Abelard is home, safe, in his bed

He was in his bed when I got up and must have been out late because he's
still sleeping. I didn't want to disturb him and yet was concerned about his
tail so I waited until he shifted around to where I could feel it without
picking him up. He was less concerned about it being touched today, and no
additional damage was evident. I am so relieved!

On Sat, 24 Dec 2005 10:24:09 -0600, Pat wrote:

He was in his bed when I got up and must have been out late because he's
still sleeping. I didn't want to disturb him and yet was concerned about his
tail so I waited until he shifted around to where I could feel it without
picking him up. He was less concerned about it being touched today, and no
additional damage was evident. I am so relieved!

Oh good! We've all been worried about him. Gladto hear the table is
feeling better.

"Pat" wrote in message
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He was in his bed when I got up and must have been out late because he's
still sleeping. I didn't want to disturb him and yet was concerned about
his tail so I waited until he shifted around to where I could feel it
without picking him up. He was less concerned about it being touched
today, and no additional damage was evident. I am so relieved!

I'm so glad he's home. Are you still planning on bringing him to the vet on
Monday?

Hugs,

CatNipped

"Pat" wrote in message
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He was in his bed when I got up and must have been out late because he's
still sleeping. I didn't want to disturb him and yet was concerned about
his tail so I waited until he shifted around to where I could feel it
without picking him up. He was less concerned about it being touched
today, and no additional damage was evident. I am so relieved!


Is his tail still bent? Will you still take him to the vet? I am asking
because I have a little contribution waiting here that I will send if
Abelard needs it for his tail treatment, very happily paying forward.
However, if it's not needed please let me know. It will probably take me a
year or more to recover financially from the no-wage situation I found
myself in when I was ill so if Abelard doesn't need my money for his tail to
be fixed it would probably be a good idea to keep it myself ;-)

Tweed

"Christina Websell" wrote

Is his tail still bent? Will you still take him to the vet? I am asking
because I have a little contribution waiting here that I will send if
Abelard needs it for his tail treatment, very happily paying forward.
However, if it's not needed please let me know. It will probably take me
a year or more to recover financially from the no-wage situation I found
myself in when I was ill so if Abelard doesn't need my money for his tail
to be fixed it would probably be a good idea to keep it myself ;-)

There should be enough already to handle it. I don't know who all
contributed aside from Dan and Lori but must have been several. So so use
your money, or keep it for another PIF situation. We appreciate the thought!

"CatNipped" wrote

I'm so glad he's home. Are you still planning on bringing him to the vet
on Monday?

I will take him Monday, even if it means locking him in the bathroom the day
before!

"Pat" wrote in message
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He was less concerned about it being touched today, and no
additional damage was evident. I am so relieved!///

It's entirely likely that he got bitten by another cat. Tiger showed
very similar symptoms when he got bitten by anither cat on his tail - I
thought he had broken it. It was very, very sore to the touch (he
actually bit me me when i touched it) and took about a week and some
antibiotics to clear up.

Get Ableard checked over by the vet anyway - if it *IS* a bite wound,
you don't want an absess.

Glad the errant wanderer is home!

Helen M




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Pat wrote:
"CatNipped" wrote

I'm so glad he's home. Are you still planning on bringing him to
the vet on Monday?

I will take him Monday, even if it means locking him in the bathroom
the day before!

We'll be sending lots of purrs on Monday, I hope it's something treatable.
--
Adrian (Owned by Snoopy and Bagheera)
A House is not a home, without a cat.
http://community.webshots.com/user/clowderuk

On Sat, 24 Dec 2005 08:57:34 -0800, Dan M wrote:

On Sat, 24 Dec 2005 10:24:09 -0600, Pat wrote:

He was in his bed when I got up and must have been out late because he's
still sleeping. I didn't want to disturb him and yet was concerned about his
tail so I waited until he shifted around to where I could feel it without
picking him up. He was less concerned about it being touched today, and no
additional damage was evident. I am so relieved!

Oh good! We've all been worried about him. Gladto hear the table is
feeling better.


Yeh! It's really rough to upset a table. Thanks for the chuckle.
IMHO It is time to teach that wanderer to be a house cat. Best wishes.
MLB

"mlbriggs" wrote

IMHO It is time to teach that wanderer to be a house cat.

He'll be one as soon as we move to town. They'll all be house (and small
yard) cats. I plan to build a 7' solid cedar privacy fence around the
backyard, with an electrified wire around the top of the fence. The boards
will be attached at the bottom to railroad ties set on a shallow trench
filled with limestone gravel, so they won't be able to dig under the fence
either.