My poor cat!

[JulieCitySlicker]

We brought him home from the vet today cuz he went in to be declawed and neutered. Well his paws are all bandaged up and he can't walk cuz he isn't completely over the anistesia. He keeps trying to stand up but he can't :( I have him in the bathroom cuz they said to keep him in a closed room so he can't jump up on anything and hurt himself. He is in a lot of pain...he keep moaning:crying: :(

[JenRN]

Poor kitty!:( Make sure you put shredded newspaper in the litter box, they can't get litter in their paws for awile! It is traumatic for cats to be declawed, I had my older cat declawed when he was little, he destroyed a lot in my house. If I had to do it over again I would not do it, they say it is like amputating their knuckles:( :( But I am glad you did that instead of having him put to sleep or thrown out in the cold! Make him a nice cozy bed with blankets and pet him a lot, I am sure he is upset!

[SCOTTSMYMAN]

Sorry to hear about your kitty. I love my kitties (have 3) so I know what you must be feeling right now. He'll be ok in a couple of days;)

[marlsy]

aawwww poor kitty!!! We had our cat we had yrs ago declawed and it was very tramatic for him. It does take them awhile to recover, but don't worry, he will!!!!:(

[JulieCitySlicker]

The vet gave us this special kitty litter. It looks like oversized rabbit pellets:P He said that the kitty will be better by tomorrow:dancing: Just gotta keep him in a closed room till he gets over the anistesia. That way he can't climb up on anything and get hurt:(

[Dogstar]

Awwww, I hope your kitty gets better soon :).

[Sheila63]

I hope your cat's feeling better soon, Julie. I know what you're going through because I have a cat myself and I hate when anything's wrong with her.:(

[JulieCitySlicker]

He is asleep on a pillow now:P He looks so cute:)

[Dogstar]

Julie, how is you kitty? Has he recovered? I hope so :).

[GoodGodGirl23]

Awww, poor lil puddy tat!! I love puddy tats!;) :bounce: :bounce:

[JulieCitySlicker]

The citty is doing much much better now:dancing: :dancing: :dancing: He's eating and everything now...he is a lot calmer and nicer and HE DOESN'T CLAW NUFFIN:P :angel:

[Dogstar]

Oh, that's great, Julie. I'm so glad you didn't have to get of him :).

[Sheila63]

That's great news, Julie. Glad to hear he's feeling better too.

[whitebird]

Hi Julie

I'm glad to read that your kitty is doing better. It sounds like you really care alot about him. Love for animals is a wonderful thing.

[JulieCitySlicker]

Ya. He's kinda growin on me now:P He was a stinker before but now I could never think about giving him away;) :dancing: :dancing:

[Sheila63]

Awww, that's so sweet, Julie. I'm so happy everything worked out for you.

[whitebird]

I'm in the process of rescuing a cat now. I have fed this poor little stray all Winter, but it is shy and won't come to me. I belong to a group that will spay or neuter it, and give it it's shots for free. That is what we raise funds for, and for people that can't afford medical care for their pets. I'm afraid that I will have to live trap this one to save it. I was going to bring this little cat into my house, to get it used to people, but my asthma is acting up very badly right now, and cats are very bad for my breathing. I'll have to find another home for it.

It seems to be a Maine Coon Cat. It's quite pretty.

The last time I live trapped a cat and brought it in to save, I was blessed with 4 kittens several weeks later.

Any good suggestions out there from the cat lovers?

[JenRN]

Whitebird... do you feed it? Maybe make a little bed for it with food and water on your porch or something. I also have a stray that comes to my house, she is so friendly now, she actually climbs on my lap and purrs:) Maybe get a cat toy and start to play with it or something?:dunno:

[GoodGodGirl23]

I love kitty cats, and doggies! :)

[whitebird]

Hi JenRN

No it doesn't come to my house. I see it down the street at another house. The man that lives at this house was out of town for the Winter, and he didn't know that I was feeding it there. He arrived back in town just a couple days ago, and I went over to speak to him, and tell him that I had been doing this. The cat isn't his, I knew that.

What a nice man he is. He assured me that he didn't mind if I countinued to take of it at his house, but that I would have to fugure out what to do with it in the next month and a half, as he is going to sell the house. It seems shy to me, I don't think it is wild, just unused to being arround people. Hopefully I can figure out something in the time that I have.

Thanks for your sugestions, I'm willing to try.

[JenRN]

The way I have animals come to me that are strays etc. are I just sit there and hold out my hand and let them come to me on THEIR terms. You need to develop trust with the kitty!;) I think it is sweet of you to be so willing to take care of it:angel: There are not enough people like you out there willing to take in animals, and care for them!

[whitebird]

JenRN

It sounds like you have a very special way with animals. Thank you very much. I will let you know what happens in the next couple of weeks.


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