Re: Fleagor's home

On Mon, 19 Nov 2007 11:07:33 -0700, Monique Y. Mudama wrote:

On 2007-11-18, tdavis@xxxxxxx penned:

He's just lying around on the floor, obviously not himself. I did pick
him up and put him in my lap where he sort of half heartedly kneaded my
leg for a minute or so. Fleagor is not a happy cat, and he obviously
doesn't feel well. He also *hates* the collar.

I gave him his evening dose of antibiotic a while ago, and he didn't
even struggle - all the fight's gone out of him. He's had a rough
couple of days.

If anyone is interested in being grossed out, a picture of his wound is
at
<http://67.54.246.139:9000/tdavis/cats/fleagor_wound_071117.jpg>. Nasty.

I also discovered that he can't eat or drink out of the big bowls so I
have to give him food and water in small ones.

I'm not gonna click on that link --

Smart move. It's sickening.

So, all cats are different, but maybe this is encouraging. The first time
Oscar had to wear an e-collar she *freaked out* -- backed up until she
bumped into walls, wouldn't eat, wouldn't drink, etc. Miserable. She
would also get herself trapped under beds and such a lot, unable to get
the cone to slip under the edge.

He still gets caught on things, but Fleagor never backs up for *anything*,
which may go a long way toward explaining how he got bitten in the first
place.


In the last year she's unfortunately had to be in them a lot, and she's
gotten to the point where she doesn't love it, definitely lays around a
lot, but she can jump up to the top of her cat tree (not in one jump),
get out from under beds, etc, etc, and she can eat and drink anything
she wants to. The first time she had to use it I thought my heart would
break; now it's just a nuisance.


Fleagor also mostly just lies around, but last night he managed to jump
into my chair and he has jumped up on a small folding table several times
already. It's handy for him to be on the table since it puts him at a
good height for dosing with antibiotic liquid and for feeding him special
treats in a small bowl.

It may be helpful to know that there are a lot of different
designs,
too. The best for Oscar are completely transparent and snap shut rather
than tying on at one end. She has two sizes, because she can get around
the smaller one to lick at her hind paws. The bigger one looks pretty
silly on her, but it works.

This one is translucient, adjustable, and snaps with substantual,
industrial grade snaps. If he hasn't already managed to get out of it,
open it up, or destroy it, it *has* to be good.

--
T.E.D. (tdavis@xxxxxxx)




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