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Cat Health & Behaviour => Health & Behaviour General => Topic started by: sheryl on September 09, 2007, 12:03:01 PM
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My big tabby boy Charlie had a horrific accident yesterday, the sight of which is going to haunt me for a very long time. He cam home without his collar on Friday so yesterday morning OH went over the field to see if he could see it, he shouted for me to come because Charlie had lept from the roof of a high storage unit into a tree and was stuck he wanted me to watch him while he ran home for a ladder to get him down.
I tried to talk to Charlie to keep him calm and it was all going okay until he stood on a branch that snapped and he fell and impaled himself on the spikey 8ft fence underneath, he just looked at me as if to say "please help me this hurts" I screamed for OH and somehow managed to lift Charlie off the spike, he struggeld and ran away, I knew he was badly injured and was in hysterics, nearly all the neighbours who were home came out to help us look for him because I was scared that he would just go away and hide to die.
2 hours later he crawled home and we rushed him to the vets where had emergency surgery, the vets phoned last night and said that they have transferred him to their surgery 30 miles away because there is 24hr nurses and vets. He got through the operation and is hanging in but he could really do with some positive thoughts and for those who pray some prayers please.
I have got to phone the vets at 2pm to see how he is.
There is however some positive news for Meeka, the little Snow Bengal
Sorry to waffle on,
Im in bits here.
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Sheryl, how absolutely horrendous, poor Charlie.
Sending him lots of love and healing energy.
Thinking of you too.
Jas
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Hope Charlies better soon :hug:
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thank goodness you were there, am so hoping he is OK.
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Oh, poor Charlie. I am thinking all the positive thoughts I can. Come on, little fella.
:hug: to you, it must have been unbelievably frightening.
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How awful for you both :hug: Sending positive healing thoughts his way, will be thinking of you both :hug:
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Poor Charlie,
Must have been horrendous for him (and you!). Luckily I don't think they remember things like we do. Sending healing thoughts :ahh:
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What a horrible and distressing thing to happen. I'm glad he got through the operation ok and am sending lots of vibes for his continued recovery. And some :hug: to you.
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Thinking of you and sending healing thoughts to Charlie :hug:
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What a dreadful thing to happen, come on Charlie hang in there and get better soon :hug: to you all and I will be praying for Charlie and sending positive thoughts
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Poor Charlie and how awful for you to witness that, have you spoken to the vet today, how's he doing??
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The vet said that Charlie is slowly improving but they have increased his pain relief today to make him more comfortable, he said that he is hopeful that Charlie will recover but said that it will be a long road to full recovery. I have got to phone agian tomorrow morning, please keep the positive thoughts coming, thank you all xxx
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Sheryl, that must've been awful. I really hope Charlie makes a full recovery. :hug: to you and fuss to Charlie.
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Now, that sounds like the positive thoughts are working, not least Charlies, plus the vets and yours.
:hug: from Blip and me
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Sheryl, you poor poor thing - we are all rooting for Charlie in our house - Bella, Bert and Minnie all send big headbutts :hug: :hug:
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Oh Sheryl, what a terrible thing to happen, positive vibes coming from me too :hug:
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Oh Sheryl, how awful :hug: Sendng all positive vibes your way for a speedy recovery for Charlie :hug:
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Dear Lord, poor Charlie, sending loads of possitive thoughs for his recovery xxx
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What a terrible thing to happen. All my very bestest thoughts to Charlie for a speedy recovery :hug: :hug: :hug:
Whispers............come on Charlie we all hoping for you :hug:
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What a horrible shock for you all - I will be thinking of him!
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Oh poor Charlie and poor you. I'm sending huge amounts of positive thoughts for a speedy recovery for Charlie.
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Thinking of you Both, and Sending :Luv: :Luv: :Luv: & :hug: :hug: :hug: 's
get Well Soon Charlie....
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I am so sorry it must have been terrible for you to witness such a thing and also for Charlie of course.
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Sending positive healing thoughts to Charlie for a speedy recovery. :hug:
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This is awful. What a horrific accident. The poor little mite. I hope that I hope he gets better soon. My lot have their paws crossed for Charlie for a speedy recovery.
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Thank you all so much, the vet has just phoned me and said that he is continuing to improve medically but seems very depressed, he has suggested we pick him up tonight and care for him at home. He will have to be on cage rest and I really want him to come home but Im scared that I wont be able to care for him properly. Im not at all squeemish when it comes to humans but am a total wuss with my babies. I dont wsnt to sound dramatic but everytime I close my eyes I just see him stuck on that spike and I just cant sleep.
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I have just seen this, poor charlie and poor you :hug:
great news he's getting abit better and proving himself to be a fighter, i am sure the healing will be even more speedy at home with your tlc.
What / where were the injuries ?
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Its hard to describe Lynn - the spike went in under close to his front armpit which made a big hole and the skin ripped downwards and accross between his back legs, the vet said that they lost count of how many stitches.
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Poor Charlie, it must have been absolutly horrible for both of you. Archie and I are sending lots of love and head rubs. A close friends cat had a similar accident last year and was impaled on a gate with spikes . Lucy has made a wonderful recovery with no after effects. Its natural to keep thinking about what happened, be gentle with yourself, you have had quite a shock. :hug:
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Positive vibes from me too for Charlie to make a swift recovery :hug:
Is he home yet??
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The vets are going to tranport him from the Sleaford surgery back to our local one this afternoon and I am picking him up at about 6pm.
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Good luck Charlie. :hug: hope your journey home isn't too uncomfortable. And :hug: to you too, Sheryl!
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Sheryl, so sorry to hear about Charlie, it must have been an horrendous thing to witness but, in a way, a godsend that you saw it and knew to look for him in his injured state.
Sending lots of positive thoughts to you and Charlie - hope he starts to feel better soon.
Love Lesley and the gang of currently 38 xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx :grouphug:
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Poor Charlie :hug: I'm glad you can bring him home. I'm sure he'll recover much more quickly once he's at home with you.
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what an awful thing, glad he will be home soon Dx
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I see, sounds like (hopefully) it went right through and under all that loose skin our cats have and not penetrated the abdominal or chest cavitys (thank goodness)
Lets hope charlie is fully recovered very soon and doesnt use up any more of his lives ;)
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Thanks to all you lovely people for the support, my OH is still trying to work out how I managed to get up the railings to lift Charlie off, I dont even know myself I just knew I had to do something and did it,
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Thanks Lynn, the vet has said that he has used up all his 9 lives at once.
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Sheryl sending lots of positive healing vibes.
Dont worry about being squeamish you will be just fine and once you start to nurse him yourself you will stop seeing that horrible flash back :hug:
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Thanks to all you lovely people for the support, my OH is still trying to work out how I managed to get up the railings to lift Charlie off, I dont even know myself I just knew I had to do something and did it,
It is amazing how we find these resources at times of emergency and thank goodness you did. I am sure Charlie will perk up immediately when he comes back home to you. Wishing him a very speedy and complete recovery - let us know when he gets home :hug:
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Oh my goodness -
Glad Charlie is doing ok, I agree with Vet that he will prob recover better at home.
Sending You, your Hubby and Charlie a hug xxxx
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I agree he will do much better at home. Hopefully Rosiesmum will read this thread as her cat suffered similar sounding injuries (different cause though) and made a full recovery very quickly.
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So pleased Charlie is coming home, hopefully lots of rest and TLC will have him fighting fit in no time :hug:
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What a relief for you. And what a terrible experience for you both. Warm thoughts going your way :Luv:
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Thinkiing of you and Charlie. I am sure he will be much happier when he gets home just because he is in a place he knows with the people who love him best.
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I really want him to come home but Im scared that I wont be able to care for him properly.
You clearly love him loads and that's the most important thing! Good luck :Luv: :hug:
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OMG how awful for you all.....sending positive vibes your way im sure you will go into auto pilot and be able to cope :hug: :hug: :hug:
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I am sure Charlie will recover quicker at home with you and you will be able to see how he is doing and you will know he is Ok :hug: :hug: :hug:
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I have only just seen this, what an awful experience for you. I hope your first night at home with him wasn't too bad, I had a similar experience with Pebbles, I had no idea how I was going to cope with the sight of her after her amputation. I hope he makes a full recovery, and he will probably do better at home.
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How is Charlie today?
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Not quite sure what I did - typed a reply here yesterday but must not have posted it :-[
I am a new member and have just seen this. How is Charlie?
I thought if I shared a nasty experience I had with my cat Dino it may give you some comfort about the things they can come through. When he was just a few months old, Dino ran out in front of a car which braked to avoid him but hit him and as the wheels were locked when they hit him they ran up his legs and ripped the skin and tissue completely off one leg and partially of another right down to the bone. My hubby and I heard the squeal of the tyres and immediately called the cats when Dino didnt come we ran out and the driver of the car picked him up in his jacket and started walking towards us. When we saw him we went into shock. His legs just looked shredded. We though he would die from the shock alone. He went through emergency surgery that evening but the vet was not holding out hope. He went back to our normal vet after that weekend and before he got home to us he went through another surgery to amputate some of his toes. He came home after about a week with 3 legs in plaster. He pulled through it all and after months of treatment with a new drug all the skin and fur even grew back on his legs. He is 4 now and is a wonderful cat. He gets a little lame in the leg that was totally degloved but he lives a full and normal life. Like you I kept hearing the accident and seeing his little legs afterwards and I really was scared whether we would be able to care for him well enough at home. We did and it was like second nature, he was also a lot happier at home with us and perked up as soon as he got in the door.
I am sure with your love and care Charlie will pull through this and that he will recover so much quicker for being at home with the family he loves. Good luck and get well soon Charlie.
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How's Charlie doing Sheryl? :hug:
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Thank you all so very much, sorry I didnt post yesterday - Charlie seems to be on the mend but my poor boy looks like a patchwork quilt - I just want to cry everytime I look at his poor little body but then I tell myself how lucky we are that he is still with us, I picked him up on Mon Evening and he just cried and cried on Mon night, OH has slept on the floor next to his cage since he came home. I think because of all the stitches he is finding it hard to find a comfortable position to lie.
We had a fright this morning because it looked like the wound was weeping really badly so we went to the vets and she explained that the weeping is coming fronm the hole where the drain was removed. She was concerned about a patch of skin that she thought might die but said today that it is looking healthy. Poor Charlie is constipated so he has got to have a laxative tonight.
Our vet Nina is so lovely and when we got the bill she has only charged for all the medication and not a penny for all her time.
Fourfurballs - thank you for sharing Dinos strory, so glad that he made a full recovery.
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Im So GLAD Charlie's on the Mend, and with some TLC I'm sure
He'll be running up the Curtains in No Time :evillaugh:
Give Charlie a Gentle :hug: from Misty and Me
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Thanks Stuart, little booger has turned his nose up at fresh chicken, tuna and mackrel today - gave him some mince and that got full approval.
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Aw, bless little Charlie, glad he's improving day by day :hug:
Your vet sounds fabulous ;D
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So pleased that Charlie is mending and hope that each day he gets a little better :hug:
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Really pleased to hear that Charlie is getting better day by day. What a generous-spirited vet!
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Thanks all, Im logging off now - I really need to try and get some sleep.
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good to hear Charlie is getting better daily :hug:
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Good news :) The boys send him a healing head kiss each :Luv:
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Am glad to hear he is on the mend.
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So glad that Charlie is well on the road to recovery. :hug:
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I'm glad he's getting better :)
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Thank you all so much, OH slept with Charlie again last night and he slept most of the night. He had a poo this morning so thats a relief (Charlie not OH!)
I am at work today and OH has taken some holiday so that he will be able to look after Charlie, he just phoned me and said that he is going to give him a sponge down because he is a bit smelly.
He was very grumpy this morning before I went to work and he keep tring to get his "lampshade" off.
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Ah, he must be feeling better. Men always get grumpy when they are sick of being sick :rofl: :rofl:
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So glad he is on the mend :Luv:
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Thank you all so much, OH slept with Charlie again last night and he slept most of the night. He had a poo this morning so thats a relief (Charlie not OH!)
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So pleased to hear Charlie is making such a brave recovery!
:Flowers:
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Thanks all, pleased to report that Charlie is continuing to improve, he is almost back to his cheeky self. He is at the vets tomorrow night and will hopefully have his stitches removed, the vet has said that depending how the wound looks they may remove alternate stitches to start with. Im hoping they can remove them all because he is getting really fed up wearing the attractive "head cone". I have been taking it off for short periods and he hates when I put it back on.
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Great news and good luck for the stitches!
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That's good news ;D Shame they didn't give him dissolving stitches? Fingers crossed he can get rid of the lampshade!
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Go Charlie :wow:
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Thats great news Sheryl :Luv:
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REALLY pleased - Bertie, Bella and Minnie have all been rooting for him :Luv: :Luv: :Luv:
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Really Chuffed Charlies gettin Better ;D
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Well the trip to the vets last night wasnt what we had hoped for - poor Charlie is having an alergic reaction to the internal stitches and on top of that where there is a big hole inside him it is filling up with "bodily fluids" and the vet had to drain it. The vet removed some of the stitches but said that Charlie is not healing as well as they would have liked and some of the fluid inside is seeping out between the stitches. I have got to take him back on Sat morning to be drained again and they will have another look at the remaining stitches again.
Poor little man is looking really peed off today.
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Aw, poor Charlie, and poor you :hug: Hope Saturday brings some better news for you both.
Give him a gentle headbut from Max, and a healing head kiss from me xx
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Thanks Clare, I know its going to be along haul but I feel devastated for him and just wish there was more that we could do.
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poor Charlie hope things get better soon
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I'm really sorry that things did not go so well at the vets. Please keep posting and I really hope this is just a little bump on his road to recovery. Come on Charlie :hug:
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Thanks for the kind words, I just want to sit and cry for him and I feel exhausted trying to take proper care of Charlie and give my other 5 the attention the need, OH is being fantastic but he is working a lot of 14hr shifts at the moment, sorry to moan.
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Poor Charlie :'( hope he gets better real quick :Luv:
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Poor little fella. I hope this is just a temporary setback.
:hug: to you
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Poor Charlie, hope he's better soon :Luv: Sending positive thoughts your way
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:hug: and :Luv: to Charlie and you xx
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sad to hear this, Misty and I are sending even more Positive vibes to you Both :hug: :hug :Luv: :hug:
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Poor Charlie and I am not surprised he is fed up, and its hard on everyone around too .
Hope he starts to improve quickly :hug: :hug:
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How's Charlie getting on? The boys send him a healing head kiss each :hug:
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how's Charlie and how are you? In your last post on here you sounded so tired. Hope things are easier?
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Hi Sheryl, hows your wee Mannie doing ???
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Thanks all for asking, my laptop is still playing up so couldnt post at the weekend, I feel as though the last 2 weeks have been a roller coaster. I took Charlie back to the vets on Sat (OH had to work and I was dreading going on my own) we saw the lovely vet Nina who did the surgery and she was really pleased with him, she had read the notes from Wednedays visit and said she had been really worried. The remaining stitches have been removed and she is convinced that any more fluid will be absorbed naturally now but if not we can take him back to be drained, otherwise she doesnt need to see him for 2 weeks. He still has to have his "lampshade" on at night for a few days incase he pulls at the scar where the skin is thin. Hurray my boy is on the mend - he has a wander round the house last night but started to go looney - running around and playing so we had to put him back in his "safe room"
I am so relieved and want to thank you all from the bottom of my heart for all the support you have given us through this awful time xxx
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Oh, thank goodness! I am so pleased brave little Charlie is well and truly on the mend :wow:
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That's great news, glad he's on the mend ;D :hug:
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Glad Charlie is on the mend Sheryl poor little brave darling.....sending losts of head kisses and purrrrrrrrssssssssssss from my bootiful clan
Helen
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So gald to hear that dear Charlie is getting better. ;D
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(((Charlie)))) I am new and just read about what happened to him, what a horrid ordeal he had to go through!! But I am so glad that he has pulled through and proud of his courage and strength to do that. My bestust wishes for a speedy full recovery!!
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Am glad to hear there is a positive update, fingers crossed he continues to improve.
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How's Charlie now Sheryl ???
we haven't forgotten ;) ;)
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Yes, how is Charlie now?
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Thanks all, Im on holiday at the moment and my laptop is playing up - again. Charlie is doing really well and his wound is almost completely healed, he has turned into a total cuddle bum and every time I look at him I realise how lucky we are that he is still with us.
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I am so pleased he has recovered ;D
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That's great news ;D
Hope you're enjoying your holiday :)
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Great news Sheryl, I bet this makes your holiday even merrier!! :wow: Enjoy, and (((hugs))) to both!! :Luv:
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OMG Sheryl
I have only just found this thread - Poor Charlie. Reading your first post I could feel the pain. The poor little man.
I am so happy that he is recovering, and healing well bless him. I think he knows that his mummy loves him, and basically saved his life.
Big hugs to you both xxxx
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I'm So Glad :Luv: ;D :Luv:
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Thats fantastic news
Have a great holiday :Luv: