Balloons and cats

[Donna Ferentes]

She's been back a couple of days. She's been practically immobile for most of the time - I wish I had a digital camera, actually, to show you her wrapped in blankets and surrounded by hot-water-bottles, wearing one of those stupid bonnets. But she's perked up a bit today and is sitting in the sun (though not for long as it's back to the vet in fifteen minutes). We've been feeding her through a syringe, both pureed food and water, and keeping her relaxed by playing her Bach (violin concertos and sonatas).

Apparently Sunday and Monday will be the crucial time, when she regains enough energy to run around a bit. The crucial thing is that her stictches shouldn't burst when she runs and jumps. If they do, that's curtains.

 

[trashpony]

Glad she seems a little better today. My thoughts are with you

 

[sojourner]

Yes - but my cats are called Itchy and Scratchy also

for you

but

names for the mogs

 

[sojourner]

She's been back a couple of days. She's been practically immobile for most of the time - I wish I had a digital camera, actually, to show you her wrapped in blankets and surrounded by hot-water-bottles, wearing one of those stupid bonnets. But she's perked up a bit today and is sitting in the sun (though not for long as it's back to the vet in fifteen minutes). We've been feeding her through a syringe, both pureed food and water, and keeping her relaxed by playing her Bach (violin concertos and sonatas).

Apparently Sunday and Monday will be the crucial time, when she regains enough energy to run around a bit. The crucial thing is that her stictches shouldn't burst when she runs and jumps. If they do, that's curtains.

Blimey, sounds much worse than I thought at first...poor lil thing. I'm sure you'll make sure she doesn't go bananas Sun/Mon

 

[Donna Ferentes]

Provided she can tolerate me singing Gershwin to her:

The pussycat is a kitty
The pussycat is a kit
Oh, the pussykit
The kit is It
She's certainly a pussykit

 

[spoone]

my mates got a cat called itchy...


hope your itchy gets better

 

[dogmatique]

Theaw'rt one o' God's creatures - come in here, come in;
Poor Pussy! Theau art hungry lookin' an' thin.
Eawr John's just bin tellin' me heaw tha's been used;
It's shawmful is th' way 'at he's seen thee abused.
Poor thing! an' tha'rt nobbut a kittlin' aw see;
An' yet th' nowty lads couldn't let thee a-be;
But tha's met wi' a friend at'll keep thee fro' harm,
So ceawer thee deawn here wheer it's cosy an' warm.​

Good lucks to our kittlin Itchy

 

[Donna Ferentes]

Ah, moggies.co.uk, one of the great sites of the internet...

 

[dogmatique]

Damn you! Damn you to hell!

Alright, alright. What gratitude though. Pff.

Interestingly though the quoted poet Samuel Laycock appears to be a well remembered librarian, with a plaque to his name not so far from where I grew up.

Hope Itchy's well.

 

[Ms T]

Our cats must have at least twenty lives between them, so we're sending one to Ichy. Hope she gets better soon.

 

[Epona]

Glad to hear that she's back home! Short post, have purring cat in lap demanding attention, hope yours is back on form and purring in laps soon DF

 

[Donna Ferentes]

Alright, alright. What gratitude though.

I'm not taking the piss, it's linked from my website.

 

[dogmatique]

Ah, sorry sometimes one can't tell with your good self

How's the patient?

 

[Donna Ferentes]

Able to jump off the vet's table this morning, so regaining her strength. Sleeping a lot.

 

[trashpony]

Able to jump off the vet's table this morning, so regaining her strength. Sleeping a lot.

I'm so glad to hear that

 

[dogmatique]

Here's to a continued recovery.

And don't be surprised if she hides in strange places whilst she's feeling poorly. Though I'm sure you know this already.

 

[Donna Ferentes]

Yes, she's already managed to hide herself in a clothes cupboard that I don't even remember opening.

 

[Donna Ferentes]

She's eating from a spoon when I offer it to her. She can't be back to full health, though, because there's a pill been smashed and sprinkled in her food and normally she'd smell it and refuse to eat.

 

[sojourner]

Good to hear she's on the mend though eh Donna? Perhaps it's the type of drug that makes her not reject it? Some now are designed not to be detected by cats.

Yeh, riiiight!

 

[Donna Ferentes]

Stitches come out tomorrow morning. She's been sneezing a bit today, which I'm a bit worried about.

 

[sojourner]

Stitches come out tomorrow morning. She's been sneezing a bit today, which I'm a bit worried about.

Oh give over worrying, she sounds fine. Was the blanket a bit fluffy or something? Might just be a reaction to the drugs as well

 

[Donna Ferentes]

Or she might have food up her nose. Still, I'd prefer it stopped.

 

[sojourner]

Or she might have food up her nose. Still, I'd prefer it stopped.

When she looks up to the light to make her sneezes happen, say BOO - that'll stop it

 

[sojourner]

On a sick pussy note, I had to take one of mine to the vets again yesterday - her urinary tract problem is back

She suffered a lot from it but on advice from the vet, I put her on wet food only, and it really worked, for over 6 months. But it's back now. She's back on Synolux, had the anti-inflammatory jab, so fingers crossed this'll work.

I'm gonna have her spayed after xmas, the thinking being that the less stress she has, the less 'triggers' there are for her poor wee tube to react to

 

[Donna Ferentes]

The stitches are out, though the silly bonnet is still on.

The bill is €400, which is a great deal less than I feared.

 

[dogmatique]

Good news, surely. Including the vets bill. Dr Jones set us back 750 quids when he had his little contre temps with a car...

Of course he's worth every penny.

Glad to hear she's on the mend though.

 

[Donna Ferentes]

The bonnet is off! The scratching and cleaning has commenced.

 

[trashpony]

The bonnet is off! The scratching and cleaning has commenced.

She's going to be fine and dandy