Conference misery::feline_v1

    Mel,
    
    Poor poor Felix.   What a horrible thing to have happen...you must have
    been beside yourself.
    
    Glad to hear that he made it through the night and that he appears to
    be recovering.  I will say a prayer for him tonight and hope that he
    gets 100% better and gets to come home soon.
    
    Marilyn, Otis, Tiffany and Sam/Toonces
    

    I'm so glad Felix seems to be on the mend.  Please keep us informed.
    My neighbors' outdoor cats do this.  I've taken to honking to
    "scare" them out of the driveway if they don't get out of the
    way.  (Too bad if the neighborhood doesn't like the noise.)
    

    That story was terrible.  I wish the best.  However, I am curious-- how
    could she have not been completely squished?  
    
    Good luck,
    Becca +Double +Snuzzy
    

    I'm telling you, "miracles" do happen!!!!  I can't understand it
    either.  My mom is definite that the car went over her, Felix (a female
    cat BTW) was definitely bleeding internally, you could tell by the way
    her breathing sounded from the Docs Stethicope (SP?) etc, but I can't
    figure out for the life of my how she escaped this one w/one at least 1
    broken bone in her whole body!
    
    She's very lucky to be breathing at this point!  And we're very lucky
    as well!
    
    Mel

    Also, when we brought her into the Docs, she couldn't stand or
    walk...Doctor said it was because she was soooooo weak.
    
    

    My cat, Tom A. Cat, who is twelve years old, did the exact same thing
    one morning when I was on my way to work.  He ran in front of my car
    and I definitely felt my tire go over him after I thought he was out of
    harms way.  He took off and we couldn't find him.  I cried all the way
    to work and then a couple of hours later, my daughter called me to tell
    me he was in the kitchen eating and seemed fine.  It turned out that
    nothing could found to be wrong with him and people didn't believe that
    I ran over him, but I know I did.  Its been nine months now and Tom is
    still in excellent health.  I guess cats do have nine lives so not to
    worry, Felix may be O.K. still!
    
    Pat

    Mel,
    
    You are definitely going to have to set Felix down and have a serious
    talk with her.  :^)  Ladies of her age and stature should know better
    than to walk out in front of cars.  :^)
    
    Seriously though, I do hope that she will be okay.
    
    Jo

    Best wishes to Felix for a quick recovery.  We'll say a little prayer
    tonight.
    
    Poco use to do this too....but I also layed my hand on the horn
    real loud and long...until I scared her away.  That's a real nasty
    habit!!
    
    Sandy (Tamba, Poco, and Barkley)

    Well, today's another day!  We went to visit Felix last night after
    work, we brought her milk & food (because she wouldn't eat for the Vet)
    and she just layed there!  She LOVES milk, but she wouldn't even try to
    drink it  :^(
    
    Her spirits were down, she seemed like a totally different cat from
    yesterday morning when she was purring and licking my hand.  She
    wouldn't even lick my hand last night.  Then I found out why....she has
    suffered some lung damage (her lungs were having convulsions) and she
    had been on medication all day to help prevent more damage from
    occurring....also the Doc thinks that she has more internal injuries,
    but he can't pin-point them as of yet!  He told us to hope her body can
    repair the damage done to her lungs and leave it at that.  He wasn't
    surprised that she had no appetite.
    
    I'll tell ya, she didn't seem the same at all.....what a big difference
    in her attitude from yesterday morning!  I hope this weekend lifts her
    health a bit!
    
    Mel

    Poor Felix.   I was going to ask if perhaps she had a punctured lung.
    I'll say my prayers for her.   I'll be willing to be that if she
    recoveres from this she'll stay well away from cars in the future.
    
    Keep us posted. :-(
      Nancy DC

    
    I hope Felix recovers quickly......this is something I am afraid of
    happening to my cat.  

    Hi,
      You and Felix have our prayers as well.  My mother's cats all do
    this, and I'm so afraid that one day this will happen to one of them
    as well.  We will be thinking of Felix and hoping for a speedy
    recovery!  Take care.
    
    Heather + Muff, Oscar, Pandora + Cocoa

    The doctor DID take X-Rays yesterday though, there were NO broken
    bones!  That confirmed his guess that there weren't any!
    
    Mel

    My Patches the Stray does the same thing.  I always start the car, get
    out and go around to see where she is and then get back in and drive
    off.  My mother ran over a dog that she was taking care of and I also
    saw a little puppy get run over the same way.  We just can't see them
    through the windows.  I really hope Felix will be OK.  Cats are amazing
    creatures and have been known to survive many, many things.  My prayers
    are with you.
    
    Sandi, mom to Thunder, Lightning, DejaVu, Patches and Storm
    
    

	A guy on our street told us about how he ran over his *dog* with
	a pickup truck once!  Same thing - felt the wheel go over the dog's
	body and everything.  He said the dog was a bit dazed for a while,
	but was fine in about an hour.  He took him to the vet's, but they
	couldn't find anything wrong with him.  I guess Labs are pretty
	tough puppies! :^}

	Sandy, hoping Felix's story ends the same way . . .

    
    Sandy,
    
    Sending prayers and good Kitty Wishes for a recovery.  I sure hope yur
    furry baby gets well.
    
    Feline Worried,
    
    Sue & Panther & Spot
    

    I've been praying to the "kitty Angel" on an hourly basis (actually
    more like minutely)!!
    
    I have good faith that the Vet is doing everything they can for her,
    we've been going to the same Vet for years before Felix (with other
    animals etc).  He even called me last night at 9:15pm to talk to me
    about her because I had some questions about her behavior etc.  I'm so
    glad he called, it set my mind at ease for the time being....
    
    Mel (who's still waiting for my Feeby's to recover)

    Please keep us up to date.  Thanks.
    
    karen, sweetie, holly, and lb
    

    I just got off the phone w/the Vets....Get this one (talk about your
    heart stopping!), I called and the assistant answered, I told him I was
    calling to check status of Felix's condition.. He put me on hold to go
    & check on her and I was waitinf for what seemed to be a long time. 
    Well if that didn't worry me enough, the Doctor comes on the phone!!  I
    was very nervous at that point to hear his voice and not the
    assistant's.  I was expecting him to give me BAD news when just then he
    started to tell me that Felix seemed to be doing better today!!!!  She
    even ate some of her food and her breathing was beginning to sound more
    normal than the 2 previous days!  
    
    I'll tell ya, he sure gave me a scare when he came to the phone after
    such a long wait!  You understand I'm sure, usually one waits soooo
    long on the phone for what ends up to be HORRIBLE news like, oh the
    animal has passed away etc....  But not this time Feeby's!!  He's gonna
    keep her one more night (maybe two) and keep monitoring her breathing
    and heart rate.  Oh ya, that's another thing, her heart rate was better
    also!  She's really coming along MUCH better today.  We'll see tonight
    when I go for our visit!
    
    Thanks everyone!!  :^)
    Mel

    That a way Felix...keep that recovering comming for Mom's sake!!
    
    We'll pray all weekend for you!!!!
    
    Sandy 

    Felix is home!  She came home on Saturday!  So far so good......she
    limping on her front legs, but I think that's due to the fact that she
    had IV's in both (at different times).  I think she thinks the IV's are
    still there???  Anyway, her appetite is normal, her breathing sounds
    good, and WE'RE SURE LUCKY SHE'S LIVING!
    
    Another happy ending!
    
    Mel  :^)

    YAH!!!!  This is great news indeed!  Glad to hear Felix is home an well
    on the way to full recovery!  It's so nice to hear good news!
    
    
    Heather + Muff,Oscar,Pandora + Cocoa

    
    It must of been all our prayer!  Im so happy for you Mel! :-)  
    
    
    Louisa

    I am so relieved to hear that not only is Felix home - but that she is 
    doing so well!  I love to hear good news like this.
    
    Give Felix a gentle hug and a kiss on top of her head for us:
    
    Marilyn, Otis, Tiffany & Sam
    

    Mel
    
    I am so glad to hear that Felix is doing better.  She is probably
    incredibly sore after her bout with the car, that might explain
    her limping.  I know what it is like to go one day at a time with
    a cat that has been hurt, went through the same thing with my Laci.
    Looks like the future is bright for both Laci and Felix now. :^)
    
    Jo

    mee toooo   meeee tooooo!!! YAY!

    
    Yay!!!!  Now we all have to remember to thank the Kitty Angel for all
    her help!!!
    
    Feline So Glad!!
    
    Sue & Panther & Spot
    

     Us too..
    Kate, Happy, Preschie

    
    Mel:
    
    We're also so happy that Felix is home and is on the road to recovery.
    Give her an extra kiss and kitty hug for us too.
    
    Cindi - Magen & Cinnamon
    

    What a happy ending!  Felix is one lucky kitty...!!
    
    Deb
    & Crowder & Nina

    I LOVE HAPPY ENDINGS.  FELIX IS A VERY "LUCKY" KITTY.  HOPEFULLY
    HE ONLY SHED ONE LIFE DURING THIS ORDEAL...AND HE HAS MANY MORE
    TO GO.
    
    GIVE FELIX SOME "HECK" FOR ME:   STAY OUT FROM UNDER THE TIRES!!!
    
    SANDY (TAMBA, POCO, AND BARKLEY)

      Ditto!!
      I have a friend who has a Pit-Bull....He actually ran over her neck
    with a Bronco one day when he didn't see her, and it didn't even BRUISE
    her!! But Felix....YOU ain't no Pit-Bull, so Fer cripes sake BE
    CAREFUL!!
    
    JM

    Well she's walking fine now, NO MORE LIMPING!  she even ran a short
    distance for us yesterday!  She's still on antibiotics (some pink
    liquid stuff) and pills (I think they're the styroids they gave her)
    each day.  But definately doing FINE!
    
    Thanks again,
    
    Mel :^)
     (& Felix)

    The pink stuff is probably Amoxycillin.  Glad she's doing so well.
      :-)

    mel,
    
    just read the whole note.  so glad felix is alive and kicking--just no
    more challenging cars in the driveway!
    
    diane, stanley & stella
    

    Diane,
    
    No more challenging cars in the driveway....YOU GOT THAT RIGHT!  From
    now on, either Felix is Off-limits to the driveway or the cars are (and
    guess who's gonna be the first one to be forbidden?)!  I do realize it
    is VERY hard to teach an OLD cat new tricks, but I'll be patient while
    training her out of her BAD habit!!
    
    Mel :^)

    Hopefully Felix has already learned a lesson and training him
    will be very easy.  What we always did was...anytime one of our
    kids was laying in the driveway and refused to move...I would
    lay on the horn  (sorry neighbors) and if that didn't work
    I would put the car in park and rev the engine.  That usually
    worked and now when they see a car comming....they run away!                                             
    
    Good luck..
    
    Sandy (Tamba, Poco, and Barkley)
    

    Actually Sandy, I think Felix has already learned HER lesson w/cars
    coming up the driveway.....I noticed as I was backing out the other
    day,  (she was on the grass next to the driveway) that she ran
    completely out-of-sight while my car went backwards down the driveway! 
    This was unusual for her beacuse she was NEVER afraid of cars before,
    but now it's expected!
    
    Mel :^)

    That's great...I don't think SHE will forget that experience.
    
    I'm sitting here laughing because my hubby always yells at me
    because I call my male cats "she" and my female cats "he".  This
    is not on purpose....but for months we thought my Tamba was a girl
    until we saw you know what....and Poco who is female is just a little 
    hellion so she reminds me of this little tough daredevil boy!! 
    
    Sorry Felix...hopefully you weren't insulted!!
    
    Sandy                                                    
    
    

    Sandy,
    
    That's like me, I got Felix when I was 9 yrs old.  She was this scrawny
    little thing drinking from a puddle of oil at the garage (our family
    auto parts business), anyway I named HER felix not knowing HE was a
    SHE!  But 7-8 months later she had kittens and we figured it out!!  HA!
    So from then on we've called her anything from Felix to Fleabags!!  She
    responds to anything it seems.
    
    This is how we got Fleabags from Felix:
    	Felix
    	Feebee
    	Feebees
    	Fleabees (when she gets fleas) she's an outdoor cat, and we have a
    heavily wooded backyard
    	Fleabags
    
    But she's a good sport about it!  Hee hee hee  I just LOVE my baby
    kitty (even if she's an old lady now, I still call her my "baby")
    
    Mel :^) (who know's what it's like to have horrible nicknames as well)

    I wonder if I should rename my Tamba to a masculine name like....
    
                        T A M B O  !!!!!
                                                              
    
    Well I wish Felix....Fleabag.....many many many more happy years!!!!
                                                              
                                                    
    Sandy

    Female cats don't KNOW they're supposed to be feminine  :-)))))