SImon's Cat - Hidden Treasure

Delightful :)

Something to smile about....

SImon's Cat - Hidden Treasure

Delightful :)

Something to smile about....

R I P Bailey Buttons

Sad day.
After much thought, delaying and procrastinating, we had Bailey put to sleep today.  Her desperately erratic and unsociable toilet behaviour and her food allergies were making it impossible to keep her going, despite her affectionate and loving nature.

I once wrote about her here;
http://fourpawsandwhiskers.blogspot.com/2008/09/bailey-buttons.html

She is buried by our front door, under the cat statue... so we will think of her often.

I mentioned to someone recently who had lost their own cat "they leave footprints on your heart".

I will miss her little cuddles and head butts, and her chats.

R I P Bailey Buttons

Sad day.
After much thought, delaying and procrastinating, we had Bailey put to sleep today.  Her desperately erratic and unsociable toilet behaviour and her food allergies were making it impossible to keep her going, despite her affectionate and loving nature.

I once wrote about her here;
http://fourpawsandwhiskers.blogspot.com/2008/09/bailey-buttons.html

She is buried by our front door, under the cat statue... so we will think of her often.

I mentioned to someone recently who had lost their own cat "they leave footprints on your heart".

I will miss her little cuddles and head butts, and her chats.

Wild Cat

This is not my cat, but he always come to my house to visit my Heejeerah. He looks like my cat right? Conspirators (my parents) are speculating that he is Heejeerah bastard son. LOL!

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My Sleepy Friend!

It has been a while since I last posted my (self proclaimed) beautiful cat, Heejeerah. My dad did some internet calculation to know his human age and it turned out he's already 57 years old! He is becoming extremely lazy and just sleep all day long. Sometimes, he fall asleep while he's eating! Hah!

Oh and I was pleasantly surprised when Rizal still remember my cat's name! I hope Bella and Rizal (the alien icon) don't mind I pasted our last night tweets here. Hehe. Yes, his name is Hijrah - an Arabic world meaning "moving from one place to another". When Heejeerah (I prefer to spelled it with a double "E") was a small kitten, we used to bring him along to wherever we go. Unfortunately, he was uncomfortable in his cage and thus, we decided to just leave him in the house or put it in the animal care center when we're away.

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Daily Tails of Chase...

Have you heard of "Chase" ? I hadn't until a vet student training in Edinburgh blogged about it today.
http://www.niftykeen.net/?p=222

Although the pictures are unusual, the wonder of these lovely people caring for a cat that most people would have put to sleep is worth reading...

When Chase was four weeks old, she was hit by a car and left. Luckily, after a few days, someone found her and brought her to a clinic, and after she was treated for her injuries (including amputation of a back leg) she was rehomed to one of the clinic’s technicians. However, her face later sloughed off due to injuries, resulting in the loss of her nose and the surrounding skin.

Here is Chase as The Christmas Cat.....

http://chasenoface.blogspot.com/2009/12/christmas-cat.html
 for more stories and pictures.....

Today, I officially started being on holiday... for quite a while.  I know this, but it doesn't seem real. I imagine I will want to go to work as usual on Monday... might take me a few days to switch off and not to think about the pile of work waiting for us all to return next month! I guess if I was packing to get on a plane tomorrow it might feel more real... but burnout tends to make things feel different. There is a mild sense of relief and I am sure the rest will sort itself out. At least it is hot! We have a strong NorWester here pushing up the temperatures...

Last night we went to see Avatar in 3D...
WOW
Absolutely amazing and I was spellbound for three hours..... and the 3D really made you feel like you were in the movie with them.
10 ice creams out of 10... and that is not how many we ate in the three hours... :)
Read more at  http://www.avatarmovie.com/ or http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0499549/




 

Daily Tails of Chase...

Have you heard of "Chase" ? I hadn't until a vet student training in Edinburgh blogged about it today.
http://www.niftykeen.net/?p=222

Although the pictures are unusual, the wonder of these lovely people caring for a cat that most people would have put to sleep is worth reading...

When Chase was four weeks old, she was hit by a car and left. Luckily, after a few days, someone found her and brought her to a clinic, and after she was treated for her injuries (including amputation of a back leg) she was rehomed to one of the clinic’s technicians. However, her face later sloughed off due to injuries, resulting in the loss of her nose and the surrounding skin.

Here is Chase as The Christmas Cat.....

http://chasenoface.blogspot.com/2009/12/christmas-cat.html
 for more stories and pictures.....

Today, I officially started being on holiday... for quite a while.  I know this, but it doesn't seem real. I imagine I will want to go to work as usual on Monday... might take me a few days to switch off and not to think about the pile of work waiting for us all to return next month! I guess if I was packing to get on a plane tomorrow it might feel more real... but burnout tends to make things feel different. There is a mild sense of relief and I am sure the rest will sort itself out. At least it is hot! We have a strong NorWester here pushing up the temperatures...

Last night we went to see Avatar in 3D...
WOW
Absolutely amazing and I was spellbound for three hours..... and the 3D really made you feel like you were in the movie with them.
10 ice creams out of 10... and that is not how many we ate in the three hours... :)
Read more at  http://www.avatarmovie.com/ or http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0499549/




 

Waikato cat thaws out after freezer ordeal- an owner's worst nightmare?

A south Waikato family's cat has survived 19 hours in a freezer.

The cat, Krillen, was found by owner Sarah Crombie, 27, lying stiff and semi-conscious on a bag of dog food when she went to get a loaf of bread out of the freezer.

"I was looking in there and I heard this funny noise," the Te Kuiti mother-of-two told the Herald on Sunday .

"It was sort of a 'miaow' but he was so half-frozen he couldn't get the noise out properly, poor thing. So I look down and I see this grey fluffy thing sitting on top of the bag of dog food under a rack."

Her partner Sid Sisson had shut the top-loading freezer the night before, not realising the cat was inside.

Fortunately, Mr Sisson, 28, knew it was essential to raise the body temperature of hypothermia sufferers slowly. So he put the cat under his shirt and got into bed with him.

The dairy farmer kept Krillen under blankets and against his bare chest for three hours until he thawed out.

Dr Nick Cave, senior lecturer at Massey University's Veterinary Teaching Hospital, said the cat's survival was impressive and probably down to Mr Sisson warming him up slowly.

via stuff.co.nz

When I read stuff like this, I am pleased I have a front loading freezer!
Glad she didn't just put him in front of a fire or heater - certainly saved his life.

Posted via web from Fiona's posterous

Waikato cat thaws out after freezer ordeal- an owner's worst nightmare?

A south Waikato family's cat has survived 19 hours in a freezer.

The cat, Krillen, was found by owner Sarah Crombie, 27, lying stiff and semi-conscious on a bag of dog food when she went to get a loaf of bread out of the freezer.

"I was looking in there and I heard this funny noise," the Te Kuiti mother-of-two told the Herald on Sunday .

"It was sort of a 'miaow' but he was so half-frozen he couldn't get the noise out properly, poor thing. So I look down and I see this grey fluffy thing sitting on top of the bag of dog food under a rack."

Her partner Sid Sisson had shut the top-loading freezer the night before, not realising the cat was inside.

Fortunately, Mr Sisson, 28, knew it was essential to raise the body temperature of hypothermia sufferers slowly. So he put the cat under his shirt and got into bed with him.

The dairy farmer kept Krillen under blankets and against his bare chest for three hours until he thawed out.

Dr Nick Cave, senior lecturer at Massey University's Veterinary Teaching Hospital, said the cat's survival was impressive and probably down to Mr Sisson warming him up slowly.

via stuff.co.nz

When I read stuff like this, I am pleased I have a front loading freezer!
Glad she didn't just put him in front of a fire or heater - certainly saved his life.

Posted via web from Fiona's posterous

Two faced cats and other conjoined animals

Every now and then we see reports of animals born with extra legs or heads... generally they are the parasitic remains of what would have been a twin, where the egg fails to divide cleanly, or the foetuses become merged in some way...Most of them die, but some of them do live.. adapting to having two heads or six legs or parasitic parts...

 

 

Here is Lil'Bet - you can read more here

 

 

The most remarkable thing about this cat is that it appears that he not only has two faces, but also has two functioning brains. Even though no x-rays have been taken to confirm this, veterinarians think that the two brains function independently because one face can sleep while the other is awake, one face can sneeze while the other does not, and both faces eat and breathe.

Meet Frank and Louie... each side has a name. He was six years old when this was taken.
They have two mouths, two noses and two working eyes. "He" does have a third eye in the middle, but it is non-functional.

If you like this sort of thing - you can read more  at Feline Medical Curiosities - Conjoined Kittens - or check out Feline Medical Curiosities- Facial Deformities

Two faced cats and other conjoined animals

Every now and then we see reports of animals born with extra legs or heads... generally they are the parasitic remains of what would have been a twin, where the egg fails to divide cleanly, or the foetuses become merged in some way...Most of them die, but some of them do live.. adapting to having two heads or six legs or parasitic parts...

 

 

Here is Lil'Bet - you can read more here

 

 

The most remarkable thing about this cat is that it appears that he not only has two faces, but also has two functioning brains. Even though no x-rays have been taken to confirm this, veterinarians think that the two brains function independently because one face can sleep while the other is awake, one face can sneeze while the other does not, and both faces eat and breathe.

Meet Frank and Louie... each side has a name. He was six years old when this was taken.
They have two mouths, two noses and two working eyes. "He" does have a third eye in the middle, but it is non-functional.

If you like this sort of thing - you can read more  at Feline Medical Curiosities - Conjoined Kittens - or check out Feline Medical Curiosities- Facial Deformities

Fishing Cats from Thailand

At last... found out more about Fishing Cats - they are real, and they even have webbed feet. It makes me wonder if this is the type of cat I wrote about in an earlier post - Cat Wrangling! Look though it for the pictures of the cat in the bath... The only problem is this is pictured in a home bathroom, and I think Fishing Cats tend to be in Zoos... but, I am still pleased to know there really are cats that do this!

Check out this video from Cincinnati Zoo of the Fishing Cats from Thailand...

You can read more about them at The Fishing Cat Research Web Page...

Thanks to Tammy from Vet Wisdom Cafe for the lead on these cats :)

Fishing Cats from Thailand

At last... found out more about Fishing Cats - they are real, and they even have webbed feet. It makes me wonder if this is the type of cat I wrote about in an earlier post - Cat Wrangling! Look though it for the pictures of the cat in the bath... The only problem is this is pictured in a home bathroom, and I think Fishing Cats tend to be in Zoos... but, I am still pleased to know there really are cats that do this!

Check out this video from Cincinnati Zoo of the Fishing Cats from Thailand...

You can read more about them at The Fishing Cat Research Web Page...

Thanks to Tammy from Vet Wisdom Cafe for the lead on these cats :)

Cat found wrapped in duct tape in US - oddstuff | Stuff.co.nz

via stuff.co.nz

WHY? Words fail me at how people entertain themselves... but I am pleased to see that a US $1000 reward is being offered if the person responsible is convicted.
He has been nicknamed "Sticky" and is reportedly doing well after requiring sedation to cut this all off!

Posted via web from Fiona's posterous

Cat found wrapped in duct tape in US - oddstuff | Stuff.co.nz

via stuff.co.nz

WHY? Words fail me at how people entertain themselves... but I am pleased to see that a US $1000 reward is being offered if the person responsible is convicted.
He has been nicknamed "Sticky" and is reportedly doing well after requiring sedation to cut this all off!

Posted via web from Fiona's posterous

Unlikely… Acquaintances - Snuzzy

via snuzzy.com

While we are on the theme of big cats and rodents!
Awwwwwwwww

Posted via web from Fiona's posterous

Unlikely… Acquaintances - Snuzzy

via snuzzy.com

While we are on the theme of big cats and rodents!
Awwwwwwwww

Posted via web from Fiona's posterous

Pet First Aid and CPR

At the request of one of my readers, I am going to show you a few sites and demos that we use to teach First Aid to our animal care and vet nursing students. There is no quick way to learn everything you need to know, but if it is an area that interests you, there are things you can do to help yourself be better prepared as a pet owner.

First Aid is not what happens when the animal arrives at a vet clinic - it is what happens when you least expect it, are the least prepared, and do not have time to read a text book. What can you do right there, right then, in the light of the headlights; at the park or when you smash a car window and pull out a pet that is overheating.

Whatever the situation, always keep yourself safe and look out for any danger to yourselves or other people.

 The most important thing is that there are some techniques to practice, and that you might need to improvise to make muzzles, stretchers and bandages. Remember - injured dogs can be scared and sore - they can bite.. protect yourself.

 In any emergency - once we have made the scene safe, we always check the ABC's:

A - Airways - can they breathe - is there an obstuction! Are they breathing?
B - Bleeding - is there a lot of blood loss - is it spurting out or just oozing?
C- Circulation - is there a pulse or heartbeat?

To help you learn what to do, a good human first aid course is very useful. The techniques are similar, and help people to be aware of the essential skills they need, for all species. Most vets are trained in human first aid - we just have to be reminded  to actually talk and explain things to our patients, not just pat them!


I can strongly recommend you visit The Pet Hub - as they produce first aid kits. If you check there it will give you a list of the major things you should keep in stock! Yes - you can make up your own - but as we tend to be lazy, sometimes buying a comprehensive kit is easier than gathering all the small bits and pieces up, particularly when the emergency has already occurred.

We consider that pet first aid also needs to cover fractures, bee stings and burns so it helps to know what to do. To help, you can also order a first aid guide through this site - great way to read up on potential emergency situations.

We may need to do "Cardio Pulmonary Resuscitation " or CPR in any of the following circumstances:

• Blood loss;
• Choking;
• Concussion;
• Diabetic coma;
• Electric shock;
• Heart failure;
• Near-drowning;
• Poisoning;
• Shock;
• Smoke inhalation.

The technique for doing CPR on dog, or cats, is slightly different to humans!  This video will help to show you what to do.

We also give all our students a copy of the file about Dog and Cat CPR: It is a file you can download for free and, when printed, it makes a readily portable 3-fold brochure that you can keep in the car or handy at home.

Another site I sometimes check out covers a range of first aid incidents and some photos to help you.
FIRST AID FOR PETS - Written and illustrated by Dr. Fiona Anderson

Hope this encourages you to look further into how you can help your pet.

Pet First Aid and CPR

At the request of one of my readers, I am going to show you a few sites and demos that we use to teach First Aid to our animal care and vet nursing students. There is no quick way to learn everything you need to know, but if it is an area that interests you, there are things you can do to help yourself be better prepared as a pet owner.

First Aid is not what happens when the animal arrives at a vet clinic - it is what happens when you least expect it, are the least prepared, and do not have time to read a text book. What can you do right there, right then, in the light of the headlights; at the park or when you smash a car window and pull out a pet that is overheating.

Whatever the situation, always keep yourself safe and look out for any danger to yourselves or other people.

 The most important thing is that there are some techniques to practice, and that you might need to improvise to make muzzles, stretchers and bandages. Remember - injured dogs can be scared and sore - they can bite.. protect yourself.

 In any emergency - once we have made the scene safe, we always check the ABC's:

A - Airways - can they breathe - is there an obstuction! Are they breathing?
B - Bleeding - is there a lot of blood loss - is it spurting out or just oozing?
C- Circulation - is there a pulse or heartbeat?

To help you learn what to do, a good human first aid course is very useful. The techniques are similar, and help people to be aware of the essential skills they need, for all species. Most vets are trained in human first aid - we just have to be reminded  to actually talk and explain things to our patients, not just pat them!


I can strongly recommend you visit The Pet Hub - as they produce first aid kits. If you check there it will give you a list of the major things you should keep in stock! Yes - you can make up your own - but as we tend to be lazy, sometimes buying a comprehensive kit is easier than gathering all the small bits and pieces up, particularly when the emergency has already occurred.

We consider that pet first aid also needs to cover fractures, bee stings and burns so it helps to know what to do. To help, you can also order a first aid guide through this site - great way to read up on potential emergency situations.

We may need to do "Cardio Pulmonary Resuscitation " or CPR in any of the following circumstances:

• Blood loss;
• Choking;
• Concussion;
• Diabetic coma;
• Electric shock;
• Heart failure;
• Near-drowning;
• Poisoning;
• Shock;
• Smoke inhalation.

The technique for doing CPR on dog, or cats, is slightly different to humans!  This video will help to show you what to do.

We also give all our students a copy of the file about Dog and Cat CPR: It is a file you can download for free and, when printed, it makes a readily portable 3-fold brochure that you can keep in the car or handy at home.

Another site I sometimes check out covers a range of first aid incidents and some photos to help you.
FIRST AID FOR PETS - Written and illustrated by Dr. Fiona Anderson

Hope this encourages you to look further into how you can help your pet.