Re: Percy

If it were my cat, I would go with Jim's suggestion, but only give it a dozen or so kibble pieces at a time. You will need to feed more often. Some cats just can't tell when they have had enough. When I had time I would feed it a few pieces one at a time by tossing them for the kitten to chase. This worked well for a picky eater to get her changed over to the brand I buy. If she pounced on it she would eat it. My goal would be to get it used to eating small amounts more often. ----- Original Message ----- From: "james singer" <islandjim1@verizon.net> 
To: <gardenchat@hort.net>
Sent: Tuesday, September 18, 2007 10:22 AM
Subject: Re: [CHAT] Percy
Hard to say; the cat acts like it has been half-starved, at least in its own mind. If it was my problem, I would feed it dry food only but on demand. I think it's probably more difficult to overeat dry food. And I'd keep a water bowl next to its food bowl. I'd also provide water that's more-or-less chemical-free and change the water bowl every day. 


On Sep 18, 2007, at 12:33 PM, Bonnie wrote:
Those of you who raise cats might be able to help my sister. She has taken on a young, declawed (awlful thing to do) cat who gobbles down food and then throws it up. It will only drink from a running faucet. She wants to get it to drink from a bowl and be able to eat without being sick. It has been to the vet and has gotten its shots. 

-----Original Message-----

From: Jesse Bell <silverhawk@flash.net>
Sent: Sep 18, 2007 9:21 AM
To: gardenchat@hort.net
Subject: Re: [CHAT] Percy
I had a cat that used to do the same thing...and one day she fell in the bubble bath and she came UNGLUED, started clawing all over the place to get out. I looked like somebody had played tick-tac-toe on me by the time I got out. Geez. 


Zemuly Sanders <zemuly@comcast.net> wrote:
 What an experience that must have been -- for both of you.
zem
----- Original Message -----
From: "Kitty"
To:
Sent: Monday, September 17, 2007 6:14 PM
Subject: Re: [CHAT] Percy
I had a cat named Spike who used to walk the edge of the clawfoot bathtub. 
Fell in with me one day.

Kitty
neIN, Zone 5
----- Original Message -----
From: "james singer"
To:
Sent: Monday, September 17, 2007 4:15 PM
Subject: Re: [CHAT] Percy



After watching our two, I've become convinced that in spite of their
incredible strength-for-weight and athletic abilities, they are  quite
clumsy.

On Sep 17, 2007, at 4:54 PM, Jesse Bell wrote:


Me neither...cats are such trapeze artists..I've never heard of one
falling through like that. But I'll remember that from now on...

Pam Evans wrote: Wise of you darling. Good
heads up for everyone, I never heard of this
happening before.

On 9/17/07, Zemuly Sanders wrote:


Percy is doing great. The crate he is in is huge, and there is  room
for
his
bed, his food and water and a small litter box. The vet agreed that it 
would be a good idea to leave him in there until the stitches are
removed
on
the 27th. I just don't want to run the risk of his sustaining an
injury.
All his friends are visiting through the bars. Incidentally, I  have
put a
heavy throw over the top so nobody else gets a leg caught.
zem
----- Original Message -----
From: "Jesse Bell"
To:
Sent: Monday, September 17, 2007 2:17 PM
Subject: RE: [CHAT] Percy



Me too....ya'll have been on my mind a lot.


Johnson Cyndi D Civ 95 CG/SCSRT wrote:
Poor baby, hope he's doing okay.

Cyndi


-----Original Message-----
From: owner-gardenchat@hort.net [o*@hort.net] On 
Behalf Of Zemuly Sanders
Sent: Friday, September 14, 2007 5:47 PM
To: gardenchat@hort.net
Subject: Re: [CHAT] Percy
I picked him up from the vet this afternoon. She suggested I try to 
slowly
reintroduce him to the colony since he is now "different." You should 
have
seen the look on his face with his blue Elizabethan collar in place. 
I
must
say I was thoroughly cursed by him. At any rate I have put him in
Otis's
huge (and now unused) crate with his own food, water and litter box. 
He
is
in the middle of all the other cats, but nobody can bother him until 
he
is a
little more sure of himself. I'll probably keep him corralled until 
his
stitches and collar come off in two weeks. I'm going to give him his 
antibiotic and pain medicine now.
zem
----- Original Message -----
From: "Jesse Bell"
To:
Sent: Friday, September 14, 2007 9:25 AM
Subject: Re: [CHAT] Percy



Ohhhhh...I'm so sorry to hear that Zem. My vet has a  three-legged
cat
named "Tripod" and I have a friend who also had to do that to their 
cat.
It was an outside cat and it was on the roof and tried to jump from 
the
gutter of the house to a tree and got it's leg caught in the space 
between
the roof and gutter (gutter was in need of repair I would say) and 
was

hanging upside down with a broken leg. Poor baby. But after the
amputation, they both get around just fine. Tripod is an awesome
cat.


Zemuly Sanders wrote:
Thanks, you all. I'm sure he'll do fine. His best friend is Fleur, 
and

she
has never missed have four operable legs. He'll be relieved, I'm
sure,

to

no longer lugging around that heavy cast.
zem
----- Original Message -----
From: "Pam Evans"
To:
Sent: Thursday, September 13, 2007 6:31 PM
Subject: Re: [CHAT] Percy
I've read some remarkable stories about how well they can adapt to 
a
missing
limb, but I do hate it for him and for you. Thank goodness he is an 
indoor
baby. Poor lil' ol Percy! And poor Zem's bank account!

On 9/13/07, Kitty wrote:


Oh, I am so sorry for the little guy and you. I suppose it  will
take
some
time getting used to losing the leg, but he'll adapt, but what a 
shame.


Kitty
neIN, Zone 5
----- Original Message -----
From: "Zemuly Sanders"
To: "gardenchat"
Sent: Thursday, September 13, 2007 5:59 PM
Subject: [CHAT] Percy



I took Percy to have his leg checked today. The vet called  and
said

the

leg
was not healing properly at the point where the skin had been

broken. He
suggested amputation was the best route to follow in this case, 
so



that

is

what was done. I had to also consider the cost factor, and

amputation

at

$800
was less than half the cost of having the ankle "pinned" and

frozen in

place.
In addition pinning was not going to be guaranteed because of the 
large
open
wound. At any rate, Percy will be fine since he never goes
outside
anyway.
I'm sorry he has been through such an ordeal, and I'm sorry it's 
costing
me so
much! We will both adapt, I'm sure. I will pick him up tomorrow 
afternoon.
zem
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