Re: OT -cats

Wow - I've never heard of that either.  Poor thing.  I'll bet she feels a
LOT better now.

On 8/19/08, Aplfgcnys@aol.com <Aplfgcnys@aol.com> wrote:
>
> My cats had a terribly traumatic day today - they think.  The nice vet
> who makes house-calls came to give them their shots.  Somehow
> they sensed at breakfast that something was up and began hiding.
> We did manage to keep all four of them in the living-room until she
> arrived about 10:00 AM.  She handled them very well, but you never
> heard such screeching and fuss.  All but old Nick, who behaved
> very well, put on real scenes. The interesting thing was that Sandy,
> the elderly, fat white cat who has been arthritic for a long time, has
> been limping more and more.  We have told ourselves it was just
> old age - we're pretty stiff ourselves some days.  But the vet very
> quickly discovered the problem.  Her claws were ingrown!  I had
> never heard of such a thing, but she very deftly removed huge,
> twisted claws that had turned right back into her pads.  I'm surprised
> the poor thing could walk as well as she did.  She's still limping, but
> seems to be moving better than before. Is this a common problem?
> I've always had cats, but never heard of this problem before.
> Having the vet come to the house is a costly indulgence, but how
> much better than having to crate them all up and haul them off to
> her office.
> Auralie
>
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