Wow, that must have been really hard. I know how bad those puncture wounds can be. One of our goats got attacked by a dog and had that infection all under the skin on her back side. Not a happy ending.
Snowy was such an aggressive cat that when I would come home from work, she would be on the fridge ready to attack whoever dared walk into her house. If a car door slammed at 2AM, the dog slept through it and Snowy would sit up and growl. My ex picked out the cat (when we were doing rescue work), but it was always my buddy.
Oh, I think plenty of pet parents totally get it, Nancy. I hope your new "procedure" continues to work and Kitty feels better soon.
I didn't mean to imply I have any special qualities that other pet parents don't have. It's obviously not true. It's the situation. An oddly difficult cat and no extra pair of hands to help, with something that would otherwise be rather easy. I didn't want to explain further. Just trying to make an excuse why I was making such a silly post at all, I guess.
I think Beth was saying that we all empathize. It sucks trying to help them while they resist. I had a cat and a dog I went through this kind of stuff with. They each presented their own challenges. They're worse than children because they can't be threatened into submission.
It was never a mystery to me why Vets had an elbow length pair of heavy leather gloves on hand in their cat supply equipment box. Veterinarian work can be rather challenging at times, especially handling cats. I think anyone that deals with pets humanely daily, develop special qualities that other pet owners lack. For instance, my neighbors see nothing wrong with leaving their dog in their back yard all day while they are at work, when it is very hot or cold. The dog is lonely, so he barks all day and rushes at neighbors that apprioach the fence to try and calm him or just give him the attention he seeks. In my opinion, he is neglected and abused and should be taken to a better home where he gets the attention he needs.
Sorry for the misunderstanding. I was simply trying to say that we understand your frustration. I'll just stay out of this and hope your little kitty is better soon.
Please don't get upset, Beth. When I read what you wrote, I reread what I wrote. It did come across as rather arrogant if interpreted incorrectly. I just wanted to explain what I meant.
I'm not upset, Nancy. I've been crabby all week with this sinusitis. As a former pet owner, I know how stressful it is when they are sick and I hate that you and your little kitty are having to go through a tough time.
Just one more thing (yeah, right)... There is going to be a little more to this than they led me to believe. Problem #2 B-12 INJECTION subQ once a week for 6 weeks, then once a month. This would require serious bundling into cat burrito, or more than 2 hands. First one due Monday. Needs a totally different strategy, because I don't want to mess up the pill strategy. Bottom line I can take her in and have them do it. However, this leads to the elephant in the room... Problem #3 How to solve this problem about catching her in time to make appointments once and for all. I suspect there may be many more appointments in the future. I need a place to put Kitty the night before, or earlier in the day, that's big enough so a litter pan isn't right under her nose, and she won't go ballistic and try to chew through metal. I'm thinking something like this on Amazon. I found 5 places it would fit inside the house, only requiring moving some furniture. It would be easy to build one that would be sturdier, and a more efficient size and shape, not as tall, but I don't have time. I could probably have this before the first follow up if ordered this week.
If you start feeding her in this, she will maybe see it as a new “Special Home” that you bought for her, and might just get used to going in on her own. Put her favorite bed in there, or blanket, sweater, whatever she loves sleeping on, some little treats in there now and then during the day, and leave the door open so she can walk in and out. By the time you have to lock her in, she will be used to being inside of the cage , and not be upset (hopefully).
I had a vet who showed me a deep scratch that one of our cats gave him, and she was a cat that I thought was the most docile one we had at the time. He said she was quite a handful. Women are like that.
Love reading Amazon reviews. (I need to get out more. ) After narrowing down the choice of cat cages to the one in the previous post, I made the mistake of checking out the 1-star reviews. A guy claims his two kittens did this in just 2 months: I know these things are very flimsy, but really? . .