i feel like the most terrible kittymum.............and i probably am

**carole** · 06-13-2003, 11:02 PM

Well its been another stressful day in the household, but lexie is doing well, she has become ever so cuddly since having the cone on, i guess she figures she cant do much with it on but sleep, and she chooses to sleep on us, which isnt like her, shes a very sweet loving gentle cat but not normally a lap cat.
I try to take it off every now and then to give her a break from it, and to groom and drink water, but she is so naughty, i will only beable to do it for a very short while, as she is straight for that tail end.
Today she snuck in the bedroom without it on and under the bed, man what a pain trying to get her out, four of us finally did, she is just soooo sneaky. but i love her.
I never realised how stressed out one can get when your furbaby is ill or recovering, she is a good lil patient really, just wants to do whats normal for a kitty kat.
I think im more tired and stressed when even my children were little and were sick, i worry about her constantly, always fussing, making sure she is ok, 24/7 lol

**carole** · 06-13-2003, 11:03 PM

By the way Pantera, lexie says hi back and says us short tails gotta stick together.

**Vio&Juni** · 06-16-2003, 07:30 AM

Originally posted by carole
By the way Pantera, lexie says hi back and says us short tails gotta stick together.

**PayItForward** · 06-16-2003, 04:17 PM

I am glad Lexie is getting better.

How do you cuddle her with the cone on ?

**Nomilynn** · 06-16-2003, 04:47 PM

I'm sorry I didn't see this sooner!!

Carole, I'm so happy that Lexie is happy to be home.. it sounds like she's quite the kitty with cattitude, as she keeps on chewing that tail!

Don't feel bad.. sometimes accidents happen and it's what we do to make it up that counts - so I would say you are a GREAT kitty mom!

**RICHARD** · 06-16-2003, 04:54 PM

if it makes you feel better.....

i was leaving my mom's house with eddie in my arms...i closed the door with my foot when i had a sharp pain between my shoulder and nipple....

it took me about two seconds to count THREE claws
in my skin......i said to eddie, LET GO.....

he wouldn't....

when i tried to pull him close to me to take the
tension off my skin, he'd pull in the opposite and most painful direction.

again, i asked him to 'let go'.......nope, no good..

i put the glass i had in my other hand down and tried to get the squirming cat still so i could
get his claws out of my chest....

after about 20 seconds, and the "help, my cat has punctured my breast and will not let go" dance, i managed to pull him close, keep him still and get his paw dislodged from my chest......YEEEEOOOOOOOOOOOWWWWWWWWWW.

moral of the story?

please keep your arms, legs and TAIL inside the car until the ride is over.......

and

don't close the cat's tail in the door...

**carole** · 06-16-2003, 07:30 PM

Thanks nomilyn, richard and payitforward, lexie is progressing very well indeed, she still loves to give the tail a good ole chew if she gets the chance, but mum is always near hand to stop her, i have managed to keep the collar off most of the day now, thanks goodness, it stressed me out more than her i think, however she looked very depressed when i put it on, and it made me feel bad, but i knew i had to do it, but now the healing process is well underway, i only put it on a night time, the cones can be somewhat dangerous, as they can get caught in things, so supervision is a must at least in my house with a dangerous stairway open to the lounge, and a large gym set in our bedroom courtesy of my son, so i chose to sleep downstairs on the couch for 3 nights until lexie got accustomed to the cone, oh its nice to be back in the big bed again.
Well u cant cuddle her face much but, you can still get heaps of cuddles in, just try and stop me lol.
Back to the vets on saturday for check up, stitches should have desolved by then, but she will take them out if necessary, well my girl may look a little different in the future, but not everyone has such an expensive tail, mind u i thought 150 dollars for the whole lot was very reasonable indeed.
Lexie is just as loving as always, u could not wish for a sweeter little kitty kat, i grabbed her last night and she snuggled in my arms, cone and all an slept for hours with me, which is something she does not do normally, so i am getting extra cuddles right now and taking every advantage of them lol.
THANKS for all the support folks, its really helped, i probably wont ever really forgive myself for doing this to my baby , but i will move on dont worry. cheers.:

**Lorraine** · 06-16-2003, 08:11 PM

I am very happy to hear that Lexie is feeling better!
See, she has forgiven you, giving you extra cuddles!!

Crazy things happen all the time, you are a great Meowmie!
I hope her check-up went well on Saturday.
Please give her a kiss from me!

**Catsnclay** · 06-16-2003, 09:27 PM

At one time all 3 of ours also became a "conehead". We finally got smart with the last one, Yoshi. We attached a helium balloon to the outer rim, on top...to help keep it up. Yoshi wasn't more than a few pounds and the cone was too heavy for him, he would lift his head, walk a few steps and then let it drop. It was hard not to laugh at him, but they do tend to master it. The balloon helped a lot, and we really laughed at him, but it did make things easier for him.

Lucky has become a lap cat lately too. I think they realize that they went through some trauma, and they want their mommys & daddys........we have no problem with that!

**captain** · 06-16-2003, 09:34 PM

Originally posted by Catsnclay
At one time all 3 of ours also became a "conehead". We finally got smart with the last one, Yoshi. We attached a helium balloon to the outer rim, on top...to help keep it up. Yoshi wasn't more than a few pounds and the cone was too heavy for him, he would lift his head, walk a few steps and then let it drop. It was hard not to laugh at him, but they do tend to master it. The balloon helped a lot, and we really laughed at him, but it did make things easier for him.

PLEASE tell me you got a picture of that!!!

**captain** · 06-16-2003, 11:16 PM

... and Carole ........ YOU are not a bad kitty Mum.

THIS is a bad kitty BABY!

**Vio&Juni** · 06-17-2003, 02:42 AM

Originally posted by Catsnclay
At one time all 3 of ours also became a "conehead". We finally got smart with the last one, Yoshi. We attached a helium balloon to the outer rim, on top...to help keep it up. Yoshi wasn't more than a few pounds and the cone was too heavy for him, he would lift his head, walk a few steps and then let it drop. It was hard not to laugh at him, but they do tend to master it. The balloon helped a lot, and we really laughed at him, but it did make things easier for him.

Poor cat! I can imagine!

**IttyBittyKitty** · 06-17-2003, 04:57 AM

Originally posted by carole
Well its been another stressful day in the household, but lexie is doing well, she has become ever so cuddly since having the cone on, i guess she figures she cant do much with it on but sleep, and she chooses to sleep on us, which isnt like her, shes a very sweet loving gentle cat but not normally a lap cat.
I try to take it off every now and then to give her a break from it, and to groom and drink water, but she is so naughty, i will only beable to do it for a very short while, as she is straight for that tail end.
Today she snuck in the bedroom without it on and under the bed, man what a pain trying to get her out, four of us finally did, she is just soooo sneaky. but i love her.
I never realised how stressed out one can get when your furbaby is ill or recovering, she is a good lil patient really, just wants to do whats normal for a kitty kat.
I think im more tired and stressed when even my children were little and were sick, i worry about her constantly, always fussing, making sure she is ok, 24/7 lol

Carole, it sounds like Lexie is trying to tell you that she still loves you and forgives you. Cats are incredibly intuitive, and Lexie is no exception! She must know how stressed and upset you were and she is trying to reassure you that she still loves you and doesn't blame you. Aren't cats just so clever?

**L. Wayne** · 06-17-2003, 06:38 AM

Carole, don't blame yourself for what happened. Cats are incredibley forgiving. In fact, when you bring her home she will probably be so happy to be back in her home again. I remember nearly 27 years ago, I had a Maine Coon tabby cat. One day while getting his food ready, I accidently kicked his jaw and broke it. He went into hiding for about 2 days, before he would come out. Talk about feeling sick

..... He learned not to get under my feet when I fed him after that episode.