Sorry to hear about your dog. :(
I am quite worried that she will open these new sutures and staples I see again from today's procedure. I asked about a collar or surgical glue but vet felt these stronger thicker sutures would be enough. I have my doubts.
This vet is very talented though and caring. Although she is not a homeopathic vet, she is the best vet I have ever seen and that is after 3 dogs, six rabbits, and my other cat. She CARES. So I am going to stick with her unless and until things stop improving.
Despite her stitches problem, the feline acne is gone, the red hot spots are faint or gone and almost all healed up, If we can get her through this bad patch with the stitches, I feel she will be much healthier. At least I am hoping.
I am tired of the aggression from both cats. The situation feels stressful to me and I just wanted to make my first cat's life better. :(
Huzzah! Stitches still in place and she is right here on the bed with me. :) (She is still a little standoffish so this is nice)
Today is other kitties birthday. She is 6. Both are napping comfortably in different rooms. Really relieved they are both chilling out...
Thanks for letting me vent. :)
Huzzah indeed!
There truly is something very soothing and wonderful about napping cats.
I developed an allergy to my newest rescued turning feral stray. After a lifetime without pet allergies it seemed so unfair especially when healing cat energies are so precious during times like these when stressors abound and surround us all.
Heck with that i said as i took my generic over the counter allergy pills every four hours with cat inside and often next to me.
And now only a hint of a reaction. I can happily live with occasional sneezes but i would have a much harder time living happily without these little blessings of special creatures!
Answering you here re: The Girls
Bambi is the fawn colored one (lol) - she's the MOST polite dog I have ever known. Never gets into trouble. She was a rescue from WV - someone threw her out of a car on Route 9 outside of Charles Town, a good samaritan thought a car had hit a baby deer (hence her name), and thought she was dead, but Bambi jumped up and jumped into the good samaritan's car as if to say "Get me the hell outta here!" We got her in January 2013, now she's probably about 10, has heart disease and due to diuretics has accidents in the house, but I used a vinyl floor mat (that you'd use under a highchair), and some weewee pads in our spare bedroom. She has to go pee during the night most nights, and bless her heart she doesn't even wake us to go outside - just trots off to the set up area, which I check and clean in the morning (super easy and much better than getting out of bed at 2am), and then she tucks herself back in her sleeping sack. She is also one of the smartest dogs I've ever had, and I think she understands a lot of what I say, she even got her Canine Good Citizen certificate back in 2014.
Coco is half chi/half daschund. The body is mostly chi, but that brain is mostly daschi. She thinks she's a rottweiler. She was rescued here in SoCal from a high kill shelter in San Bernardino. Apparently she and her twin sister were found wandering around a supermarket parking lot. The sister got adopted out right away, but not Coco. The lady who rescued her usually rescues big dogs only, but when she saw how sweet she is she grabbed her before they could euthanize her. She has come a long way, required a lot of training early on, was not all that housebroken, but now she's a star. Her special gift is that she is awesome on leash - all slack, no pull, you don't feel like you're walking anything, she looks up at me to check in, a total star. She's the one who barks at everyone and everything that passes within 50 yards of our house, even the neighbor's cat, who likes to hang out in our front yard to sleep under the succulents. She also chases the small animals in our backyard and it's always her fault that they both get skunked. We got her in January 2018, and right now that makes her about 6 or 7 years old right now. Coco is more of a dog-dog, and while she's not the sharpest tool in the shed, she makes up for it with a goofy personality. She'll do something completely absurd, like dig a big hole in the yard or get out of the fence, and when confronted she gives a goofy snaggle-tooth grin and you can almost hear her say "Heheh! I'm Coco! Look what I did!"
They are both great on outings and both are good travelers, too. The whole cross country move in 2014 Bambi was in her little dog bed, harnessed to the seat belt in the front passenger seat, keeping me company while I drove. As I type this, they are both literally sacked out, exhausted from today's outing but as Cesar Millan always said "A tired dog is a happy dog."
I love to hear happy stories about rescues. Our dog Gracie, who passed away almost three years ago, had a tough life before we adopted her. There should be a special place in hell for people who abuse animals.
Canine Good Citizen certificate? How cute is that! Is that a local thing in San Diego? Coco looks and sounds like a piece of work -- LOL!
Sweet dogs ! What a gift you were to rescue them and give them such a great and greatly loved life ! ?
@Pikake thanks for the web address. My best friend has a cat who was just diagnosied with a digestive issue that they think is chronic. I will pass this on to her.
It takes time for cats to get used to each other since they each have their own little personalities. When I first adopted Mr Peabody,my older cat Izzybee wouldn't get friendly. Luckily Mr P is friendly and patient. It took a few weeks but they got used to each other, mainly when Izzy found out how warm it was to lay on top of Mr P. She was twenty at the time and always cold. Harry was another story. Izzy never liked him but learned to ignore him and he eventually let her alone. As for Mr P. he and Harry were buds at first sight!
Canine Good Citizen is a national program through AKC. We worked with a friend in Leesburg who is a trainer. There are different tasks they have to do to pass the test, but it mostly comes down to how well they respond to verbal commands and how they react around people and other animals. She got an A+ on her assessment! She subsequently became my first ESA.