paw licking -- urgent?

"Monique Y. Mudama" wrote in message
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On 2006-07-01, Monique Y. Mudama penned:
I noticed Oscar licking one of her hind paws a few days ago, but
just thought it was kind of cute. Until DH pointed out last night
that it's new behavior and might indicate an injury. And that's
when I remembered that I'd stepped on her a few days ago.

We saw TED. Oscar wasn't happy about this; I have the puncture wounds
to prove it.

Nothing definitive on the paws; the lip may be EGC or may just be
irritation from licking so much. Oscar has an E collar and I am
somehow supposed to get the pink stuff in her mouth twice a day for a
week. When the vet gave her the first dose, it flew out of her mouth
at a much greater velocity than it went in. Fortunately the E collar
caught most of it. The vet said the standard dosage is 1/2 to 1 mg
per pound of cat; they always do 1 mg and figure half will get into
the cat.

DH was laughing it up pretty hard from Arizona until I pointed out
that if I can't manage on my own, he'll have to come back and help
out.

If the E collar doesn't work in keeping her away from her paws, I'll
have to tape a baby sock on her instead -- right. I really hope the E
collar stays on and keeps her from being able to reach those paws.
For one thing, I don't think I'd survive trying to put socks on my
cat. For another, it limits the pink spray when trying to give her
the antibiotics.

Frankly, I think I'm screwed anyway. Oscar is actually much more
sedate at the vet's than at home, and she was a complete terror at the
vet's today.

Since we got home, she's been trying to outrun the collar. No luck so
far.


--
monique, who spoils Oscar unmercifully

Purrs that she adjust to the collar and takes the medicine more easily than
you expect, and that the week passes quickly.

Joy

On 2006-07-03, Joy penned:
Purrs that she adjust to the collar and takes the medicine more
easily than you expect, and that the week passes quickly.

Thank you. There has been an eery silence for a while now, and I
can't postpone going to work much longer. She won't even respond to
shaking the treat can. I'm 98% sure that she's fine and just
hiding/sulking, but 2% worried that somehow she could be in trouble
due to the collar, choking or otherwise caught on something.

You know how it is, though -- she doesn't want to be found, so I can't
find her. I keep hearing the zippers on the bottom of my track pants
and thinking it's her collar, but no luck.


--
monique, who spoils Oscar unmercifully

pictures: http://www.bounceswoosh.org/rpca

Monique Y. Mudama wrote:

We saw TED. Oscar wasn't happy about this; I have the puncture wounds
to prove it.

Nothing definitive on the paws; the lip may be EGC or may just be
irritation from licking so much. Oscar has an E collar and I am
somehow supposed to get the pink stuff in her mouth twice a day for a
week. When the vet gave her the first dose, it flew out of her mouth
at a much greater velocity than it went in. Fortunately the E collar
caught most of it. The vet said the standard dosage is 1/2 to 1 mg
per pound of cat; they always do 1 mg and figure half will get into
the cat.

DH was laughing it up pretty hard from Arizona until I pointed out
that if I can't manage on my own, he'll have to come back and help
out.

If the E collar doesn't work in keeping her away from her paws, I'll
have to tape a baby sock on her instead -- right. I really hope the E
collar stays on and keeps her from being able to reach those paws.
For one thing, I don't think I'd survive trying to put socks on my
cat. For another, it limits the pink spray when trying to give her
the antibiotics.

Frankly, I think I'm screwed anyway. Oscar is actually much more
sedate at the vet's than at home, and she was a complete terror at the
vet's today.

Since we got home, she's been trying to outrun the collar. No luck so
far.

Purrs going out to you and Oscar. I know how difficult it is to give
medicine to a cat. I have
enough with medicating Rusty. You may want to give some yogurt to Oscar
if she will eat it. Rusty sometimes get the run when on antibiotics.
Good thing he loves yogurt.
You may also want to keep a close eye on Oscar when you are home. Make
sure there
are no narrow passages for her to get the E collar caught on. You
probably shouldn't let Oscar go outside when she is wearing the E
collar. My mother's cat Scruffy was very upset when he wore the collar.
When he was eventually done with the collar, he went outside and
disappeared. He never came home and was never found. I don't think it
was
from his being upset with the collar. He was with my mom for 9-10
years.

Winnie




--
monique, who spoils Oscar unmercifully

pictures: http://www.bounceswoosh.org/rpca

Monique Y. Mudama wrote:

I am
somehow supposed to get the pink stuff in her mouth twice a day for a
week. When the vet gave her the first dose, it flew out of her mouth
at a much greater velocity than it went in.

When I've had to give liquid medicine to my cats, one thing I've
found that works really well is to grasp the cat by the nape of the
neck. This makes them become a lot more passive. Then roll the cat so
that one side of her face is on the floor, and the other side faces
up toward you. You're still grasping her by the nape of the neck.

Then you place the tip of the squirter against her *back* teeth, and
kind of worm your way into getting her to open her mouth a bit, to
allow the tip of the squirter into her mouth (right at the back). Then
*shoot*. They're pretty much forced to swallow it in that position.

This works really well on Roxy, a little less well on Smudge. I dread
the day I have to try it on Licky...

Joyce

On 2006-07-03, penned:

When I've had to give liquid medicine to my cats, one thing I've
found that works really well is to grasp the cat by the nape of the
neck. This makes them become a lot more passive. Then roll the cat
so that one side of her face is on the floor, and the other side
faces up toward you. You're still grasping her by the nape of the
neck.

Then you place the tip of the squirter against her *back* teeth, and
kind of worm your way into getting her to open her mouth a bit, to
allow the tip of the squirter into her mouth (right at the back).
Then *shoot*. They're pretty much forced to swallow it in that
position.

This works really well on Roxy, a little less well on Smudge. I
dread the day I have to try it on Licky...

Thanks for the pointers. I'm not sure how that procedure will work
with the E collar in the way. I fully anticipate looking like a
pincushion by the end of this week. Maybe I'll figure it out. My
coworker suggested basically straddling the cat so that all four are
on the floor.

My very first experience with Oscar when I first got her was having to
give her oral meds. She was a tiny bit of a thing, but still it was a
close fight.


--
monique, who spoils Oscar unmercifully

pictures: http://www.bounceswoosh.org/rpca

On Mon, 03 Jul 2006 12:05:40 -0600, Monique Y. Mudama wrote:

On 2006-07-01, Monique Y. Mudama penned:
I noticed Oscar licking one of her hind paws a few days ago, but
just thought it was kind of cute. Until DH pointed out last night
that it's new behavior and might indicate an injury. And that's
when I remembered that I'd stepped on her a few days ago.

We saw TED. Oscar wasn't happy about this; I have the puncture wounds
to prove it.

Nothing definitive on the paws; the lip may be EGC or may just be
irritation from licking so much. Oscar has an E collar and I am
somehow supposed to get the pink stuff in her mouth twice a day for a
week. When the vet gave her the first dose, it flew out of her mouth
at a much greater velocity than it went in. Fortunately the E collar
caught most of it. The vet said the standard dosage is 1/2 to 1 mg
per pound of cat; they always do 1 mg and figure half will get into
the cat.

DH was laughing it up pretty hard from Arizona until I pointed out
that if I can't manage on my own, he'll have to come back and help
out.

If the E collar doesn't work in keeping her away from her paws, I'll
have to tape a baby sock on her instead -- right. I really hope the E
collar stays on and keeps her from being able to reach those paws.
For one thing, I don't think I'd survive trying to put socks on my
cat. For another, it limits the pink spray when trying to give her
the antibiotics.

Frankly, I think I'm screwed anyway. Oscar is actually much more
sedate at the vet's than at home, and she was a complete terror at the
vet's today.

Since we got home, she's been trying to outrun the collar. No luck so
far.


A bit of history: When I first got TuTu she was ill and needed the "pink
stuff". I used an eye dropper. She started to resist but, surprise, it
tasted good. So I followed it with several dropperfuls of cold water,
which she liked. Since then, every night for the last nine years or so,
she gets the cold water from an eyedropper. She loves the routine and
usually is waiting on the bathroom counter at bedtime. Ted said "great
idea will make her easier to medicate if she ever needs it again."

Can't she just have to wear the collar if you aren't around?

"Monique Y. Mudama" wrote in message
...
On 2006-07-03, penned:

When I've had to give liquid medicine to my cats, one thing I've
found that works really well is to grasp the cat by the nape of the
neck. This makes them become a lot more passive. Then roll the cat
so that one side of her face is on the floor, and the other side
faces up toward you. You're still grasping her by the nape of the
neck.

Then you place the tip of the squirter against her *back* teeth, and
kind of worm your way into getting her to open her mouth a bit, to
allow the tip of the squirter into her mouth (right at the back).
Then *shoot*. They're pretty much forced to swallow it in that
position.

This works really well on Roxy, a little less well on Smudge. I
dread the day I have to try it on Licky...

Thanks for the pointers. I'm not sure how that procedure will work
with the E collar in the way. I fully anticipate looking like a
pincushion by the end of this week. Maybe I'll figure it out. My
coworker suggested basically straddling the cat so that all four are
on the floor.

My very first experience with Oscar when I first got her was having to
give her oral meds. She was a tiny bit of a thing, but still it was a
close fight.


--
monique, who spoils Oscar unmercifully

pictures: http://www.bounceswoosh.org/rpca

Monique Y. Mudama wrote:
On 2006-07-01, Monique Y. Mudama penned:
I noticed Oscar licking one of her hind paws a few days ago, but
just thought it was kind of cute. Until DH pointed out last night
that it's new behavior and might indicate an injury. And that's
when I remembered that I'd stepped on her a few days ago.

We saw TED. Oscar wasn't happy about this; I have the puncture wounds
to prove it.

Nothing definitive on the paws; the lip may be EGC or may just be
irritation from licking so much. Oscar has an E collar and I am
somehow supposed to get the pink stuff in her mouth twice a day for a
week. When the vet gave her the first dose, it flew out of her mouth
at a much greater velocity than it went in. Fortunately the E collar
caught most of it. The vet said the standard dosage is 1/2 to 1 mg
per pound of cat; they always do 1 mg and figure half will get into
the cat.

DH was laughing it up pretty hard from Arizona until I pointed out
that if I can't manage on my own, he'll have to come back and help
out.

If the E collar doesn't work in keeping her away from her paws, I'll
have to tape a baby sock on her instead -- right. I really hope the E
collar stays on and keeps her from being able to reach those paws.
For one thing, I don't think I'd survive trying to put socks on my
cat. For another, it limits the pink spray when trying to give her
the antibiotics.

Frankly, I think I'm screwed anyway. Oscar is actually much more
sedate at the vet's than at home, and she was a complete terror at the
vet's today.

Since we got home, she's been trying to outrun the collar. No luck so
far.

Purrs that the collar does the trick and that Oscar doesn't need to wear it
for very long.
--
Adrian (Owned by Snoopy and Bagheera)
Cats leave pawprints on your heart.
http://community.webshots.com/user/clowderuk

On 2006-07-03, Karen penned:
Can't she just have to wear the collar if you aren't around?

Well ...

One, she completely ignores me when I tell her to stop licking her
paws, and she spends a lot of time hidden away in corners of the house
where I couldn't watch her, even when I'm home.

Two, it took both me and the vet and a fair amount of drawn blood
(mine) just to get the damn thing on her in the first place. I don't
think I could get it on her myself.


--
monique, who spoils Oscar unmercifully

pictures: http://www.bounceswoosh.org/rpca

Monique Y. Mudama wrote:


Since we got home, she's been trying to outrun the collar. No luck so
far.


Can she reach her food and water dishes, wearing it? Only
time the vet put one of mine in that contraption, he
couldn't get to his dishes (so I just decided the Hell with
it, and removed it).