The Pet Thread

[vreihen16]

Originally Posted by Esteban

Sounds like a lady's man.

Those two never cut the proverbial umbilical cord when he was born.....

[Llarry]

Albert and Maxwell -- now 5 months old

[ShopVac]

Originally Posted by Llarry

Albert and Maxwell -- now 5 months old

Mine just turned 5 months as well. Brother from another mother? Mine's been really good so far...still working on he lay down command, but has the sit command mastered.

[3.0L]

Cat sharing food:

[flybigjet]

An update on Max (aka. MaxiCat aka Catticus Maximus). I think I posted in another thread, but didn't do it here.

Long story short: torn left rear Achilles tendon. Two separate PRP procedures and about a dozen shockwave procedures couples with a custom orthotic.

The specialty rehab vet is STOKED-- his recovery has been nothing less than amazing for a 14 year-old cat. He's gaiting normally and putting weight on the tendon.

He's allowed to wander around without his orthotic as long as he's supervised-- i.e. no jumps. So, he's pretty much bootless all day in his heated basket while Mom's at work (he supervises her when she's working from home), and then he goes back into the boot at night so he doesn't jump off the bed.... again.

He's also losing weight, which is a condition to getting the boot off. He was 15.1 lbs today, with a goal of ~14.

He's not thrilled with the boot since his leg is working normally and not hurting, but he's adapted to it surprisingly well. Target to go fully bootless is May of next year-- that's a year after his second PRP treatment, and the tendon should be back to full strength by then.

We're all very, very happy. He's a "once in a lifetime cat" and we were worried he'd be in the boot for the rest of his (hopefully long) life.

R.

[wizardofOz]

Originally Posted by flybigjet

An update on Max (aka. MaxiCat aka Catticus Maximus). I think I posted in another thread, but didn't do it here.

Long story short: torn left rear Achilles tendon. Two separate PRP procedures and about a dozen shockwave procedures couples with a custom orthotic.

The specialty rehab vet is STOKED-- his recovery has been nothing less than amazing for a 14 year-old cat. He's gaiting normally and putting weight on the tendon.

He's allowed to wander around without his orthotic as long as he's supervised-- i.e. no jumps. So, he's pretty much bootless all day in his heated basket while Mom's at work (he supervises her when she's working from home), and then he goes back into the boot at night so he doesn't jump off the bed.... again.

He's also losing weight, which is a condition to getting the boot off. He was 15.1 lbs today, with a goal of ~14.

He's not thrilled with the boot since his leg is working normally and not hurting, but he's adapted to it surprisingly well. Target to go fully bootless is May of next year-- that's a year after his second PRP treatment, and the tendon should be back to full strength by then.

We're all very, very happy. He's a "once in a lifetime cat" and we were worried he'd be in the boot for the rest of his (hopefully long) life.

R.

I don't know the full story of Max, but wish Max all the best on his continued recovery, 14 years old is no easy feat either!

[Maynard]

Originally Posted by flybigjet

An update on Max (aka. MaxiCat aka Catticus Maximus). I think I posted in another thread, but didn't do it here.

Long story short: torn left rear Achilles tendon. Two separate PRP procedures and about a dozen shockwave procedures couples with a custom orthotic.

The specialty rehab vet is STOKED-- his recovery has been nothing less than amazing for a 14 year-old cat. He's gaiting normally and putting weight on the tendon.

He's allowed to wander around without his orthotic as long as he's supervised-- i.e. no jumps. So, he's pretty much bootless all day in his heated basket while Mom's at work (he supervises her when she's working from home), and then he goes back into the boot at night so he doesn't jump off the bed.... again.

He's also losing weight, which is a condition to getting the boot off. He was 15.1 lbs today, with a goal of ~14.

He's not thrilled with the boot since his leg is working normally and not hurting, but he's adapted to it surprisingly well. Target to go fully bootless is May of next year-- that's a year after his second PRP treatment, and the tendon should be back to full strength by then.

We're all very, very happy. He's a "once in a lifetime cat" and we were worried he'd be in the boot for the rest of his (hopefully long) life.

R.

Go Max!
We had good luck with those foam mini-stairs to let our old cat make it up onto/off of the bed (ours is raised up nearly 3ft high). Not sure if those would work in your place, but thought I'd mention it.

[3.0L]

Originally Posted by Maynard

Go Max!
We had good luck with those foam mini-stairs to let our old cat make it up onto/off of the bed (ours is raised up nearly 3ft high). Not sure if those would work in your place, but thought I'd mention it.

We did that when our beloved tuxedo kitty couldn’t jump on our bed.
In our case, we had to train her to use the stairs. Maybe trick her is
a better word. We put cat treats on the steps and next thing you know,
she figured it out.

[flybigjet]

Originally Posted by Maynard

Go Max!
We had good luck with those foam mini-stairs to let our old cat make it up onto/off of the bed (ours is raised up nearly 3ft high). Not sure if those would work in your place, but thought I'd mention it.

Originally Posted by 3.0L

We did that when our beloved tuxedo kitty couldn’t jump on our bed.
In our case, we had to train her to use the stairs. Maybe trick her is
a better word. We put cat treats on the steps and next thing you know,
she figured it out.

You mean like this?

We got it pretty quickly after he hurt himself. Pretty spendy for what it is, but worth every penny.

It took *maybe* 10 minutes to train him to use it-- Max is nothing if not food oriented, so we put a treat on each step and a couple on the bed and that's all it took.

Now, he uses it every time he wants up, and about 95% when he wants down. It's great..... except that his orthotic can *hurt* if he thumps you in the wrong spot!

R.

[Maynard]

Yes like that. Yours is much nicer that the ones we got (ours were more a square-step - that one looks evven better for cat-sized steps).

-And getting bedding that matches the fur - kudos for catparent-genius-level.

[swellengear]

Bentley and the beemer.

[flybigjet]

Originally Posted by Maynard

Yes like that. Yours is much nicer that the ones we got (ours were more a square-step - that one looks evven better for cat-sized steps).

-And getting bedding that matches the fur - kudos for catparent-genius-level.

It sure wasn't going back to Amazon once we opened it-- it came in a small box in a vacuum sealed bag. Once you opened the bag? It was like an aircraft life raft inflating! No going back after that.

Max *adores* the white fuzzy blanket (which is why it's on the bed in the summer). He won't sleep without it, so if we leave in off the bed, it's "Meow, Meow, Meow, paw, paw, paw" on my wife until she concedes defeat and lays it back on the bed.

Then? He's happy and curls up next to Mom for bedtime.

R.

[vreihen16]

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[Esteban]

Samantha watching the squirrels playing outside.

[chutoyy]

Here's a terrible picture of my two fuzzballs.

[Esteban]

Originally Posted by chutoyy

Here's a terrible picture of my two fuzzballs.

Looks okay to me.

Honestly, haven’t seen a bad pic here of someone’s furry friends.

[vreihen16]

Originally Posted by Esteban

Honestly, haven’t seen a bad pic here of someone’s furry friends.

Here's OCD psycho dog standing watch over the gate at our tree farm last spring, waiting for his mommy to come back from a hike:




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[SW111]

Otis went on his last walk today. He got to go wherever he wanted and to sniff all the smells. He was a good boy and we will miss him terribly.

[Esteban]

Originally Posted by SW111

Otis went on his last walk today. He got to go wherever he wanted and to sniff all the smells. He was a good boy and we will miss him terribly.

So sorry to hear. Looks like a very sweet boy.

What happened, if you don't mind me asking?

[SW111]

Originally Posted by Esteban

So sorry to hear. Looks like a very sweet boy.

What happened, if you don't mind me asking?

Kidney failure.

[SaMaster14]

San Diego dog beach!

[bucketfoot]

Today is 2 years since we lost Lily (left).


While she is very much missed, this little 17 month old beast has helped fill the void (right).