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| 2525.1 | oopps | AIMHI::SPINGLER | | Wed May 31 1989 10:53 | 1 |
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| 2525.2 | | YOSMTE::CORDESBRO_JO | | Wed May 31 1989 14:18 | 12 |
| Sorry to hear about your limpy gimpy mouthy cat. The leg will probably
be okay until tomorrow, but be sure to tell the vet about it before
he starts the neutering, that way he can decide what to do about
it. From the sounds of it, he probably did get into a spat with
someone, and may have pulled a muscle (vigorous kicking with hind
legs could do that). It probably won't have any affect on whether
he can be neutered or not, and may be easier for the vet to examine
while Mouth is unconscious.
Try not to worry, I am sure he will be fine in a few days.
Jo
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| 2525.3 | Still a Gimpy | WITNES::HANNULA | Well, you see, I have this cat....... | Thu Jun 01 1989 14:52 | 16 |
| Well, Mouth made it to the vet. He didn't make a peep as I put
him in the basket or during the whole car ride - obviously he has
never been to the vet before so he doesn't know what car rides are
all about ;'}.
The vet decided to leave him quitely in his baket until it was time
to "put him under" and he would examine the leg then. So, at this
point I still have no idea what is wrong.
I was kind of scared to leave Mouth at the vets. He's not really
a freindly cat, and he's not used to being inside for long periods
of time. So, I just left him there and told the vet to wear thick
gloves. But, since the vet hasn't called me yet screaming "Get
this animal out of here" I guess everything is going a-ok.
-Nancy
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| 2525.4 | | CRUISE::NDC | | Thu Jun 01 1989 15:58 | 5 |
| I'm sure he'll be fine,Nancy. I was a nervous *W*R*E*C*K* when
Dundee was neutered but he came through it so well that I felt silly.
Keep us posted. :-)
Nancy DC
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| 2525.5 | my Wild Boy | WITNES::HANNULA | Well, you see, I have this cat....... | Fri Jun 02 1989 09:25 | 21 |
| Well, I have my Wild Boy back. And he's doing fine.
The vet didn't really believe me when I said that Mouth would probably
be a terror. So, he takes Mouth out of basket. Mouth stands nicely
on three legs on the examining table. Mouth stands nicely and receives
pats. Vet decides to give the nap time injection. Mouth turns
into a wild boy. Vet gets to AHT's to hold him down and gives
injection. Mouth escapes after shot and runs to the window. Mouth
climbs up the window screen so that he is between the screen and
the window. Vet has no idea what to do. Vet decides to leave him
there untill Mouth enters dreamland and will hopefully slip out
of the window. Mouth falls out of window. Vet snips. Vet knicknames
Mouth "WILD BOY".
The vet said the hurt leg is the result of a fight - vet found chew
marks on the leg. Vet is guessing the Mouth is about 3 years old,
or more accurately the vet said "He has about three years worth
of battle scars on him". This agian reinforces my view that cats
whould be altered.
-Nancy
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| 2525.6 | | MARKER::REED | A laugh a day keeps the blues away | Fri Jun 02 1989 17:12 | 3 |
| Glad to hear that _Wild boy_ is going to be a-ok.
Roslyn and the furry gang
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| 2525.7 | | GERBIL::MASON | Explaining is not understanding | Sat Jun 03 1989 12:48 | 9 |
| If the damage is tendons or ligaments, they can be operated on just
as in humans. A friend of mine (who coincidentally is a professional
athlete, and had the same problems himself) had his cat operated
on last year. It took about six months to get back to normal, but
now you can't tell anything ever happened. The muscles atrophy
a bit during casting, and she took a while to get used to putting
weight back on the leg.
Gary
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