Cock and buggery!
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blamebramptonPoor little Cookie cat is having a very bad week. On Tuesday she did something manky to the tendon in her back leg, which led to her being doped up on opiates and anti-inflammatories by the vet. This seemed to work rather well in terms of knocking back the pain -- indeed, she resembled nothing so much as one of my young friends who once decided that YES! E and speed would be a GREAT mix!*
Alas, like such a reckless recreational drug mixer, Cookie was not a happy camper. Wednesday was a day of vomiting, which cats will do, so we just observed her. When it had not perked up by yesterday, back to the vet for more checks. This time it was decided to treat the nausea and wait and see. Today she was listless and manky, so back over she went. It appears that her kidneys are not in good shape, which may have one of several alarming causes, but is also possibly caused by a reaction to the drugs. Since she was fine on Monday, we have our fingers crossed that it is an adverse drug reaction, which should resolve in a few days.
At the moment she is trapped in the vet surgery with a drip in her paw, and a deep lack of delight at the world.
On the upside, she is not too badly off and the vets are fairly optimistic, and the vet is across the road from our place, so we can visit her all hours of the day and half the night. Yay vet! We visited the stray kitten pen on the way out, where they have a litter of five very small kittens, just at that tiny and active stage. The vet nurse said they would love a cuddle and a play, but that getting them back into the cage was a trick. She spoke truly! We gave all of them pats and cuddles and let them have a little run around, and then spent ten minutes trying to put five kittens inside the cage without one or more kittens slipping out while the next one was going in. The best effort was four leaping out while we put one inside. If Cookie takes too long to get well and be discharged, I can see us turning into The House Of Many Cats ...
* Kids, despite being sober as a proverbial judge (rather than an actual one) I am the last one to question anyone's desire to be off their face after growing up surrounded by shit-faced hippies. Nevertheless, some things just don't mix. Do your homework, only buy from pharmacology students, and have straight friends with decent first aid or medical knowledge who are not afraid to call Poisons Information or an ambulance, depending on the scale of your cockups! OR, try sobriety! It's cheaper, better for you, and leaves you with memories of all the immensely dodgy things your peers got up to, which ensures FABULOUS Christmas pressies so you don't say a word to their parents or, later, children.
Alas, like such a reckless recreational drug mixer, Cookie was not a happy camper. Wednesday was a day of vomiting, which cats will do, so we just observed her. When it had not perked up by yesterday, back to the vet for more checks. This time it was decided to treat the nausea and wait and see. Today she was listless and manky, so back over she went. It appears that her kidneys are not in good shape, which may have one of several alarming causes, but is also possibly caused by a reaction to the drugs. Since she was fine on Monday, we have our fingers crossed that it is an adverse drug reaction, which should resolve in a few days.
At the moment she is trapped in the vet surgery with a drip in her paw, and a deep lack of delight at the world.
On the upside, she is not too badly off and the vets are fairly optimistic, and the vet is across the road from our place, so we can visit her all hours of the day and half the night. Yay vet! We visited the stray kitten pen on the way out, where they have a litter of five very small kittens, just at that tiny and active stage. The vet nurse said they would love a cuddle and a play, but that getting them back into the cage was a trick. She spoke truly! We gave all of them pats and cuddles and let them have a little run around, and then spent ten minutes trying to put five kittens inside the cage without one or more kittens slipping out while the next one was going in. The best effort was four leaping out while we put one inside. If Cookie takes too long to get well and be discharged, I can see us turning into The House Of Many Cats ...
* Kids, despite being sober as a proverbial judge (rather than an actual one) I am the last one to question anyone's desire to be off their face after growing up surrounded by shit-faced hippies. Nevertheless, some things just don't mix. Do your homework, only buy from pharmacology students, and have straight friends with decent first aid or medical knowledge who are not afraid to call Poisons Information or an ambulance, depending on the scale of your cockups! OR, try sobriety! It's cheaper, better for you, and leaves you with memories of all the immensely dodgy things your peers got up to, which ensures FABULOUS Christmas pressies so you don't say a word to their parents or, later, children.
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Date: 2011-12-09 12:12 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2011-12-09 12:32 pm (UTC)It's so hard saying no to kittens. Maybe you'll become one of those "crazy people with all the cats". They're usually the best kind of people... :)
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Date: 2011-12-09 01:08 pm (UTC)no subject
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Date: 2011-12-09 05:32 pm (UTC)Give in to the kittens
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Date: 2011-12-09 05:32 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2011-12-09 08:37 pm (UTC)During the last couple of years though I haven't managed highness once, because, "You look like such a nice person I couldn't sell you anything, even if you really want to buy!".
ARGHH!!! Dealers aren't what they used to be anymore.
My (by now deceased) cat had kidney troubles, and that drip in the paw was awful to watch but really really helped her. Best wishes to COokie!
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Date: 2011-12-09 10:27 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2011-12-09 11:51 pm (UTC)I keep forgetting to tell you about a recent conversation with my former roommate (I can't Tweet it since she follows me there and would think I meant to be cruel) -- she called me in tears because her lovely-yet-neurotic cat had swallowed four inches of thread and she was convinced the poor thing was going to die. I was trying so hard to be supportive and not snarky, but Sylvia was a huge fan of chewing on my mom's crocheting supplies; we'd just wait to see the yarn hanging out of her rear end, then step on it and wait for the cat to run away in annoyance.
I explained that the cat would likely be fine, and she'd just need to get used to the idea that she'd be pulling string out of her cat's butt within 36 hours. She was teary and horrified. She is SUCH a first-time pet owner, and it's precious.
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Date: 2011-12-10 02:00 am (UTC)And yes of course you should consider giving kittens a wonderful home..... :)
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Date: 2011-12-10 02:10 am (UTC)no subject
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Date: 2011-12-11 01:59 am (UTC)