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| 4772.1 | | JUPITR::KAGNO | To cats, all things belong to cats | Mon Jul 08 1991 12:07 | 8 |
| Poor Benjamin! You're doing the right thing by getting him to the vet;
wounds can become infected so easily and there very well could be some
leftover shards of glass not visible to the eye.
It sounds as though the vet will take good care of him. Please keep us
posted on the outcome.
--Roberta
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| 4772.2 | | XCUSME::KENDRICK | | Mon Jul 08 1991 13:26 | 14 |
| I'm sorry about Benjamin. I'm sure he'll be fine. I also want to
thank you for posting this note to warn others. When I watch tv I
always put my glass of juice or whatever I'm drinking on the floor next
to me. The cats are always jumping off me onto the floor. I never
stopped to think that one of them could land on the glass and it break
and cut them.
I hope it comforts you to know that you and Benjamin have kept this
from happening to 4 other kitties.
Thanks,
T + 4
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| 4772.3 | Update on Benjamin | PINION::HACHE | I'll be Quiet | Wed Jul 10 1991 10:30 | 18 |
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Poor Benjamin,
I took him to the vet on Monday afternoon and it seems that the
damage is much worse than it appears to have been. He does have
cut muscle tissue and a severed tendon (this was all below the
line of the cut, and I could't see it, but the doctor pulled his
skin back and the cut was much deeper than it appeared).
I left him at the hospital overnight, and he was operated on
yesterday. The tendon has been repaired, and the muscle should
heal on its own. He was pretty doped for the rest of the day
yesterday, but this morning he seemed to be back to his usual self.
I have to take him for a follow up next Tuesday, and then on Friday
he'll have his stitches removed.
dm
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| 4772.4 | OUCH! | AIMHI::WATSON | | Wed Jul 10 1991 13:05 | 5 |
| Aw, poor thing! But it sounds as though the prognosis is good. it's
not easy when your kitty is in the hospital (take it from one who
knows) but hopefully he'll get better quickly now.
Deb and HER Benjamin
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| 4772.5 | | TENAYA::KOLLING | Karen/Sweetie/Holly/Little Bit Ca. | Wed Jul 10 1991 15:12 | 4 |
| Poor Benny. it sounds like he will be okay, though. Deserves a
special treat to make up for all this.... tuna for Benny, Champagne
for Mum.....
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| 4772.6 | On The Mend | TIMBER::HACHE | I'll be Quiet | Tue Jul 16 1991 13:36 | 13 |
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Ben goes to get his stitches out today (he's already pulled out
two of them on his own!). He's not been as playful or active as
he was before the accident, but I suppose that's to be expected.
Also the anti-biotics he's taking make him really thirsty he drinks
alot more, and his litter box is alot messier than it usualy is because
his stools are so much softer than usual.
I'll be glad when he (and his litter box) is back to his old self!
dm
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| 4772.7 | | WR2FOR::CORDESBRO_JO | set home/cat_max=infinity | Wed Jul 17 1991 13:56 | 8 |
| You might consider offering him a bit of yogurt to help with the
diarrhea. Antibiotics can sometimes cause loose stools in cats because
they can kill off the good bacteria in the intestinal tract. Yogurt
helps to replace that good bacteria.
Glad he's doing better.
Jo
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| 4772.8 | | CRUISE::NDC | Putiput Scottish Folds DTN:297-2313 | Mon Jul 22 1991 07:54 | 5 |
| How is Benjamin doing today??
RE: Yogurt - be sure what you use says it has "active yogurt cultures"
since that's what you need to put into his gut.
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| 4772.9 | Thanks for Your Prayers & Encouragement | TIMBER::HACHE | I'll be Quiet | Thu Jul 25 1991 07:47 | 6 |
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Well, Ben is back to his old self, in fact now that the weather
isn't so hot, he's sleeping with me again (not all night, of
course). It's good to have my kitty back!
dm
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