Posted on 10/09/2008 4:57:10 PM PDT by Battle Axe
I already have two cats. A very old arthritic one and a recent addition just turned one.
But these renters turned their cat, a gray white pawed female out into the yard and said they didn't want it anymore.
They moved out with a great deal of coaxing from my lawyer owing me 2086.00 and leaving me with the cat. At first I did not want it because it tried to bite me HARD when I touched its back.
Then it disappeared for 8 days and showed up today quite hungry. So next door neighbor put it in a carrier and fed it and called me. Come and get it.
It wants to move back into the apartment we are trying to restore to livable conditions. So....I let it back in, fed it and fixed a litter box. It crawled up on my chest and began to purr.
Now mind you I am sitting on the very nasty sofa they left sitting on the stained rug and the carpenter is trying to remove the punched out sheets of paneling.
Now when I touched that hip area again she bit me. I think she is injured. When I first went into the apartment after they had left I found her crouched in a closet, but she came to me when I called for her.
Naturally, I raced her to the vet only to find they had closed 20 minutes before.
When we watch her walk, she will take a couple of steps and then stretch one or both hind legs.
Does anyone have any ideas. I found the vet secretary on the street and she said they may not be able to see her tomorrow.
I'm the one that found Gardenia only to have her die at the vets, then I found another kitten and scheduled to pick her up on Monday when the vet was open, and she drownd in a horse trough on Sunday afternoon.
I know there are kitty people out there....meow, meow.
What does that mean?????
Go away then, this thread is obviously not for you............I'm sure your neighborhood party store is still open, git yerself another 6 pack and go tune up your car or something.........
Keep her comfortable. If your normal vet is too busy to see her, consider finding another vet. There are 24 hour vets out there, although a bit expensive, if you need to take her now. If she is eating, drinking, using the litter pan, she does not sound critical. You can probably wait until tomorrow.
get a random dog or two and balance out your karma. Quick!!!!
Before you know it, you’ll be saying ‘well, Nancy Pelosi might be right about that.....’
Save Yourself!!!!!!
(just kidding, anybody who takes in animals and cares for them is a mensch (or a good woman if that applies) and there is a special place in heaven for you if you are Catholic)
LOL. Glad you got it.
So you have a room or a VERY large kennel to keep her/him in until you can have the pet seen? Most animals that are injured will not do more walking then needed but if left outside they will have to contend with predators. Also even with serious breaks etc they often heal up remarkably well.. Now if a break is evident with a bone protruding, that is different. It may have been kicked by some “BAD “ person etc.. Sometimes bad bruises go deeply & will result in limping & indications it might be broken/sprained etc.
Check with the Humane society re; Cat rescue organizations/people. some do it individually ...they might be able to help you if not take the pet.
You are a good person to be compassionate enough to help. I am a sucker like that also & have many too many pets as a result. Find homes for them when I can along the way
I’m with you, I’d vote for the miserable excuses for renters having kicked the cat and caught her on the flank. The vet will be able to tell whether her injury is consistent with abuse.
Her biting is no doubt due to pain, although I once rescued a cat that put both my husband and I into the ER overnight (at different times) on IV’s due to her sinking her teeth next to our thumbs. She turned out to be a great cat, but I learned not to put my hands on her unless sure of her mood.
The cat will have you up to speed in no time, not to worry.
Well, when they sit in the position that looks like a Sphinx, with their feet out in front and all feet on the floor. That’s the Sphinx position. It’s a cat’s defensive position. When they are in distress they sit in that position. When they lie on their side, they are not defensive and for the most part they are comfortable.
The shelter is shut down for cats due to a disease problem.
For now she is living in a $500.00 per month apartment with the heat turned on. She seems to be happy there as that was her only home. They left a small bag of litter, three cans of cheap cat food and a tiny bit of dry food. And a lot of junk...stuff?
I put her on my good cat food. So far no litter box treasures, but I will go back over early tomorrow a.m. This vet knows me so some time tomorrow I should be able to squeeze in.
I was more concerned with the two steps and a stretch, like her hind legs were out of place or cramping. And I have not seen her jump up on anything.
There were 5 adults and two children living there. Three were squatters that had only known the two who rented it for 5 weeks and I guess moved in with them the day they met. Housemates at first sight. I'm sure they are druggies and I know one of the squatters was very interested in the address of the shelter.
She is in safe hands now.
Either way I'm right. The cat will survive, or it won't. (unless it remains indeterminate due to being in Schroedingers box).
Eating and voiding are, to me, an indicator that the creature in question will remain alive for long enough to cost another $300 at the vet's.
Not quite so much tautalogy, as a type of YMMV.
/johnny
If the cat is old then it might be just aging but by the way its acting I would say that its injured. If it was an internal injury (or old age issue) like urinary tract or something along those lines the cat would not be eating and would most likely hide somewhere and not come out.
Whatever the injury its clear that it causes a sharp pain when touched which is why the biting so I would definitely get it into the vet in the morning. Hopefully its not critical but I doubt it if its moving around.
One of my cat experiences is I had a cat come home after being away a year but while petting it upon our first meeting after the year I accidentally touched a wound it got from a recent fight (probably why it came back home). Well, it bit me hard and I mean like all four paws locked onto me with the claws digging in to hold and he sunk his teeth in all the way into my hand, we both froze for a second or so and then he let me go. Oddly though when I shewed it back outside (not understanding the reason for the bit) it hung around the house all weekend long meowing outside the window of whatever room I was in (it knew my habits) until I finally gave in and let it back in (persistent little bugger). But that’s when I noticed the wound which eased my mind about its earlier action. Turns out all it wanted was a warm, dry place to stay while it healed up I guess. Less then a week later it was gone again. :(
Right now I’ve got a couple cats just over a year old sleeping on the floor behind my chair while I type this. I also have one well into its teens in age in the next room sleeping (what else) and another one outside the house for mouse control.
Needless to say I love cats. :)
JB
A+ for you! How are your kitties?
Well, I’m just telling you what the veterinary oncologist says. I’ve only had two cats for the last 35 years (19 and 16) so I’m no expert. Of course, all cats sit in the Sphinx position, but with a little coaxing or at sleep, they roll on their side. The oncologist says if they sleep on their side they are ok and if the remain in the Sphinx position they are in distress.
Pinging FReeper vet!
My best guess is that she has an injury there — could be a pull/sprain type thing, but could also be a fracture. If possible, I’d recommend trying to keep her confined to an empty room where she can’t jump or climb much above floor level, so that she doesn’t end up jumping down and making the problem worse — possibly turning a simple fracture into a compound fracture.
A dear departed kitty of mine was showing a very slight limp at age 19.5, and vet quite reasonably figured it was just arthritis and suggested started kitty on Cosequin. One day after the vet check-up, he got a horrible break in his hind leg. No one saw it happen, but it was definitely indoors, and most likely from missing the jump from kitchen table to counter (about a 2 foot span) and falling uncontrolled onto the hind legs, one of which probably already had a hairline fracture that had been mis-guessed as arthritis. $3000 and a plate and a few screws later, kitty’s leg was serviceable again, and carried him through a pretty active final year and a half of his life. Would have been much better if we could have avoided that break, though . . .
From what you've told us about the recently departed humans who'd been living there, she's probably ecstatic that they've disappeared!
It’s just hungry and cold.
Cat’s love Chinese food, pizza, burritos, nachos, a nice bowl of beer and maybe a finger tip covered in brandy (at least my dog’s cat does).
I’ve seen the alternating leg stretch every step or two when ‘Chew Toy’ is getting up from a nap. Seems like something they do when they are cramped. If it’s an old cat try a heating pad or an affectionate Lab to keep it warm.
Most of all don’t worry so much. It’s a !^%#&^ cat. They’re independent. If it was really sick it wouldn’t let you (a stranger) near it.
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