http://www.dailykitten.com/chat/ Daily Kitten Chat Forum User Favorites: AnnF en Tue, 14 Feb 2012 16:23:19 +0000 http://www.dailykitten.com/chat/topic/2483/page/2#post-67171 Mon, 17 Dec 2007 12:45:50 +0000 Kitten Whisperer 67171@http://www.dailykitten.com/chat/ <p>I wish I lived nearby to help you tend to the kitties after their day at the "spa." It sounds like they are already coming around. I'd be grumpy too if I'd been taken to the vet and spayed! lol You do incredible work with cats, Anncetera. My hat is off to you. </p> http://www.dailykitten.com/chat/topic/2483/page/2#post-67130 Mon, 17 Dec 2007 11:10:11 +0000 feral 67130@http://www.dailykitten.com/chat/ <p>anncetera...You get a 'High 5' from me. The most I've taken in at one time was my Prettygirl's 3. It's funny that we ended up giving our ferals the same name. </p> http://www.dailykitten.com/chat/topic/2483/page/2#post-67112 Mon, 17 Dec 2007 10:39:13 +0000 anncetera2 67112@http://www.dailykitten.com/chat/ <p>Great news! Zoot is now coming when called, Pretty Girl is not particularly territorial around new cats, and Jellybean is back to chasing her tail. Life is ever-so-slowly returning to a more normal state! </p> http://www.dailykitten.com/chat/topic/2483/page/2#post-67089 Mon, 17 Dec 2007 10:14:25 +0000 Cat talk rules 67089@http://www.dailykitten.com/chat/ <p>One time I had to give my late cat Spoooky medication; most of the time she was good about taking it but one night she put up a fuss but I got it into her. The funny part was my other cat Patches was furious I never saw such fury in a cats face and I was cursed out good in catenise one of those times I was glad I didn't understand every word the tone was enough. </p> http://www.dailykitten.com/chat/topic/2483/page/2#post-67075 Mon, 17 Dec 2007 09:32:07 +0000 WillowandWindismom 67075@http://www.dailykitten.com/chat/ <p>Hi, anncetera2! It doesn't surprise me about the "all bent out of shape". My girls did exactly the same thing for a couple of days. They had surgery last Thursday and it took until yesterday for Willow to begin feeling more like herself. When that happened she quit growling and hissing at Windi and today they are fast friends again. Like your kittens they were inseparable before going to "the spa". Things are pretty much back to normal now so it does get better. Hang in there! </p> http://www.dailykitten.com/chat/topic/2483/page/2#post-67046 Mon, 17 Dec 2007 08:59:19 +0000 anncetera2 67046@http://www.dailykitten.com/chat/ <p>OP, change where you keep the ear drops. :-) And the best way I've found to warm them is to run a cup of hot water, and then just plunk the whole bottle in it, for 15-20 minutes. (That's long enough to grab a shower and let the kitten lick the water off the tops of your feet, another endearing trait of Zoot's.)</p> <p>They're now at a point where, when they're very, very sleepy and dozing off, if they're not careful and are on my lap, they'll fall asleep touching (gasp!) another kitten. Sooner or later, one or the other of them wakes up, and gets 9 different kinds of bent-out-of-shape because of *touching* another kitten!</p> <p>(This is all from kittens who were previously inseparable.)</p> <p>Sigh. It's gonna be a long day, I think. </p> http://www.dailykitten.com/chat/topic/2483/page/2#post-67032 Mon, 17 Dec 2007 08:44:33 +0000 2 Popoki 67032@http://www.dailykitten.com/chat/ <p>I can only imagine the scene you have described anncetera.. and it's comical at best. You are an amazing woman to do all of this for the 'girls'... I'm having a hard enough time just getting drops in one of Chloe's ears! It amazes me how cats can close off an ear that way LOL And, of course, she now knows the site of the ear drop bottle and gets all squirmy or runs as soon as she sees it.. </p> http://www.dailykitten.com/chat/topic/2483/page/2#post-67028 Mon, 17 Dec 2007 08:35:37 +0000 anncetera2 67028@http://www.dailykitten.com/chat/ <p>KittenWhisperer, are you sure you don't want to take a handful from me? They are all discombobulated. From what I've observed, the majority of the behavior is based on how they smell; they all smell like medications, antiseptics, etc. now, not like themselves. Worse, all the others smell the same way, and NOBODY likes it!</p> <p>I don't want to bathe anybody, not with incisions. (I'm reserving the idea of a quick session tonight with the sprayer in the sink, as a last resort.) And they haven't responded well to being rubbed all over with a washcloth that smells like Pretty Girl. Of course, Pretty Girl probably smells pretty "off" right now herself.</p> <p>So I fed them all wet food this morning, in hopes that as they bathe and groom themselves, they'll all end up smelling faintly more of cat food, than of antiseptic. It's especially weird to watch Zoot groom herself. She growls when she gets to licking the incision, and I assume that's from discomfort. But she also has been growling when licking at the edges of her shaved areas, the ones that apparently got a little wet from topical antiseptic (the fur was sticking together a bit, but dried off). That area is far enough away that it shouldn't hurt, so I'm assuming it's the smell or taste or both that is making her grumpy.</p> <p>I'm really glad I took today off, so I can help mitigate the situation. </p> http://www.dailykitten.com/chat/topic/2483/page/2#post-66871 Sun, 16 Dec 2007 20:26:58 +0000 WillowandWindismom 66871@http://www.dailykitten.com/chat/ <p>What great news, anncetera2! I guess :-) You will be running a post-op recovery room for a couple of days. Willow hissed and growled at Windi for two days post-op. Sort of like she was saying "I TOLD you not to be naughty and just look at what's happened now!". But today has been a better day and Willow even brought a couple of toys and deposited them underneath the Christmas tree. So, break out the eggnog for at least two days and then all should be well! Good job! Lucky kitties. </p> http://www.dailykitten.com/chat/topic/2483/page/2#post-66763 Sun, 16 Dec 2007 18:08:20 +0000 Buttercup 66763@http://www.dailykitten.com/chat/ <p>Great news Anncetera2!I've had to rename a few of mine after a vet visit LOL. </p> http://www.dailykitten.com/chat/topic/2483/page/2#post-66762 Sun, 16 Dec 2007 18:05:41 +0000 GreatDane 66762@http://www.dailykitten.com/chat/ <p>That's great Anncetera! You are awesome to do all this! </p> http://www.dailykitten.com/chat/topic/2483/page/2#post-66749 Sun, 16 Dec 2007 17:54:05 +0000 anncetera2 66749@http://www.dailykitten.com/chat/ <p>Well, we're all back from the trip to the spa! LOL</p> <p>Turns out everyone got spayed; yes, my assessment was incorrect and both Zoot and Rocky are girls! Every single last one of these guys is a gal, so I'm doubly happy; that's a whole lot of stray litters prevented.</p> <p>Pretty Girl is growling and hissing at every single one of her kittens when they come closer than 3 feet. Miss Kitty and Jellybean are sleeping it off; Zoot and Roxy (formerly Rocky) are sleeping off &#38; on, and still a bit wobbly. Oddly enough, the smallest kitten, Sweet Pea, appears to be fully recovered, alert, and functioning with minimal discomfort.</p> <p>And Pretty Girl tested negative for FeLV and FIV; yay! She's the only one who got shots, though; the kittens, at 12 weeks, are too young. </p> http://www.dailykitten.com/chat/topic/2483/page/2#post-66590 Sun, 16 Dec 2007 14:22:32 +0000 2bpurring 66590@http://www.dailykitten.com/chat/ <p>LOL..I'll give that try...and I'd better get some of that eggnog in case </p> http://www.dailykitten.com/chat/topic/2483/page/2#post-66565 Sun, 16 Dec 2007 13:22:50 +0000 WillowandWindismom 66565@http://www.dailykitten.com/chat/ <p>Oh, poor Blackbeard! Tell him he's going to get a massage! </p> http://www.dailykitten.com/chat/topic/2483/page/2#post-66564 Sun, 16 Dec 2007 13:20:40 +0000 2bpurring 66564@http://www.dailykitten.com/chat/ <p>W&#38;WM...so glad to hear your girls are home and feeling better..I will try the "spa" trick this week when Blackbeard goes for his first shots... </p> http://www.dailykitten.com/chat/topic/2483/page/2#post-66561 Sun, 16 Dec 2007 13:14:58 +0000 WillowandWindismom 66561@http://www.dailykitten.com/chat/ <p>Actually, having six kitties returning home from "the spa" may require mom to have several doses of eggnog! </p> http://www.dailykitten.com/chat/topic/2483/page/2#post-66544 Sun, 16 Dec 2007 12:20:52 +0000 williamsweyr 66544@http://www.dailykitten.com/chat/ <p>Dealing with six "fur people" after a trip to the "spa?" Hmm, don't think I could handle that. I have enough trouble just taking two at a time for check ups. The best check up ever was when my hand was in a cast and my vet was kind enough to make a house call for all five of my kids! Made life a lot easer as I didn't have to chase them all down to get in the carriers. It always amazes me the places they can find to hide when the carriers come out. Best of luck for your kitties aftercare and recovery. </p> http://www.dailykitten.com/chat/topic/2483#post-66526 Sun, 16 Dec 2007 11:42:40 +0000 Kitten Whisperer 66526@http://www.dailykitten.com/chat/ <p>Goodluck with the mass spaying and neutering, Anncetera. You will have to set up a hospital ward at home for their recovery! I wouldn't mind playing nurse to 6 woozy kittens. :-) </p> http://www.dailykitten.com/chat/topic/2483#post-66506 Sun, 16 Dec 2007 09:54:04 +0000 WillowandWindismom 66506@http://www.dailykitten.com/chat/ <p>Willow and Windi send their empathy to your babies, anncetera2! Hope that they all do well and you, too! </p> http://www.dailykitten.com/chat/topic/2483#post-66466 Sun, 16 Dec 2007 07:39:06 +0000 GreatDane 66466@http://www.dailykitten.com/chat/ <p>Yes, drive carefully, Anncetera! Good luck to the kitty babies and their Mama. </p> http://www.dailykitten.com/chat/topic/2483#post-66463 Sun, 16 Dec 2007 07:14:51 +0000 4 kits staff 66463@http://www.dailykitten.com/chat/ <p>Good Luck and drive carefully!! </p> http://www.dailykitten.com/chat/topic/2483#post-66461 Sun, 16 Dec 2007 06:40:39 +0000 anncetera2 66461@http://www.dailykitten.com/chat/ <p>About to leave for "the spa" with Pretty Girl and her 5 kittens. A little snowy &#38; icy out, but not too bad. And I have five functional carriers, so only one pair of kittens needs to share a carrier (will put the two least combative together).</p> <p>Wish us all luck! </p> http://www.dailykitten.com/chat/topic/2483#post-66198 Sat, 15 Dec 2007 20:04:12 +0000 paulajeanne 66198@http://www.dailykitten.com/chat/ <p>Good night, WWM, have a good rest, peaceful one tonite! Sounds like they will be fine. </p> http://www.dailykitten.com/chat/topic/2483#post-66194 Sat, 15 Dec 2007 19:50:27 +0000 WillowandWindismom 66194@http://www.dailykitten.com/chat/ <p>Windi has been happily watching "Jurassic Park 111" with her dad. I am trying to feign interest! But secretly I would much rather be watching Babe! I think that we're all off to bed, having slept little last night for listening for any sign of distress from our girls. Good night to all the Night Shift. And thank you for all of your good wishes. </p> http://www.dailykitten.com/chat/topic/2483#post-66128 Sat, 15 Dec 2007 18:29:22 +0000 GreatDane 66128@http://www.dailykitten.com/chat/ <p>Well, we're glad to have you!<br /> It sounds as if both your girls are recovering and will be just fine!<br /> I know what you mean abou the four-legged ones becoming our babies if we don't have human ones. I'm the proud Mama of a four-legged baby boy myself! </p> http://www.dailykitten.com/chat/topic/2483#post-66094 Sat, 15 Dec 2007 17:35:28 +0000 WillowandWindismom 66094@http://www.dailykitten.com/chat/ <p>Hi, Great Dane - They are better, I guess. Windi acts like nothing at all has happened only she demands great loves. Willow, although she has been eating, acts a little bit scared. She hides under the bed but she has been walking around. And, she wanted her breakfast first thing this morning. I can't help but worry about her because she is so tiny.... just barely five pounds. And this is her third big surgery in her short life. Guilt - oh, my yes! I definitely have that in spades. But hopefully all is well. Willow is a bit hoarse but she was intubated so, if they are like us non-fur people, that is normal. Thank you for asking about them!<br /> We are off to have dinner on trays so that we can be with our babies. I guess this is what happens when you don't have "two legged babies". We have had kitties always but for some reason I am so protective of these two. My most sincere thanks to all of you for your good wishes and advice. It was happen stance that I discoverd TDK - but what good fortune! </p> http://www.dailykitten.com/chat/topic/2483#post-66093 Sat, 15 Dec 2007 17:30:59 +0000 GreatDane 66093@http://www.dailykitten.com/chat/ <p>Awwwwww, good for her, Marsha! Get her some nice attention! </p> http://www.dailykitten.com/chat/topic/2483#post-66090 Sat, 15 Dec 2007 17:29:24 +0000 Buttercup 66090@http://www.dailykitten.com/chat/ <p>One of my kitties,post "spa" turned over to show off her incision site for years when anyone said "poor baby". </p> http://www.dailykitten.com/chat/topic/2483#post-66085 Sat, 15 Dec 2007 17:16:55 +0000 GreatDane 66085@http://www.dailykitten.com/chat/ <p>How are the girls today? </p> http://www.dailykitten.com/chat/topic/2483#post-65467 Fri, 14 Dec 2007 16:33:43 +0000 WillowandWindismom 65467@http://www.dailykitten.com/chat/ <p>Well, it's only the two of them and they went together. My husband is convinced that Willow blames Windi for the entire affair! They sure are sleeping hard but I guess that would be normal for the day after surgery. Worry, worry, worry! </p>