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Cat Health & Behaviour => Health & Behaviour General => Topic started by: furbabies on October 15, 2007, 12:49:44 PM
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Think i've said it all in the other topic about cats out at night, so not sure what else there will be to say til we see the vets Wednesday sorry for pinching your thread
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No it was not about pinching the thread its just to get this onto a thread of its own and think you need to copy and paste whats happened and how bad her tail is.
I will move this to the health section for you too.
We have others on here who have cats who have hurt their tails badly and this is something that can happen to the thing that sticks out and can also get easlity trodden on so of interest to all who have cats.
I hope the vet can give her some help and she should be on some pain meds at least I would have thought.
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So sorry, hope she feels better soon. :hug:
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Sorry I don't know how to copy poor Furbabies story on here :(
The swelling has gone down but she has no feeling at all in the bottom 2 - 3 inches of her tail. The base of her tail is incredibly painful despite the painkillers she's on, altho she obviously has feeling there I don't know if there's nerve damage as she can't lift or move her tail at all, it just hangs.
But what does concern me is that the vet reckoned there was nothing wrong with her hips? but it doesn't look right and although she can walk she's not walking properly on her back legs and can't do much walking before she needs to rest.
Her hip and lower back area is very painful too in fact if you try to touch this area she attempts to bite or claw you.
Her wound is still oozing a little bit but she won't let me look.
I'm taking hubby tomorrow when we go back to the vets.
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Hello Furbabies, I have a feeling that I told you briefly about Archie's tail. Perhaps if Itell you a bit more it will give you hope. Archie rushed into the house in April with the lower part of his tail just hanging like your poor kit. We rushed him to the vet who gave him painkillers. We were told tobring him back in nearly a week to see if his tail would heal, which he doubted. It did not heal and he had no feeling so the vet advised amputation otherwise it would keep getting caught in things as he had lost the feeling. He is absolutly fine now and his stump is no trouble at all. His balance is perfect and he still wags his stump. The vet thinks that Archie got his tail stuck somewhere by the way. :hug:
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I`m so sorry to hear about your cat. It`s important to keep an eye on her to make sure she is going to the toilet, both wee and poo, as sometimes these functions can suffer following a car accident. It may well be a good idea to see if the vet could amputate her tail as soon as they can as once this is done she will be a lot better. Good luck with her at the vets.
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I will copy the story for you :hug: :hug:
If you are not happy with the situation it maybe a good idea to get a second opinion fron another vet but tails are delicate cos the whole of the cats nervous system will run down from its brain, down spine and to tail. It very important that the vet makes right decision in quick time I suspect.
Going to find the story and will paste across for you.
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Heres is Furbabes storyfrom the other thread:
We've been trying to change my rescue furbabies habits, i'm sure I posted on here a while back that she was always insistent that she went out at night and had been doing this for months if she couldn't convince us by disturbing the the kids through the night she would dash out when someone was coming in or going out, we needed eyes in our backsides.
Anyway the last month or two she's been better at staying in at night, instead venturing out first thing and comign back at lunch time. Thursday morning last week I told her off when I got home from dropping the kids off as she was toying with a mouse right outside our front door, I know it's natural but my stomach was churning and I felt quite ill, she ended up running off with it no doubt to eat it .
She came home a little later looking quite happy with herself and was pleased that I let her in the house minus the mousey (no way was I letting her in with it).
Anyway a few catnaps later I had just got littlen to bed and hubby arrived home, I didn't realise until the next day that she had darted through his legs as he came in and ignored his calls for her to come back.
Anyway Friday morning I said to him, did you let her out this morning? He said no she went out last night, I looked out the back and called out the front, she was nowhere to be seen.
hubby said she'd be about, probably found another mouse, seem to be lots about now.
So I dismissed it - I shouldn't have.
Come Saturday monring still no sign of her, was beginning to really panic but had alreayd arranged to take kids out for the day, my dad was round when I got home and he'd not seen her either, so I trundled off down the road with middle son in tow and we called and called her, looked down a footpath that she doesn't normally go down but I felt I should check it???
We heard meowing ......
Then there she was coming out of the bushes I didn't know whether to scold her for nearly giving me a heartache worrying or scoop her up and cuddle her.
I didn't notice it at the time as I was just so pleased to see her but thinking back she didn't come trotting out of the bushes as she would normally.
As I scooped her up under my arm she meowed, I thought she was just saying oi I wasn't ready to go home but as I adjusted my grip on her to support her bum
she cried out hissed and tried to put teeth marks in my hand
VERY ODD she's normally so placid and soppy you can cradle her like a baby and she'll just let you get on with it.
Less than 50 yards from the house I was havign to part scruff and part carry her home.
She'd been hit by a car apparently and may have to lose her tail :'(
Poor little girl is still in a great amount of pain but she's had her pain medication for today, she's as happy as I can make her upstairs in our en suite, laying under the radiator, she has all she needs up there and has access to our bedroom an should she need more peace as I know hubby after a night shift can snore, i've propped a wardrobe door open and she can get in there wander along to the end and use some objects i've put in as steps to lay on a box in there.
Everything in me yesterday wanted to scream at the vet 'can you not do anymore for her' as if you could see her it'd prob break your heart. She used her tray this morning and it's obviously uncomfortable for her to go to the toilet and to add insult to injury - she can't lift her tail out of the way.
I'm hoping that she will want to stay in most of the time now, however I also understand how hard it can be to stop a cat from getting out of the house if they're determined to.
Our little girl was a rescue cat whose owners had allowed her to roam, never took her to the vets for anything and when she came home and they discovered she was pregnant like bad parents they dumped her with kittens at a rescue centre.
She has always been very placid and settled in here wonderfully, we've never had any problems with her and she adores my children, especially littlen. She never roams too far unless she follows us to the park at the bottom of the road, but she will jsut lay and watch the kids play and then follow us home.
My gut feeling about what happened goes like this:
She's never really hunted much until recently and we've had rats and mice brought back regularly in the last 2 weeks and this is in the daytime.
When she got out I think she must have gone hunting, there are a few idiots who drive round here in the evening and at night time like they're on a race track and the combination of her focused on catching something and the idiots probably meant she got caught out by one of the cars.
Why she didn't come home I don't know as it's only a few yards up the road and she could have sheltered in bushes til she saw us. But I think it happened on the Thursday night or she'd have been home Friday morning.
It's great if your cat doesn't want to go out if thats the case please don't force them as this sort of thing does happen, if you can get them in or try and change they're habits if they regularly go out at night particularly if you live on a busy estate or near a main road.
It's so upsetting to see her in this state as she's a real treasure.
I think cat lovers are few and far between nowadays. In this village lots of cats have been shot at out near the fields, and had dogs set on them. I really don't know whats wrong with people who would intentionally go out and hurt any animal.
It's bad enough when its an accident
Look after your furbabies as best you can
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Thanks for posting that Gill. I think in this situation i would go back to the vet and have a chat with them about what to do next. I know i have not seen your cat but it must be very painful for her to be going in her litter tray and trying to go to the toilet with a tail that is more than likely broken. It would probably be best for her to have the tail removed in the next couple of days and then she can start her recovery. I know it may sound like a big procedure but she will feel so much more comfortable when that tail is removed.
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I think so too - She will be over it in days and won't miss it - It sound like a hindrance to her at the moment, poor baby :ahh:
A kitten I picked up yesterday had to have part of its tail removed today but will be going to the fosterers house tomorrow so it's quite minor healing wise. Not like organ surgery.
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After reading the whole thread I remember the vet telling us to contact him if Archie had troulble going to the toilet. I agree with the others the sooner the tail is amputated the better, as it is serviing no purpose. :hug:
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I'm so sorry. I agree with the others - have seen quite a few without tails who seem to be doing just fine. What horrible people in your village - is that common, really? People shooting at cats and setting their dogs on them? I hope she's better soon Gill.
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Thankyou all
Bit upset as we took her in today and they didn't have any space to fit her in to do it today.
I didn't get charged for the appointment but thats not really the point.
I feel so stressed and it's horrible seeing her in so much pain.
She doesn't go far then has to lay down for quite a while.
I just want her to be better :(
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Have you got an appointment for the operation to be done?
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Should be tomorro morning god today is going to drag so slowly.
They want to do x rays first as her hips don't look right :(
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I hope the vet gave your kit either an injection or medication for the pain. Archie was given Metacam drops to take at home until he had his op. Really feel for you as its unbearable to see them like that. If necessarywould there be another vet you could see in the area. I agree with Gill you should have got a date for the op. :hug:
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They will do the xray whilst she is under anesthetic and make sure you tell them that they must contact you if anything untoward is found before doing any operation. Make sure they have a number where you can be contacted immediately.
Remember that this is your cat and you make the decisions on her treatment not them. They should give you the best advice and its up to you to decide whether to take it.
I am sure everything will go fine and wish Furbabe.......is that her name?..........the very best tomorrow :hug: :hug:
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I'm pretty sure those are the drops she's on, we were given them Sunday, she has 4 in her food every morning.
But in all honesty it doesn't seem to do much for her she's still in so much pain with it and she seems to get worse as time goes on.
I did tell the vet that she's in a great deal of pain and the painkillers seem to be having no affect and she just said that she's not surprised cause it's a major injury
well hello liek I don't know that. >:(
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I don't wish to be contentious, but the removal of the tail is a very big issue for a cat, and should only be done as a last resort. If a workable tail can be saved, far better to keep it even if it involved prolonged healing.
Much of a cat's body language involves its tail, and much of the way it communicates with other cats is through positions and movements of its tail.
When I was young (rather a long time ago) our cat had a brush with a passing car, and damaged its tail. In the end the tail had to be removed, and he only had a stump of about one inch left.
One day not long afterwards I had to rescue him from a group of cats who had him trapped up a tree, and for weeks afterwards he had ferocious fights with the neighbourhood cats. Fortunately he was able to assert himself and regain his position in the cat hierarchy, but it was clearly a difficult period for him. I believe this was because he was unable to communicate with the other cats. Glad to say he subsequently went on for many years and thoroughly enjoyed his life. :)
But when it comes to medical decisions about a cat's tail, I think it's important to think of it as another limb, as important as a leg.
I hope all goes well tomorrow, and that the injuries are not as serious as they seem, and that soon your cat can be pain-free and healthy again.
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Feel so sorry that your vet has that attitude and I really do not want to cause you any more stress but do you think you would feel happier if you had a chat with another vet. Just feel I wish there was something that I could do to help. :hug:
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I do agree about a second opinion, your cat should not be left in great pain for days and not being able to use a tray and I dont like your vets attitude at all.
Is there another vet that you could arrange to see today as an emergency becuase you dont want to lose the appt tomorrow but I would want to know that my cat was getting the best possible care from a vet who cared about my cat.
If the vet is really concerned about your cats hips and knowing the state of the tail should I believe acted sooner and if not, explained clearly why he was not doing so.
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I find it incredible that Furbabe was not admitted that day and treated as an emergency. Xrays, surgery etc done with the minimum of delay. Defo go to another vet.
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I was told there was so much swelling they wanted to wait for the swelling to go down and see if when the swelling went down she regained feeling in her tail
She didnt' want to rush into amputating her tail if there was a chance she coudl keep it apparently.
The vet said that she knew of cases where they rushed in and amputated and the signs didn't convince her that the cat couldn't recover feelign in their tail.
I do appreciate that but like I kept telling the vet I know it must have happened last Thursday night/ Friday morning, we found her on the Saturday late afternoon.
It;s now almost a week later after she got the injury !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
There's waiting then there's waiting for the tail to just turn have the bone left.
Ok so i'm her mummy an i'm just so sad for her, she's been in and out of there 3 times and today she was right arsey about going in again, so I know she's gonna be really stressed tomorrow.
I can do nothing to make any of this any better for her and that makes me angry and sad and guilty and completely hacked off
Sorry
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Can't say anything to help but :hug: :hug: :hug:
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Sorry and i do hope all goes well tomorrow, will be thinking of you both :hug: :hug:
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Good luck for tomorrow ,will be thinking of you all. Please post how things are going. :hug:
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Fingers crossed for today, I am sure things will go fine, as long as the x-rays are good.
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Thanks everyone
Can't tell you how upset I was when I took her in this morning. An when I left at her she looked at me terrified.
I'm waiting for the call to tell me the results of the x rays and if they've had to remove her tail which I thik is a foregoen conclusion.
In fact I might phone them up in a minute cause the waiting is killing me,
Jen
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I hope it went well :hug: :hug:
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Nothing to tell me yet apparently.
So i'm waiting and i'm trying so hard to be patient.
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Hang in there, the waiting is the worst bit, she's in good hands :hug:
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I have to say that i am a bit shocked by the way the vets have handled this. I would have thought that if they had concerns over her hips as well then they would have kept her in for observation. Did they say in what way they have concerns about her hips?? You mentioned that she walks a little way and then rests for a long time so i wonder if there has been some sort of injury to her pelvis. Is she going to the toilet normally?
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I do hope this has gone Ok
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Hi
Picked her up, she's on antibiotics for the next week.
They handed me a lampshade collar and said they'd had no luck gettign it on her but she has to wear it as she won't leave the stitches alone.
So first thing we did when we got her home was put the collar lampshadey thing on her and yes it's saef to say she really really hates it
For 15 minutes afterwards she was going mad, trying to back up walls hitting her stump and wiping blood everywhere.
Managed to settle ehr down a bit but it seems now the tail has gone she's back to beign able to jump, I even put a pressure gate up at full height to keep her in one room and she jumped it.
I've hd to shut her in my en suite with minimal supervision on her as that seems to make her worse, think she wants to be with me, which would be lovely but her stump is very sore and hasn't started to heal so she's wiping blood on everythign it touches, carpet, walls, doors etc.
I've made it as comfortable as possible in there for her, and the less i've gone in the quieter it seeems to be in there, which is good as it means she's resting and hopefully can't do anythign to her stump.
THe lampshade thing is a ridiculous size though she can barely eat or drink anything and she gets easily freaked out as with it just on her so you can imgine what she's liek when it hits something.
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I am sory but I think your vets are idiots, what do they mean they couldnt put the collar on her, thats just down right stupid!
Doesnt her stump have any protection on it , I dont know if that is possible?
It sounds to me that thay have done the op stitched up and just off loaded her back to you.
What about the xrays and her hips?
have you got pain meds for her and antibiotics to stop infection?
I am sure the collars come in different sizes and as long as its the right size she will get used to it, really.
when do you take her back?
Sorry for lots of questions but am worried about your vets.
I am sure someone like amanda or lynn can advise what to look for if infection or a problem occurs but I hope that she will settle and I am sure she does want to be with you cos she is probably terrified and in pain.
Please keep us uptodate with how she is.
Gentle strokes to her from me :hug:
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Thats ok Gill who never seems to sleep loll
Well I was told they tried to put the collar on her but she went mad, whichi is exactly what she did when we put it on her
except they said it HAD to stay on ehr or she might burst her stitches and have to go back whcih is a big no no.
So I thought ok well even i I have to lay on the bloody floor next to ehr all night long she'll keep it on. But she is much quieter
in there on her own, which I feel awful about, i'm sitting here the other side of the door and have been most of the evening,
bar the occasional check just to make sure she's got the lampshade on still. When her stump starts to dry up will let her come and
lay on the bed with me but til then think she needs to be kept as quiet as possible so her poor little stump has time to dry up.
No the stump has nothing on it as it need the air to dry out and start healing properly apparently. There are smaller lampshades but they reckon anythign smaller
she'll be able to get to her stump.... hmmm not sure about that one but I suppose they know what they're talkign about, she's practically stranglign herself to eat and drink
and I knwo everyone will say take the lampshade off but I don't really want to do that because I know that everytime I do she's gonna be that bit harder to put it back on her again.
I got a call at just after 3 sayign they'd finished the op and were waiting for her to come round, But I could pick her up between 4 - 5pm. They did the x rays and her hips are fine they think that she wasn't walkign well because of her tail and the discomfort from that, and as they thin the car went over her tail they thikn it may have pulled her pelvis/ hips so it's prob uncomfortable to walk.
I was just given antibiotics tablets for her to have twice a day for a week then they want to see her again to take stitches out.
As it's a tail injury apparently it'll take a long time to heal up - oh goody :(
Right I must check on her again and head for bed if I can actually sleep
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Hope she gets better soon. :hug:
I agree with gill my gfs mum has the most evil cat ever and the vets even managed to get a coller thing on him considering you can only touch him on HIS terms im sure they could of got it on your cat, It makes me angry when vets are like this, He only has half a tail as when my GFs brother was little he accidently trapped it in the door as he didnt want to let him out well anyway getting to the point when he came back from the vets he had his tail bandaged up this was many years ago though so things may have changed
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I agree with Gill that this probably hasn`t been handled as well as it could have been but i am so pleased to hear that she has had the operation as this will make her more than likely feel better already. The stump isn`t covered after this operation as it is extremely hard to dress this area and also it`s better to leave wounds like this without a dressing. The other thing is that a cat would take a dressing off anyway if it had half a chance!! I agree with your vets that it is extremely important that you keep the collar on so that the wound can heal as if she opens it she may need another anaesthetic to suture it closed again and it sounds as though she has been through a lot already. The collars usually have a sticker on them with the size and most cats usually require a 10cm collar with 12cm being used for fairly large cats. She should be able to eat with the collar on and i would be concerned that if she cannot do this then maybe as you mentioned the collar may be too large for her. If you get the next size down you must be careful that she cannot get to the wound.
I am suprised that they did not give you any pain relief medication, probably something like Metacam drops that can be put on food, as this is quite a big operation. I`m not sure i totally agree with their comment about it taken a while to heal as with all of the ones i`ve seen the cat has returned to normal in a matter of days.
Did they mention when they need to see her for a check up?
Good luck with her and i hope you get to have some rest! ;D
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Just caught up with this. The vet is a bit too "Old School" for me and I would think about changing. Have you heard of "Bite Not" collars. Much more comfortable for them to wear and less stressful - £20 well spent I think http://www.arnoldsdirect.co.uk/acatalog/bite_not_collars.html
Info http://www.bitenot.com/cat.html
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You have had a tough day, but its good news about the hips. I remember Mark telling me about the BITE NOT collar and I sent for one for Archie, you may find its better. Archie hated his collar as well but I must say he got used to it. He came home with a dressing on which managed to stay fora few days. I had to take him back quite a few times during the first week for the vet to check progress. If there is anything that you are not happy with contact the vet right away.Best of luck. :hug:
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I am slightly horrified at what your vet has done and said, they should have put the collar on, especially if she was bothering her stitches, and they should be used to dealing with un-cooperative cats. I do hope it heals soon, but would be considering changing vets. Glad the X-rays were clear.
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they def can't use a jersey-style, tight but breathable fabric bandage thing held in place by tape? That's what they use in France (you go through a lot of bandage as they get it off about 3x a day) if the cat won't wear a collar. It's loose over the wound area but held in place with tight very sticky plaster tape.
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they def can't use a jersey-style, tight but breathable fabric bandage thing held in place by tape? That's what they use in France (you go through a lot of bandage as they get it off about 3x a day) if the cat won't wear a collar. It's loose over the wound area but held in place with tight very sticky plaster tape.
This is what our vet used on Archie. I had to take him back quite a few times for it to be changed during the first week. It is very easy to get off without a collar.
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French vet just gave me 2 packets of it and the adhesive stuff and I did it myself 3x a day. I was home though. Very tricky if you aren't and are at work.
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Morning :tired:
Wow thats the crappest nights sleep since littlen was a baby :Crazy:
She was crying half the night so had to put her in the utlity room as she wouldn't settle with us
She is hell bent on wanting to go outside, I have no intention of letting her but she is literally climbing up the walls like she has cabin fever.
Yet the last almost week while she's had her tail she's been happy to not venture out of our bedroom at all without being restricted by anything.
Bad news is she got her lampshade AND collar off, how the hell she did that i've no idea cause short of taping it to her it couldn't have been any tighter without choking her.
She's cleaned her stump, I knew why she'd want to as it obviously had blood on it and the hair round it had like disinfectant stuff on it and she's errm very particular almost to the point of have OCD about being clean.
Been watching her and she hasn't got them off since, but she's not been to the loo since I got her home.
So i'm still feelign stressed.
The vets reckon that with the smallest collar she would get to her wound so we'll just have to make do.
I hope she calms down really worried about her
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Hello there, sorry that you had such a rough night. I really feel for you as I know what I went through with Archies tail. The going out thing is very hard and I was climbing up the walls at times. I know its hard but try to keep putting the collar back, trust me she will get a bit more used to it . Just get back in touch with the vets if you have any worries. They will have to consider having her for a few days if she keeps removing the collar. Wishing you all the best. :hug:
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Bless her heart, poor Furbaby, so sorry that you are having such a rough time. When Charlie has his accident he had to have a "lampshade" on for over 2 weeks and for the first few days he hated it and i was constantly worried that he would hurt himself but he did eventually calm down and accept it. We used to take it off for him for short periods of time so that he could eat and drink comfortably while we sat with him.
Sending positive vibes for Furbaby and wishing her a really speedy recovery xxx
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Furbaby isn't stupid so she's accepted that she won't be going outside bless her
She's a bit depressed and is hell bent on laying on the cold tiled floor, despite the fact I hauled all the throws
off the sofa's for her to have to make it cozy for her, typical eh
She was given the antibiotics and was said to just use that.
So i've not been using the Metacam aswell do you think I should go back and say she seems
a bit down and in pain ?
I just assumed the two weren't to be mixed?
Jen
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How stressful for you all - hopeshe is on the mend soon. :hug:
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Give your vet a ring, they may still be open? Metacam can be used with some ABs. You know her best ;D
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I know Metacam is a godsend. When Clapton was in pain with his mouth, he turned into a kitten and was able to eat within 1/2 hour - the difference was amazing.
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I know cats are very resilient and they hide pain well but I am siure she must be ion pain after this op and the vet should have given you something for her.
Sounds like maybe she was too hot if she wanted to lie on the tiles and that would make me a tad worried incase she had a temp.
I wish you veryt was better cos it sounds like he is uncommuncative and like Mark said very old scholl.
I do hope Furbaby feels a bit better today and this start to settle down :hug: :hug:
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Hello
To cut a long story short our kitten went back to where he came from as he's been so aggressive toward my little girl who'd had to have tail taken off.
IT all got too much, I could write an essay of all the things he has done since her accident.
It was impossible to keep them apart and watch her to make sure her lampshade was still on, when I did shut her away and then went to check he would squeeze past me and hurt me to get to her, he bit us when we tried to remove him from her, it was liek he was hell bent on doing her in.
Anyway we're sad that he is no longer part of the family and i'm sure you'll all say we did the wrong thing and should have waited it out but we really couldn't cope with it any longer.
I know he'll be happy but we'll all miss him except maybe my other furbaby.
She is much better today, still a little depressed but then she does have to lugg around the lampshade, but she is purring lots again and we don't have to shut her away
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I have to say, this vet sounds awful >:(
I'm a bit dubious about the wound not being dressed at all, even if it was just done for a day or two to protect the wound/stitches while the little one got used to the collar etc. True it's in an awkward area but the vet should be familiar with dressings on paws and the principle would be the same as dressing a tail.
I'd seriously consider a change of vet - their whole attitude sounds a bit slapdash.
It's a shame things didn't work out with your kitten but I think you did the right thing...When there's real, serious aggression there I don't think there's much else to be done :hug:
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As long as the kitten is safe, then it maybe will help furbabe to recover.
I am pleased she seems to be settling but please remember purring is also a means they use of comforting themselves when in pain.
lots ofgentle strokes to Furbabe :hug: :hug:
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She does seem more content today, she hated being cooped up in one room which I think added to her dstress but her stump seems to be much less sensitive today than it has been the previous two days - naturally.
She's enjoying being fussed and been curling up with up with me as i've been feeling blarghhh all day today, i'm sure she thinks I need more looking after than she does lol
My bug bears are this bl**dy collar and the antibiotics tablets, i'm sure she'll do much better when she doesn't need either.
The collar is ridiculously big IMO and seems very heavy for her and to lay comfortably she needs to hang her head over the edge of the windowsill, or sofa etc which looks massively uncomfortable. I take it off to let her eat if I can, but she's getting harder and harder to put it back on her, and its causign her a great deal of distress. As is trying to give her her tablets, thank god she doesn't need any long term, she's clawed my hand to bits tonight. We've tried hidign it in her food etc but it doesn't really work and takes about 6 attempts, each time she's getting more and more hacked off.
I feel terrible I can't just take the stupid lampshade off her neck and that I have to give her these tablets. Ok I could order a better collar but by the time it gets here she prob won't have to wear it any longer.
An the tablets why can't they do it in liquid form like they do for small children.
I feel guilty anyway, I should have kept her in and never let her go outside or given in to her. I feel totally responsible for the loss of her gorgeous tail and the pain she's had to go through and distress she's going through with the collar etc now.
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It sounds as if Furbaby is picking up now. I know the collar is a real pain but do persevre with it. You will find she will get a bit more used to it and the outcome will be worth it. You must try not to feel guilty, none of us know what is going to happen next. Archie was out in the daytime when he got his tail stuck so accidents do not always happen at night. Just contact the vet if you are not happy about anything. :hug:
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I can understand you feeling down furbabies, I was the same when Charlie had his accident but I had the comfort of knowing my vet is fantastic. It is always difficult to see our furry babies in pain and unhappy but she will soon be better and she knows that you are there for her.
I really would try to find a more compasionate vet because I think it is so important to have faith in the vets who take care of our little ones.
Take care of yourself xxx
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Furbabies, they do do the antibiotics in a liquid form if it is Synulox (pink tablets) that you are giving her. These are the tablets that most vets use for this sort of thing. You could phone the vet on Monday and see if you can change to the liquid form.
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Amanda I am shocked by that, if they do why dont flaming vets offer it then................I have never heard there was a liquid form >:(
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IT is a lot more expensive than the tablets Gill, when I had it for Blackie, it was £13 compared to the £4 for the tablets. I have also been offered some kind of antibiotic paste, but again, it is a lot more expensive. It does smell quite sweet, so some cats might not like it, but it worked well for Blackie, I just didn't go down that route with PEbbles, cos she was a lot fussier with her food.
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I`m suprised by that Desley, where i work there isn`t too much of a difference in price but i guess everywhere is different. The liquid Synulox palatable drops are usually reserved for tiny kittens but i`m not too sure why.
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have to say I wasn't happy either, she had 3 lots in the time I had her (7 weeks and 6 days!!). Did try her on the tablets before going down the liquid route, and it didn't work.
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Furbaby...my vet does a long term [couple of weeks worth] antibiotic in Injectable form so I would imagine yours does too. The thing which always gets me is that it isn't offered more readily...I had to do a bit of research [internet], found it could be injected and then had to specifically ask the vet for it - which he was happy to do.
I think it should always be offered as an option if it's appropriate, especially if the animal concerned has tablet issues.
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The injectable two week antibiotoic doest work for everything my vet told me, He gave franta one after he had been bitten and I cant remember what things it works with and what it doesnt now.................please can someone give me a memeory braincell?
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Think it is skin probs and something else, I can't remember the second thing.
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has anyone tried these collars? http://www.amazinghealth.co.uk/comfy-collar.htm
I just love instruction 5: place collar around pet's neck and blow to inflate it :rofl: Kitty n Pooch in the photos don't look terribly happy, but it looks harder to get off than the lampshade?
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Hello there, just wondering how Furbaby is doing :hug: