Hey Pam! and anyone w/ ginger kitty experience......

Yes, not to worry . . . I most definitely am keeping him separated from Lily. See my previous posts (sorry but I don't know how to include a link here.)

We have finally gotten a chance to post in the Ginger Kitty forum. The past 3 weeks have been very difficult for Max and his humans...

In some ways we human's miss his middle-of-the-night antics (did I write THAT?!) that used to drive us crazy - like tearing into our bedroom and racing across the bed - with us in it. Sitting on my nightstand and knocking everything onto the floor . . .then he'd look to see if the human's notice. . .if we ignore, it is on to the next item until he gets attention (and he always manages to get it)!

Last night he was in pain, but he still managed to pound on the basement door because it was closed (Heaven forbid!). With his injury, he is not supposed to go up/down stairs, but don't tell that to Max. (For anyone who hasn't read about Max's injury check out the thread in Cat General "Hello and thank you . . .")

He also can talk up a storm - sometimes it sounds like his reply is "back talk" so I say: "Are you sassing me, boy"? He'll do it again and I'll say: "That's what I thought!"

I was not a particular fan of ginger kitties before we got Max, but I am now!

Question for all of you: Max is about 16lbs. Are your ginger's big? We usually feed him Iams Less Active but he's still big. When Max was a kitten a vet told me he was going to be "a BIG cat" - the Dr. wasn't kidding! Max is really rough and tumble - he's like a miniature linebacker. We feel lucky to live in his "Empire"!

Hi Max's Human...Somehow I missed the posts about Max and just now went back and read them all. Poor poor baby! I sure hope that he starts feeling good soon. It's been a long time! I had a toy poodle once who jumped up at the door once and twisted as she jumped and then let out a yelp. I could tell immediately that she had done something to herself. A call to the vet got her on the exam table in no time and placed on steroids and she recovered very quickly. It sounds like Max's solution is not that easy. I feel for you because I get myself all in knots when one of my furkids is ailing. I sure hope your next post will have some encouraging news.

To answer your question about weight...I think my Trevor maybe wins the prize for the heaviest orange kitty on Pet Talk. :o He had topped out at 22 lbs. at one time and now maintains about a 20 lb. physique. Just like Max, if he wants to be on the other side of a closed door he will pound until he gets his way. :D He also eats IAMS less active and once in a great while he will get a treat of Fancy Feast. It's really hard to monitor what he eats, though, since I have two cats. Somehow I think Trevor gets the lion's share. Keep us posted about Max!!

[ August 04, 2001: Message edited by: Pam ]

My kitty, z-13, has freckles

CUTE Ginger Tabby Kitten!

I also like to check out the pet of the day at Iwon.com - if you check today - 8/10 follow the link. If another day, go to Iwon Pets, and click on 8/10 from there. Too cute! Makes me *almost* wish Max could have stayed a kitten!

BTW, it is Friday evening and we still have no more news than we did before we took Max to the vet. As a matter of fact, he had to stay an additional evening. We miss him terribly. They did some sort of scan on him today - I hope it helps. To think I was looking to buy pet insurance just a few weeks before this incident!

Be well.

Did they say why he has to stay overnight again?

4 feline, he had to stay the extra night because the Dr. did the major tests on Friday instead of Thursday. Because they gave Max anaesthesia (I know that's spelled wrong, sorry) they require an overnight stay.

Please visit the "Hello and Thank You ..." thread for the latest . . .and keep the positive vibes coming...

Max's spinal fluid analysis was NORMAL! Thanks to everyone for their thoughts and prayer's - we're just going to give nature a chance now. Max needs time to heal ( as do our wallets!)

Be well! :D

Wonderful news!!!! Hope everything stays normal. Happy for you and Max! :)

I wish I had seen this subject before (I'm a pretty new member). It is interesting and now I know why both my cats are the way they are! I have a seven year old half Maine Coon and the other half I don't know. He was a sad little stray I brought home one day years ago. He had such personality that I fell in Love with him! What a talker he is. Sometimes loud, sometimes just a sqeak, sometimes a little 'chirpy' noise. All I know is that he always has SOMETHING to say! He is also very playful, but at the same time easy-going. He luvs to be held upside down so he can look around the room like that. He also likes to play fetch and climb up onto the most impossible places- he'll try anything. And when he wants attention, (which is often) he is very affectionate- gives big kitty kisses in your ears. He is obsessed with human ears! When I met my husband, he had not really been around cats, and was not to keen on it at first. Well, it took about a week of being around my cat and he was hooked! Now when he comes home from work the first thing he does is find the cat and spend a good half hour with him. We recently just got another orange & white boy kitten (7 months now), and talk about attitude! He is also a talker with quite a variety of sounds, and demands a lot of attention. I have had a lot of cats in my life, but my two orange boys have personality plus! I guess now I know why. It's orange/ginger cats for me!

Meshee is such a cutie and reminds me of my little Noah. He is a light orange tabby kitten and has the same coloring on this tail. What cuties!! :D

I hope Meshee is doing OK, that is so wonderful of you to take care of him and love him. He has good humans! :)

Doh! I didn't know there were TWO pages...oops!

I hoep Max feels better too! Poor baby! :(

Thanks, Noah's Mommy ~ Meeshe is doing so well that it is hard to believe he is FeLV+. His build is lean, yet every time I pick him up he feels heftier, which is a good sign that he is putting ON weight; not losing it. Last vet visit he was thought to be anemic (pale pink gums), which indicates a serious downward turn for FeLV+ cats. However, labs showed no anemia, so the vet now knows his natural coloring is a bit on the pale side . . . what a relief!

Have you posted a picture of Noah anywhere? I'd love to see Meeshe's lookalike! :)

Also want to send get well wishes to Max ~ such an ordeal he has been going through ~ hope health returns to him very soon! :)