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When I saw her she was in a big cage with maybe 8 other cats. Just
sitting on top of something, watching the other cats. I couldn't believe what a rag-a-muffin she was. Oh, how sad. I'm sure she'll love having a nice home with you and reward you with much love. Candace (take the litter out before replying by e-mail) See my cats: http://photos.yahoo.com/maccandace "One does not meet oneself until one catches the reflection from an eye other than human." (Loren Eisely) |
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When I saw her she was in a big cage with maybe 8 other cats. Just
sitting on top of something, watching the other cats. I couldn't believe what a rag-a-muffin she was. Oh, how sad. I'm sure she'll love having a nice home with you and reward you with much love. Candace (take the litter out before replying by e-mail) See my cats: http://photos.yahoo.com/maccandace "One does not meet oneself until one catches the reflection from an eye other than human." (Loren Eisely) |
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Could be thyroid like some other posters have indicated but I noticed no one
mentioned worms--sounds like the poor thing was just thrown in with a lot of other cats with not the greatest of care & worms are a possibility! "dgk" wrote in message ... Jackie has arrived! I took her home from the pet store on approval. If it works out then I have to pay them the adoption fee and collect the papers. I really don't need a third cat. Espy and Nipsy are enough. But I saw her sitting in the cage last week and just shook my head, knowing that disaster was now impending. Today I brought her home and she is in the Cat Introduction Room where all my cats have started their existence with me. This one was a bit different though. No hiding under the bed for two days like the others. She came out of the carrier and marched around the room investigating everything. Rubbing me, back to investigating. Espy and Nipsy are outside the door sniffing like mad. Well, here's the problem, and the reason I took her. She is around 12 years old or so (maybe, who really knows?). She weighs perhaps three pounds or four. All skin and bones, and not a lot of those. I can feel every one. Fur is not healthy looking but no gaping holes. Frankly, I hoped to make her last year or so a comfortable one, hopefully not too expensive for me. I just fed her. She eats like a horse. Every last bit of the wet food and some of the dry. Like she hasn't been fed in a week. But she has been fed. The folks at the store told me that she eats like a horse. Now verified. Thyroid? Cancer? I can't believe a cat with cancer would eat like this. I guess that means thyroid. She apparently doesn't throw up. I didn't ask but they would likely have mentioned it. Maybe IBD but no sign from either end, so far. This is one delightful purring cat. Sort of browish tigerish looking. Pure alleycat. No fancy breeds in this one. I hope she is ok. I can handle thyroid treatments if necessary. I think that is the best that we can hope for. I pressured my vet into giving us an appointment tomorrow so I can get their impression. I'll write after the vet visit. dgk |
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Could be thyroid like some other posters have indicated but I noticed no one
mentioned worms--sounds like the poor thing was just thrown in with a lot of other cats with not the greatest of care & worms are a possibility! "dgk" wrote in message ... Jackie has arrived! I took her home from the pet store on approval. If it works out then I have to pay them the adoption fee and collect the papers. I really don't need a third cat. Espy and Nipsy are enough. But I saw her sitting in the cage last week and just shook my head, knowing that disaster was now impending. Today I brought her home and she is in the Cat Introduction Room where all my cats have started their existence with me. This one was a bit different though. No hiding under the bed for two days like the others. She came out of the carrier and marched around the room investigating everything. Rubbing me, back to investigating. Espy and Nipsy are outside the door sniffing like mad. Well, here's the problem, and the reason I took her. She is around 12 years old or so (maybe, who really knows?). She weighs perhaps three pounds or four. All skin and bones, and not a lot of those. I can feel every one. Fur is not healthy looking but no gaping holes. Frankly, I hoped to make her last year or so a comfortable one, hopefully not too expensive for me. I just fed her. She eats like a horse. Every last bit of the wet food and some of the dry. Like she hasn't been fed in a week. But she has been fed. The folks at the store told me that she eats like a horse. Now verified. Thyroid? Cancer? I can't believe a cat with cancer would eat like this. I guess that means thyroid. She apparently doesn't throw up. I didn't ask but they would likely have mentioned it. Maybe IBD but no sign from either end, so far. This is one delightful purring cat. Sort of browish tigerish looking. Pure alleycat. No fancy breeds in this one. I hope she is ok. I can handle thyroid treatments if necessary. I think that is the best that we can hope for. I pressured my vet into giving us an appointment tomorrow so I can get their impression. I'll write after the vet visit. dgk |
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On Fri, 07 May 2004 23:47:47 GMT, dgk
wrote: Jackie has arrived! I took her home from the pet store on approval. If it works out then I have to pay them the adoption fee and collect the papers. .... We're back from the Vet. She weighs 5 pounds. Confirmed that she is FL and AIDS negative. Also confirmed that 12 is a good guess of age. No fleas or any skin problems, outside of general poor health. She freaked out when they were trying to take blood and they only got enough for the thyroid tests most likely, so that is what we are going to start with. The Vet said that there was no point in doing a glucose right now because she was so freaked out that the glucose level would be meaningless due to stress. Except for the blood-taking scene she was a perfect patient. When she opened her mouth during the freakout session, the Vet noticed that her throat has ulcers going far down. Her teeth (gums) are also not great but he didn't want to prod her any more just then. I haven't been able to get a clear look into her mouth either. Chris pointed out that no one had mentioned worms. I did bring a poop along (must have been 6" long) so we'll find out about that. She's on antibiotics (Cephalexin) since she might have an infection. No trouble giving it to her. Just put it in the food. Everything goes down. I was warned not to give her too much food at one time since her stomach can't handle it. Instead I'm feeding her every hour or so. I brought her out of her room so the boys could see her. Espy gave her a very nasty look and hissed. Nipsy (2yo 16lbs), the wuss, predictably ran away from the 5 lb terror. Lion heart indeed. She's back in her room now, eating of course. She is such a sweetie. I hope it is something managable. Thanks for everyone's concern. Thyroid test results due on Tuesday at noon. |
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On Fri, 07 May 2004 23:47:47 GMT, dgk
wrote: Jackie has arrived! I took her home from the pet store on approval. If it works out then I have to pay them the adoption fee and collect the papers. .... We're back from the Vet. She weighs 5 pounds. Confirmed that she is FL and AIDS negative. Also confirmed that 12 is a good guess of age. No fleas or any skin problems, outside of general poor health. She freaked out when they were trying to take blood and they only got enough for the thyroid tests most likely, so that is what we are going to start with. The Vet said that there was no point in doing a glucose right now because she was so freaked out that the glucose level would be meaningless due to stress. Except for the blood-taking scene she was a perfect patient. When she opened her mouth during the freakout session, the Vet noticed that her throat has ulcers going far down. Her teeth (gums) are also not great but he didn't want to prod her any more just then. I haven't been able to get a clear look into her mouth either. Chris pointed out that no one had mentioned worms. I did bring a poop along (must have been 6" long) so we'll find out about that. She's on antibiotics (Cephalexin) since she might have an infection. No trouble giving it to her. Just put it in the food. Everything goes down. I was warned not to give her too much food at one time since her stomach can't handle it. Instead I'm feeding her every hour or so. I brought her out of her room so the boys could see her. Espy gave her a very nasty look and hissed. Nipsy (2yo 16lbs), the wuss, predictably ran away from the 5 lb terror. Lion heart indeed. She's back in her room now, eating of course. She is such a sweetie. I hope it is something managable. Thanks for everyone's concern. Thyroid test results due on Tuesday at noon. |
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in article , dgk at
wrote on 5/8/04 6:17 PM: On Fri, 07 May 2004 23:47:47 GMT, dgk wrote: Jackie has arrived! I took her home from the pet store on approval. If it works out then I have to pay them the adoption fee and collect the papers. ... We're back from the Vet. She weighs 5 pounds. Confirmed that she is FL and AIDS negative. Also confirmed that 12 is a good guess of age. No fleas or any skin problems, outside of general poor health. She freaked out when they were trying to take blood and they only got enough for the thyroid tests most likely, so that is what we are going to start with. The Vet said that there was no point in doing a glucose right now because she was so freaked out that the glucose level would be meaningless due to stress. Except for the blood-taking scene she was a perfect patient. When she opened her mouth during the freakout session, the Vet noticed that her throat has ulcers going far down. Her teeth (gums) are also not great but he didn't want to prod her any more just then. I haven't been able to get a clear look into her mouth either. Chris pointed out that no one had mentioned worms. I did bring a poop along (must have been 6" long) so we'll find out about that. She's on antibiotics (Cephalexin) since she might have an infection. No trouble giving it to her. Just put it in the food. Everything goes down. I was warned not to give her too much food at one time since her stomach can't handle it. Instead I'm feeding her every hour or so. I brought her out of her room so the boys could see her. Espy gave her a very nasty look and hissed. Nipsy (2yo 16lbs), the wuss, predictably ran away from the 5 lb terror. Lion heart indeed. She's back in her room now, eating of course. She is such a sweetie. I hope it is something managable. Thanks for everyone's concern. Thyroid test results due on Tuesday at noon. Sounds like she needs a lot of love!! I bet the antibiotics will help some at just getting her healthier. Keep us posted. Karen |
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in article , dgk at
wrote on 5/8/04 6:17 PM: On Fri, 07 May 2004 23:47:47 GMT, dgk wrote: Jackie has arrived! I took her home from the pet store on approval. If it works out then I have to pay them the adoption fee and collect the papers. ... We're back from the Vet. She weighs 5 pounds. Confirmed that she is FL and AIDS negative. Also confirmed that 12 is a good guess of age. No fleas or any skin problems, outside of general poor health. She freaked out when they were trying to take blood and they only got enough for the thyroid tests most likely, so that is what we are going to start with. The Vet said that there was no point in doing a glucose right now because she was so freaked out that the glucose level would be meaningless due to stress. Except for the blood-taking scene she was a perfect patient. When she opened her mouth during the freakout session, the Vet noticed that her throat has ulcers going far down. Her teeth (gums) are also not great but he didn't want to prod her any more just then. I haven't been able to get a clear look into her mouth either. Chris pointed out that no one had mentioned worms. I did bring a poop along (must have been 6" long) so we'll find out about that. She's on antibiotics (Cephalexin) since she might have an infection. No trouble giving it to her. Just put it in the food. Everything goes down. I was warned not to give her too much food at one time since her stomach can't handle it. Instead I'm feeding her every hour or so. I brought her out of her room so the boys could see her. Espy gave her a very nasty look and hissed. Nipsy (2yo 16lbs), the wuss, predictably ran away from the 5 lb terror. Lion heart indeed. She's back in her room now, eating of course. She is such a sweetie. I hope it is something managable. Thanks for everyone's concern. Thyroid test results due on Tuesday at noon. Sounds like she needs a lot of love!! I bet the antibiotics will help some at just getting her healthier. Keep us posted. Karen |
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"dgk" wrote in message ... On Fri, 07 May 2004 23:47:47 GMT, dgk wrote: Jackie has arrived! I took her home from the pet store on approval. If it works out then I have to pay them the adoption fee and collect the papers. .. Thanks for everyone's concern. Thyroid test results due on Tuesday at noon. It sounds like Jackie is lucky to have you to care for her. Please let us know how things go. Annie |
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