The Chillout Zone (Off-Topic Thread)

bluecherry74

tk123 wrote: »

Posted in the other thread but he needs to get an ultrasound to see what's going on. They're going to find something dodgy I just know it

Poor Bailey, I hope it doesn't stress him out too much. I know it's useless me saying it but try not to worry until you know more. It might not be anything dodgy at all.

tk123

So the lady who visits to do the ultrasounds is off for the month of August. Vet suggested one place (am i allowed post names? I think i have in the past but will play it safe) but I'd rather not go back to the place where my puppy was held down and roared at for being afriad and in pain AND turned away for treatment because it was too much work - the vet said he could show off his legs to them lol There's a vet hospital in the business park next to us in work that has a really really good reputation so hoping to go there instead. I like the idea of being practially next door in case I'm needed instead of sitting at home waiting to go and get him etc. Trying not to thing about it too much and looking forward to a nice beach walk on Sunday and Monday .

SillyMangoX

Hope everything works out okay with Bailey tk!

I bought incredi-bubbles cat bubbles for Dude today, they don't burst as easy as normal bubbles, and one stuck to his whisker and he couldn't figure out what to do so he just sat there and cried until I burst it for him, little idiot

tk123

Our only option is the place I really didn't want to send him. She wants it done by somebody who has the expertise to perform a fine needle aspiration so obviously thinks it's a cyst or tumour

FoxyVixen

SillyMangoX wrote: »

Hope everything works out okay with Bailey tk!

I bought incredi-bubbles cat bubbles for Dude today, they don't burst as easy as normal bubbles, and one stuck to his whisker and he couldn't figure out what to do so he just sat there and cried until I burst it for him, little idiot

That's the funniest thing I've heard in a while :pac: Pity you didn't get a video of his confusion

@tk123, dear God, what kind of practise holds a puppy down roaring at it :eek:. I understand a vet's time is money and it's more profitable to "get them in, get them out", but that's just inadequate handling IMO.

mymo

Just finished watching a DVD, turn it off and tv goes onto tv3.
That show uploaded I think, is on, and the couple on it are talking. About a video coming up with a cat in, the girl says she hates cats, he says its funny or something then she says "it looks like someone picking the cat up and dragging it off to throw it under a car or something" which she then says is what she'd do if she saw a cat, they both laugh about it and show the clip.

Didn't even watch it, now lying in bed really pissed off, going email tv3 about it.
I try avoid that kind of crap show, but talk like that is completely unacceptable from tv presenters!

tk123

:eek: I was getting ready to go out earlier with Bailey leaving Lucy in her crate as a test with cameras pointing at her for surveillance lol...anyhoos she stood up tall and then stayed there for a few seconds and her body language just changed - her tags were after catching in the crate so she was stuck!! Going to remove the collar from now on or maybe get a breakaway one for the house. Anyhoos a little whine when we left then she went asleep for 45mins, lifted her head when we got back then rolled over and went back asleep!

coffee_cake

tk123 wrote: »

So the lady who visits to do the ultrasounds is off for the month of August. Vet suggested one place (am i allowed post names? I think i have in the past but will play it safe) but I'd rather not go back to the place where my puppy was held down and roared at for being afriad and in pain AND turned away for treatment because it was too much work - the vet said he could show off his legs to them lol There's a vet hospital in the business park next to us in work that has a really really good reputation so hoping to go there instead. I like the idea of being practially next door in case I'm needed instead of sitting at home waiting to go and get him etc. Trying not to thing about it too much and looking forward to a nice beach walk on Sunday and Monday .

What! What kind of vet does that!
God we went to a vet today for adopted puppy's last shot and he was the friendliest awesomest guy with the doggys

Pigwidgeon

Poor Henry nearly tore his nail off the other day, lots of blood, painkillers and antibiotics for the week now. Then this evening he jumped off the couch and the nail seems to have come off altogether. It was pouring blood for a while but seems to have stopped now. He's asleep beside me now, but still won't let us look at it. Is there anything we can do until the vet opens again on Monday, other than trying to give it a clean again in the morning?

tk123

bluewolf wrote: »

What! What kind of vet does that!
God we went to a vet today for adopted puppy's last shot and he was the friendliest awesomest guy with the doggys

Oh our last shot isn't for 2 weeks! I won't be able to carry her by then lol!! . Our own vet has been fantastic as always - we're lucky to have them. Also one of the nurses was saying how much she loved Bailey after he'd been in for the X-rays saying he was licking her hands thru the crate even though he was scared.

SillyMangoX

I was chopping up venison today to make a casserole and peach was hovering around my legs to I decided to give her some of the raw meat, I have never seen her devour anything as quick! And now she is just so mellowed out, spending the day on the windowsill cleaning my eyebrows.. I think that the meat made her stoned!!

Pumpkinseeds

This is our latest arrival Toby eating his cooked chicken before he moved indoors


This was taken last week when he moved indoors

Layinghen

Toby looks like a very content cat with his teddy bear. I love his lovely white paws.

Pumpkinseeds

Layinghen wrote: »

Toby looks like a very content cat with his teddy bear. I love his lovely white paws.

He's very content, he's migrated into the living room over the past few days and Felix and Jazzy are tolerating that, it's lovely to see him all snug. He loves cushions, he's asleep on 2 of them at the moment. Doesn't seem to have had much lap time as he's still a bit awkward on laps, he's getting there though and sprawls across me with his paws stretched as far as they'll go.

He's sleeping on the landing when we go to bed and thankfully he settles fairly fast as he's still following us up as soon as we leave the room and still meows pitifully when he can't see us. We don't go to him when he does it as it's something he needs to grow out of. He only goes out for a few hours around 4.30 am, other than that he doesn't want to leave the house at all.

Layinghen

It seems like he knows he has landed on his four paws when you became his human:)

Pumpkinseeds

We're delighted to have him, and he's got the most massive paws. He's all long legs and huge paws. He gained a kilo in 6 weeks, making up for the lack of regular food I think. We're trying to teach him to use the cat flap but he's not having any of it. My Husband tried putting him in through it to show him but he just splays his paws so he can't be popped through it. We're sure he'd feel a lot more confident once he realises he can use it to come and go as he pleases.

Layinghen

He's a clever cat. He is not taking any chances with the cat flap:D. It must have looked like something from a cartoon when he had his paws splayed to stop himself being pushed through.

nala2012

A dog followed my sister home last night and now he's with me. Don't recognise him from around. He's really thin and i brought him to be checked but no chip so looks like he was dumped he's so loving and wants nothing but to be cuddled. Wish i was able to keep him but he'll be going to rescue once they have room for him. Its absolutly crazy the amount of dogs needing homes. I wish people would cop on and spay/neuter their pets.

coffee_cake

Poor osky is having to learn how to play with the puppy ;s he knows how to play with me no problem, tail wagging, mock growling at each other, we play tug rope and he wags his tail because he knows it's a game. But with pepper... it's a bit more srs bzns and he doesn't really get it. Pepper knows it's a game though!

tk123

bluewolf wrote: »

Poor osky is having to learn how to play with the puppy ;s he knows how to play with me no problem, tail wagging, mock growling at each other, we play tug rope and he wags his tail because he knows it's a game. But with pepper... it's a bit more srs bzns and he doesn't really get it. Pepper knows it's a game though!

Our two will be together 2 weeks tomorrow and have been playing the last week - just for a min and first but getting longer and more often each time...and funnier lol!

coffee_cake

They've no problem playing tug rope for a while, it's just he thinks it's serious and he does real growls and guards it when he wins!!

tk123

GAH!! My (big) baba will have been taken in his time tomorrow! Trying not to worry too much about it - I know there's nothing we can do for now until we know if there's a problem and what it is...but still worried anyways lol! I keep wondering now was he looking back in pain at something inside all this time when I thought it was his hips etc etc

Anyhoos BLOODY HELL @ Lucy when it's time to feed her!! She goes nuts!! Bailey waits patiently drooling while she does backflips barking. I've been practicing lowering the bowl and taking it away until she calms down...yesterday evening gave it to her outside the crate by mistake so the bowl was moving around the floor..when she finished she jumped up demanding more (i was boxing up meals) and landed on the bowl flipping it over. It was like a cymbal and the two of them jumped with the fright lol!! :p

Pumpkinseeds

I hope all goes well TK, it is so hard when they go in and it's like worrying about a child, at least if it was a child not a pet you could stay with them. I made the cardinal mistake of getting my hand in between 2 fighting cats in the early hours this morning. Toby and Felix went at it in the garden at 4am and it was vicious, I instinctively and stupidly grabbed Felix instead of throwing a towel over them and he sank his teeth into my hand. Am really feeling it now with deep puncture marks and brusing.

He's not aggressive with people, I just managed to get part of his tail by mistake while I picked him up and he lashed out. He's looking very sheepish today and tried to give me a full bath after biting me. Things are getting better between them on the whole though:)

honerbright

Best of luck tomorrow, TK!

Pumpkinseeds, I'm so happy you posted photos of your furbabies, only a few days back I was going to ask you too cos I was curious what they looked like

Our little visitor is still coming to see Cinnamon and to have some food. Got a pic of him/her today, sorry about the quality, tis my camera on my phone and zoomed a bit so you can see his/her cute little face markings:



It took weeks for George to even consider getting this close to the house and Cinnamon was never nearly this interested in her, which is odd.

Pumpkinseeds

Ahh, they are so gorgeous, you're visitor is on a par size wise with Toby, my Husband got this one of Toby last night

tk123

Right so they didn't take him in! They said there was no point and it'd be a waste of my insurance money since he has no symptoms and appears to be in perfect health. We just need to change his diet so its lower in fat.

anniehoo

tk123 wrote: »

Right so they didn't take him in! They said there was no point and it'd be a waste of my insurance money since he has no symptoms and appears to be in perfect health.

Well that's great news isnt it.Not sure why they put you through the worry in the first place though.

tk123

anniehoo wrote: »

Well that's great news isnt it.Not sure why they put you through the worry in the first place though.

I know - a week of STRESS! She basically said I needed to get it done in X or Y so they'd have the expertise to do an aspiration if needed... They said this morning 'although blood test and abdominal ultrasound can show evidence of pancreatic disease in some patients, these tests do not tend to be of diagnostic vakue when there are no clinical signs'
I've a feeling she won't be happy about their decision but they didn't give me an option. At first they said I would have an option and I was planning on calling her for advise but the supervisor/specialist basically said it was a waste of time and money for me because it wasn't going to show anything and that the levels can elevate like that all of a sudden and they don't know why - it just happends. Also LOL I assumed I'd be paying and claiming back like last time so ticked the box to send me a cheque on the insurance form instead of sending it to them so not sure what'll happen there - I'd already forked out in my own vets so they were putting a claim in and I'd be getting a refund! :pac:

SillyMangoX

Poor Cream got beaten up by a stray ginger cat today. He's so sore and depressed now, all I wanna do is snuggle him but he won't let me

toadfly

Aw poor Cream. How's little dude now?