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OMG! OMG! OMG! Archer Broke His Leg!!!
Archer was in the garage using the litter box and I didn't know he was
there. I was on my way out to the pharmacy to fill a prescription and hit the "door open" button to open the garage door. The noise scared Archer so bad he shot out of the garage at light speed. He must have hit his left rear leg on the door sill. Ben said he got to the first landing on the stairs and collapsed. It was 6:30 and our vet stays open until 7:00, *however* they turn off their phones at 6:30. We put Archer in his Sherpa bag and I sped to the vet's office. We got there at 6:45, but the vet was already in emergency surgery so they told us we had to go to the emergency vet. We piled back in the truck and drove umpteen miles to the emergency vet. The emergency vet gave him morphine and took x-rays and found that is tibia was broken, but wasn't displaced so he won't have to have bone surgery. They splinted the leg and sent him home with muscle relaxers, pain pills and a copy of the x-rays to bring to our regular vet on Saturday. We have to keep him confined in a place where he can't jump up on anything or the simple break could turn into a compound fracture. While I was waiting at the vet for them to get done, Ben drove to PetsMart and bought a very large dog cage that we can put litterbox, food, and a bed in for when we're at work. Here's poor Archer in his cast: http://www.possibleplaces.com/CatNipped/Broken/ - I'll take more pictures once we've assembled the cage. What a depressing night this was because while we were there a man, his wife, and their two children brought in a poodle that was hit by a car, a man and his pregnant wife brought in a dog that was fatally shot (it was a pit bull that kept escaping so a neighbor shot it), and a man and his wife brought in a cat that was hit by a car - after all that we felt lucky that Archer wasn't hurt worse than he is. But on another note, while we were waiting I decided to call my mom and it went something like this... Me: "How's everybody doing?" Mom: "Fine, Annie (my sister-in-law) had her first chemotherapy." Me: "WHAT??!!!" Mom: "Oh, didn't I tell you she had breast cancer?" Me: "Um, NO!!!" Mom: "Yeah, she has stage three cancer that spread to her lymph nodes and they're giving her 'red hot' chemotherapy (my mom didn't know what it's really called, just that it's so strong it makes your hair fall out after just one treatment and turns your urine red). And Tanya (my niece) is worse - her depression is so bad now that she had to quit work." Me: "WHAT???!!!" Mom: "Oh, didn't I tell you that she went into a deep depression after Katrina?" And so the conversation went! Gads, what a really, really depressing night this has been!!! : Hugs, CatNipped -- Hugs, CatNipped See all my masters at: http://www.PossiblePlaces.com/CatNipped/ |
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OMG! OMG! OMG! Archer Broke His Leg!!!
Purrs for you, for Archer, for your family, and for things to get better in
general. -- Joy "If you are patient in one moment of anger, you will escape a hundred days of sorrow." -Chinese Proverb "CatNipped" wrote in message ... Archer was in the garage using the litter box and I didn't know he was there. I was on my way out to the pharmacy to fill a prescription and hit the "door open" button to open the garage door. The noise scared Archer so bad he shot out of the garage at light speed. He must have hit his left rear leg on the door sill. Ben said he got to the first landing on the stairs and collapsed. It was 6:30 and our vet stays open until 7:00, *however* they turn off their phones at 6:30. We put Archer in his Sherpa bag and I sped to the vet's office. We got there at 6:45, but the vet was already in emergency surgery so they told us we had to go to the emergency vet. We piled back in the truck and drove umpteen miles to the emergency vet. The emergency vet gave him morphine and took x-rays and found that is tibia was broken, but wasn't displaced so he won't have to have bone surgery. They splinted the leg and sent him home with muscle relaxers, pain pills and a copy of the x-rays to bring to our regular vet on Saturday. We have to keep him confined in a place where he can't jump up on anything or the simple break could turn into a compound fracture. While I was waiting at the vet for them to get done, Ben drove to PetsMart and bought a very large dog cage that we can put litterbox, food, and a bed in for when we're at work. Here's poor Archer in his cast: http://www.possibleplaces.com/CatNipped/Broken/ - I'll take more pictures once we've assembled the cage. What a depressing night this was because while we were there a man, his wife, and their two children brought in a poodle that was hit by a car, a man and his pregnant wife brought in a dog that was fatally shot (it was a pit bull that kept escaping so a neighbor shot it), and a man and his wife brought in a cat that was hit by a car - after all that we felt lucky that Archer wasn't hurt worse than he is. But on another note, while we were waiting I decided to call my mom and it went something like this... Me: "How's everybody doing?" Mom: "Fine, Annie (my sister-in-law) had her first chemotherapy." Me: "WHAT??!!!" Mom: "Oh, didn't I tell you she had breast cancer?" Me: "Um, NO!!!" Mom: "Yeah, she has stage three cancer that spread to her lymph nodes and they're giving her 'red hot' chemotherapy (my mom didn't know what it's really called, just that it's so strong it makes your hair fall out after just one treatment and turns your urine red). And Tanya (my niece) is worse - her depression is so bad now that she had to quit work." Me: "WHAT???!!!" Mom: "Oh, didn't I tell you that she went into a deep depression after Katrina?" And so the conversation went! Gads, what a really, really depressing night this has been!!! : Hugs, CatNipped -- Hugs, CatNipped See all my masters at: http://www.PossiblePlaces.com/CatNipped/ |
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OMG! OMG! OMG! Archer Broke His Leg!!!
I added pictures of him in his cage to the bottom of the page.
http://www.possibleplaces.com/CatNipped/Broken/ Oh, and just to cap the evening off, the emergency vet charged us $300 and the cage cost $100 (but we had to get it since he has to spend the next 4 to 8 weeks confined to an area where he can't jump on anything and turn the simple fracture into a compound fracture). *AND* he has to visit the regular vet once a week for additional treatment, follow-up x-rays, and any other medications he might need! : -- Hugs, CatNipped See all my masters at: http://www.PossiblePlaces.com/CatNipped/ "CatNipped" wrote in message ... Archer was in the garage using the litter box and I didn't know he was there. I was on my way out to the pharmacy to fill a prescription and hit the "door open" button to open the garage door. The noise scared Archer so bad he shot out of the garage at light speed. He must have hit his left rear leg on the door sill. Ben said he got to the first landing on the stairs and collapsed. It was 6:30 and our vet stays open until 7:00, *however* they turn off their phones at 6:30. We put Archer in his Sherpa bag and I sped to the vet's office. We got there at 6:45, but the vet was already in emergency surgery so they told us we had to go to the emergency vet. We piled back in the truck and drove umpteen miles to the emergency vet. The emergency vet gave him morphine and took x-rays and found that is tibia was broken, but wasn't displaced so he won't have to have bone surgery. They splinted the leg and sent him home with muscle relaxers, pain pills and a copy of the x-rays to bring to our regular vet on Saturday. We have to keep him confined in a place where he can't jump up on anything or the simple break could turn into a compound fracture. While I was waiting at the vet for them to get done, Ben drove to PetsMart and bought a very large dog cage that we can put litterbox, food, and a bed in for when we're at work. Here's poor Archer in his cast: http://www.possibleplaces.com/CatNipped/Broken/ - I'll take more pictures once we've assembled the cage. What a depressing night this was because while we were there a man, his wife, and their two children brought in a poodle that was hit by a car, a man and his pregnant wife brought in a dog that was fatally shot (it was a pit bull that kept escaping so a neighbor shot it), and a man and his wife brought in a cat that was hit by a car - after all that we felt lucky that Archer wasn't hurt worse than he is. But on another note, while we were waiting I decided to call my mom and it went something like this... Me: "How's everybody doing?" Mom: "Fine, Annie (my sister-in-law) had her first chemotherapy." Me: "WHAT??!!!" Mom: "Oh, didn't I tell you she had breast cancer?" Me: "Um, NO!!!" Mom: "Yeah, she has stage three cancer that spread to her lymph nodes and they're giving her 'red hot' chemotherapy (my mom didn't know what it's really called, just that it's so strong it makes your hair fall out after just one treatment and turns your urine red). And Tanya (my niece) is worse - her depression is so bad now that she had to quit work." Me: "WHAT???!!!" Mom: "Oh, didn't I tell you that she went into a deep depression after Katrina?" And so the conversation went! Gads, what a really, really depressing night this has been!!! : Hugs, CatNipped -- Hugs, CatNipped See all my masters at: http://www.PossiblePlaces.com/CatNipped/ |
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OMG! OMG! OMG! Archer Broke His Leg!!!
On Sep 26, 9:29 pm, "CatNipped" wrote:
Archer was in the garage using the litter box and I didn't know he was there. I was on my way out to the pharmacy to fill a prescription and hit the "door open" button to open the garage door. The noise scared Archer so bad he shot out of the garage at light speed. He must have hit his left rear leg on the door sill. Ben said he got to the first landing on the stairs and collapsed. It was 6:30 and our vet stays open until 7:00, *however* they turn off their phones at 6:30. We put Archer in his Sherpa bag and I sped to the vet's office. We got there at 6:45, but the vet was already in emergency surgery so they told us we had to go to the emergency vet. We piled back in the truck and drove umpteen miles to the emergency vet. The emergency vet gave him morphine and took x-rays and found that is tibia was broken, but wasn't displaced so he won't have to have bone surgery. They splinted the leg and sent him home with muscle relaxers, pain pills and a copy of the x-rays to bring to our regular vet on Saturday. We have to keep him confined in a place where he can't jump up on anything or the simple break could turn into a compound fracture. While I was waiting at the vet for them to get done, Ben drove to PetsMart and bought a very large dog cage that we can put litterbox, food, and a bed in for when we're at work. Here's poor Archer in his cast:http://www.possibleplaces.com/CatNipped/Broken/- I'll take more pictures once we've assembled the cage. What a depressing night this was because while we were there a man, his wife, and their two children brought in a poodle that was hit by a car, a man and his pregnant wife brought in a dog that was fatally shot (it was a pit bull that kept escaping so a neighbor shot it), and a man and his wife brought in a cat that was hit by a car - after all that we felt lucky that Archer wasn't hurt worse than he is. But on another note, while we were waiting I decided to call my mom and it went something like this... Me: "How's everybody doing?" Mom: "Fine, Annie (my sister-in-law) had her first chemotherapy." Me: "WHAT??!!!" Mom: "Oh, didn't I tell you she had breast cancer?" Me: "Um, NO!!!" Mom: "Yeah, she has stage three cancer that spread to her lymph nodes and they're giving her 'red hot' chemotherapy (my mom didn't know what it's really called, just that it's so strong it makes your hair fall out after just one treatment and turns your urine red). And Tanya (my niece) is worse - her depression is so bad now that she had to quit work." Me: "WHAT???!!!" Mom: "Oh, didn't I tell you that she went into a deep depression after Katrina?" And so the conversation went! Gads, what a really, really depressing night this has been!!! : Hugs, CatNipped -- Hugs, CatNipped See all my masters at: http://www.PossiblePlaces.com/CatNipped/ OMG! THat is horrible news. All of it! Poor ARcher. I've nursed a lot of cats, but never a broken leg (knock on wood) I cannot imagine trying to keep a teenaged cat from jumping or generally goofing around. I'm sure he'll heal quickly, being so young though. Sherry |
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OMG! OMG! OMG! Archer Broke His Leg!!!
So sorry to hear about your little Archer's leg. Thankfully, it
wasn't much worse. I wanted to tell you that your cat photos are just beautiful! I love the page that you have titled A Beautiful Sunny Day. Those photos are truly exquisite. Seeing that page, just made my day. Kitty prayers for Archer and hopes for a very quick recovery of his poor litttle leg. Grace |
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OMG! OMG! OMG! Archer Broke His Leg!!!
"Sherry" wrote in message
ps.com... OMG! THat is horrible news. All of it! Poor ARcher. I've nursed a lot of cats, but never a broken leg (knock on wood) I cannot imagine trying to keep a teenaged cat from jumping or generally goofing around. I'm sure he'll heal quickly, being so young though. Sherry I thought the cage would do the trick, but guess what - he's climbing up the side of the cage to a spot higher than the window sill (which the vet said he can't jump from)!!! This is going to be a loooooooong 8 weeks! : -- Hugs, CatNipped See all my masters at: http://www.PossiblePlaces.com/CatNipped/ |
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OMG! OMG! OMG! Archer Broke His Leg!!!
"Grace" wrote in message
oups.com... So sorry to hear about your little Archer's leg. Thankfully, it wasn't much worse. I wanted to tell you that your cat photos are just beautiful! I love the page that you have titled A Beautiful Sunny Day. Those photos are truly exquisite. Seeing that page, just made my day. Kitty prayers for Archer and hopes for a very quick recovery of his poor litttle leg. Grace Thank you, Grace! -- Hugs, CatNipped See all my masters at: http://www.PossiblePlaces.com/CatNipped/ |
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OMG! OMG! OMG! Archer Broke His Leg!!!
D*mn! I guess he's still stoned from the morphine. He fell into his water
dish, got himself *and* his cast wet, then stumbled into his litter box and got covered in litter!!! We managed to get everything dried off (I *hoping* the cast didn't soak through). *SIGH* It's going to be a long, loooooooooooooooooooooong 8 weeks! : -- Hugs, CatNipped See all my masters at: http://www.PossiblePlaces.com/CatNipped/ "CatNipped" wrote in message ... "Sherry" wrote in message ps.com... OMG! THat is horrible news. All of it! Poor ARcher. I've nursed a lot of cats, but never a broken leg (knock on wood) I cannot imagine trying to keep a teenaged cat from jumping or generally goofing around. I'm sure he'll heal quickly, being so young though. Sherry I thought the cage would do the trick, but guess what - he's climbing up the side of the cage to a spot higher than the window sill (which the vet said he can't jump from)!!! This is going to be a loooooooong 8 weeks! : -- Hugs, CatNipped See all my masters at: http://www.PossiblePlaces.com/CatNipped/ |
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OMG! OMG! OMG! Archer Broke His Leg!!!
"CatNipped" wrote in message ... Archer was in the garage using the litter box and I didn't know he was there. I was on my way out to the pharmacy to fill a prescription and hit the "door open" button to open the garage door. The noise scared Archer so bad he shot out of the garage at light speed. He must have hit his left rear leg on the door sill. Ben said he got to the first landing on the stairs and collapsed. It was 6:30 and our vet stays open until 7:00, *however* they turn off their phones at 6:30. We put Archer in his Sherpa bag and I sped to the vet's office. We got there at 6:45, but the vet was already in emergency surgery so they told us we had to go to the emergency vet. We piled back in the truck and drove umpteen miles to the emergency vet. The emergency vet gave him morphine and took x-rays and found that is tibia was broken, but wasn't displaced so he won't have to have bone surgery. They splinted the leg and sent him home with muscle relaxers, pain pills and a copy of the x-rays to bring to our regular vet on Saturday. We have to keep him confined in a place where he can't jump up on anything or the simple break could turn into a compound fracture. While I was waiting at the vet for them to get done, Ben drove to PetsMart and bought a very large dog cage that we can put litterbox, food, and a bed in for when we're at work. Here's poor Archer in his cast: http://www.possibleplaces.com/CatNipped/Broken/ - I'll take more pictures once we've assembled the cage. What a depressing night this was because while we were there a man, his wife, and their two children brought in a poodle that was hit by a car, a man and his pregnant wife brought in a dog that was fatally shot (it was a pit bull that kept escaping so a neighbor shot it), and a man and his wife brought in a cat that was hit by a car - after all that we felt lucky that Archer wasn't hurt worse than he is. I'm so glad the break isn't any worse. Maybe within a couple of weeks you will only need to confine him to a room and even that only for a little while. He's young and growing so should heal fast. I would however put him back on kitten food for the extra calcium for the duration. Poor little guy. Its rough to get his wings clipped at this age. Hope you put his brother in with him to keep him company at least some of the time. Jo |
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OMG! OMG! OMG! Archer Broke His Leg!!!
"jofirey" wrote in message
... "CatNipped" wrote in message ... Archer was in the garage using the litter box and I didn't know he was there. I was on my way out to the pharmacy to fill a prescription and hit the "door open" button to open the garage door. The noise scared Archer so bad he shot out of the garage at light speed. He must have hit his left rear leg on the door sill. Ben said he got to the first landing on the stairs and collapsed. It was 6:30 and our vet stays open until 7:00, *however* they turn off their phones at 6:30. We put Archer in his Sherpa bag and I sped to the vet's office. We got there at 6:45, but the vet was already in emergency surgery so they told us we had to go to the emergency vet. We piled back in the truck and drove umpteen miles to the emergency vet. The emergency vet gave him morphine and took x-rays and found that is tibia was broken, but wasn't displaced so he won't have to have bone surgery. They splinted the leg and sent him home with muscle relaxers, pain pills and a copy of the x-rays to bring to our regular vet on Saturday. We have to keep him confined in a place where he can't jump up on anything or the simple break could turn into a compound fracture. While I was waiting at the vet for them to get done, Ben drove to PetsMart and bought a very large dog cage that we can put litterbox, food, and a bed in for when we're at work. Here's poor Archer in his cast: http://www.possibleplaces.com/CatNipped/Broken/ - I'll take more pictures once we've assembled the cage. What a depressing night this was because while we were there a man, his wife, and their two children brought in a poodle that was hit by a car, a man and his pregnant wife brought in a dog that was fatally shot (it was a pit bull that kept escaping so a neighbor shot it), and a man and his wife brought in a cat that was hit by a car - after all that we felt lucky that Archer wasn't hurt worse than he is. I'm so glad the break isn't any worse. Maybe within a couple of weeks you will only need to confine him to a room and even that only for a little while. He's young and growing so should heal fast. I would however put him back on kitten food for the extra calcium for the duration. Poor little guy. Its rough to get his wings clipped at this age. Hope you put his brother in with him to keep him company at least some of the time. Jo We leave the cage door open when we're in there to watch him. But Ozzy keeps trying to bite the cast off his bro-fur. Hugs, CatNipped |
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