked down
give the road she had to cross is beyond me.
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Piglet
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Originally posted by no prophet:
... [the cat] will want to get inside my jacket and poke her head out. Like carrying a baby in a snuggly.
I should imagine that's quite nice and warming - like having a sort of live, furry hot-water-bottle.
Happy birthday Tatze - can you really be nearly a year old?
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