Fatpads - Uppydate 2/24/10

[Cinder & Smoke]

HEY!

The Wandering Spirits check in!! - How'ya doing?

And how did the Kid check out with the UTI?

[Tubby & Peanut's Mom]

Hey Phred

He physically checked her out, but I was unable to get a "sample" before we left....and I'm still waiting. Geez, will she never pee?

He agreed that all evidence pointed towards a UTI, but he wanted to "practice good medicine" and not dispense the antibiotics until he got a "sample."

So now I have newspaper in the litterbox, litterbox tilted so it will drain to one corner, syringe on the ready......and my luck CJ will be the next one to pee and I'll have to redo everything to put it back in place for her.... Oh the things we do for our dear ones.....

Other than this, all is well with the family and life is good. Could warm up a bit if you ask me though. It's only been in the low to mid 60s for the last week or so with all this rain we've been getting. Rain....what is rain....this is the desert for crying out loud! I want sunshine and mid 70s or I'm moving back to Chicago for the winter! (yeah, right!)

[krazyaboutkatz]

Hi Debbie. It's nice to see you posting here again. I've never heard of the term "fatpads". Maybe Richard should add it to the PT dictionary. Hopefully if Robin does have a UTI that it'll clear up quickly without any problems.

At my vets they just use syringe with a needle to get a urine sample so I never have the problem of trying to collect it on my own. Sometimes Storm's bladder has been empty so I've had to leave him at the vets for a while so that they would be able to get a good sample though.

I know what you mean by a chunky cat. My Ziggy has become a huge cat. She's 3 now and just seems to keep on growing. She probably weighs about 15lbs now. She loves to eat and if I still free fed my cats she'd probably weigh 20-30lbs. She's lucky that she's long haired because it helps to cover up her tummy.

I'm glad that everyone is doing well and hopefully you'll be able to check in more around here. It's been so sad with all of the PT cats going to the Bridge lately. It's been cold and rainy here too so I can relate to what you're experiencing. Take care.

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I hope I got the right pic.

[Barbara]

Hi Debbie, good to hear from you. I hope you get that sample- sometimes you would rather they would NOT practise that "good medicine"
I miss pictures of your two- would love to make up my mind about "fatpads" myself

[Laura's Babies]

Hi Debbie! Nice to see you back again. Hope your lovely girl gets better soon and CJ don't have to "go" before she does but we all know he will...

[catmandu]

When I saw the word Fatpads my first thought was Lovehandles.
We are praying that Robin will be all right. Tubby, Cracker Jack and Peanuts and the Tubby Angels are with you to give Robin Moral Support, and help in any way they can. Thats a painful and embarrasing disease for us, let alone a Poor Animal who doesnt understand whats going on.
Prayers for Robin from All f Us at the Found Cats Hotel