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Posted by Drew458    United States   on 03/05/2016 at 10:04 PM   
 
  1. That is why I gave up on pets, but I do wish you and your fuzzballs all the best.
    loveyou  cat

    Posted by Rich K    United States   03/06/2016  at  01:15 AM  

  2. Consider (such as it is) yourself lucky that it is the kittens.

    Somehow our dental insurance is no longer in existence (and 3 massive dental bills are in the system - being denied as I speak). We got cards (01/01/2016) for the 3 of us - yet they claim Sarah was terminated. We got bills - and there are no payment coupons or envelopes in the file - so what/how much (no checks in the register) did I send and where in the heck did it go? You’d think that if I sent the payment coupon and NO check - that they should/would contact me?!? Maybe. But my account no longer shows up online - and the Insurance co is not paying the claims.I just sent two payments (I thought Feb and Mar - but might be Jan and Feb) - if they even want to listen to me. I am so damned confused as to what happened. I hate insurance and I hate Obamacare. We got no letters informing us that they terminated the daughter (I just went through 2015 files) - and no letter informing us we did not pay. WTF is going on?!?

    BTW, we paid for an entire year (2015) and never made a single claim on it. But no - we will (in the end) suck up all this crap because they are the worst insurance company going and no one will ever give a damn to listen, to respond, to do the right thing or to even help us. At. All. Ever. Did I mention that I hate insurance and obamacare?

    To make this pertinent. I am still feeding the neighbor’s kitties - sadly I have only seen the multicolored one (suspect she may be pregnant) - the daughter shut the garage door (and cleaned up the front). And I have not seen the gray/white kitty in a while.

    Life sucks and then you die - Owing everyone way too much money.

    Posted by wardmama4    United States   03/06/2016  at  11:12 AM  

  3. feel your pain...gave up on aminals 15 years ago when we moved to fl.
    hope it gets better

    Posted by PurpleK    United States   03/06/2016  at  03:19 PM  

  4. I have no idea if this will help but it never hurts to try. My (21 year old when he passed) Bombay had seizures for the last 5-6 years of his life. They were triggered by sharp sounds, like ice dropping into a glass. My wife and I had no idea (and the doctors could never say) why he developed seizures. (Old age????) But, by trial and error, we discovered that we could cut the seizure time by adding resistance.  His ‘clawing’ actions are scary but not actually dangerous. When his seizure started I would lay down facing him and wrap him up in my arms with my forearm and hands in contact with his paws and lower legs. My head and chest would be in contact with his head and back. I would gently add resistance to the jerking motions with my hands and forearms. And speak to him in quiet tones. Think of this as cradling him with my chest and arms and gently resisting his motions. We had a medication (rectum application) to be applied if his seizure went on for more than five minutes. I could not stand to see him in agony for a minute, let alone wait five minutes. At first it was just an attempt to comfort him, but he seemed to respond to it and would come out of the seizure more quickly than usual. It became our first (and only) means to help him. After the seizure he would stagger in circles and would be very thirsty.

    As I said earlier, I have no idea of this would help you folks. I pray it does.

    Posted by TheHat    United States   03/07/2016  at  12:46 PM  

  5. TheHat - sounds like you made yourself like one of those ThunderVests for pets. Before I go and try to hug her when she’s having another fit, I’m going to get her claws clipped really really short. I learned that lesson the hard and bloody way last week.

    Cat goes in for blood tests in an hour. We’re not expecting much from that, other than ruling things out and doing a trial run with the insurance company to see if they pay or not. After that if it keeps up - it’s been nearly 60 hours since her last fit - we’ll figure what to do re: MRIs and other scans and stuff at Redbank.

    Posted by Drew458    United States   03/07/2016  at  03:01 PM  

  6. TheHat - it was Diazepam suppository wasn’t it? Folks, he’s talking about sticking a Valium up his cat’s bum to calm her down. Hey, it works!!

    Posted by Drew458    United States   03/07/2016  at  03:07 PM  

  7. So that’s how the Mrs calms you down eh Drew.Kinky. wink

    Posted by Rich K    United States   03/07/2016  at  03:43 PM  

  8. Actually, I’m laughing at the situations envisioned. One, it’s the old slow cow joke with the healer with two pills. “What’s the other pills for?” “Well, you want to catch the cow, right?” Two, imagine the genius it took to recommend sticking your finger up a cat’s ass while he’s a ball of claws and teeth madly thrashing about. “So, how many times have you applied the medicine?” Cat owner holds up hand showing scabbed up pinky finger and half a broken, blackened index finger, two bloody stumps and no thumb either. “Three and a half times so far, Doc.”

    Of course, the reality is totally different. I’m just seeing the silly side because I’ve used up all the tears for now.

    Posted by Drew458    United States   03/08/2016  at  01:51 AM  

  9. I know this is old and has made the rounds, but ....

    How to give a cat a pill:

    Pick up cat and cradle it in the crook of your left arm as if holding a baby. Position right forefinger and thumb on either side of cat’s mouth and gently apply pressure to cheeks while holding pill in right hand. As cat opens mouth, pop pill into mouth. Allow cat to close mouth and swallow.
    Retrieve pill from floor and cat from behind sofa. Cradle cat in left arm and repeat process.
    Retrieve cat from bedroom, and throw soggy pill away.
    Take new pill from foil wrap, cradle cat in left arm, holding rear paws tightly with left hand. Force jaws open and push pill to back of mouth with right forefinger. Hold mouth shut for a count of ten.
    Retrieve pill from goldfish bowl and cat from top of wardrobe. Call spouse from garden.
    Kneel on floor with cat wedged firmly between knees, hold front and rear paws. Ignore low growls emitted by cat. Get spouse to hold head firmly with one hand while forcing wooden ruler into mouth. Drop pill down ruler and rub cat’s throat vigorously.
    Retrieve cat from curtain rail, get another pill from foil wrap. Make note to buy new ruler and repair curtains. Carefully sweep shattered figurines and vases from hearth and set to one side for gluing later.
    Wrap cat in large towel and get spouse to lie on cat with head just visible from below armpit. Put pill in end of drinking straw, force mouth open with pencil, and blow down drinking straw.
    Check label to make sure pill not harmful to humans, drink 1 beer to take taste away. Apply Band-Aid to spouse’s forearm and remove blood from carpet with cold water and soap.
    Retrieve cat from neighbor’s shed. Get another pill. Open another beer. Place cat in cupboard, and close door onto neck, to leave head showing. Force mouth open with dessert spoon. Flick pill down throat with elastic band.
    Fetch screwdriver from garage and put cupboard door back on hinges. Drink beer. Fetch bottle of Scotch. Pour shot, drink. Apply cold compress to cheek and check records for date of last tetanus shot. Apply whiskey compress to cheek to disinfect. Toss back another shot. Throw T-shirt away and fetch new one from bedroom.
    Call fire department to retrieve the damn cat from tree across the road. Apologize to neighbor who crashed into fence while swerving to avoid cat. Take last pill from foil-wrap.
    Tie the little @!!@#@#$%’s front paws to rear paws with garden twine and bind tightly to leg of dining table, find heavy-duty pruning gloves from shed. Push pill into mouth followed by large piece of steak filet. Be rough about it. Hold head vertically and pour 2 pints of water down throat to wash pill down.
    Consume remainder of Scotch. Get spouse to drive you to the emergency room, sit quietly while doctor stitches fingers and forearm and remove pill remnants from right eye. Call furniture shop on way home to order new table.
    Arrange for SPCA to collect mutant cat from hell and call local pet shop to see if they have any hamsters.

    Posted by peiper    United Kingdom   03/08/2016  at  10:03 AM  

  10. Insurance Update - I have paid our insurance and get this - the insurance company PRE APPROVED my daughter. So now I have demanded a full refund of what I paid - and I figured out - I’m paid up. I was correct - they are hiding behind ‘we sent a termination notice’ - Irregardless of a ID card with this year on it and that she is one our active policy online, however, the pre approval should shot them in their lying ass.

    Cat’s are doing well - outside - I don’t know, I haven’t seen either in a few days. But some thing is eating the cat food.

    Posted by wardmama4    United States   03/09/2016  at  06:06 AM  

  11. Great on Peiper. And that’s about how it was using a needless syringe to administer liquid antibiotic to Sniffles when she was really sick. After she started to improve she found the will to fight the medication process. Finally we surrendered, and just took her in for injections instead.

    Actually, we found a way to give the Dizzy cat pills that works well and is quite easy.

    Both kittehs are on this lysine supplement paste called Enisyl-F. For the one it’s a booster for her immune system. For the other it suppresses the symptoms of her upper respiratory illness. The stuff smells rather rank, but the cats are gaga for it. They each get a little squirt morning and evening. For Dizzy, we take her little phenobarbital pill and crush it under the flat of a knife, then chop it into a super fine powder. Mix it into the Enisyl squirt and she licks it straight up. No mess at all; she’ll come back a couple times to make sure she’s licked the plate or finger clean.

    Posted by Drew458    United States   03/10/2016  at  10:31 AM  

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