kitty ER

[smilingcat]

GRRRR!!!! Frustration... REALLY UPSET with crapola tonight.

little over an hour ago, one of our young kitty managed to get his mouth hung up on my partners sewing machine. Tried to cut the wire off the sewing machine and rushed him to the vet but my wire cutter couldn't cut off the wire. Kitty was panicking and really tore his mouth to shreds on the heavy wire where he managed to get hooked on it... I ended up doing the no no by extricating him from the wire cause there was no way we could get him to stay quiet on the sewing machine (never remove a knife or foreign object from the victim)...

Well this little mishaps have got me all wound up, my partner may need to get anti-biotic cause she was bitten pretty hard by the kitty and has a good puncture wound. I too have a puncture wound on a finger but its not showing any sign of any infection yet. The emergency vet has determined its not life threatening, his bleeding has slowed considerably and since he had a full meal not long ago, they can't really put him under to operate inside his mouth and stitch back together... So poor guy is staying there for the night.

grrr if its not one thing, its something else. I know the kitten will recover from his mishap, may have paralysis in his right cheek or lip area... I really feel bad for him right now. Just had to vent... My partner is all upset too.

off to drink super strong coffee to calm my nerves. No sleep tonight!!
smilingcat

[crazycanuck]

OWIE!!!!!!!!!!!!

((((( Kitty, SCat & dear)))))

C

[teigyr]

Cats

This coming from someone whose cat ate their dinner tonight...

At least it's not life threatening. A night at the vet's is scary for all concerned but it's temporary.

Am sorry about your partner, hopefully it isn't that bad? It'll be ok, drink the coffee then sleep...

((((to everyone involved))))

Once again, cats.

[East Hill]

My husband once got bitten very hard by his beloved Sammi...she was quite frightened of something, can't remember what.

He took himself down to the emergency room to get a tetanus shot. He did not realise that a few days later King County would call asking about it! Apparently the hospital is required to report animal bites .

Sorry to hear about your kitty . I once went on holiday, and the ex-boyfriend was supposed to keep an eye on the babies. He decided to do some sewing, and left a threaded needle out...yes, where Speck could get to it. When I returned from my trip, I noticed that she was not eating. Took her to the vet. They took an e-ray, but couldn't find anything wrong. A couple of days later, still worried, I took her back. This time they took another x-ray, and found the threaded needle stuck in her throat at just the cut-off of where the other x-ray left off. Speck was all right, but had to have surgery to have the needle removed. I was not happy.

That's why he's an ex.

East Hill

[makbike]

What a wild and scary night for one and all at your house. First, please make sure you and your partner see a doctor for treatment of the bike wounds. If you have not boostered your tetanus you both will need to do that. Cat bites are packed with bacteria and the infection that results can be awful, best to see a doc ASAP. Don't mean to scare you but have been biten several times and it has never been "just a bite."

Now for you buddy - poor guy. His mouth is going to be very sore and he probably won't want to eat. Don't let you buddy go more than 24 hours with eating or he could develope liver problems! The vet will probably send you home with a food which can be fed via syringe if not ask about some A/D. Make sure you ask the vet for pain medication and I'm sure antibiotics will be prescribed as well.

Hang in there it will get better!

[LBTC]

{{{{{{{{scat, kitty and partner}}}}}}}}}}}}}

What a frightening experience!! I know how this sort of thing feels, and it's really nerve wracking! I hope you got a bit of sleep and that kitty has had her repair work done now and is recovering nicely.

Please do get antibiotics for your cat bites - even the ones that don't "look infected". It's pretty much a necessity as their teeth have a lot of bacteria on them that we just can't tolerate.

You will all get well. One day this will be a story you tell....

Like the one I tell of how my 'Cuda dog got a stick through his tongue. Injury turned out to be not as serious, but he did become a total momma's boy after the event. And I think he kind of has an elvis streak - he really wanted to keep taking pills after his pain medication was finished.

Sending lots of butterflies of healing, calm and love.

Hugs,
~T~

[ibcycling]

Many healing vibes are coming your way. Poor scared kitty and poor peoples. Do take care of the bites, cat bites can be very bad if not treated. I hope your baby heals quickly.

Lora