Kitten fun - Page 5

Davey_Pitch · 17-09-2009, 14:08

One of our cats (Jake) tends to pee on the floor if he isn't happy about something. It's either if the litter needs changing, or more often, if we've left them in the day/night with food he's not interested in. It's not food he doesn't like, he's just so fussy that if he's had one type of meat recently he won't want it again for a while. He's a little bugger but he's so adorable it's hard to stay mad at him for long.

Roberta · 17-09-2009, 17:32

Aslan pees on the sofa when not happy! Luckily the cushions fit in the washing machine!

lostkat · 17-09-2009, 21:06

I'm in the middle of training Flo to wee in Leon's shoes. Good cat

Darrin · 17-09-2009, 22:00

We've got to watch where we leave laundry laying around. Shadow will curl up in it and go to sleep, normally after burrowing into it. So we got to pick up the laundry and we hear this plaintive "MAWR" coming out of the clothes. Then he pokes his head up and we get the "Mrawr?" and then a nose rub.

Garp · 12-01-2010, 05:19

Necropost time!

Took Rosie in to the Vet's last Tuesday to have a pre-op checkup ready for spaying this week. On Friday Kari got a call to let us know there was an abnormality in the blood test results, so I took Rosie back in on Saturday for another blood test to be done.

Kari had a phone call this afternoon confirming that the second test came up exactly the same as the first. In a case of startling odds, Rosie is actually a haemophiliac. That means her mum is at the minimum a carrier, and her dad has it (both are semi-feral cats) as she's got to have the exact safe defect in both her X chromosomes.
Go figure the dumb luck involved there.

That's whacked the spaying cost up by a significant jump ($300+ additional cost) as we'd need to get a blood transfusion from a compatible cat too. Vet (and so far internet research) suggests we haven't got too much to worry about given she's a house cat. Just have to keep an eye out for any indications of internal bleeding.

Roberta · 12-01-2010, 10:43

Poor Rosie. My Aslan was double cryptorchid meaning that neither of his testicles had descended. The vet got very excited because apparently double cryptorchidism in cats in rare. I was very lucky because my vet happened to be a specialist in the subject and had written papers on it, hence him being ecxited on finding a cat with it to operate on!

Poor old Aslan basically had to have a similar operation to a female cat during spaying where they had to enter his abdominal cavity to find his testicles! They were very hidden away so he got very bruised and was on painkillers for a little while, poor fluff!

Hope Rosie is ok. Sounds like she's in very good hands!

Garp · 18-01-2010, 23:43

The vet spoke with another internal medicine specialist at the place that does the blood testing. Rosie has never had problems with clotting after the injections and blood samples have been taken, and we were wondering if there might be anything else that can cause a problem with clotting (liver disease can).
The new specialist thinks it's most likely to be clotting factor 12 that's the problem. The positive from that is that it has no 'real world' impacts on Rosie, it's only something that crops up in lab tests. It means she effectively has no clotting problems at all, no need for transfusions during operations etc. etc.
The Vet arranged for Rosie to have another blood sample taken and a test done for it (generously doing it for free), so hopefully in the next day or two we'll know if it is factor 12.

Here's hoping for good news.

Roberta · 19-01-2010, 00:06

*fingers crossed*

Garp · 20-01-2010, 16:52

\o/

Rosie came up completely clear, no haemophilia. Internal medicine specialist has some theories but is completely confident that it was a brief glitch for a few days, and that it was probably only impacting Clotting Factor 12.

Kari is taking her in today to be spayed. Poor kitten really didn't like me this morning. I always feed her first thing in the morning when I get up, but she's to be nil by mouth since late last night.

*pounce*
cat: One has decided you will feed me now.

me: Sorry hun, no can do.

Cat: I don't think you understand, one has decided to let you feed oneself.
...
Cat: Uhh no, the master gets fed first, then the pets can feed themselves.
... *pounce*
Cat: Why are you disobeying your master?

etc.

Garp · 21-01-2010, 21:45

She's now back home and feeling decidedly sorry for herself. Hates the collar but isn't fussing with it much, struggling to get comfortable.

17-09-2009, 14:08	#41
Davey_Pitch I iz speshul Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Liverpool Posts: 6,296	One of our cats (Jake) tends to pee on the floor if he isn't happy about something. It's either if the litter needs changing, or more often, if we've left them in the day/night with food he's not interested in. It's not food he doesn't like, he's just so fussy that if he's had one type of meat recently he won't want it again for a while. He's a little bugger but he's so adorable it's hard to stay mad at him for long. __________________ Our deepest fear is not that we are inadequate. Our deepest fear is that we are powerful beyond measure. It is our light, not our darkness, that most frightens us. Your playing small does not serve the world. There is nothing enlightened about shrinking so that other people won't feel insecure around you. We are all meant to shine as children do. It's not just in some of us; it is in everyone. And as we let our own lights shine, we unconsciously give other people permission to do the same. As we are liberated from our own fear, our presence automatically liberates others.

17-09-2009, 17:32	#42
Roberta Pole Model Join Date: Jul 2006 Posts: 5,986	Aslan pees on the sofa when not happy! Luckily the cushions fit in the washing machine! __________________ I fell out of favour with Heaven somewhere, and I'm here for the hell of it now...

17-09-2009, 21:06	#43
lostkat Good Cat Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 5,550	I'm in the middle of training Flo to wee in Leon's shoes. Good cat __________________ Oooooh Cecil, what have you done?

17-09-2009, 22:00	#44
Darrin Dirteh Kitteh Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Hiding out in Mormon Country Posts: 1,629	We've got to watch where we leave laundry laying around. Shadow will curl up in it and go to sleep, normally after burrowing into it. So we got to pick up the laundry and we hear this plaintive "MAWR" coming out of the clothes. Then he pokes his head up and we get the "Mrawr?" and then a nose rub. __________________ A bullet may have your name on it, but shrapnel is addressed "to whom it may concern".

12-01-2010, 05:19	#45
Garp Preparing more tumbleweed Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Hawaii Posts: 6,038	Necropost time! Took Rosie in to the Vet's last Tuesday to have a pre-op checkup ready for spaying this week. On Friday Kari got a call to let us know there was an abnormality in the blood test results, so I took Rosie back in on Saturday for another blood test to be done. Kari had a phone call this afternoon confirming that the second test came up exactly the same as the first. In a case of startling odds, Rosie is actually a haemophiliac. That means her mum is at the minimum a carrier, and her dad has it (both are semi-feral cats) as she's got to have the exact safe defect in both her X chromosomes. Go figure the dumb luck involved there. That's whacked the spaying cost up by a significant jump ($300+ additional cost) as we'd need to get a blood transfusion from a compatible cat too. Vet (and so far internet research) suggests we haven't got too much to worry about given she's a house cat. Just have to keep an eye out for any indications of internal bleeding. __________________ Mal: Define "interesting"? Wash: "Oh, God, oh, God, we're all gonna die"?

12-01-2010, 10:43	#46
Roberta Pole Model Join Date: Jul 2006 Posts: 5,986	Poor Rosie. My Aslan was double cryptorchid meaning that neither of his testicles had descended. The vet got very excited because apparently double cryptorchidism in cats in rare. I was very lucky because my vet happened to be a specialist in the subject and had written papers on it, hence him being ecxited on finding a cat with it to operate on! Poor old Aslan basically had to have a similar operation to a female cat during spaying where they had to enter his abdominal cavity to find his testicles! They were very hidden away so he got very bruised and was on painkillers for a little while, poor fluff! Hope Rosie is ok. Sounds like she's in very good hands! __________________ I fell out of favour with Heaven somewhere, and I'm here for the hell of it now...

18-01-2010, 23:43	#47
Garp Preparing more tumbleweed Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Hawaii Posts: 6,038	The vet spoke with another internal medicine specialist at the place that does the blood testing. Rosie has never had problems with clotting after the injections and blood samples have been taken, and we were wondering if there might be anything else that can cause a problem with clotting (liver disease can). The new specialist thinks it's most likely to be clotting factor 12 that's the problem. The positive from that is that it has no 'real world' impacts on Rosie, it's only something that crops up in lab tests. It means she effectively has no clotting problems at all, no need for transfusions during operations etc. etc. The Vet arranged for Rosie to have another blood sample taken and a test done for it (generously doing it for free), so hopefully in the next day or two we'll know if it is factor 12. Here's hoping for good news. __________________ Mal: Define "interesting"? Wash: "Oh, God, oh, God, we're all gonna die"?

19-01-2010, 00:06	#48
Roberta Pole Model Join Date: Jul 2006 Posts: 5,986	fingers crossed __________________ I fell out of favour with Heaven somewhere, and I'm here for the hell of it now...

20-01-2010, 16:52	#49
Garp Preparing more tumbleweed Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Hawaii Posts: 6,038	\o/ Rosie came up completely clear, no haemophilia. Internal medicine specialist has some theories but is completely confident that it was a brief glitch for a few days, and that it was probably only impacting Clotting Factor 12. Kari is taking her in today to be spayed. Poor kitten really didn't like me this morning. I always feed her first thing in the morning when I get up, but she's to be nil by mouth since late last night. pounce cat: One has decided you will feed me now. me: Sorry hun, no can do. Cat: I don't think you understand, one has decided to let you feed oneself. ... Cat: Uhh no, the master gets fed first, then the pets can feed themselves. ... pounce Cat: Why are you disobeying your master? etc. __________________ Mal: Define "interesting"? Wash: "Oh, God, oh, God, we're all gonna die"?

21-01-2010, 21:45	#50
Garp Preparing more tumbleweed Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Hawaii Posts: 6,038	She's now back home and feeling decidedly sorry for herself. Hates the collar but isn't fussing with it much, struggling to get comfortable. __________________ Mal: Define "interesting"? Wash: "Oh, God, oh, God, we're all gonna die"?