Mr. Magoo Update...

[catlover4ever]

CCL, I have to admit that I'm at work and have not had time to read every post, but please know that I am thinking, praying and sending you positive thoughts that your arm will be OK and that everything will work out fine with Mr. Magoo. --- Meg

[catmandu]

The Found Cats and I aregald that You are better , andwe hope that Scrappy Paddington Magoo , can sttle down , and realize that he is in a Great Furr Ever Home!

[Kirsten]

CCL; I'm glad you finally got medical help for your wrist, and I hope you will be better soon and the pain will disappear.

I'm also happy to hear that Mr. Magoo still makes your heart melt. I don't think he's a real mean cat, he has always been so sweet with you in the shelter, so I think it's been only a mix of fear, over-stimulation and confusion that made him bite you.

Best wishes from here,

Kirsten

[Barbara]

I was away for the weekend and this thread came as kind of a shock to me: I was so worried when I heard you didn't want to see the doc first- I see that even small scratches can heal rather badly- and this was a serious bite.

I think for a blind cat the situation must have been very worrying. I hope if Mr. Magoo gets something to calm him down and has more time he will learn to live in the new environment just like he learnt to live at the shelter.

All the best for both of you

[Logan]

OH my! I had no idea of all the excitement at your house, CCL!!

Hope that arm is feeling better today, and your little boy is calm and getting used to his new environment.

Hang in there!

Logan

[K & L]

I've been so busy and just now caught up with this thread! I sure hope all works out and you're doing better!

[sirrahbed]

Please get well soon CCL!!

[catcrazylady]

awwwwe debbie! what a sweet card!!!

i'm back from the docs and we will continue antibiotics unless this streak moves any further up my arm. then we go to the hospital for iv. i don't expect that to happen!
mr. magoo is doing fine and seems very relaxed. i am still very leary of him and extremely cautious. i only have one hand left!! he is responding very well to hubby so that is good. he must stay confined for at least another ten days. he has had all of his shots but on very off chance he was already carrying rabies he must stay confined. if he were rabid (which he is not) he will die within ten days of starting to bite. he was blind and on his own outside so i will be precautious and watch.
julie/ally's mom has contacted someone who has brought a rescued blind cat into her multi cat household. i too am going to try to contact her and maybe she can offer lots of advice.
i really can't thank all of you enough for all this help!!! my nurse debbie who tracked down my phone number to call and help me out with my wrist, julie and pif for using their time to gather info for me, to all of you who have shared past experiences so that i don't feel alone, and to each and every one of you for your kind, encouraging words. the prayers and conern for me and mr. magoo have been overwhelming! i cry when i just think about all of you!
i only hope that i learn something from this experience that will someday benfit someone else. my tears are overflowing now because of all you wonderful people. thank you isn't strong enough but i have nothing else to offer.

[RedHedd]

Aww! thank you for writing, as I know it must be painful. You and Mr. Magoo have been in our prayers and thoughts all day, and will continue to be until all is well in your part of the world.

[catland]

sorry I missed this thread before - I really missed all the excitement. I'm glad you've gotten medical attention and are recovering - that sounds like such a scary bite.

Don't be so hard on yourself, you had no way of knowing. I'm also sure that you've done a service here by reminding all of us just how potentially dangerous those cute little furballs can be.

I hope you now have a speedy and successful recovery and that this never happens to you again.

[Tubby & Peanut's Mom]

Sorry it's taken so long to respond, but I've been thinking about you and hoping everything was going ok. Sorry to hear about the bite, but I'm glad you finally went and had it looked at and are doing ok.

Now, here's my take on what happened, and I'm going to explain it using a handicapped person (hp) as an example. For those of us who don't deal with handicapped people on a daily basis, our natural reaction when we see a hp is to try and help them. We want to do whatever we can for them to try and make things easier for them and to make sure they don't hurt themselves. I think most people who have dealt with hp's will eventually learn - and I think they usually learn the hard way - is that the hp doesn't want to be helped all the time. They want to do things for themselves - even if it means making things hard on themselves, and possibly getting hurt in the process. Basically, they want to be independent and the care taker needs to learn what the hp needs help with, and what they can do on their own.

So now, how this all relates to Paddy Bear is that he was out and about and taking care of himself as best he could while was essentially blind. He did have one eye, but probably couldn't see much - if anything - out of it. So he learned to be independent and how to defend himself without seeing. He wasn't used to having someone taking care of him and trying to protect him from the world and from hurting himself. I really think he learned a lot in those days - and we have no way of knowing how long he was outside and surviving like this. Then along comes Lisa, who's heart breaks when she sees Paddy, and all she wants to do is help protect sweet Paddy from the world. She knows very little about him, but she knows he can't see. So she treats him with kid gloves to try and make the transition into her home as easy as possible for him. He finally - after weeks and weeks in a cage - gets his freedom and starts exploring his new home. He thinks to himself "Yeah, I'm free again!" And then all of a sudden he's confined again so he lashes out. It's not Lisa's fault because she is only trying to protect him and make things easier for him. But it's not Paddy's fault either, because he has no other way of letting her know that he'll be ok - he can take care of himself. I'm sure that like most hp, he appreciates her help tremendously, but he also needed to let her know that she needs to "let go" and let him "do for himself."

I sure hope I explained this well enough because it really seems to me that this is what happened. I'm just sorry this all had to happen in this way - and at this time, what with the birthday celebrations and such - but as I always say, everything always works out for the best so ultimately it should be a good thing that Paddy showed us his strength at this time and in this way. It's too bad Lisa had to take a hit like this for us to see this, but it'll all work out for the best.

Please rest and take care of yourself, Lisa, and thanks for keeping us updated on everything that is going on with our no-so-fragile Paddy Bear.

[sirrahbed]

Wow Debbie - this is spooky! Were you listening into the phone conversation with CCL and I??? I think she has come to this *exact* conclusion!! And I think you both are *exactly* right - down to the kidgloves and everything. Too weird!
Your description is excellent and I really think it is very observant. This sweet little vulnerable looking baby is not helpless and he wants OUT! In time Magoo!

[trayi52]

Yes Debbie that sounds just like what happened. I used to work with handicapped people. I worked with a little boy that had been born blind, had never experienced sight ever in his life.

So that does make a lot of sense. You explained that very well.

Lisa, I hope you are feeling better today. Hopefully that wrist will heal quickly. I know your going to do just fine with Paddy. Just hang in there and listen to the Debbies, and please take care of yourself.

Willie

[QueenScoopalot]

Lisa, Hope your hand is on the mend! Very good advice about the correlation between handicapped people and handicats! Speaking of...I saw a post on Yahoo (one of the many groups I'm signed up for involving handicapped pets) talking about you and Magoo. I was dashing out the door an another "safari" so didn't respond. Kisses to Magoo from the brain damaged, limbs missing, eyes missing etc. *mash unit* here! And hugs from me! Jan

[Dog1,Cats2]

Wow - just read thru this whole thread - very glad that CCL went to the doctor and that Magoo is otherwise doing OK.

How scary. But kudos to CCL for hanging in there after such a painful initiation. I'm sure Magoo will eventually show his appreciation for her TLC - but she needs the TLC at the moment!