My sweet Pidgie Pie *New Update*

[Medusa]

Pigeon is going in tomorrow morning for a teeth cleaning. Normally, I wouldn't be too concerned but she's 17 now and becoming quite cranky. She HATES being groomed and I can't even do it any more w/out stressing her. She cries, bites me and swats the brush out of my hand so many times that I give up. She now has really bad mats on her sides and belly so while she's under the anesthesia, they're going to cut out the mats. They've suggested a lion cut. Sorry but I hate lion cuts but I may have to renege because of where the mats are. Just looking at her, you could never tell. I can get the surface fur done w/no problem. Anything more than that, fuhgeddaboudit! So please, in your quiet moments, send a little prayer for my Pidgie Pie. She's my sweetest cat w/the sweetest temperament, except when she's being groomed. :p

[Catty1]

Prayers for Pidgie Pie - just behave, young lady, your meowmy loves you! HUGS!

[cassiesmom]

Good luck, sweet Pidgie. I'll be thinking of you and your mom! I hope they will be able to trim the mats out without giving you a lion cut.

[catmandu]

I KNOW WHAT YOU MEAN MEDUSA. WHEN SMOKEY WAS HERE AND WAS OVER 20 I THOUGHT THAT EVERY TRIP TO THE VETS WOULD BE HIS LAST ONE.
WE ARE PRAYING THAT YOUR SENIOR KITTYZEN COMES THROUGH WITH FLYING COLORS AS SMOKEY DID PASSING ON AT ABOUT 24 1/2.
WE LOVE OUR SENIORS HERE AND ALL OF VETERANS ARE SAYING SPECIAL PRAYERS FOR PIDGIE PIE.
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GET WELL OUR DEAR FRIEND.

[Laura's Babies]

Awwww! I will think about her and send up a prayer for her teeth cleaning and grooming.

[phesina]

Prayers for sweet Pidgie Pie's teeth cleaning and grooming to go well are being said and good wishes being sent.

Love, purrs, and hugs,
Pat, Peony, Sydney, Poppy, Elmer, and Priscilla Angel

[rg_girlca]

Prayers and positive thoughts on the way that your precious Pidgie Pie comes through her teeth cleaning with flying colors.

{{{{{{HUGS}}}}}} for the nervous meowmie.

[Queen of Poop]

Prayers that it all goes well for Pidgie today.

Pidgie, you're going to look and feel so good when it's all over. Your gleaming smile as you show off your new summer coat! I can just imagine.

[Taz_Zoee]

Pidgie Pie will be in my thoughts. :D

[Medusa]

Well, I got home a little while ago after taking Pidge in. I've done this hundreds of times and yet, I still get a knot in my stomach whenever I have to leave them. I have total confidence in Dr. Lee and it is only a teeth cleaning. But my girl is getting up in years and she cried the entire drive there. I can't wait to bring her home and pamper her and give her treats. She's so sweet and the groomer said "Oh, look at that face!" She has markings under each eye that look like little teardrops. I just love her!

[Pawla]

I always hate to leave mine. You know that they're in good care, it's just that feeling of them not being with you. I will keep your sweet Pidgie Pie in my thoughts and prayers today.

[Edwina's Secretary]

Clean teeth and a new hairdo...I bet she'll feel like a kitten again!

[Donnaj4962]

Prayers coming from me and the girls in Indiana that all goes well with Pidgie Pie's teeth cleaning and grooming. I am sure she will come home looking gorgeous and with the sweetest smelling breath!

[cassiesmom]

I'm just wondering how her tooth and grooming visit went. It's about 5:00 PM now (in Chicago) so I wonder if you have her home just yet.

[Medusa]

Just got home w/my Pidgie Pie. She did great! Didn't even have any extractions! No more tangle tummy either, so now I can call her Bare Belly. They had to shave her belly and parts of her hindquarters. I feel so bad about that but there was nothing else they could do. But now that all the mats and clumps are out, I'm going to groom her every day instead of being lazy and doing it only once a week. That should help. Sweet girl was really disoriented when I brought her home, as though she didn't know where she was. She paced back and forth and even walked in circles. She's never had to be under anesthesia except when I first got her and had her spayed; she's been really healthy. So I just held her a little bit and calmed her down. I think she was just plain hungry and was looking for her food dishes. So I can exhale now! Whew! We older gals are tough cookies, huh Pidge?

[phesina]

So glad to know that Pidgie Pie did just fine!

[Medusa]

I just tucked everyone in for the night and Pidge appears to be limping. She was pretty stationary since she came home because, as I mentioned in a previous post, she was a little out of it from the anesthesia. But when I put everyone to bed, as she walked away from me, she appeared to be limping. I know she doesn't feel strong or stable enough to hop up to her "bed". (She sleeps on a 50 gallon African drum that I've covered w/blankets just for her.) So she walked away and laid on the cold cement basement floor. Not good. So I put one of the blankets on the floor for her. If she's like this in the morning, I'm calling Dr. Lee. There would be no reason for her to limp. They shaved her hindquarters but shaving doesn't hurt unless they did it before they put her under and not after. Then she might have struggled and hurt herself, I don't know. But I intend to find out, that's for sure. My sweet little girl has never had any problems until now. This really makes me sad. And concerned.

[rg_girlca]

I'm so happy to hear that her teeth cleaning went well.

I hope her limping is nothing serious and she will feel much better tomorrow.