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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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"m. L. Briggs" wrote in message ... Perhaps it would be wise to keep him in the house! MLB He would be utterly miserable if forced to stay in. Besides, I don't have a screen door, and it's too hot to leave the main door shut except late at night, but even some nights in the Ozarks can be too hot for comfortable sleep. I don't have a/c. |
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"m. L. Briggs" wrote in message ... Perhaps it would be wise to keep him in the house! MLB He would be utterly miserable if forced to stay in. Besides, I don't have a screen door, and it's too hot to leave the main door shut except late at night, but even some nights in the Ozarks can be too hot for comfortable sleep. I don't have a/c. |
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P.S. I can't have a screen door, as the wood around the outer door frame has
rotted away and won't hold anything. "Pat" wrote in message ... "m. L. Briggs" wrote in message ... Perhaps it would be wise to keep him in the house! MLB He would be utterly miserable if forced to stay in. Besides, I don't have a screen door, and it's too hot to leave the main door shut except late at night, but even some nights in the Ozarks can be too hot for comfortable sleep. I don't have a/c. |
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P.S. I can't have a screen door, as the wood around the outer door frame has
rotted away and won't hold anything. "Pat" wrote in message ... "m. L. Briggs" wrote in message ... Perhaps it would be wise to keep him in the house! MLB He would be utterly miserable if forced to stay in. Besides, I don't have a screen door, and it's too hot to leave the main door shut except late at night, but even some nights in the Ozarks can be too hot for comfortable sleep. I don't have a/c. |
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On Fri, 9 Jul 2004 19:50:37 -0500, "Pat"
wrote: "m. L. Briggs" wrote in message .. . Perhaps it would be wise to keep him in the house! MLB He would be utterly miserable if forced to stay in. Besides, I don't have a screen door, and it's too hot to leave the main door shut except late at night, but even some nights in the Ozarks can be too hot for comfortable sleep. I don't have a/c. A circulating fan can help quite a bit. Better he be "miserable" than squashed. MLB |
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On Fri, 9 Jul 2004 19:50:37 -0500, "Pat"
wrote: "m. L. Briggs" wrote in message .. . Perhaps it would be wise to keep him in the house! MLB He would be utterly miserable if forced to stay in. Besides, I don't have a screen door, and it's too hot to leave the main door shut except late at night, but even some nights in the Ozarks can be too hot for comfortable sleep. I don't have a/c. A circulating fan can help quite a bit. Better he be "miserable" than squashed. MLB |
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"Pat" wrote in message ... "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. How old is Abelard? Could he have a hypothyroid? Christine |
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"Pat" wrote in message ... "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. How old is Abelard? Could he have a hypothyroid? Christine |
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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? How often does the trembling happen? And what are the circumstances under which it occurs? One of the things that trembling can indicate in a cat is poisoning. Take a look at http://petplace.netscape.com/article....asp?artID=232 for some of the common plants that can cause poisoning symptoms in cats. |
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