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Rufous' close call
Maya woke me up early this morning by pushing the fish food containers
from the stand to the floor. She is our official "gravity tester". I went back to sleep thinking nothing of it. Some time later, we woke up to the sound of something crashing around under the bed. We figured it was just the cats wrestling or something, but the sound would not stop and it sounded serious. We turned the light on and saw that Rufous had his head caught in a relatively small fish food container! He was running around banging his head all over the place. We managed to grab him and pull the food container from his head. He just sat there, panting and being non-responsive. I was very concerned and grabbed my vet manual to check for signs of danger. It was a good 10 minutes until he stopped panting, and for a few minutes his eyes seemed to not respond to light. I called the emergency vet clinic and they told me to observe him for a few more minutes, that it was probably just very scared. "If he's still panting in 10 minutes, bring him over", the lady on the phone said. I told Tom to get dressed in case we had to drive to the ER. Thankfully, Rufous started calming down a bit, and paying attention to his surroundings. He didn't want anything to eat at first, so I just held him for about an hour. Then he started purring, very loud, while still breathing hard. Finally he got up and went to have some breakfast. He's now asleep with his brother on the window perch. Not a good way to start a Sunday morning! He almost gave me a heart attack! I'm just very thankful he's ok. Victor M. Martinez http://www.che.utexas.edu/~martiv |
Not a good way to start a Sunday morning! He almost gave me a heart
attack! I'm just very thankful he's ok. Victor M. Martinez http://www.che.utexas.edu/~martiv I'm glad it didn't proveto be anything major. Purrs coming for the little guy to stay safe and healthy. Dan |
"Victor M. Martinez" wrote Maya woke me up early this morning by pushing the fish food containers from the stand to the floor. She is our official "gravity tester". LOL! I went back to sleep thinking nothing of it. Some time later, we woke up to the sound of something crashing around under the bed. We figured it was just the cats wrestling or something, but the sound would not stop and it sounded serious. We turned the light on and saw that Rufous had his head caught in a relatively small fish food container! He was running around banging his head all over the place. We managed to grab him and pull the food container from his head. He just sat there, panting and being non-responsive. I was very concerned and grabbed my vet manual to check for signs of danger. It was a good 10 minutes until he stopped panting, and for a few minutes his eyes seemed to not respond to light. I called the emergency vet clinic and they told me to observe him for a few more minutes, that it was probably just very scared. "If he's still panting in 10 minutes, bring him over", the lady on the phone said. I told Tom to get dressed in case we had to drive to the ER. Thankfully, Rufous started calming down a bit, and paying attention to his surroundings. He didn't want anything to eat at first, so I just held him for about an hour. Then he started purring, very loud, while still breathing hard. Finally he got up and went to have some breakfast. He's now asleep with his brother on the window perch. Not a good way to start a Sunday morning! He almost gave me a heart attack! I'm just very thankful he's ok. So glad to hear he was OK. One of those things you can laugh at later. Purrs and scritches to the poor little guy. -- Marina, Frank and Nikki marina (dot) kurten (at) pp (dot) inet (dot) fi |
Victor M. Martinez wrote:
Maya woke me up early this morning by pushing the fish food containers from the stand to the floor. She is our official "gravity tester". I went back to sleep thinking nothing of it. Some time later, we woke up to the sound of something crashing around under the bed. We figured it was just the cats wrestling or something, but the sound would not stop and it sounded serious. We turned the light on and saw that Rufous had his head caught in a relatively small fish food container! He was running around banging his head all over the place. We managed to grab him and pull the food container from his head. He just sat there, panting and being non-responsive. I was very concerned and grabbed my vet manual to check for signs of danger. It was a good 10 minutes until he stopped panting, and for a few minutes his eyes seemed to not respond to light. I called the emergency vet clinic and they told me to observe him for a few more minutes, that it was probably just very scared. "If he's still panting in 10 minutes, bring him over", the lady on the phone said. I told Tom to get dressed in case we had to drive to the ER. Thankfully, Rufous started calming down a bit, and paying attention to his surroundings. He didn't want anything to eat at first, so I just held him for about an hour. Then he started purring, very loud, while still breathing hard. Finally he got up and went to have some breakfast. He's now asleep with his brother on the window perch. Not a good way to start a Sunday morning! He almost gave me a heart attack! I'm just very thankful he's ok. Poor Rufous, what a terrible scare. I'm very glad he's OK now. -- Adrian A House Is Not A Home, Without A Cat. |
"Victor M. Martinez" wrote: Maya woke me up early this morning by pushing the fish food containers from the stand to the floor. She is our official "gravity tester". I went back to sleep thinking nothing of it. Some time later, we woke up to the sound of something crashing around under the bed. We figured it was just the cats wrestling or something, but the sound would not stop and it sounded serious. We turned the light on and saw that Rufous had his head caught in a relatively small fish food container! He was running around banging his head all over the place. We managed to grab him and pull the food container from his head. He just sat there, panting and being non-responsive. I was very concerned and grabbed my vet manual to check for signs of danger. It was a good 10 minutes until he stopped panting, and for a few minutes his eyes seemed to not respond to light. I called the emergency vet clinic and they told me to observe him for a few more minutes, that it was probably just very scared. "If he's still panting in 10 minutes, bring him over", the lady on the phone said. I told Tom to get dressed in case we had to drive to the ER. Thankfully, Rufous started calming down a bit, and paying attention to his surroundings. He didn't want anything to eat at first, so I just held him for about an hour. Then he started purring, very loud, while still breathing hard. Finally he got up and went to have some breakfast. He's now asleep with his brother on the window perch. Not a good way to start a Sunday morning! He almost gave me a heart attack! I'm just very thankful he's ok. Astonishing the scrapes cats can get into when you think they're perfectly safe! I used to have a furry mouse on a long elstic, designed to be hung from a door-frame. The cats seemed to enjoy it, and it appeared to be safe enough for unsupervised play .... Until the day Melisande came bouncing into the living-room with the elastic wound around one paw, the mouse attached. My living-room was some little distance from the doorway containing the hanger, but the elastic had stretched with age. Dealing with a panicked cat with elastic tightly wrapped around one leg, when it was attached to a door frame in another room, had me nearly as panicked as the cat. Fortunately, I had a scissors handy, and once the overstretched elastic was cut from its base half a room away, it was easy enough to unwind from the cat. Melly suffered no ill effects, but there've been no more toys of that sort. I'm not home much, so I like to have "interactive" toys she can play with on her own, but that one didn't operate quite as intended. |
Poor baby! So glad he's okay -- purrs for you both to have a calmer ending
to the weekend! Christine "Victor M. Martinez" wrote in message exas.edu... Maya woke me up early this morning by pushing the fish food containers from the stand to the floor. She is our official "gravity tester". I went back to sleep thinking nothing of it. Some time later, we woke up to the sound of something crashing around under the bed. We figured it was just the cats wrestling or something, but the sound would not stop and it sounded serious. We turned the light on and saw that Rufous had his head caught in a relatively small fish food container! He was running around banging his head all over the place. We managed to grab him and pull the food container from his head. He just sat there, panting and being non-responsive. I was very concerned and grabbed my vet manual to check for signs of danger. It was a good 10 minutes until he stopped panting, and for a few minutes his eyes seemed to not respond to light. I called the emergency vet clinic and they told me to observe him for a few more minutes, that it was probably just very scared. "If he's still panting in 10 minutes, bring him over", the lady on the phone said. I told Tom to get dressed in case we had to drive to the ER. Thankfully, Rufous started calming down a bit, and paying attention to his surroundings. He didn't want anything to eat at first, so I just held him for about an hour. Then he started purring, very loud, while still breathing hard. Finally he got up and went to have some breakfast. He's now asleep with his brother on the window perch. Not a good way to start a Sunday morning! He almost gave me a heart attack! I'm just very thankful he's ok. Victor M. Martinez http://www.che.utexas.edu/~martiv |
Victor M. Martinez wrote:
[SNIP] Not a good way to start a Sunday morning! He almost gave me a heart attack! I'm just very thankful he's ok. Victor M. Martinez http://www.che.utexas.edu/~martiv I'm glad Rufous is ok. That was quite scary I imagine. I guess you'll have to keep the fish food tucked away from now on. My male cat Andy had a similar thing once - only it was with a paper bag. The bag was just small enough that it got caught on his ears, and he couldn't get his head out! He was running backwards fast, bumping into walls, and such. I finally caught him, and pulled the bag from his head. He was wide eyed, and panting for a while but was ok. Even after I crumpled the bag up he was giving it a wide berth for a while. rrb |
Worse than having a pack of toddler hoomins in your care! It would've been
ROFL if Rufous had not been so scared....poor Rufous. He probably scared all the others while that was going on, as well. "rrb_091903" wrote in message news:Tbhib.60801$gv5.28@fed1read05... : Victor M. Martinez wrote: : [SNIP] : : Not a good way to start a Sunday morning! He almost gave me a heart : attack! I'm just very thankful he's ok. : : Victor M. Martinez : : http://www.che.utexas.edu/~martiv : : : I'm glad Rufous is ok. That was quite scary I imagine. I guess you'll : have to keep the fish food tucked away from now on. My male cat Andy had : a similar thing once - only it was with a paper bag. The bag was just : small enough that it got caught on his ears, and he couldn't get his : head out! He was running backwards fast, bumping into walls, and such. I : finally caught him, and pulled the bag from his head. He was wide eyed, : and panting for a while but was ok. Even after I crumpled the bag up he : was giving it a wide berth for a while. : : rrb : |
"Victor M. Martinez" wrote in message exas.edu... Maya woke me up early this morning by pushing the fish food containers from the stand to the floor. She is our official "gravity tester". I went back to sleep thinking nothing of it. Some time later, we woke up to the sound of something crashing around under the bed. We figured it was just the cats wrestling or something, but the sound would not stop and it sounded serious. We turned the light on and saw that Rufous had his head caught in a relatively small fish food container! snipped What a scare for the poor baby. Glad he recovered without the need for v*t intervention. Sam |
oh no, poor baby. Please give me extra skritches and kisses from Jazz and I.
Jazz & his mama -- Irulan from the stars we came, to the stars we return from now until the end of time "Victor M. Martinez" wrote in message exas.edu... Maya woke me up early this morning by pushing the fish food containers from the stand to the floor. She is our official "gravity tester". I went back to sleep thinking nothing of it. Some time later, we woke up to the sound of something crashing around under the bed. We figured it was just the cats wrestling or something, but the sound would not stop and it sounded serious. We turned the light on and saw that Rufous had his head caught in a relatively small fish food container! He was running around banging his head all over the place. We managed to grab him and pull the food container from his head. He just sat there, panting and being non-responsive. I was very concerned and grabbed my vet manual to check for signs of danger. It was a good 10 minutes until he stopped panting, and for a few minutes his eyes seemed to not respond to light. I called the emergency vet clinic and they told me to observe him for a few more minutes, that it was probably just very scared. "If he's still panting in 10 minutes, bring him over", the lady on the phone said. I told Tom to get dressed in case we had to drive to the ER. Thankfully, Rufous started calming down a bit, and paying attention to his surroundings. He didn't want anything to eat at first, so I just held him for about an hour. Then he started purring, very loud, while still breathing hard. Finally he got up and went to have some breakfast. He's now asleep with his brother on the window perch. Not a good way to start a Sunday morning! He almost gave me a heart attack! I'm just very thankful he's ok. Victor M. Martinez http://www.che.utexas.edu/~martiv |
On Sun, 12 Oct 2003 09:06:03 -0500, "Victor M. Martinez"
wrote: Maya woke me up early this morning by pushing the fish food containers from the stand to the floor. She is our official "gravity tester". I went back to sleep thinking nothing of it. Some time later, we woke up to the sound of something crashing around under the bed. We figured it was just the cats wrestling or something, but the sound would not stop and it sounded serious. We turned the light on and saw that Rufous had his head caught in a relatively small fish food container! He was running around banging his head all over the place. We managed to grab him and pull the food container from his head. He just sat there, panting and being non-responsive. I was very concerned and grabbed my vet manual to check for signs of danger. It was a good 10 minutes until he stopped panting, and for a few minutes his eyes seemed to not respond to light. I called the emergency vet clinic and they told me to observe him for a few more minutes, that it was probably just very scared. "If he's still panting in 10 minutes, bring him over", the lady on the phone said. I told Tom to get dressed in case we had to drive to the ER. Thankfully, Rufous started calming down a bit, and paying attention to his surroundings. He didn't want anything to eat at first, so I just held him for about an hour. Then he started purring, very loud, while still breathing hard. Finally he got up and went to have some breakfast. He's now asleep with his brother on the window perch. Not a good way to start a Sunday morning! He almost gave me a heart attack! I'm just very thankful he's ok. Victor M. Martinez http://www.che.utexas.edu/~martiv Glad to hear it was just a bad scare. It's amazing how they can find trouble, even when we think everything harmful is safely out of reach. Tthey seem to find things we think are safe and manage to turn it into something dangerous. |
On Sun, 12 Oct 2003 09:06:03 -0500, "Victor M. Martinez"
wrote: Maya woke me up early this morning by pushing the fish food containers from the stand to the floor. She is our official "gravity tester". I went back to sleep thinking nothing of it. Some time later, we woke up to the sound of something crashing around under the bed. We figured it was just the cats wrestling or something, but the sound would not stop and it sounded serious. We turned the light on and saw that Rufous had his head caught in a relatively small fish food container! He was running around banging his head all over the place. We managed to grab him and pull the food container from his head. He just sat there, panting and being non-responsive. I was very concerned and grabbed my vet manual to check for signs of danger. It was a good 10 minutes until he stopped panting, and for a few minutes his eyes seemed to not respond to light. I called the emergency vet clinic and they told me to observe him for a few more minutes, that it was probably just very scared. "If he's still panting in 10 minutes, bring him over", the lady on the phone said. I told Tom to get dressed in case we had to drive to the ER. Thankfully, Rufous started calming down a bit, and paying attention to his surroundings. He didn't want anything to eat at first, so I just held him for about an hour. Then he started purring, very loud, while still breathing hard. Finally he got up and went to have some breakfast. He's now asleep with his brother on the window perch. Not a good way to start a Sunday morning! He almost gave me a heart attack! I'm just very thankful he's ok. Victor M. Martinez http://www.che.utexas.edu/~martiv A similar thing happened to TuTu about a month ago. Nosy TuTu got into the pantry closet where I also keep grocery bags (for use in waste baskets). She apparently got her head through one handle and went tearing and scrabbeling through the house with a bag full of grocery bags chasing her. I don't move very fast but I was trying to catch her as she went back and forth -- the bags in full pursuit. About the third pass I managed to grab a bag and the contents fell on the floor. Then I finally managed to tear the one on her head off. She was one scared pussycat. MLB |
"Victor M. Martinez" wrote in message exas.edu... Maya woke me up early this morning by pushing the fish food containers from the stand to the floor. She is our official "gravity tester". I went back to sleep thinking nothing of it. Some time later, we woke up to the sound of something crashing around under the bed. We figured it was just the cats wrestling or something, but the sound would not stop and it sounded serious. We turned the light on and saw that Rufous had his head caught in a relatively small fish food container! He was running around banging his head all over the place. We managed to grab him and pull the food container from his head. He just sat there, panting and being non-responsive. I was very concerned and grabbed my vet manual to check for signs of danger. It was a good 10 minutes until he stopped panting, and for a few minutes his eyes seemed to not respond to light. I called the emergency vet clinic and they told me to observe him for a few more minutes, that it was probably just very scared. "If he's still panting in 10 minutes, bring him over", the lady on the phone said. I told Tom to get dressed in case we had to drive to the ER. Thankfully, Rufous started calming down a bit, and paying attention to his surroundings. He didn't want anything to eat at first, so I just held him for about an hour. Then he started purring, very loud, while still breathing hard. Finally he got up and went to have some breakfast. He's now asleep with his brother on the window perch. Not a good way to start a Sunday morning! He almost gave me a heart attack! I'm just very thankful he's ok. Victor M. Martinez http://www.che.utexas.edu/~martiv whew! give the little guy an extra cuddle for me. Brenda |
Wow, how scary! I'm glad everything turned out ok in the end.
Purrs, -- Britta ROT13 to reply Check out pictures of Vino at: http://photos.yahoo.com/badwilson click on Vino and "friends" album |
Victor M. Martinez wrote:
We figured it was just the cats wrestling or something, but the sound would not stop and it sounded serious. We turned the light on and saw that Rufous had his head caught in a relatively small fish food container! He was running around banging his head all over the place. We managed to grab him and pull the food container from his head. He just sat there, panting and being non-responsive. Oh, that is scary!! I'm glad he's all right now! Joyce |
Hopitus2 wrote:
Worse than having a pack of toddler hoomins in your care! It would've been ROFL if Rufous had not been so scared....poor Rufous. He probably scared all the others while that was going on, as well. He did scare everybody, but my main concern was that perhaps he was not able to breathe while he was stuck. The container was just the size of his head, so he probably didn't get much air in... that's why I was so worried. -- Victor M. Martinez http://www.che.utexas.edu/~martiv |
And on top of that, he was probably hyperventilating inside of it, making
his lack of breathable air worse...... "Victor M. Martinez" wrote in message ... : Hopitus2 wrote: : Worse than having a pack of toddler hoomins in your care! It would've been : ROFL if Rufous had not been so scared....poor Rufous. He probably scared all : the others while that was going on, as well. : : He did scare everybody, but my main concern was that perhaps he was not able : to breathe while he was stuck. The container was just the size of his head, : so he probably didn't get much air in... that's why I was so worried. : -- : Victor M. Martinez : : http://www.che.utexas.edu/~martiv : |
"Victor M. Martinez" wrote in message texas.edu...
Maya woke me up early this morning by pushing the fish food containers from the stand to the floor. She is our official "gravity tester". I went back to sleep thinking nothing of it. Some time later, we woke up to the sound of something crashing around under the bed. We figured it was just the cats wrestling or something, but the sound would not stop and it sounded serious. We turned the light on and saw that Rufous had his head caught in a relatively small fish food container! (snipped a little) Not a good way to start a Sunday morning! He almost gave me a heart attack! I'm just very thankful he's ok. Victor M. Martinez http://www.che.utexas.edu/~martiv Awww, poor little guy! I'm glad he's okay - please give him a scritch for me. ------ Krista |
In article .edu, "Victor M. Martinez" wrote: now asleep with his brother on the window perch. Not a good way to start a Sunday morning! He almost gave me a heart attack! I'm just very thankful he's ok. So am I give him a scritch from Suz. Suz Iron Chef Macmoosette Thank Heavens There's Only One =^..^= =^..^= =^..^= =^..^= =^..^= =^..^= Chocolate heals all wounds. |
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