Kitty Stoke

[4matic]

Suplex!

[KQ]

When he was a kitten, he was found out in the country on the side of the road. A well-meaning person picked him up and took him home and started calling around to see if anyone was missing a kitty.
Unfortunately, he was in the middle of renovating his house and had no floor vent covers on. Kitty got spooked, and ran down to hide in a floor vent. Then he got even more scared at the people trying to dog him out, and he started crawling away from them. Towards the furnace. So then the furnace kicked on and he was pretty much in it. He suffered burns to all his paws, as well as him tummy, back, ears, and bum/tail. His paws got the worst and his pads were fused together by the time they were able to tear the ductwork out and get to him. He doesn’t have a lot of nerves left in his tail, so it just usually hangs behind him and he won’t react if you step on it.

Because he has so much scar tissue in his pads and paws, his claws give him problems. Some of them are clubbed, some don’t retract, and some have fused to the bone.

But he’s a super happy lil guy and loves tummy scrubs. And puppies. He loves his dogs.

Wow. Glad he's found a happy home!

[KQ]

I've mentioned before that my house cats seems to have delicate constitutions. They were very gassy as kittens and have never really had normal poo. I chalked some of this up to the woman I got them from - she claimed to have been a vet tech at one point in her life but I'm not sure she was good at it because the food she gave them was poor quality and she had changed it up on them a couple times. When I got them I fed them Nutro Max Kitten food (dry) which is what I've fed all my kittens for the last 10 years (when the kittens are really young I add a bit of warm water to the kibble to make a gravy and soften it for them). When they reach one year I switch them to the Cat formula.

I was in the process of switching the house cats from Kitten formula to Cat formula when it finally occurred to me that maybe, even though I'd always used this food, it wasn't great for these guys. One in particular suffered from reoccurring bouts of diarrhea. He is a happy cat but reserved/skittish and liked to stay inside while the others went out and explored. After the last mushy poo incident I decided he and I had had enough and I went searching online for a cause which led me to new food.

I found this based on online reviews and people's stories who had the similar issues:

Blue Buffalo Sensitive Stomach Chicken Recipe Adult Dry Cat Food

From the moment I walked in the house with the bag that one cat was dancing around. I-kid-you-not. He followed me up to the laundry room where the dish is and circled my legs while I opened the bag and filled a dish. I put the dish down and he dove right in like he hadn't eaten for days! It was amazing and what is even more amazing is the change in him in just one day. He is much more active. Wants to go out and stay out exploring further than he ever dared before. Where he was shy before he is bold now and he's SO happy! He purrs and loves on me and bounces around like he's been reborn and best of all - no pudding poos!

Crazy. I'm sorry I made him wait a year to feel this good.

BTW - I decided to not mix the food - he was already having issues so what did I have to lose? I left the old stuff out and gave all the cats free choice. I've seen all gravitate to this new food and have not had to refill the dish with the old food because no one eats it now.

[Buster Highmen]

Tube of kittens:

[summit]

My little kitty, Gigi, is a between the legs sleeper just like that. ^^^

That is not a "little" kitty

[KQ]

The hay has eyes

[Meadow Skipper]

The hay has eyes

That cat is one happy mofo.

[JongDoe]

Lying in wait for unsuspecting prey. Cats are so fing cool.

[Self Jupiter]

Are the eyes a bit of a crazy color, or is that a camera effect? Awesome pic either way

[S_jenks]

Have to say that I was never much for cats until I met the gf's cat Georgie. Pretty chill gal for a pretty chill gal.

[KQ]

Are the eyes a bit of a crazy color, or is that a camera effect? Awesome pic either way

It may be the contrast with his black coat but his eyes are that color, no camera effect.

Have to say that I was never much for cats until I met the gf's cat Georgie. Pretty chill gal for a pretty chill gal.

Sweet kitty!

I can't tell you the number of people I've known who swear they hate cats until they meet one that is a purring, loving ball of fur. What I call "a purr-furr"

[4matic]

Crazy over-groomer bit the tip of his tail till it bleeds. Poor guy. Had to put him outside for the night (he has shelter). OTOH, his tail got covered in burrs and let me comb them out without any resistance.

This is a tough one. I sit with him outside and he is fine, then, he goes into near seizure trying to groom and ends up biting his tail. It is difficult to watch.

[KQ]

Crazy over-groomer bit the tip of his tail till it bleeds. Poor guy. Had to put him outside for the night (he has shelter). OTOH, his tail got covered in burrs and let me comb them out without any resistance.

This is a tough one. I sit with him outside and he is fine, then, he goes into near seizure trying to groom and ends up biting his tail. It is difficult to watch.

What part of him is he over-grooming? You might be able to put a Suitical on him to curb it at least for a while. Maybe that would help break the cycle.

Here's my over-groomer with his Brazilian. He lets it grow back a bit from time-to-time which makes me wonder if it doesn't have to do with being wormy. I do worm him often but he's a barn cat and eats everything he can catch so it's a battle.

[4matic]

He over-grooms everywhere. Mostly haunches and belly; not as bad as yours but bad. The tail biting is new. He has a safe spot in the garden for now and I’m bringing him treats. Try and keep him calm for a few days.

It’s sad. He gone insane. I suspect feline hyperesthesia.

Pretty close to this.

http://<a href="https://youtu.be/jBy...By3ZqDNFT4</a>

[4matic]

Take food to his safe spot.

[KQ]

Take food to his safe spot.

It doesn't sound like a death sentence:

Prognosis for Cats with FHS. In most cases, FHS is a relatively mild disorder that only causes occasional disruption of a cat's daily life. The syndrome isn't a fatal one, but it's possible for a cat to develop an infection if it mutilates itself to the point of creating open sores.

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[4matic]

He’s a survivor. We see how’s he is doing on Monday and then vet. He won’t go through his cat door to get food and I’m assuming because it hurts his tail.

He seems happy to see me when he’s calm. I pet his head a little and just let him sit. If I rub his back it triggers the FHS. Also, his tail was covered in burrs several days ago. He let me comb them out no problem so I might have injured his tail a little. That can trigger FHS too.

The lady in that video is teasing her cat. You have to let the animal settle and stay settled.

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When I first found him he had a huge wound on his leg. That could have also been from the FHS and why he was abandoned.

There is a real nice cat lost in there.

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He is comfortable. Puts his tail under the handle to keep it quiet. I just lightly touch his head and bring treats.

Edit: I just checked. Tail is dry!

[sb]

Hope your little buddy is better.

[KQ]

He is comfortable. Puts his tail under the handle to keep it quiet. I just lightly touch his head and bring treats.

Edit: I just checked. Tail is dry!

Yay re: tail!

That kitty is lucky to have you.

[4matic]

That kitty is lucky to have you.

Thanks. We’re both lucky. He’s just having a rough go at the moment.

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Update on my bi-polar cat. He is still hunkered down in his safe spot in the bushes. Three days now.. He comes out to visit me and he looks good (eating and drinking). But, as soon as he is away from cover and out in the yard he starts to obsess on his tail. I saw him take a nip at it but he missed and immediately cowered and headed back to cover in the bush. So, he doesn't want to bite his tail but I'm not sure he can stop himself. It is healing.

[scrublover]

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Day 4 in the bush. I tried bringing him inside with the door open. No deal. Ran right back. He seems content and spent last night in light rain.