Tubby & Peanut's Mom
06-10-2004, 03:24 PM
I asked about the "status" of Fluffy - the kitty who had been booted outside. Turns out she's been at the vet for 2 days now, so she hasn't been out on the streets! Yippee!!!
The bad news is she hasn't peed in two days so they can get a sample to see if she has a UTI. :(
Appears the wife and/or the kids prevailed and she was taken to the vet to see what the problem is. This gives me hope because evidently dad doesn't rule the roost. ;) :p :D
More of the story. They had a spaniel that was old and was recently PTS. The guy and the family were totally broken up about it. I know he's a softie at heart, but his dad has aggresive bladder cancer and had just had surgery two days ago....the day he kicked Fluffy out. So I'm really hoping that it was just undue stress that brought this mean streak on. I was very surprised when he told me about it in the first place, because a few years back they remodeled their house and the wife wanted to get rid of both the cat and the dog because of their "accidents" in the house. He is the one that prevailed that time and the animals stayed.
Anyway, back to the spaniel that was recently PTS. About a week later they got two puppies to replace the spaniel - a jack russell terrier and a bechone friese poodle (I know that's probably spelled wrong, but I haven't a clue on how to spell it right). Well, Fluffy had grown up with the spaniel so she was probably upset that her friend was gone, and in his place were these two bouncy over active puppies. Turns out she gets along with the poodle, but not the terrier - go figure since I'm sure the terrier is a real terror! ;) :) So they're thinking that if it's not a UTI, it's probably behavioral because of the terrier, and since the terrier is "his" dog, the whole thing is "his" fault and the last words he said in our conversation today was that both he and the dog will probably end up out on the street instead of the cat! :D
I should have known better because his girls (3 of them) have gotten everything they've wanted their entire lives, why would he deny them now? I just didn't know how committed to Fluffy they were. Sometimes I get the feeling that the entire family could care less about their pets, but I guess that's not true.
So, thanks so much to all of you for your support. I'll keep you updated as I get updated. And also, thanks so much for the offer of financial support. But this guy has more money than most of us combined, so I would never take money from you guys - I'd make him reimburse me!
Whew! I feel so much better, like a ton of bricks has been taken off my shoulders. :D
The bad news is she hasn't peed in two days so they can get a sample to see if she has a UTI. :(
Appears the wife and/or the kids prevailed and she was taken to the vet to see what the problem is. This gives me hope because evidently dad doesn't rule the roost. ;) :p :D
More of the story. They had a spaniel that was old and was recently PTS. The guy and the family were totally broken up about it. I know he's a softie at heart, but his dad has aggresive bladder cancer and had just had surgery two days ago....the day he kicked Fluffy out. So I'm really hoping that it was just undue stress that brought this mean streak on. I was very surprised when he told me about it in the first place, because a few years back they remodeled their house and the wife wanted to get rid of both the cat and the dog because of their "accidents" in the house. He is the one that prevailed that time and the animals stayed.
Anyway, back to the spaniel that was recently PTS. About a week later they got two puppies to replace the spaniel - a jack russell terrier and a bechone friese poodle (I know that's probably spelled wrong, but I haven't a clue on how to spell it right). Well, Fluffy had grown up with the spaniel so she was probably upset that her friend was gone, and in his place were these two bouncy over active puppies. Turns out she gets along with the poodle, but not the terrier - go figure since I'm sure the terrier is a real terror! ;) :) So they're thinking that if it's not a UTI, it's probably behavioral because of the terrier, and since the terrier is "his" dog, the whole thing is "his" fault and the last words he said in our conversation today was that both he and the dog will probably end up out on the street instead of the cat! :D
I should have known better because his girls (3 of them) have gotten everything they've wanted their entire lives, why would he deny them now? I just didn't know how committed to Fluffy they were. Sometimes I get the feeling that the entire family could care less about their pets, but I guess that's not true.
So, thanks so much to all of you for your support. I'll keep you updated as I get updated. And also, thanks so much for the offer of financial support. But this guy has more money than most of us combined, so I would never take money from you guys - I'd make him reimburse me!
Whew! I feel so much better, like a ton of bricks has been taken off my shoulders. :D