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Tigger update 2
I visited Tigger yesterday (because it was my brother's birthday!) gave me
the excuse. He has not been outside since his car accident. I thought he would look a lot more "smashed up" than he does, since the vet said he would be disfigured. His cheek is slightly sunken one side, but you would not notice if you were not looking for it. He will never have one of his eyebrows again, it was completely taken off and he has a scar there which will be permanent. He has his jaw wires out in two weeks and at the same time he will get the snip while he is under anaesthetic. He's so small and slight, I can't believe he needs to be snipped just yet. If he were mine I would wait 3 months at least until he is bigger and more mature. He looks like a tiny tabby Abyssinian(sp?) with his little pointed face. Tweed |
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Tigger update 2
Christina Websell wrote:
I visited Tigger yesterday (because it was my brother's birthday!) gave me the excuse. He has not been outside since his car accident. I thought he would look a lot more "smashed up" than he does, since the vet said he would be disfigured. His cheek is slightly sunken one side, but you would not notice if you were not looking for it. He will never have one of his eyebrows again, it was completely taken off and he has a scar there which will be permanent. He has his jaw wires out in two weeks and at the same time he will get the snip while he is under anaesthetic. He's so small and slight, I can't believe he needs to be snipped just yet. If he were mine I would wait 3 months at least until he is bigger and more mature. He looks like a tiny tabby Abyssinian(sp?) with his little pointed face. Tweed Thanks for the update, it sounds like he had a lucky escape. -- Adrian (Owned by Snoopy & Bagheera) Cats leave pawprints on your heart http://community.webshots.com/user/clowderuk |
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Tigger update 2
"Christina Websell" wrote in message ... I visited Tigger yesterday (because it was my brother's birthday!) gave me the excuse. He has not been outside since his car accident. I thought he would look a lot more "smashed up" than he does, since the vet said he would be disfigured. His cheek is slightly sunken one side, but you would not notice if you were not looking for it. He will never have one of his eyebrows again, it was completely taken off and he has a scar there which will be permanent. He has his jaw wires out in two weeks and at the same time he will get the snip while he is under anaesthetic. He's so small and slight, I can't believe he needs to be snipped just yet. If he were mine I would wait 3 months at least until he is bigger and more mature. He looks like a tiny tabby Abyssinian(sp?) with his little pointed face. Tweed We are still sending purrs for the little fellow. |
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Really old memory
Christina's Tigger update reminded me of this - Let me go back about 25 years... My ex, who severely messed me up emotionally, had one saving grace (okay, two, but this is polite company - evil grin). She showed me that I am ,beyond any doubt, a cat person. My first cat was her eight year old orange tabby named Aladdin. It both bothered her and amused her that I became his person. I hope I see her again one day, to thank her... Anyway, on to the story. Marie's father professed not to like cats. Both of his kids had cats - Tweety and Aladdin, though, so he tolerated the cats. He loved his kids a lot. Her father was a master carpenter, and he had a big, beautiful, shiny new work truck. He really loved that truck. One morning, he was backing out of the driveway. He saw something in the road. Tweety had ben hit and badly hurt, and was lying in the road. More traffic was coming! He backed his new truck across traffic, to barricade Tweety from further traffic. He darn near got his truck hit three times, while he scooped Tweety up and put her in the truck, on the clean, new upholstery. He took the day off, went immediately to the vet, and dropped $8000.00 on fixing up the cat "It's my kid's cat, you know." From that day on, he was Tweety's number one person, and he would pet her and coo to her, but he NEVER EVER admitted to liking cats, the old curmudgeon. Oh, and he never let her go out after that - to protect his investment, he claimed (big grin). Hugs and Purrs, Mark -- Proof of Sanity Forged Upon Request |
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Really old memory
On 4 Nov., 16:51, Mark Edwards wrote:
Christina's Tigger update reminded me of this - Let me go back about 25 years... My ex, who severely messed me up emotionally, had one saving grace (okay, two, but this is polite company - evil grin). She showed me that I am ,beyond any doubt, a cat person. My first cat was her eight year old orange tabby named Aladdin. It both bothered her and amused her that I became his person. I hope I see her again one day, to thank her... Anyway, on to the story. Marie's father professed not to like cats. Both of his kids had cats - Tweety and Aladdin, though, so he tolerated the cats. He loved his kids a lot. Her father was a master carpenter, and he had a big, beautiful, shiny new work truck. He really loved that truck. One morning, he was backing out of the driveway. He saw something in the road. Tweety had ben hit and badly hurt, and was lying in the road. More traffic was coming! He backed his new truck across traffic, to barricade Tweety from further traffic. He darn near got his truck hit three times, while he scooped Tweety up and put her in the truck, on the clean, new upholstery. He took the day off, went immediately to the vet, and dropped $8000.00 on fixing up the cat "It's my kid's cat, you know." From that day on, he was Tweety's number one person, and he would pet her and coo to her, but he NEVER EVER admitted to liking cats, the old curmudgeon. Oh, and he never let her go out after that - to protect his investment, he claimed (big grin). Hugs and Purrs, Mark -- Proof of Sanity Forged Upon Request Brought tears to my eyes and a wrm feeling to my heart. Those old fellows do have a heart.g |
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Tigger update 2
"Christina Websell" wrote in message
... I visited Tigger yesterday (because it was my brother's birthday!) gave me the excuse. He has not been outside since his car accident. I thought he would look a lot more "smashed up" than he does, since the vet said he would be disfigured. His cheek is slightly sunken one side, but you would not notice if you were not looking for it. He will never have one of his eyebrows again, it was completely taken off and he has a scar there which will be permanent. He has his jaw wires out in two weeks and at the same time he will get the snip while he is under anaesthetic. He's so small and slight, I can't believe he needs to be snipped just yet. If he were mine I would wait 3 months at least until he is bigger and more mature. He looks like a tiny tabby Abyssinian(sp?) with his little pointed face. Tweed Don't worry about the snip. They did Archer and Ozzy's when they were only about 7 weeks old. As long as they are large enough weight wise (I think 2 pounds is the minimum) they actually heal better and faster than if they're older. I'm glad to hear that Tigger is doing well - we'll keep sending purrs to the poor little boy cat. Hugs, CatNipped |
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Really old memory
On Sun, 04 Nov 2007 15:51:45 +0000, Mark Edwards wrote:
Christina's Tigger update reminded me of this - Let me go back about 25 years... My ex, who severely messed me up emotionally, had one saving grace (okay, two, but this is polite company - evil grin). She showed me that I am ,beyond any doubt, a cat person. My first cat was her eight year old orange tabby named Aladdin. It both bothered her and amused her that I became his person. I hope I see her again one day, to thank her... Anyway, on to the story. Marie's father professed not to like cats. Both of his kids had cats - Tweety and Aladdin, though, so he tolerated the cats. He loved his kids a lot. Her father was a master carpenter, and he had a big, beautiful, shiny new work truck. He really loved that truck. One morning, he was backing out of the driveway. He saw something in the road. Tweety had ben hit and badly hurt, and was lying in the road. More traffic was coming! He backed his new truck across traffic, to barricade Tweety from further traffic. He darn near got his truck hit three times, while he scooped Tweety up and put her in the truck, on the clean, new upholstery. He took the day off, went immediately to the vet, and dropped $8000.00 on fixing up the cat "It's my kid's cat, you know." From that day on, he was Tweety's number one person, and he would pet her and coo to her, but he NEVER EVER admitted to liking cats, the old curmudgeon. Oh, and he never let her go out after that - to protect his investment, he claimed (big grin). Hugs and Purrs, Mark A great story MLB |
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Tigger update 2
"CatNipped" wrote in message ... "Christina Websell" wrote in message ... and at the same time he will get the snip while he is under anaesthetic. He's so small and slight, I can't believe he needs to be snipped just yet. If he were mine I would wait 3 months at least until he is bigger and more mature. He looks like a tiny tabby Abyssinian(sp?) with his little pointed face. Tweed Don't worry about the snip. They did Archer and Ozzy's when they were only about 7 weeks old. As long as they are large enough weight wise (I think 2 pounds is the minimum) they actually heal better and faster than if they're older. 7 weeks old?? Castrating a little boycat at that age? No way do I agree with that. I like to see them grow into a decent shape like a male should be before the snip. Male kittens castrated too early have small slim faces like females all their life. Hence my cousin saying that Boyfie looked like the Cheshire Cat - she had her male kitten neutered early too. Tweed |
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Tigger update 2
"Christina Websell" wrote in message
... "CatNipped" wrote in message ... "Christina Websell" wrote in message ... and at the same time he will get the snip while he is under anaesthetic. He's so small and slight, I can't believe he needs to be snipped just yet. If he were mine I would wait 3 months at least until he is bigger and more mature. He looks like a tiny tabby Abyssinian(sp?) with his little pointed face. Tweed Don't worry about the snip. They did Archer and Ozzy's when they were only about 7 weeks old. As long as they are large enough weight wise (I think 2 pounds is the minimum) they actually heal better and faster than if they're older. 7 weeks old?? Castrating a little boycat at that age? No way do I agree with that. I like to see them grow into a decent shape like a male should be before the snip. Male kittens castrated too early have small slim faces like females all their life. Hence my cousin saying that Boyfie looked like the Cheshire Cat - she had her male kitten neutered early too. Tweed The problem is, at least for those of us who keep their cats inside, is that the more testosterone they produce (which causes the, I agree, nice big heads) the more apt they are to spray to mark their territory or fight with other cats. That, combined with the quicker healing, is worth it in my opinion - and I don't mind the slim faces, I like the "kitten-ish" look. ; Hugs, CatNipped |
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Tigger update 2
"Christina Websell" wrote in message
... "CatNipped" wrote in message ... "Christina Websell" wrote in message ... and at the same time he will get the snip while he is under anaesthetic. He's so small and slight, I can't believe he needs to be snipped just yet. If he were mine I would wait 3 months at least until he is bigger and more mature. He looks like a tiny tabby Abyssinian(sp?) with his little pointed face. Tweed Don't worry about the snip. They did Archer and Ozzy's when they were only about 7 weeks old. As long as they are large enough weight wise (I think 2 pounds is the minimum) they actually heal better and faster than if they're older. 7 weeks old?? Castrating a little boycat at that age? No way do I agree with that. I like to see them grow into a decent shape like a male should be before the snip. Male kittens castrated too early have small slim faces like females all their life. Hence my cousin saying that Boyfie looked like the Cheshire Cat - she had her male kitten neutered early too. Tweed I guess it also depends on the cat itself. When I first "rescued" Ernie, Mimi, Moe and their adopted out sister Minnie - I thought Ernie was a girl as well..... but a bigger girl. His boy-bits weren't very prominent, but now that I look back, he *already* had the bigger head (see http://inlinethumb08.webshots.com/27...600x600Q85.jpg, which was taken their second day of "captivity, they were about 4 weeks old) It wasn't until about a week or so later that his boy-bits 'dropped'.... And now he's a 16 lb luverboy, who was neutered at about 2.5 or 3 months of age. http://inlinethumb41.webshots.com/25...600x600Q85.jpg -- http://www.firstgiving.com/nalee1131964 About my charity: Monroe County Humane Association Established in 1956, the MCHA is the longest standing animal welfare organization in Monroe County. The MCHA is dedicated to "Leading, Advocating and Educating for Animal Welfare." Find out more at www.monroehumane.org. |
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