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Kate and Jack Update
Well, it is always insane for me to get up at 7 am, since I'm a night
owl. But these places always insist the kitties have to be in by 8 or 8:30 or thereabouts. So I dragged myself out of bed and pretty much felt like a zombie. Luckily, a dear friend of mine, Dave, was willing to go through this adventure with me. He scooped up the kittens and me at 8:00 am and we made it to the clinic shortly before they opened the doors. Paperwork was done, Kate and Jack were taken in, and Dave and I went to his place to await the results. I checked about 12:30, and they were just coming out of the anesthesia. They did fine, they told me. Whew -- relief. After picking up his kids from school, Dave drove me back to the vet and we picked them up and brought them home. I thanked Dave and he took off, leaving me to figure out how in the world I was going to keep these two separate for a few nights! I borrowed Brando's carrier. It's a medium dog-sized carrier, and he eats in it because otherwise, he would steal all the other cats' food, being a former feral and not big on cat food etiquette. I cleaned it out, got it ready, and took it upstairs to the Kitty Rescue Room, followed by Jack and Kate in their respective carriers. They were, of course, wobbly. I did opt for the pain meds, and I was glad I did. I could tell they weren't hurting too badly. I managed to get Jack into the carrier, though he was *not* a happy camper about that. Kate is smarter, so I figured she could have the run of the room. I slowly gave them water, which they mostly ignored. Later, I gave them a bit of food, and with a stroke of inspiration, put a little water in Jack's, which he ate/drank. Kate's appetite was not there yet :-( But at least no vomiting -- yeah! I put Jack back into the carrier for the night. Today, Jack acts like nothing has happened and is, of course, doing all the things she shouldn't do (climbing, jumping -- arrrghhh!). But I can't stop him. Kate is doing some of it, too, but not as much. She is almost acting normal, too, except for still being off food a bit. So I guess at this point they are fine. I will worry for the next several days, of course, check her belly, check his rear, and hope that they heal perfectly well and can very soon be completely, fully integrated into the household! Thank you all so much for your wonderful purrs! And I've gotten behind on reading, so I am sending blanket purrs to everyone who needs them until I get caught up again! Ginger-lyn still tired today from yesterday Home Pages: http://www.moonsummer.com http://www.angelfire.com/folk/glsummer (homepage & cats) http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb....mmer/index.htm (genealogy) http://www.movieanimals.bravehost.com/ (The Violence Against Animals in Movies Website) |
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Kate and Jack Update
wrote in message ... Today, Jack acts like nothing has happened and is, of course, doing all the things she shouldn't do (climbing, jumping -- arrrghhh!). But I can't stop him. Kate is doing some of it, too, but not as much. She is almost acting normal, too, except for still being off food a bit. So I guess at this point they are fine. I will worry for the next several days, of course, check her belly, check his rear, and hope that they heal perfectly well and can very soon be completely, fully integrated into the household! Thank you all so much for your wonderful purrs! More purrs coming for Kate, as it's a worse op for a girlkitty. And I've gotten behind on reading, so I am sending blanket purrs to everyone who needs them until I get caught up again! I don't think I ever will get caught up [now 2403 unread] so blanket purrs from here too. Tweed, KFC, BF |
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Kate and Jack Update
On Thu, 06 Apr 2006 19:44:51 GMT, yodeled:
Well, it is always insane for me to get up at 7 am, since I'm a night owl. But these places always insist the kitties have to be in by 8 or 8:30 or thereabouts. So I dragged myself out of bed and pretty much felt like a zombie. Luckily, a dear friend of mine, Dave, was willing to go through this adventure with me. He scooped up the kittens and me at 8:00 am and we made it to the clinic shortly before they opened the doors. Paperwork was done, Kate and Jack were taken in, and Dave and I went to his place to await the results. I checked about 12:30, and they were just coming out of the anesthesia. They did fine, they told me. Whew -- relief. After picking up his kids from school, Dave drove me back to the vet and we picked them up and brought them home. I thanked Dave and he took off, leaving me to figure out how in the world I was going to keep these two separate for a few nights! I borrowed Brando's carrier. It's a medium dog-sized carrier, and he eats in it because otherwise, he would steal all the other cats' food, being a former feral and not big on cat food etiquette. I cleaned it out, got it ready, and took it upstairs to the Kitty Rescue Room, followed by Jack and Kate in their respective carriers. They were, of course, wobbly. I did opt for the pain meds, and I was glad I did. I could tell they weren't hurting too badly. I managed to get Jack into the carrier, though he was *not* a happy camper about that. Kate is smarter, so I figured she could have the run of the room. I slowly gave them water, which they mostly ignored. Later, I gave them a bit of food, and with a stroke of inspiration, put a little water in Jack's, which he ate/drank. Kate's appetite was not there yet :-( But at least no vomiting -- yeah! I put Jack back into the carrier for the night. Today, Jack acts like nothing has happened and is, of course, doing all the things she shouldn't do (climbing, jumping -- arrrghhh!). But I can't stop him. Kate is doing some of it, too, but not as much. She is almost acting normal, too, except for still being off food a bit. So I guess at this point they are fine. I will worry for the next several days, of course, check her belly, check his rear, and hope that they heal perfectly well and can very soon be completely, fully integrated into the household! Thank you all so much for your wonderful purrs! And I've gotten behind on reading, so I am sending blanket purrs to everyone who needs them until I get caught up again! Sounds good-- if all has gone well, it won't even slow them down! Theresa Stinky Pictures: http://community.webshots.com/album/125591586JWEFwh My Blog: http://www.humanitas.blogspot.com Make Levees, Not War |
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