Bald ear

Karen wrote:

in article , Yowie at
wrote on 11/24/03 12:27 AM:


Its highly likely thats its ringworm, which is a fungal infection and easy
to treat.


i don't know where she could have picked up ringworm.

The spores might have been tracked in on someone's shoes - the stuff is
highly contagious, and cats do a lot of lying on floors.

in article , EvelynVogtGamble(Divamanque) at
wrote on 11/24/03 7:21 PM:



Karen wrote:

in article , Yowie at
wrote on 11/24/03 12:27 AM:


Its highly likely thats its ringworm, which is a fungal infection and easy
to treat.


i don't know where she could have picked up ringworm.

The spores might have been tracked in on someone's shoes - the stuff is
highly contagious, and cats do a lot of lying on floors.
WEll, I hope not, but it would be easier to fix than other things!

Karen

"Karen" wrote in

That's nice of you Marina. I try, but with Pearl, I don't think I make the
mark.

I know what you mean, Karen. Often Nikki will be asking for something, she
follows me around and purrs and meows at me, and I can't for the life of me
figure out what it is she wants. I try to entertain her. Maybe she misses
hunting. Running after an artificial mouse just isn't the same, is it?

--
Marina

Karen wrote in message . ..

She just seems "uncontent" alot of the time. I play with her everyday and
try to give her a lot of attention, but while she accepts some petting and
loving, she wants "something else" I can tell. I just don't know what that
is.
(snipped some in here)
She wants *something*. She'll come up, glare at me and bite my
arm as if to say "You stupid human can't you figure it out?" I don't get mad
at her as it's ME that doesn't figure it out (and she does not bite hard). I
don't know. I just don't think she is happy.

Karen


Karen, I sympathize; Mike can be the same way, and it's awfully
distressing when you can't figure out what to do. Mike's always been
awfully high-strung and any change in routine *at all* can throw him
off and make him just plain ornery and miserable. He is not a happy
cat at holidays. Last December, when the poor darling had a UTI and
urine crystals, he was pacing and spraying all over the house, but I'd
put it down to the house and routines being all out of order due to
Christmas. I took him to TED to checfk for urinary issues "just in
case" without really thinking that was the problem. (I'm not saying
Pearl's problem is physical - this is just an example of Mike's
Mikeness.)

I honestly think it's just a personality thing; they're just easily
stressed and edgy. Sometimes Mike will hiss and bite when he actually
*wants* to be picked up and reassured, which can settle him down. I'm
afraid you might just have another weirdo kitty, like I do. :-)

Could the ear baldness be overgrooming, somehow? I find it hard to
picture how that could quite happen, but Pearl does sound a lot like
Mike, and he tends to chew all the fur off his legs; no skin injuries,
just no fur.

Anyway, we are sending soothing purrs to you and Pearl, and hope that
the ear issue is something easily put right.

------
Krista

LOL wrote:

Karen, I sympathize; Mike can be the same way, and it's awfully
distressing when you can't figure out what to do. Mike's always been
awfully high-strung and any change in routine *at all* can throw him
off and make him just plain ornery and miserable. He is not a happy
cat at holidays. Last December, when the poor darling had a UTI and
urine crystals, he was pacing and spraying all over the house, but I'd
put it down to the house and routines being all out of order due to
Christmas. I took him to TED to checfk for urinary issues "just in
case" without really thinking that was the problem. (I'm not saying
Pearl's problem is physical - this is just an example of Mike's
Mikeness.)

Hoomin Mikes don't like change either.

I honestly think it's just a personality thing; they're just easily
stressed and edgy. Sometimes Mike will hiss and bite when he actually
*wants* to be picked up and reassured, which can settle him down. I'm
afraid you might just have another weirdo kitty, like I do. :-)

Just like Mike.

Could the ear baldness be overgrooming, somehow? I find it hard to
picture how that could quite happen, but Pearl does sound a lot like
Mike, and he tends to chew all the fur off his legs; no skin injuries,
just no fur.

Mike tends to shave his fur off of strange places. I won't gross you
out with the stories. Does your Mike like strange music and weird
noises too? Mike was given Weird Al's CD that came out earlier this
year. He has been playing it non stop ever since. I think Weird Al
qualifies as strange music and weird noises.

Anyway, we are sending soothing purrs to you and Pearl, and hope that
the ear issue is something easily put right.

Purrs to Karen and Pearl. Also to you and Mike. He is a lot like my
Mike.

Pam S. who couldn't resist

"LOL" wrote in message
m...
Karen wrote in message
. ..

She just seems "uncontent" alot of the time. I play with her everyday
and
try to give her a lot of attention, but while she accepts some petting
and
loving, she wants "something else" I can tell. I just don't know what
that
is.
(snipped some in here)
She wants *something*. She'll come up, glare at me and bite my
arm as if to say "You stupid human can't you figure it out?" I don't get
mad
at her as it's ME that doesn't figure it out (and she does not bite
hard). I
don't know. I just don't think she is happy.

Karen


Karen, I sympathize; Mike can be the same way, and it's awfully
distressing when you can't figure out what to do. Mike's always been
awfully high-strung and any change in routine *at all* can throw him
off and make him just plain ornery and miserable. He is not a happy
cat at holidays. Last December, when the poor darling had a UTI and
urine crystals, he was pacing and spraying all over the house, but I'd
put it down to the house and routines being all out of order due to
Christmas. I took him to TED to checfk for urinary issues "just in
case" without really thinking that was the problem. (I'm not saying
Pearl's problem is physical - this is just an example of Mike's
Mikeness.)

I do think some of it is just "Pearlness".

I honestly think it's just a personality thing; they're just easily
stressed and edgy. Sometimes Mike will hiss and bite when he actually
*wants* to be picked up and reassured, which can settle him down. I'm
afraid you might just have another weirdo kitty, like I do. :-)

Could the ear baldness be overgrooming, somehow? I find it hard to
picture how that could quite happen, but Pearl does sound a lot like
Mike, and he tends to chew all the fur off his legs; no skin injuries,
just no fur.

No, she doesn't bother it much, so I don't think it is overgrooming, but she
does seem to have itchiness deep in the ear. Maybe it's just been a couple
of lucky scratches, though as I said the area is not red at all. Just bald.


Anyway, we are sending soothing purrs to you and Pearl, and hope that
the ear issue is something easily put right.

------
Krista\

Thanks all for your well wishes. We can't get into the vet until Dec. 5. It
does not appear to be any kind of emergency so I'm not too antsy. I will
call to see if there is a cancellation on Monday though. We can maybe get it
moved up.

Karen

Tanada wrote in message ...

(snippety)
Does your Mike like strange music and weird
noises too? Mike was given Weird Al's CD that came out earlier this
year. He has been playing it non stop ever since. I think Weird Al
qualifies as strange music and weird noises.

Anyway, we are sending soothing purrs to you and Pearl, and hope that
the ear issue is something easily put right.

Purrs to Karen and Pearl. Also to you and Mike. He is a lot like my
Mike.

Pam S. who couldn't resist


It *must* be a Mike thing! Has your Mike ever dyed his fur blue? A
bright, eye-searing blue? If he hasn't done that yet, keep him away
from sidewalk chalk, or he will.

The only thing my Mike doesn't seem to have in common with yours is
that my Mike is offended by noises of any kind, and takes it as a
personal affront when I am wearing my Walkman. Though since I am sure
I do NOT have it turned up loud enough so that Mike can hear the
obnoxious racket through the headphones and across the room, because
that is not what we grown-up ladies do, I assume it's because he's not
used to seeing something on my head. ;-)

Thanks for the purrs; I am still sending you purrs that you have
better luck having your Mike get a job than I have had with mine, the
lazy little beast. :-D

------
Krista
Laughing

(apologies if this appears twice)