Purrs In Our Hearts - Cat Forum UK
Cat General => General Cat Chat => Topic started by: Gillian Harvey on September 20, 2009, 11:36:53 AM
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Went to visit them again yesterday, boy they've grown in just a few weeks LOL! They are about 4 months old now, the little girl is called Lana and the little? (he's gonna be huge!) boy is Theo. I first saw them a few days after they arrived and they had already settled in like they'd always lived there. My friend has always had rescue cats over the years and she lost both her last two cats Ziggy, only recently, and Zasha a few months previously. The plan was to take on another couple of rescues, but the best laid plans.....and along come Theo and Lana :)
Lana just about to pounce on Theo
(http://i209.photobucket.com/albums/bb234/scruffyjoe/CATS%20-%20LIZ/LanaSep09.jpg)
Theo taking over the kitchen table!
(http://i209.photobucket.com/albums/bb234/scruffyjoe/CATS%20-%20LIZ/TheoSep09.jpg)
Oops, where's Lana's head gone? LOL!!
(http://i209.photobucket.com/albums/bb234/scruffyjoe/CATS%20-%20LIZ/LanaSep092.jpg)
Lana, curled up next to me
(http://i209.photobucket.com/albums/bb234/scruffyjoe/CATS%20-%20LIZ/LanaSep093.jpg)
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Ahhhhh they are gorgeous :Luv2: :Luv2:
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My word how big is he.... :wow:
NFC's? :shify: :Luv2:
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Gorgeous :Luv2: :Luv2:
Mary
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What beautiful babies :Luv:
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NFC's? :shify: :Luv2:
Yep, they sure are - they have huge ears, especially Lana, I think she will grow into them eventually! :Luv:
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Aww they are lovely :Luv2:
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When I first saw them at the end of Aug I took a couple of play cubes which they loved. However, I spoke to my friend a few weeks later and she said they'd managed to demolish them - she wasn't wrong. Have ordered some more for the next visit LOL!
This is Lana the first time I went over there, in one of the cubes before it got annihilated.
(http://i209.photobucket.com/albums/bb234/scruffyjoe/CATS%20-%20LIZ/LanaearlySep.jpg)
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I want Theo :shify:
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Aw! Just look at her face! :blow kiss:
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They are lovely :Luv2:
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Awww, they're so cute! Love the pic of Lana curled up next to you! :Luv:
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Awwwwwwwwwwww little cuties :Luv:
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They are just gorgeous :Luv: :Luv2: :Luv: :Luv2:
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Little Lana got hit by a car on Monday, she's still at the vet apparently. I havent been able to talk to my friend yet, but she left me a message to say Lana has a fractured pelvis and there's likely some nerve damage and she may have to have her tail amputated. My friend was waiting to hear back from the vet about whether Lana can come home at the weekend, and if so she'll have to have cage rest. I've phoned and left a message but no update yet. :(
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Poor baby :'(
Fingers crossed there is good news and that she is kept away from roads in future :(
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and that she is kept away from roads in future :(
Its quite a worry that road - when my friend first moved there it wasnt a through road, but recently it has become one. Her previous cats were both elderly and she had them when they were already older cats - so they never went anywhere, just to the patio and back! but Lana and Theo, only about 10 months old or so - they go over the fence in her back garden and get themselves round to the front.
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So sad and hope she will be OK :hug: :hug:
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Oh no I hope Lana gets better soon! At least her tail's not too essential :'(
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Ahhh poor Lana .... keeping everyting crossed for her. It's still early days so there is a chance that once the swelling / bruising goes down she may get feeling back in her tail. :hug:
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Aw I do hope she will be OK xx
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Get well soon Lana :hug:
I feel guilty for keeping mine as house cats but when I read stories like this I know im doing it for the best.
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Sending lots of positive vibes to Lana xxx
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Poor Lana - I hope she gets better soon xxx
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Lots of get well vibes for poor Lana xx
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poor Lana hope she recovers quickly. My friends birman had a fractured pelvis and he has made a great recovery. he won't ever be the great hunter that used to be but he gets around really quickly despite his limp.
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:hug: :hug: to Lana and your friend Gillian and :hug: to you too cos I know you are attached too.
Fingers crossed and in my prayers.
Mary
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Hope Lana makes a full recovery ....
Its very difficult to keep a cat indoors if it makes them unhappy
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Thanks all :thanks: (and Lana's mum Liz, says thank you for the vibes too!)
Lana is still at the vets. The pelvis itself isnt fractured, but there are small fractures within it, if you see what I mean? which the vet believes arent serious and will heal on their own, so thats better news. However, the base of her tail is broken and she still hasnt been able to wee and poo on her own yet, so I guess she will be staying in so they can monitor that. Not sure when they make the decision on whether to amputate her tail, but should know more tomorrow. Liz went to see her today and Lana managed a purr or two, apparently Theo is wandering around at home like a lost soul, bless him.
Amazing thing is, the night it happened, Lana got herself back home and in through the catflap - which would have meant having to climb the fence back into Liz's garden.
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Amazing thing is, the night it happened, Lana got herself back home and in through the catflap - which would have meant having to climb the fence back into Liz's garden.
Cats are amazing creatures aren't they! Thank goodness she could make it home
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I so agree but shows how badly she wanted to get to her home and friends :hug: :hug:
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Aw Lana, bless her little heart - making the journey home :hug:
Show Liz this photo of Bonnie and let her know how cute she will be if she does have to loose her tail. Hope not though. :hug:
Mary
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Sending lots of get well vibes for the lovely Lana.
:Luv: :Luv: at Bonnie
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Awwww they are both sooooo cute... :Luv2:
Huge get well vibes for Lana....
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Poor Lana. I've got a cat who was hit by a car and lost his tail - like Lana he couldn't wee/poo on his own for a while but he did eventually. Unfortunately he has back damage so goes wherever and whenever :censored: But we love him! Hopefully once Lana gets over the bruising she'll be able to go OK.
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Poor girl, hope cage rest is all she needs so she can keep her beautiful tail :(
Its very difficult to keep a cat indoors if it makes them unhappy
It is but isnt it more irresponsible to let a cat out right near a known risk? My friend has 2 dodgy dogs next door, she knows that but still let her BSH and kitten out,a couple of weeks in to his new found freedom the kitten is grabbed by the dogs and shaken around, fortunately the incident was spotted and he lives but one week later hes back out in the garden. :( >:(
No doubt everyone agrees thats mad but i cant see a road is any different?
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Poor, poor Lana. I hope she feels better soon!
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Success! She's been able to do both wee and poo on her own :yayyy: - she is ready to come home, either tomorrow or Saturday. I'm taking a large cage over there tomorrow, which unfortunately is going to take up most of Liz's lounge :evillaugh: . Not sure how long she'll have to have cage rest - I havent had any experience with cats having to be confined like that - no doubt the vet will be able to give her an idea when she goes in to collect her.
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Yipppeee for pee and poo :rofl: :rofl: :rofl:
Bet you're all relieved - this is where the fun starts with the cage rest :hug:
Mary
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I took the cage over today and we got it all set up up - must say, it looked very cosy ;) - Theo thought so too, he went in to check it out and had a little 'paddle' at the blanket :Luv2: Lana should be safely tucked up in it by now.
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This is such good news ;D
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Fantastic news! ;D
Boopy, Minxy + bump, Pinball, Orion, Zoot, Lightning and Haggis are sending lots of extra loud purrs to their fellow NFC.
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Gillian..........................we want photos of the lioness in her cage :Luv2: :hug:
Mary
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Gillian..........................we want photos of the lioness in her cage :Luv2: :hug:
I wanted to go with Liz to pick Lana up, but I had to get back here to see to the cats I'm cat sitting for at the moment, so will have to wait to get piccies when I next go over there, cos Liz doesnt have a computer at home to send me some. :)
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Only just catching with this again, cage rest will be tough I'm sure, but yay for pees and poos :)
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Well little Lana is home and doing ok, but just had a message from Liz today to say sadly, Lana's tail will have to be removed :( . So she's having the op next Tuesday. Such a shame that lovely, bushy NFC tail will have to come off. :(
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how very sad :(
hope op goes ok for her :hug:
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Aw, that's sad about her tail but good news she can pee and poo at least. She'll cope without a tail OK, of course, and won't know that she's lost something so beautiful! But I have to admit having a tailless cat takes a bit of getting used to ;)
It's good that she's OK otherwise though - hope the cage rest goes smoothly.
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Gillian please give Liz my best wishes and tell her Lana will be ok.
When I got Bonnie from the RSPCA she was 10 and had just had her tail removed and I was so frightened that she wouldn't be able to balance and jump around but she has no problems what so ever and as I said in previous post show her my photo of Bonnie looking so cute with her little bobble of a tail.
Mary :hug:
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Gillian please give Liz my best wishes and tell her Lana will be ok.
When I got Bonnie from the RSPCA she was 10 and had just had her tail removed and I was so frightened that she wouldn't be able to balance and jump around but she has no problems what so ever and as I said in previous post show her my photo of Bonnie looking so cute with her little bobble of a tail.
Mary :hug:
Thanks :thanks: - yes, Liz was worried that Lana wouldnt be able to jump and balance - but I told her about your Bonnie and she was a bit more reassured.
She wasnt very good in the cage to start with and cried and cried, but did settle down after a few days. Unfortunately she got an infection too, but is recovering from that now too.
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Pinball's breeder had a kitten several years ago who got gangrene in his tail as a young baby and had to have it amputated and Peanut is now a lovely big healthy and happy boy who can do everything any other NFC can do (apart from acting as a duster!) ;D
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When Ellis got run over, his back was damaged and his tail was dead. When it was removed, his not very good hind leg seems to have taken over the action of the tail! His right hind doesn't move properly - sadly I think damage to that will mean he won't have a long life :( - so it makes quite a good tail really.
It's been over 5 years since he got run over and, touch wood, he has been fine without a tail.
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:hug: :hug: for Lana and Liz today at the vet.
Mary
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I hope she is recovering well :Luv2:
The bonus of not having a tail is clumsy humans won't tread on it and she will have a bit less grooming to do :)
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Aww, just read through the thread. Sending positive vibes to Lana, hope she makes a full recovery.
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Thanks :thanks: Havent heard anything yet, not sure now whether the op was actually going to be today, Liz said she'd got to take her in today - so don't know if that was to check over and make the decision - or the actual op itself.
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Sending lots of love and huggles and positive vibes for the lovely little Lana - fingers crossed that her op went okay and that she makes a full and speedy recovery xxx
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Hope all is well xxx
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Lana had her op on Wednesday this week - all went well, Liz expected everything to be shaved round the area - but its not and her fur just sort of drapes over :) When Liz phoned me, she'd only had Lana home about an hour - and she was bouncing off the walls - well, the bars of her cage anyway - still high! ;) Apparently, the bones in her pelvis have pretty much healed already, so quick! but then she's only 9 months old, young bones heal quicker don't they?
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yes everything works better when young ;)
i am so pleased lana doing so well ;D
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Yippeee Lana is part of the NO TAIL gang. :rofl: :Luv2: :hug:
Bonnie's fur hangs over her little stump - so cute, a bit like a bunny rabbit.
Glad she's doing so well.
Mary and Bonnie xx