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Abelard has gone stupid!
One day last week he was sleeping on the driveway and called out to him. He
did not wake up. I called louder. He still did not wake up. I panicked. I thought he was laying there dead. I ran over closer and yelled "ABELARD!! WAKE UP!!!" and he still did not wake up. Then I started taking the chain off the gate, making a loud clanking sound, and he woke up. This started me worrying that he might not wake up when the horses run past and he could be trampled, but then Gloria moved the horses to another field. Abelard continued sleeping in the driveway this past week, but every time I called him, he would wake up and run to me. So I had pretty much forgotten about the incident - until today. I went to town today. When I returned, coming up the drive, Abelard was asleep in the usual spot. I figured the car would wake him, but it didn't. I stopped right in front of him and honked the horn several times. He did not wake up. I backed up and started driving around him, and stopped when the driver side door was next to him, and yelled at the top of my lungs. He did not wake up. I figured this time he's *really* dead! I parked, slammed the car door and ran over to Abelard and yelled "WAKE UP!!" He did not wake up, but I could see him breathing. I started to wonder if maybe he's going deaf. He woke up when I touched him. I carried him inside and tested his hearing every way I could think of. He could hear everything just fine. What on earth could be wrong with this cat????? In this condition, he's in danger from any passing vehicle or horse. Hardly anyone comes up here, but occasionally the UPS truck, or some neighbor visiting, and they would expect a cat laying in the road to move ... and may not stop. And what if it's night time? I guess I need to get him a very wide glow-in-the-dark collar (where?), and post signs along the drive: "Beware - Sleeping orange cat may not move". But I want to get to the bottom of why it's sometimes so hard to wake him. This just started about a week ago. I've alse noticed that his body now often trembles like it does when he's really cold. But it's mid-July! It's Friday night and I can't talk to the vet until Monday. Has anyone got any ideas? |
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Are you sure the ways you have tested his hearing he could not have figured
out from sight? But he would have to be totally deaf to not hear and feel a car right there you would think. Out Sam used to go out in the orchard to nap on really hot summer afternoons and we would have to go get him and bring him in. He would just be totally out. Jo "Pat" wrote in message ... One day last week he was sleeping on the driveway and called out to him. He did not wake up. I called louder. He still did not wake up. I panicked. I thought he was laying there dead. I ran over closer and yelled "ABELARD!! WAKE UP!!!" and he still did not wake up. Then I started taking the chain off the gate, making a loud clanking sound, and he woke up. This started me worrying that he might not wake up when the horses run past and he could be trampled, but then Gloria moved the horses to another field. Abelard continued sleeping in the driveway this past week, but every time I called him, he would wake up and run to me. So I had pretty much forgotten about the incident - until today. I went to town today. When I returned, coming up the drive, Abelard was asleep in the usual spot. I figured the car would wake him, but it didn't. I stopped right in front of him and honked the horn several times. He did not wake up. I backed up and started driving around him, and stopped when the driver side door was next to him, and yelled at the top of my lungs. He did not wake up. I figured this time he's *really* dead! I parked, slammed the car door and ran over to Abelard and yelled "WAKE UP!!" He did not wake up, but I could see him breathing. I started to wonder if maybe he's going deaf. He woke up when I touched him. I carried him inside and tested his hearing every way I could think of. He could hear everything just fine. What on earth could be wrong with this cat????? In this condition, he's in danger from any passing vehicle or horse. Hardly anyone comes up here, but occasionally the UPS truck, or some neighbor visiting, and they would expect a cat laying in the road to move ... and may not stop. And what if it's night time? I guess I need to get him a very wide glow-in-the-dark collar (where?), and post signs along the drive: "Beware - Sleeping orange cat may not move". But I want to get to the bottom of why it's sometimes so hard to wake him. This just started about a week ago. I've alse noticed that his body now often trembles like it does when he's really cold. But it's mid-July! It's Friday night and I can't talk to the vet until Monday. Has anyone got any ideas? |
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Are you sure the ways you have tested his hearing he could not have figured
out from sight? But he would have to be totally deaf to not hear and feel a car right there you would think. Out Sam used to go out in the orchard to nap on really hot summer afternoons and we would have to go get him and bring him in. He would just be totally out. Jo "Pat" wrote in message ... One day last week he was sleeping on the driveway and called out to him. He did not wake up. I called louder. He still did not wake up. I panicked. I thought he was laying there dead. I ran over closer and yelled "ABELARD!! WAKE UP!!!" and he still did not wake up. Then I started taking the chain off the gate, making a loud clanking sound, and he woke up. This started me worrying that he might not wake up when the horses run past and he could be trampled, but then Gloria moved the horses to another field. Abelard continued sleeping in the driveway this past week, but every time I called him, he would wake up and run to me. So I had pretty much forgotten about the incident - until today. I went to town today. When I returned, coming up the drive, Abelard was asleep in the usual spot. I figured the car would wake him, but it didn't. I stopped right in front of him and honked the horn several times. He did not wake up. I backed up and started driving around him, and stopped when the driver side door was next to him, and yelled at the top of my lungs. He did not wake up. I figured this time he's *really* dead! I parked, slammed the car door and ran over to Abelard and yelled "WAKE UP!!" He did not wake up, but I could see him breathing. I started to wonder if maybe he's going deaf. He woke up when I touched him. I carried him inside and tested his hearing every way I could think of. He could hear everything just fine. What on earth could be wrong with this cat????? In this condition, he's in danger from any passing vehicle or horse. Hardly anyone comes up here, but occasionally the UPS truck, or some neighbor visiting, and they would expect a cat laying in the road to move ... and may not stop. And what if it's night time? I guess I need to get him a very wide glow-in-the-dark collar (where?), and post signs along the drive: "Beware - Sleeping orange cat may not move". But I want to get to the bottom of why it's sometimes so hard to wake him. This just started about a week ago. I've alse noticed that his body now often trembles like it does when he's really cold. But it's mid-July! It's Friday night and I can't talk to the vet until Monday. Has anyone got any ideas? |
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"Pat" wrote in message
... One day last week he was sleeping on the driveway and called out to him. He did not wake up. I called louder. He still did not wake up. I panicked. I thought he was laying there dead. I ran over closer and yelled "ABELARD!! WAKE UP!!!" and he still did not wake up. Then I started taking the chain off the gate, making a loud clanking sound, and he woke up. This started me worrying that he might not wake up when the horses run past and he could be trampled, but then Gloria moved the horses to another field. Abelard continued sleeping in the driveway this past week, but every time I called him, he would wake up and run to me. So I had pretty much forgotten about the incident - until today. I went to town today. When I returned, coming up the drive, Abelard was asleep in the usual spot. I figured the car would wake him, but it didn't. I stopped right in front of him and honked the horn several times. He did not wake up. I backed up and started driving around him, and stopped when the driver side door was next to him, and yelled at the top of my lungs. He did not wake up. I figured this time he's *really* dead! I parked, slammed the car door and ran over to Abelard and yelled "WAKE UP!!" He did not wake up, but I could see him breathing. I started to wonder if maybe he's going deaf. He woke up when I touched him. I carried him inside and tested his hearing every way I could think of. He could hear everything just fine. What on earth could be wrong with this cat????? In this condition, he's in danger from any passing vehicle or horse. Hardly anyone comes up here, but occasionally the UPS truck, or some neighbor visiting, and they would expect a cat laying in the road to move ... and may not stop. And what if it's night time? I guess I need to get him a very wide glow-in-the-dark collar (where?), and post signs along the drive: "Beware - Sleeping orange cat may not move". But I want to get to the bottom of why it's sometimes so hard to wake him. This just started about a week ago. I've alse noticed that his body now often trembles like it does when he's really cold. But it's mid-July! It's Friday night and I can't talk to the vet until Monday. Has anyone got any ideas? The only think I can think of is temporary deafness. I don't know if that's even possible, but I once had a brain-damaged cat who apparently went temporarily blind every so often. Most of the time he was fine, but at times he would blunder around, bumping into things. I hope the vet can come up with a definitive answer - and a solution. Joy |
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"Pat" wrote in message
... One day last week he was sleeping on the driveway and called out to him. He did not wake up. I called louder. He still did not wake up. I panicked. I thought he was laying there dead. I ran over closer and yelled "ABELARD!! WAKE UP!!!" and he still did not wake up. Then I started taking the chain off the gate, making a loud clanking sound, and he woke up. This started me worrying that he might not wake up when the horses run past and he could be trampled, but then Gloria moved the horses to another field. Abelard continued sleeping in the driveway this past week, but every time I called him, he would wake up and run to me. So I had pretty much forgotten about the incident - until today. I went to town today. When I returned, coming up the drive, Abelard was asleep in the usual spot. I figured the car would wake him, but it didn't. I stopped right in front of him and honked the horn several times. He did not wake up. I backed up and started driving around him, and stopped when the driver side door was next to him, and yelled at the top of my lungs. He did not wake up. I figured this time he's *really* dead! I parked, slammed the car door and ran over to Abelard and yelled "WAKE UP!!" He did not wake up, but I could see him breathing. I started to wonder if maybe he's going deaf. He woke up when I touched him. I carried him inside and tested his hearing every way I could think of. He could hear everything just fine. What on earth could be wrong with this cat????? In this condition, he's in danger from any passing vehicle or horse. Hardly anyone comes up here, but occasionally the UPS truck, or some neighbor visiting, and they would expect a cat laying in the road to move ... and may not stop. And what if it's night time? I guess I need to get him a very wide glow-in-the-dark collar (where?), and post signs along the drive: "Beware - Sleeping orange cat may not move". But I want to get to the bottom of why it's sometimes so hard to wake him. This just started about a week ago. I've alse noticed that his body now often trembles like it does when he's really cold. But it's mid-July! It's Friday night and I can't talk to the vet until Monday. Has anyone got any ideas? The only think I can think of is temporary deafness. I don't know if that's even possible, but I once had a brain-damaged cat who apparently went temporarily blind every so often. Most of the time he was fine, but at times he would blunder around, bumping into things. I hope the vet can come up with a definitive answer - and a solution. Joy |
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"Jo Firey" wrote in message ... Are you sure the ways you have tested his hearing he could not have figured out from sight? But he would have to be totally deaf to not hear and feel a car right there you would think. He reacted to flies buzzing behind the curtains, where he could not see them. I left him in the next room, he was facing away from me, I smooched to him, and his ears pricked up and he turned and looked at me. I let him back out in the yard, opened a can, and he ran to the kitchen looking for the food. Several other things like that. I wanted to be sure he was not reacting to something he could see. Out Sam used to go out in the orchard to nap on really hot summer afternoons and we would have to go get him and bring him in. He would just be totally out. It has been really hot here lately. |
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"Jo Firey" wrote in message ... Are you sure the ways you have tested his hearing he could not have figured out from sight? But he would have to be totally deaf to not hear and feel a car right there you would think. He reacted to flies buzzing behind the curtains, where he could not see them. I left him in the next room, he was facing away from me, I smooched to him, and his ears pricked up and he turned and looked at me. I let him back out in the yard, opened a can, and he ran to the kitchen looking for the food. Several other things like that. I wanted to be sure he was not reacting to something he could see. Out Sam used to go out in the orchard to nap on really hot summer afternoons and we would have to go get him and bring him in. He would just be totally out. It has been really hot here lately. |
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"Yoj" wrote in message link.net... The only think I can think of is temporary deafness. I don't know if that's even possible, but I once had a brain-damaged cat who apparently went temporarily blind every so often. Most of the time he was fine, but at times he would blunder around, bumping into things. I hope the vet can come up with a definitive answer - and a solution. Joy I've never heard of temporary deafness. I will research it. Thanks for the idea. |
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"Yoj" wrote in message link.net... The only think I can think of is temporary deafness. I don't know if that's even possible, but I once had a brain-damaged cat who apparently went temporarily blind every so often. Most of the time he was fine, but at times he would blunder around, bumping into things. I hope the vet can come up with a definitive answer - and a solution. Joy I've never heard of temporary deafness. I will research it. Thanks for the idea. |
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On Fri, 9 Jul 2004 19:09:54 -0500, "Pat"
wrote: One day last week he was sleeping on the driveway and called out to him. He did not wake up. I called louder. He still did not wake up. I panicked. I thought he was laying there dead. I ran over closer and yelled "ABELARD!! WAKE UP!!!" and he still did not wake up. Then I started taking the chain off the gate, making a loud clanking sound, and he woke up. This started me worrying that he might not wake up when the horses run past and he could be trampled, but then Gloria moved the horses to another field. Abelard continued sleeping in the driveway this past week, but every time I called him, he would wake up and run to me. So I had pretty much forgotten about the incident - until today. I went to town today. When I returned, coming up the drive, Abelard was asleep in the usual spot. I figured the car would wake him, but it didn't. I stopped right in front of him and honked the horn several times. He did not wake up. I backed up and started driving around him, and stopped when the driver side door was next to him, and yelled at the top of my lungs. He did not wake up. I figured this time he's *really* dead! I parked, slammed the car door and ran over to Abelard and yelled "WAKE UP!!" He did not wake up, but I could see him breathing. I started to wonder if maybe he's going deaf. He woke up when I touched him. I carried him inside and tested his hearing every way I could think of. He could hear everything just fine. What on earth could be wrong with this cat????? In this condition, he's in danger from any passing vehicle or horse. Hardly anyone comes up here, but occasionally the UPS truck, or some neighbor visiting, and they would expect a cat laying in the road to move ... and may not stop. And what if it's night time? I guess I need to get him a very wide glow-in-the-dark collar (where?), and post signs along the drive: "Beware - Sleeping orange cat may not move". But I want to get to the bottom of why it's sometimes so hard to wake him. This just started about a week ago. I've alse noticed that his body now often trembles like it does when he's really cold. But it's mid-July! It's Friday night and I can't talk to the vet until Monday. Has anyone got any ideas? Perhaps it would be wise to keep him in the house! MLB |
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