BigCharles
06-08-2005, 01:31 PM
You know how you have to take your car in for front end work? Well Lamoni had a case of the runs. Watch your stomach now. He is a long hair cat. He is too big, with his bad back, to reach everything. Besides, would YOU want to... OK. Let's just say that he needed help. Neither Cindy or I was able to pin him down long enough to get the job done with scissors. And a "butt bath"? :eek: Been there, tried that.
Off to the white coats. Our good vet moved some time ago to go teach at a university. The vet a block from our house reccomends putting Lamoni down. :( Now what?
The PetsMart stores in our area have vets in the stores. The one closest to us closed their vets office. :mad: That means 12 miles with HIM in a cage in the back seat whinning all the way.
Well this turned out cool. Of course EVERYBODY who came into the same room with him just feel in love with the big boy. He could melt an iceburg. The nurse and vet both checked him over real good.
Very few vets in our area have ANY experience with the large breeds. He got his butt shaved. They also used the clippers to get out some of the mats on his back. he is a happy cat again.
I don't want to drive that far with him. I found a vet closer though. This vet has a separate front office for cats.
:cool: We had a long conversation and she is willing to do some reading about his breed and she is experienced with older cats. I also told her about Fifi. The vet said that she has wanted to actually see a Doll Faced Persian in person having only seen the pictures.
So we all had a good END. (Ouch! That is sick, even for me.)
Off to the white coats. Our good vet moved some time ago to go teach at a university. The vet a block from our house reccomends putting Lamoni down. :( Now what?
The PetsMart stores in our area have vets in the stores. The one closest to us closed their vets office. :mad: That means 12 miles with HIM in a cage in the back seat whinning all the way.
Well this turned out cool. Of course EVERYBODY who came into the same room with him just feel in love with the big boy. He could melt an iceburg. The nurse and vet both checked him over real good.
Very few vets in our area have ANY experience with the large breeds. He got his butt shaved. They also used the clippers to get out some of the mats on his back. he is a happy cat again.
I don't want to drive that far with him. I found a vet closer though. This vet has a separate front office for cats.
:cool: We had a long conversation and she is willing to do some reading about his breed and she is experienced with older cats. I also told her about Fifi. The vet said that she has wanted to actually see a Doll Faced Persian in person having only seen the pictures.
So we all had a good END. (Ouch! That is sick, even for me.)