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| TheSoapMaven |
Posted - Feb 21 2007 : 05:18:25 AM
I will give you a little history on Seamus Dahlem. We were given him by one of my very good friends at the local green market. Seamus was a barn kitty and from a litter of 6. He is a beautiful black cat. He has had a very eventful life. First of all he is not a "people kitty". He tolerates me and my husband and really cant believe the children are still here! After all he has made it perfectly clear that their presence annoys him to no end. I will list his "accidents" over the past two years.
1)He was bitten in the EYE BALL by a water moccasin. He spent two weeks on the foot of our bed lingering between life and death. And then hopped of one day and demanded to go outside. And here I had been bringing food and a litter box TO him, he was too sick to walk the length of the hall to go himself.
2)Our neighbors dog put him 25+ feet in a tree where he stayed for 4 days before we found him. This neighbor climbed the tree and rescued him. Husband was gone when we found him but said he thought it unnecessary to climb all that way. He said he would have eventually come down but I saw no evidence of that.
3)Second snake bite, not as severe. This snake that I wasnt able to identify, caught him on the jaw and his head swelled and he was feverish but never really down.
4)Now this trip to the vet was due to an absess on his hip. Evidently he found something to fight with and lost. Though I didnt see the other party so who knows.
Now I would LOVE to keep him in for the rest of his life. He and Mo too. Mo is a loving, precious cat and the exact opposite of Seamus in personality. However, neither of them have ever wanted to be housebound. They howl and scratch and demand to be let out. Seamus did spend last night inside and used a litter box I fixed for him. He is eating and drinking and seems to have recovered from his procedure yesterday. And honestly hasnt put up much of an effort to go out. The vet said to keep him in at least 3-4 days. Tall orders. He did add "if you can". He's been Seamus' vet for a long time and knows how he is.
So there he lays in my chair on a blanket (his absess is oozie) and looking very regal as usual. Here is a picture of him on a happier day in the garden.
When I talked to Husband last night (he's on the rig now)all he said was "good luck with the ointment." Yep, I am gonna need it. I am sure it will take all four of us, me and the three children to apply it. The first time may not be bad if we catch him off guard. But I dread that second time!
Oh well...just thought I would share. I am really hoping he will get used to being in and want to stay in.
Susan
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| Bluewrenn |
Posted - Feb 21 2007 : 6:08:46 PM
As I read this post, my semi-feral momma kitty, Sarah, is sitting next to the computer, eyeballing my dinner. She comes in when she wants, usually if it's cold out... and leaves when she wants (we have a doggy door for her.) And she tolerates human contact ONLY when she wants too - which not surprisingly seems to coincide with the arrival of my dinner plate. LOL
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| TheSoapMaven |
Posted - Feb 21 2007 : 06:44:16 AM
Both our "boys" are mmmm...jewel-less. That is a stipulation around here...if an animal stays it is neutered or spayed. Husband will not grandparent a bunch of kittens.
Susan
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| a rose |
Posted - Feb 21 2007 : 06:19:39 AM
We have a cat who thought our home was a motel where he could get a good meal and a goodnights sleep when he felt the need. I really thought he was becoming ferel. He was very skinny and we tried everything to get him to stay home but he would have none of that. Then one morning my husband opened the door to his pathetic meow. He was hurt and badly. His right back leg was twisted around like a pretzel. Most likely tangled with a wild animal. I took him to the Vet thinking he was going to be put to sleep. My husband was thinking the same thing. That's why I was the one taking him. The Vet checked the cat out and said I could pick him up the next day. I was surprised. Oh yeah I forgot to tell you that my husband would not let me have the family jewels removed. He thought it was inhumane. Well I told the Vet to remove them. The next day I brought him home with three legs and no jewels. This was about 9 months ago. He no longer travels far from the house and he looks just like Garfield. FAT
By the way we have a female cat who barely tolerates him and a dog who protects him from the female cat. Katie is our dog, KC is the female cat and Badboy is the male cat. Needless to say I live in a world of cat hair and dog hair and a man who adores his animals. Hmmm.....where does that put me?
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| Beemoosie |
Posted - Feb 21 2007 : 05:20:55 AM
Wow! what a life that kitty has led! You are sure a good care taker! Hope he decides he enjoys the comforts of home!
My soul magnifies the Lord, And my spirit rejoices in God my Savior. Luke 1:46,47
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