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Cat General => General Cat Chat => Topic started by: funkiechicken on October 07, 2012, 19:37:49 PM
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Poor Evie Von Squeaks :'(
A wasp flew in and before I had chance to stop her she was stung :doh: just one swipe to the wasps backside changed her secure life forever! She is nervous, hurt, lame, very very swollen and doesnt know what to do with her little self.
I have done all the treatments and did vinegar/water mix to try and counteract the alkerline of the sting (as told by vet) and just have to wait and see if swelling goes down.... but really, I have never seen a cat so sad!!
Evie and her new Lions Paw :shocked: :shocked:
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ouch poor little Evie :( Hope she is feeling better soon :hug: x
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Awww bless her, the 'comedy paw' :care:
Hopefully she will now learn that stripy buzzy things are to be left well alone, sadly my Riley never did and has been stung more times than I can count :shy:
When it first happened to Riley I took him to the vets where he got an anti-inflammatory jab and a tip for if (when :tired:) it happened again. Piriton (not piriteze) is very good for reducing sting swellings - if you happen to have any in do check with your vet over the phone just to be doubly sure but my vet advised half a Piriton tablet (2mg dosage) per adult cat but as Evie is just a youngster she may need a lesser dosage.
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Aww poor Evie. Sendind get well paw vibes her way :hug:
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Poor beautiful lamb :( :care: :care: :care:
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Thanks everyone :hug:
She has taken her paw to the top of the cat tree where she is feeling suitably sorry for her self, bless her :Luv2:
Thanks for that Helen :hug: I will give the vet a ring and make sure, but anything to help her. Her paw looks like a badly fitted false leg! :-:
Judging by her sorrowful face, she's learnt a harsh lessen...but time will tell - she may end up like Riley yet :shy:
I was horrified when the leg had swelled so much :scared: Is this normal?
Tazi was stung on the chin and that was big, but with it being the mouth area he was taken straight to the vets & given anti-inflammatary etc so although he had a huge chin, it as nothing to this extent :-[
But vet did not think she needed immediate treatment, as she wasnt showing signs of allergic reaction or anything like that.
Bless her :doh:
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Poor little Evie :Luv2: :hug:
I remember when I was a teenager, our dog was stung by a bee or a wasp and I remember pulling the sting out of her lip - her lip was really swollen but went down by morning and she was ok.
Hope she's ok in the morning. Also hope she's had some Dreamies ;)
Mary
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I was horrified when the leg had swelled so much :scared: Is this normal?
Yep, not trying to 'out-do' Evie's comedy paw (as it's a very respectable size :naughty: ) but Riley's go mahoosive :Crazy: If Riley is anything to go by it will still be quite swollen in the morning but by 24 hours it should be noticeably smaller.
I took Riley to the vets the first time it happened as I'd not had a cat who was stung before and erred on the side of caution. I now apply the 'Child/A&E/Doctors >>> Cat/Out of hours vet/normal hours vet' test - eg if this was a child would I be taking them to A&E or the Doctors ? For a sting on the hand or foot my answer to that would be No but I hadn't developed my Child/A&E/Doctors test at that stage! If either of them were stung anywhere near the throat or mouth I would defo be going straight to the vets but I now know that paws are nothing to be too worried about :hug:
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poor evie :Crazy: her other paw looks so tiny next to the swollen one :shocked:
hope shes ok xx
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Good advice there Helen. You may be putting our vets out of business though bearing in mind the number of visits we have had this year :innocent:
Sending a good night :hug: :care: to our beautiful squeaky tabby Evie :Luv2:
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Looks like she got a paw from a Big Cat :p
Hope it gets better soon.
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Poor beautiful Evie and hope that her paw gets better quick and she has learnt her lesson :hug: :hug:
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:hairrasin: Poor Evie, hope she's on the mend now x :hug:
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How's the beautiful Evie today?
Mary :hug:
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:thanks: :thanks: everyone for the well wishes and advice :hug:
I am pleased to say the Evie has made a full recovery and that her paw resumed normal size pretty much by morning! ;D She is back to her normal self and I dont think she has any long lasting effects or nightmares :evillaugh: :evillaugh:
I was horrified when the leg had swelled so much :scared: Is this normal?
Yep, not trying to 'out-do' Evie's comedy paw (as it's a very respectable size :naughty: ) but Riley's go mahoosive :Crazy: If Riley is anything to go by it will still be quite swollen in the morning but by 24 hours it should be noticeably smaller.
I took Riley to the vets the first time it happened as I'd not had a cat who was stung before and erred on the side of caution. I now apply the 'Child/A&E/Doctors >>> Cat/Out of hours vet/normal hours vet' test - eg if this was a child would I be taking them to A&E or the Doctors ? For a sting on the hand or foot my answer to that would be No but I hadn't developed my Child/A&E/Doctors test at that stage! If either of them were stung anywhere near the throat or mouth I would defo be going straight to the vets but I now know that paws are nothing to be too worried about :hug:
Thats Great Advice Helen ;D ;D
I didnt think to use that technique - which I'm sure will save many pennies in vet fees!! ;D I try not to be over cautious but sometimes you wonder what to do for best :-[ so thanks! I'll remember that :)
omg! poor Riley!! and I thought Evies Paw was horrendous! Either the wasps are worth the pain or he has a very short memory :evillaugh: as I suspect that Evie may well be a case of once stung twice shy :rofl:
Here she is recovering from the trauma :evillaugh: :evillaugh:
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;D ;D ;D
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Well she doesn't look too traumatised by her ordeal! :Luv2:
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She has her own leather sofa? :))
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Well she doesn't look too traumatised by her ordeal! :Luv2:
i'm sure she'll milk it a bit longer :rofl:
She has her own leather sofa? :))
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:evillaugh: :evillaugh: As much as i love her, a bee sting didnt warrant that much expense :evillaugh: :evillaugh:
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Well she looks like she owns it :-P
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Glad she's OK, and hope she has learnt a rather painful lesson :'(
You can see how big she is already with that pic on the sofa - sorry I forget how old is she now??
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Well she looks like she owns it :-P
:evillaugh: She definitely does own it.... :shify: along with everything else in the house! :-[ :rofl: :rofl:
Glad she's OK, and hope she has learnt a rather painful lesson :'(
You can see how big she is already with that pic on the sofa - sorry I forget how old is she now??
Time will tell Emmy! :doh: i'm hoping her memory isnt short :rofl:
;D shes 7 1/2 months now! dont know where the time has flown to :-[ she is so very long! (see below pic, of very grown up looking Evie! - and this was taken before the last one lol) but to me she's still so tiny and squeaks like a kitten!! :Luv: :Luv:
The long and short of it, is she just has me wrapped her paw :rofl: :rofl: :rofl:
I'm looking forward to all her fur coming through :) she has the fluffy tail, trousers and belly and shes starting to get a mane so few months and she'll look like nuggie :evillaugh: