Pickle could do with a purr or two.

Sunday morning, it looked like he'd lost some fur on his shoulder, leaving a
a maybe half-inch diameter red mark. We suspected that him & Suki had had a
fight over 'the favourite chair' and Suki had managed to rip a mouthful of
fur out. "No Big Deal", we thought.

Yesterday, it looked like said red mark had turned into a scab. "Nothing too
much to worry about, but keep an eye on it." we thought.

This morning, it was a gaping wound. It had turned into over an inch in
diameter, it was deep, and it was clear that the skin had disconnected from
the rest of the tissue for quite a way up his neck.

Cary was late for school because Pickle was rushed to the vet.

The bad news is that the wound had become infected, and that it would need
flushing, debriding, and both internal and external stitching. The good news
is that Pickle is a young, healthy cat, and the infection has not become
systemic. Since I couldn't say for certain whether he'd eaten in the last 4
hours or not, he'll be held till this afternoon so they can do the surgery
safely. If things go well, I'll pick him up after work, and then will begin
the fun game of Pilling the Cat with antibiotics.

I'm sure that Pickle will be fine, but purrs for his quick and uneventful
recovery would still be welcome.

Yowie

Purrs and prayers on the way that Pickle recovers quickly.
"Yowie" wrote in message
...
Sunday morning, it looked like he'd lost some fur on his shoulder, leaving
a a maybe half-inch diameter red mark. We suspected that him & Suki had
had a fight over 'the favourite chair' and Suki had managed to rip a
mouthful of fur out. "No Big Deal", we thought.

Yesterday, it looked like said red mark had turned into a scab. "Nothing
too much to worry about, but keep an eye on it." we thought.

This morning, it was a gaping wound. It had turned into over an inch in
diameter, it was deep, and it was clear that the skin had disconnected
from the rest of the tissue for quite a way up his neck.

Cary was late for school because Pickle was rushed to the vet.

The bad news is that the wound had become infected, and that it would need
flushing, debriding, and both internal and external stitching. The good
news is that Pickle is a young, healthy cat, and the infection has not
become systemic. Since I couldn't say for certain whether he'd eaten in
the last 4 hours or not, he'll be held till this afternoon so they can do
the surgery safely. If things go well, I'll pick him up after work, and
then will begin the fun game of Pilling the Cat with antibiotics.

I'm sure that Pickle will be fine, but purrs for his quick and uneventful
recovery would still be welcome.

Yowie

Purrs are on the way. My Pickles will offer double purrs for her almost
namesake.

Joy

"Yowie" wrote in message
...
Sunday morning, it looked like he'd lost some fur on his shoulder, leaving
a a maybe half-inch diameter red mark. We suspected that him & Suki had
had a fight over 'the favourite chair' and Suki had managed to rip a
mouthful of fur out. "No Big Deal", we thought.

Yesterday, it looked like said red mark had turned into a scab. "Nothing
too much to worry about, but keep an eye on it." we thought.

This morning, it was a gaping wound. It had turned into over an inch in
diameter, it was deep, and it was clear that the skin had disconnected
from the rest of the tissue for quite a way up his neck.

Cary was late for school because Pickle was rushed to the vet.

The bad news is that the wound had become infected, and that it would need
flushing, debriding, and both internal and external stitching. The good
news is that Pickle is a young, healthy cat, and the infection has not
become systemic. Since I couldn't say for certain whether he'd eaten in
the last 4 hours or not, he'll be held till this afternoon so they can do
the surgery safely. If things go well, I'll pick him up after work, and
then will begin the fun game of Pilling the Cat with antibiotics.

I'm sure that Pickle will be fine, but purrs for his quick and uneventful
recovery would still be welcome.

Yowie

"Yowie" wrote in message
...
Sunday morning, it looked like he'd lost some fur on his shoulder, leaving
a a maybe half-inch diameter red mark. We suspected that him & Suki had
had a fight over 'the favourite chair' and Suki had managed to rip a
mouthful of fur out. "No Big Deal", we thought.

Yesterday, it looked like said red mark had turned into a scab. "Nothing
too much to worry about, but keep an eye on it." we thought.

This morning, it was a gaping wound. It had turned into over an inch in
diameter, it was deep, and it was clear that the skin had disconnected
from the rest of the tissue for quite a way up his neck.

Cary was late for school because Pickle was rushed to the vet.

The bad news is that the wound had become infected, and that it would need
flushing, debriding, and both internal and external stitching. The good
news is that Pickle is a young, healthy cat, and the infection has not
become systemic. Since I couldn't say for certain whether he'd eaten in
the last 4 hours or not, he'll be held till this afternoon so they can do
the surgery safely. If things go well, I'll pick him up after work, and
then will begin the fun game of Pilling the Cat with antibiotics.

I'm sure that Pickle will be fine, but purrs for his quick and uneventful
recovery would still be welcome.

Yowie

On Aug 16, 8:10*pm, "Yowie" wrote:
Sunday morning, it looked like he'd lost some fur on his shoulder, leaving a
a maybe half-inch diameter red mark. We suspected that him & Suki had had a
fight over 'the favourite chair' and Suki had managed to rip a mouthful of
fur out. "No Big Deal", we thought.

Yesterday, it looked like said red mark had turned into a scab. "Nothing too
much to worry about, but keep an eye on it." we thought.

This morning, it was a gaping wound. It had turned into over an inch in
diameter, it was deep, and it was clear that the skin had disconnected from
the rest of the tissue for quite a way up his neck.

Cary was late for school because Pickle was rushed to the vet.

The bad news is that the wound had become infected, and that it would need
flushing, debriding, and both internal and external stitching. The good news
is that Pickle is a young, healthy cat, and the infection has not become
systemic. Since I couldn't say for certain whether he'd eaten in the last 4
hours or not, he'll be held till this afternoon so they can do the surgery
safely. If things go well, I'll pick him up after work, and then will begin
the fun game of Pilling the Cat with antibiotics.

I'm sure that Pickle will be fine, but purrs for his quick and uneventful
recovery would still be welcome.

Our household will send purrs and dog tail-wags for Pickle's quick
recovery and a cessation of hostilities, at least that level of
hostilities.

--
Will in New Haven

In ,
Will in New Haven typed:
On Aug 16, 8:10 pm, "Yowie" wrote:
Sunday morning, it looked like he'd lost some fur on his shoulder,
leaving a a maybe half-inch diameter red mark. We suspected that him
& Suki had had a fight over 'the favourite chair' and Suki had
managed to rip a mouthful of fur out. "No Big Deal", we thought.

Yesterday, it looked like said red mark had turned into a scab.
"Nothing too much to worry about, but keep an eye on it." we thought.

This morning, it was a gaping wound. It had turned into over an inch
in diameter, it was deep, and it was clear that the skin had
disconnected from the rest of the tissue for quite a way up his neck.

Cary was late for school because Pickle was rushed to the vet.

The bad news is that the wound had become infected, and that it
would need flushing, debriding, and both internal and external
stitching. The good news is that Pickle is a young, healthy cat, and
the infection has not become systemic. Since I couldn't say for
certain whether he'd eaten in the last 4 hours or not, he'll be held
till this afternoon so they can do the surgery safely. If things go
well, I'll pick him up after work, and then will begin the fun game
of Pilling the Cat with antibiotics.

I'm sure that Pickle will be fine, but purrs for his quick and
uneventful recovery would still be welcome.

Our household will send purrs and dog tail-wags for Pickle's quick
recovery and a cessation of hostilities, at least that level of
hostilities.

Suki & Pickle usually get on just fine - they can often be found grooming
each other. However, like most siblings, they also fight occasionally,
particularly over who gets to sleep in The Favourite Chair (Pickle always
wins, but Suki doesn't learn not to sleep there). Its usually nothing
serious, but they are cats with attached claws and teeth, and accidents
happen. I have no idea how the wound on Pickle's shoulder happened, not
having witnessed the event. I'm *guessing* it was something inflicted by
Suki, but can't be sure.

Yowie

On Tue, 17 Aug 2010 10:10:28 +1000, "Yowie"
wrote:

Sunday morning, it looked like he'd lost some fur on his shoulder, leaving a
a maybe half-inch diameter red mark. We suspected that him & Suki had had a
fight over 'the favourite chair' and Suki had managed to rip a mouthful of
fur out. "No Big Deal", we thought.

Yesterday, it looked like said red mark had turned into a scab. "Nothing too
much to worry about, but keep an eye on it." we thought.

This morning, it was a gaping wound. It had turned into over an inch in
diameter, it was deep, and it was clear that the skin had disconnected from
the rest of the tissue for quite a way up his neck.

Cary was late for school because Pickle was rushed to the vet.

The bad news is that the wound had become infected, and that it would need
flushing, debriding, and both internal and external stitching. The good news
is that Pickle is a young, healthy cat, and the infection has not become
systemic. Since I couldn't say for certain whether he'd eaten in the last 4
hours or not, he'll be held till this afternoon so they can do the surgery
safely. If things go well, I'll pick him up after work, and then will begin
the fun game of Pilling the Cat with antibiotics.

I'm sure that Pickle will be fine, but purrs for his quick and uneventful
recovery would still be welcome.

Yowie

I'm sorry to hear about poor Pickle

There is probably a very small puncture wound from Suki.

Cat bites abscess so easily, and they get bad before we can SEE it.

Soft margarine is your friend, when you are pilling a cat

Sending purrs for Pickle to make a quick recovery.

~~~~~~~~~~~~ ^..^

"Life without cats would be only marginally worth living."
-TC, and the unmercifully, relentlessly, sweet calico kitty, Kenzie.

Every day is a treasure with Kenzie; I try to treat them that way. There
will only be so many, and then there will never, ever, be any more.

How you behave towards cats here below determines your status in Heaven.
- Robert Heinlein



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On Aug 16, 8:10*pm, "Yowie" wrote:
Sunday morning, it looked like he'd lost some fur on his shoulder, leaving a
a maybe half-inch diameter red mark. We suspected that him & Suki had had a
fight over 'the favourite chair' and Suki had managed to rip a mouthful of
fur out. "No Big Deal", we thought.

Yesterday, it looked like said red mark had turned into a scab. "Nothing too
much to worry about, but keep an eye on it." we thought.

This morning, it was a gaping wound. It had turned into over an inch in
diameter, it was deep, and it was clear that the skin had disconnected from
the rest of the tissue for quite a way up his neck.

Cary was late for school because Pickle was rushed to the vet.

The bad news is that the wound had become infected, and that it would need
flushing, debriding, and both internal and external stitching. The good news
is that Pickle is a young, healthy cat, and the infection has not become
systemic. Since I couldn't say for certain whether he'd eaten in the last 4
hours or not, he'll be held till this afternoon so they can do the surgery
safely. If things go well, I'll pick him up after work, and then will begin
the fun game of Pilling the Cat with antibiotics.

I'm sure that Pickle will be fine, but purrs for his quick and uneventful
recovery would still be welcome.

Yowie

Yikes. Thoughts and prayers on the way for Pickle. I have a feeling
he's going to have a Lampshade bestowed upon him by TED. That might
make it (marginally) easier to play the Pill The Cat game.

Still, here's to a speedy recovery for Pickle!

Donna, Captain, Stanley, and Mini

In article ,
"Yowie" wrote:

I'm sure that Pickle will be fine, but purrs for his quick and uneventful
recovery would still be welcome.

Ouch ouch ouch.

Megapurrs for Pickle to recover swiftly and be comfortable through the
process.

Frazer the rat just started spontaneously boggling for him too, so
inter-species best wishes from here to Pickle too.

--
minnow ^..^

http://twitter.com/taheenahana
http://www.flickr.com/photos/minnow/

Purrs and prayers for Pickle to get better quickly. Love Kyla
"Yowie"
Sunday morning, it looked like he'd lost some fur on his shoulder, leaving
a a maybe half-inch diameter red mark. We suspected that him & Suki had
had a fight over 'the favourite chair' and Suki had managed to rip a
mouthful of fur out. "No Big Deal", we thought.

Yesterday, it looked like said red mark had turned into a scab. "Nothing
too much to worry about, but keep an eye on it." we thought.

This morning, it was a gaping wound. It had turned into over an inch in
diameter, it was deep, and it was clear that the skin had disconnected
from the rest of the tissue for quite a way up his neck.

Cary was late for school because Pickle was rushed to the vet.

The bad news is that the wound had become infected, and that it would need
flushing, debriding, and both internal and external stitching. The good
news is that Pickle is a young, healthy cat, and the infection has not
become systemic. Since I couldn't say for certain whether he'd eaten in
the last 4 hours or not, he'll be held till this afternoon so they can do
the surgery safely. If things go well, I'll pick him up after work, and
then will begin the fun game of Pilling the Cat with antibiotics.

I'm sure that Pickle will be fine, but purrs for his quick and uneventful
recovery would still be welcome.

Yowie