Irene, My cat
Posted: Sat Jun 06, 2015 4:32 pm
Irene you do not know it, but you saved my cat.
Calie cat got into some kind of fight - either a fox, raccoon or maybe with one of my pigs, she was pretty badly injured, I didn't see her for a day, then she crawled her way to the bottom of my back steps.
Calie is not one for a lot of strangers, most people considered her to be my phantom cat, they heard about her but had never seen her.
Long story short, I brought her in, gave her some trauma remedies, she wouldn't eat and then made herself scarce for 2 days, by the time I found her in the cellar (attached to a crawl space where I cannot get into) she had soiled herself, eyes goopy and in even worse shape. I remember your telling this group about cats going into kidney failure if they do not eat.
She had a bad tear in the back of one leg with numerous puncture wounds - wouldn't even let me touch her legs to try to ascertain the extent of her injuries, she could move her lower extremities though so at least there was nerve function. I cleaned her up, moved her to a thick folded towel in the kitchen where she has convalesced since.
She got eel serum, more trauma remedies and I had to force feed her for more than a week - used an eyedropper with egg yolk and half and half, plus some chopped fresh liver on a plastic spoon.
It is now almost a month after that injuty, she is now eating by herself, proudly showed me she could indeed walk again, that was a couple of days ago, wobbly but on her feet, and rewarded me with lots of purring and rubbing. She has lost fur in a few patches, both hind legs and under her chin to her chest, but is obviously on the mend.
Irene, it is really thanks to you that she is alive, would have lost her if I had not heeded your words, Thank you,
Maria
Calie cat got into some kind of fight - either a fox, raccoon or maybe with one of my pigs, she was pretty badly injured, I didn't see her for a day, then she crawled her way to the bottom of my back steps.
Calie is not one for a lot of strangers, most people considered her to be my phantom cat, they heard about her but had never seen her.
Long story short, I brought her in, gave her some trauma remedies, she wouldn't eat and then made herself scarce for 2 days, by the time I found her in the cellar (attached to a crawl space where I cannot get into) she had soiled herself, eyes goopy and in even worse shape. I remember your telling this group about cats going into kidney failure if they do not eat.
She had a bad tear in the back of one leg with numerous puncture wounds - wouldn't even let me touch her legs to try to ascertain the extent of her injuries, she could move her lower extremities though so at least there was nerve function. I cleaned her up, moved her to a thick folded towel in the kitchen where she has convalesced since.
She got eel serum, more trauma remedies and I had to force feed her for more than a week - used an eyedropper with egg yolk and half and half, plus some chopped fresh liver on a plastic spoon.
It is now almost a month after that injuty, she is now eating by herself, proudly showed me she could indeed walk again, that was a couple of days ago, wobbly but on her feet, and rewarded me with lots of purring and rubbing. She has lost fur in a few patches, both hind legs and under her chin to her chest, but is obviously on the mend.
Irene, it is really thanks to you that she is alive, would have lost her if I had not heeded your words, Thank you,
Maria