Kim, you did nothing wrong! I'm so happy to hear that he is "out of the woods" and will be coming back home soon! :)
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Kim, you did nothing wrong! I'm so happy to hear that he is "out of the woods" and will be coming back home soon! :)
Prayers and good, loving wishes for Pouncer are being sent..
Pat, Peony, Sydney, Poppy, Priscilla, and Elmer
Not much to report now, but I'm checking in nonetheless.....
When I called earlier, it must have been right after shift change because the tech had no info but she said he was sitting in his litterbox watching everyone :)
The vet called hubby later and gave him the info... I bet I only got half the message :rolleyes: but I know I get to bring him home at 3:00 tomorrow and I've got meds to give. Nooooo problem since he's the EASIEST cat to medicate. He's actually FINALLY eating. It was only a little bit but at least he ate something. I get to bring him home! YIPPIE!!!!!
Here's a few "recent" pictures of the little sickie. They are somewhere around a month old
Classic Pouncer.... looking like he's about to cause some type of trouble
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v6...tleStinker.jpg
More recent, maybe two weeks ago, of him napping on the warm shelf above the rediator. Look at him, not a care in the world. :)
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v6...ign/snooze.jpg
happy happy news!
Eating is a GOOD sign! :cool:
Bring him home tomorrow and shower him with love & affection!
Oh Kim, I am so happy to hear that Pouncer is starting to eat. A little bit at a time is good right now.
I bet you can't wait until you get him home tomorrow. Did the vet say when it would be good to bring him in for his surgery?
Kim, I'm glad to hear that Pouncer is finally eating and that he gets to go home tomorrow.:) I'll continue to keep him in my thoughts and prayers.
I also agree that you did nothing wrong. I've done the same thing with my RB Pepper and the vet also yelled at me. As others have already said cats are very good at hiding their illnesses.
He is just too adorable for words!!! gotta love those tabbies!! I'm so glad he's getting better!Quote:
Originally Posted by catnapper
OH JOY!!!
I am sooooo happy!! I had this weird feeling when I opened this thread up that there would be good news inside!!
{{KISSES}} for you Pouncer. I'm sure he will feel so much better when he is at home!! Now eat up like a good boy Pouncer!
What great news! See? Things are getting better and better! Miracles do happen. I'm happy he's feeling better and I'm happy for all of you that you can take a deep breath.
YIPPEE! I am so glad that sweet Pouncer is finally eating!
And typical "man", sitting on his "throne"! :rolleyes:
I am so glad that he is better and will be coming home! Shower him with kissies from all of us!
Great news! :D
I'm so glad to read he is eating and gets to come home today. Yay!!!
Two more hours til I get my boy. Goodness.... it just might be the longest two hours of my life!
I'm going to feel so much better when he is home. Please let us know how he is doing.
The Found Cats are wondering how they can ship the beef tenderloin that they are having for dinner tonight over to Pouncer.
They will leave it for Pouncer , Mr Scrappy and Moose Angels to bring over along with thier Kitty Kissies and Head Nookies!
POUNCERS COMING HOME!!!!
MMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRREEEEEEE EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEOOOOOOOOOO OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWW WWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWW!!!!!!!!
He's home!!!!!
My little boy looks great, but is very jumpy. Everyone's had their turn to hiss at him, and he hissed big-time back at Harry.
The first thing he did was check out the status of the litterbox. Then went on the hunt for food. When I removed the food from him, he returned to the litterbox. Then he went to visit the other litterboxes..... kinda scary to see him still literrbox juming :( I'm going to call the vet about this litterbox jumping.
He cost me a small fortune. I get paid tomorrow, and a few other bills will be put on the back burner, but he's worth the $500 I just paid.
He's on pred, clavimox and another med I never heard of, but its supposed to help with bladder contractions. They tried to give me dry SD, which he will NOT eat, so I walked out with a mere 6 days' worth of wet..... good grief what will a month or two's supply cost me?!? :eek: Wish us luck in trying to keep him away from the others while they eat. I think I'm going to just feed everyone wet food to keep it simple, but keep him isolated at mealtimes anyway so that he doesn't sneak away from his food to eat what everyone else is eating.
As I was leaving, the one vet tech told me to take good care of her buddy. She said he's the sweetest cat and bonded with him this week. :) He IS a sweet cat. He's MY sweet cat and I'm glad he's home
I'm happy he's in your arms today : )
What do you mean by litterbox jumping?
My Marshall does this all the time.It takes him forever to decide which box to go pee in.He's been like this forever but I hope I don't have a worry down the road.He's funny but sometimes I worry.I think he just is choosy.He always ends up going pee.He takes way to long though.Drives us bananas ;)
But so happy to hear about Pouncer baby :)
Charlie wants HIS cat back! (LOL)
On second thought, you broke him. ;)
I am just so happy that he is home and feeling better. ***HAPPY DANCE***
I called the vet and she said its normal that he's doing the litterbox jumping right now. Carla, by litterbox juming I mean he tried to pee in one box, nothing comes out so he tries another. The vet asked if he's peeing in the boxes.... ummm... no, but I think its because he just had a catheter removed and nothing's in him to pee. He did drink a lot from the waterfountain. Lets hope pee comes out in half an hour or so. :)
Oh OK...I know about catheters doing that being operated myself 6 times :eek: It does take a while to go regular.I forgot about Pouncers catheter.
Anyone want Harry? He's been tormenting Pouncer since he walked in the door. One fight was particuarly violent.
Harry's up for grabs to the first taker ;)
In other news, Pouncer's settling in quite nicely and has been drinking lots of water. I'm sure he'd eat food but I want to wait til closer to bedtime to give him his meds and food all at once. I can't tell you how gret it is to have him home. Harry on the other hand thinks it stinks Pouncer's back home :rolleyes:
That Must Be Exaspeating To Have Pouncer So Ill And For Harry To Be Chasing Him Like That.
I Guess Pouncer Will Somehow Have To Be Kept Seperated Until Hes Feeling Beter.
I Wish You Could Send Harry To A Place Where He Would Be The Boss Cat, But I Know How Much Harry Means To You.
Its Good Pouncers Home , I Pray That He Will Be Able To Recover In Peace.
Maybe put Harry in a seperate room for a month?So when he gets out...he's the new cat and not really in charge anymore?Just a thought.
Probably wouldn't work though.Plus working and coming home to go to each room for water changing food feeding and all that can get overwhelmingly tiring.
All our cats I think are just too spoiled! :rolleyes: :D
I wonder if they put Pouncer on amitriptyline (Elavil). It's an anti-depressant, but many people go on it to prevent bladder spasms.
Any more thoughts about trannies for Harry??? :)
Kim, I'm glad that Pouncer is now home.:) I'm sorry to hear that Harry is already tormenting Pouncer.:( My Storm is also like this when one of the others comes home from the vet. He hates the vet smell and maybe this is what Harry's smelling. I hope that everything continues to go well for Pouncer and he'll remain in my thoughts and prayers.
Oh, Catnapper, I just read this whole thread, all ten pages ... talk about a roller coaster ride! When you have a second, put the bladder drug in a post and I'll look it up in my drug reference.
Pouncer, sweet. Put some urine in the box so your meowmie knows your plumbing works. I bet it feels like you have to go all the time. One of the pills your meowmie is giving you will help you with that. Have a good night, cookie.
Can you "quarantine" Harry at all, let him know he's on PRIVILEGE DENIAL. What a meanie head, picking on poor Pouncer!!Quote:
Originally Posted by catnapper
One of my guys gets really, really mad when anyone goes to the vet and comes back with that vet smell. This is mister laid back cat that turns into a demon. I have found, and now do this the time, that if I sprinkle the entire brood with a little bit of baby powder, it takes care of the problem. Everyone has the same smell. I have used that when introducing newbies to the family also.
I don't think its the vet smell. Harry has been increasingly mean towards Pouncer, and his meanest is when Pouncer is feeling his sickest. He had been locked out of the bedroom last night, but we had locked Allen in with us since Pouncer and he cuddle. I forgot that Allen knows how to unlock the door to get out.... and thats what happened last night, Harry got in and proceeded to attack a sleeping Pouncer :mad:
Good news is Pouncer's doing GREAT. He's one HUGE lovebug and snuggle buddy. He still hasn't much of an appetite for the prescription food though. I don't think its because he doesn't want to eat, I think its because he doesn't want to eat the icky Hills SD.
Maybe mix just a bit of his favourite food in with the "icky" stuff.
Mix in some Rescue Remedy with Harry's! :p
SO glad to hear that your snugglebug is back to his loving self! WOOHOO!
Oh my.... believe me, I understand about one kitty "attacking" another! My Sasha sits at the bottom of the stairs and waits for Tabitha to come down, then she pounces! It makes me so upset... and I haven't found anything that will stop her.
But I am glad that Pouncer is home and is being a cuddlebunny! I love that! And I know that just hearing his purrrrrr makes you smile!
So glad he is home and on the mend!
Just out of curiosity, have you tried the Feliway Diffusers? I know they help calm our guys a good bit...
I also believe in the feliways...I used the plug ins for years but they got too expensive.Quote:
Originally Posted by Trinityagain
Especially in a house..not an apartment.
You need 2-6 upstairs and 2-6 downstairs (depending the size of the house),that gets gets very expensive after awhile.
But they work.
We couldn't afford it anymore.
My method was vet -approved. Get a comfy nylon collar (I got ones with a "stretchy" bit, but Oscar hooked his lower teeth in the collar while grooming - TWICE! Thank God I was there when it happened!)
And I put a little shot of Feliway right on the collar..gently squeeze so a little bit soaks into the collar.
Once in the morning, and once at night.
Took Oscar several days to get used to me squirting the collar - now I can do it while he's eating!
My vet loved this idea and was going to pass it on to other clients of his.
Might be worth a try.
LOLOLOLOL at the collar idea. Want a funny video? I will show you how Harry gets out of 10 different collars. I have quite the collar collection in hopes Harry would be able to wear ONE of them.
Does anyone know if you could spray a little feliway right ON the cat? Like the back of the head where it can't lick itself?
That is great news that Pouncer is back home!!! Is the med to relax the bladder called Probanthine?? If it is, watch out for the foamy mouth if the pill does not go right down!!!
Wow, that collar idea is great! Feliway is too expensive in a house w/7 cats but if I can do it that way, it's worth a try. If it works, I can take Specs and Yodie Yodie off the Clomicalm.
My Peeka (RB) used to stalk and attack poor Pidgie Pie all the time. Pidge lived under my bed basically for quite a while. Even after Peeka passed over, Pidge was always checking around the corner before she came out to eat or use the litterbox. Sometimes one cat just does not like another cat, just like humans.