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by Bendy Kitty
Sat Jan 21, 2012 12:32 am
Forum: Paralysis: Neurological and IVDD
Topic: Butterbean - pressure sores???
Replies: 6
Views: 2361

Re: Butterbean - pressure sores???

carol, most of what i post are me guessing wtf is going on. over time i've learned which guesses were correct and which weren't. nothing wrong with posting possibilities, it was a big help. I never woudl hae thought of it. i googled it and read a little more and actually it makes sense with him. hav...
by Bendy Kitty
Fri Jan 20, 2012 11:37 pm
Forum: Paralysis: Neurological and IVDD
Topic: Butterbean - pressure sores???
Replies: 6
Views: 2361

Re: Butterbean - pressure sores???

that is where today's sore is, and it is big, like two thumbnails, a thick scab. it has been farther along the tail before. and once or twice he has gotten spotaneous blood blisters on his belly. until today this particular area had been fine. with his whacky anatomy, however, that kind of thign sho...
by Bendy Kitty
Fri Jan 20, 2012 11:03 pm
Forum: Paralysis: Neurological and IVDD
Topic: Butterbean - pressure sores???
Replies: 6
Views: 2361

Butterbean - pressure sores???

from time to time I will pick up Butterbean and discover what look like blood blisters, they heal in a few days. I know he has gotten scabs from too much scooting (which is why i devised better ways to wrap his hind end). Today he was sleeping on a nice bed all day. Same bed he always sleeps on. I c...
by Bendy Kitty
Wed Jan 18, 2012 11:05 pm
Forum: Rainbow Bridge
Topic: goodbye jean claude.
Replies: 7
Views: 6405

goodbye jean claude.

four vets reviewed his x-ray, they all agreed - mediastinal mass, that is cancer of the breastbone. when i first saw the x-ray yesterday i yelled "what the f**k is that?" we had an older x-ray to compare it to which got the point across even more horribly. he had had some trouble last Sept...
by Bendy Kitty
Wed Jan 11, 2012 11:44 pm
Forum: Incontinence & Kidney Problems
Topic: Preventing infection in a cat in diapers
Replies: 13
Views: 10790

Re: Preventing infection in a cat in diapers

I have found a shampoo made by Tropiclean called Oxymed that works wonderfully for cleaning feces and urine out of fur. another goo thing is if you can use a shower attachment. trimming her fur will reduce the amount of material that is held close to the skin. I gave up on wipes. I bathe butterbean ...
by Bendy Kitty
Mon Jan 09, 2012 12:51 am
Forum: Incontinence & Kidney Problems
Topic: cheapest source for newborn size diapers?
Replies: 4
Views: 2993

cheapest source for newborn size diapers?

hey gang. Butterbean is going through several diapers a day. I do not keep him diapered all the time but he needs them for protection when he scoots around as well as so he can enjoy nice fleecy beds and such without making a laundry nightmare (i currently have no washer or dryer here that work). ye...
by Bendy Kitty
Sat Jan 07, 2012 5:23 pm
Forum: Caretakers' Cafe
Topic: Is there an award for a vet who is amazingly dedicated?
Replies: 4
Views: 1599

Re: Is there an award for a vet who is amazingly dedicated?

preliminary necropsy shows thickened, inflamed pancreas.
vet sent off tissues samples,m but under her name and as a rescue so i am not charged.
by Bendy Kitty
Tue Jan 03, 2012 7:17 pm
Forum: Caretakers' Cafe
Topic: and now Bast
Replies: 5
Views: 2149

Re: and now Bast

i've bast since she was 6 weeks old. she was 15 this past may. aside from some asthma she didn't have any special anything.
by Bendy Kitty
Tue Jan 03, 2012 7:04 pm
Forum: Caretakers' Cafe
Topic: Is there an award for a vet who is amazingly dedicated?
Replies: 4
Views: 1599

Re: Is there an award for a vet who is amazingly dedicated?

Dat sounds like a great idea. i have picts of Bast on the home computer, and photos I could scan of her as a kitten.
I'm arriving home tomorrow evening, should be able to get picts together thurs.
thanks for the idea! i'll let you know when i have it together.
by Bendy Kitty
Tue Jan 03, 2012 2:08 pm
Forum: Caretakers' Cafe
Topic: Is there an award for a vet who is amazingly dedicated?
Replies: 4
Views: 1599

Is there an award for a vet who is amazingly dedicated?

on a personnal level. our vet has always been great but this time she outdid everything we have ever heard of. when our catsitter called about finding Bast in dire straits, it was 9:30pm i called my vet's phone and she wasn't home yet. her hubby called her cell and she called me. she was still at th...
by Bendy Kitty
Tue Jan 03, 2012 12:18 am
Forum: Caretakers' Cafe
Topic: and now Bast
Replies: 5
Views: 2149

and now Bast

Bast 15 yrs old, always ruled with an iron paw mom got a phone call from the cat sitter, found her all dehydrated and snotty it was 9:30 at night but our vet was still at the clinic and said bring her. mind you, mom has been out of town on a family emergency for nearly 3 weeks now Bast is now at the...
by Bendy Kitty
Wed Dec 28, 2011 10:42 pm
Forum: Rainbow Bridge
Topic: my human's dad went to the bridge today
Replies: 3
Views: 3660

my human's dad went to the bridge today

she has been staying with her parents, along with her sister, for a little over two weeks helping out.
sheis goign to stay another week to help mom. it is veryvery sad.
by Bendy Kitty
Thu Dec 15, 2011 10:16 am
Forum: Other Problems
Topic: Negative people
Replies: 9
Views: 8163

Re: Negative people

WELCOME!!!!!! glad you found us :) yes, we hav to deal with stupid comments all the time, very frustrating. we're not very tolerant of people tellin us what to do in general. Often we point out how happy our handipets are and how much we learn from them. sometimes we just tell ppl to p*ss off. headb...
by Bendy Kitty
Tue Dec 13, 2011 2:37 pm
Forum: Incontinence & Kidney Problems
Topic: Butterbean kitten
Replies: 16
Views: 5394

Re: Butterbean kitten

Update from the friend ButterBean is staying with while mom is away: This morning he had gotten himself out of his bin and was zooooming around the house. He's FAST. Only got slight rub from it, thankfully, even though I had left him diaperless overnight to air (and because his diaper was full and n...
by Bendy Kitty
Mon Dec 12, 2011 9:55 pm
Forum: Urgent Rescue
Topic: Centre County, PA: 19 year old deaf cat with lots of love to
Replies: 6
Views: 6063

Re: Centre County, PA: 19 year old deaf cat with lots of lov

i knew a cat who was diagnosed with renal failure at age 19 and lived to be 21.
giving fluids on a regular basis can make a HUGE difference. hope she likes her food.

bendy