[AlpacaTalk] Re: off-topic: not alpacas
Oh good lord. I'm sorry but in my very emotonal state from expecting to take kitty to be
euthanised at 3.30pm to having her wreh=nched from my arms... I didn;t recall whaty I
wrote, then misread as a non-word (possibly~supposibl
I have no great hope for poor kitty. Her pelvis will not magically fix itself from homeopathy
nor from horrific manipulations from an untrained reflexology practioner. I weep for kitty.
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> On Aug 18, 2008, at 2:48 PM, Heather Zeleny wrote:
>
> > Hi everyone.
> >
> > Well, my lovely daughter and her wonderful fiancé finally got married
> > on Saturday after a delay due to emergency hospitalisation of the
> > groom's sister/my daughter's bridesmaid (same person, we think she'll
> > do well). But while they were out (at the wedding ceremony and
> > reception), it appears that someone placed a severely injured cat in
> > their backyard. She was discovered yesterday while setting up for a
> > family/close friends luncheon.
> >
> > This little kitty is ~~~*possibly* Argh!!! How could I have possibly
> > typed that non-word???? I NEVER say that! ~~~ SUPPOSEDLY 9 months old.
> > She's very pretty. Her
> > oriental head shape is very similar to my old boy, Shiva. She's got
> > black/tan tabby markings, as well as some torbie coloring, some white
> > striping, and actually, some bengal spotting on her. And very large
> > ears. I fell in love with this kitty immediately. And, she appeared to
> > take a liking to me, as I was the first person she offered her "tummy
> > tummy tummy" to.
> >
> > I took her home with me and placed her in the "small animal hospital,"
> > my bathroom. I've nursed many a sick cat and hen in there! She slept
> > in
> > the bathtub, on a stack of 5 shop towels next to shallow dishes of
> > food
> > and water. she didn't touch either overnight.
> >
> > This kitty can't walk. Her pelvis is apparently fractured or very
> > broken. Looks that way to me, it's just not symmetrical. She only
> > moves
> > from one place to another on her own if she is frightened and tries to
> > run away. It's clear she was housed in a litter box, she has clumping
> > clay cat litter stuck to her hind feet and backside. One hind leg is
> > severely atrophied. She can use it some, but with pain. She's not
> > confident to eat food offered to her unless it's lying on the ground
> > by
> > her front paws. She has little bladder or bowel control. She pooed
> > where she lay and didn't try to move away, or try to move away to do
> > it. The shop towels were soaked with urine this morning.
> >
> > She flinched when I went in to check on her this afternoon and made
> > quick movements with my hands near the doorknob. This sweet little
> > angel purrs when she hears my voice... any friendly voice, yet she was
> > obviously abused and starved in her condition, and forced to live in a
> > litterbox.
> >
> > I called our small animal vet and told them the story... I'm going to
> > bring her down for an exam, and I probably won't bring her back home.
> > Since she has little bladder/bowel control, and is in such pain, even
> > removing the leg probably won't help this wonderful little life.
> >
> > I'll write back when I get home.
> >
> > Heather
> >
> > Heather Zeleny
> > White Lotus Alpacas
> > (formerly West Wind Alpacas)
> > Creswell, OR
> >
> > 541.895.0964
> >
> > Holistic Farm and Elite Fleece
> > http://www.alpacana
> > http://www.whitelot
> >
> > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
> >
> >
> >
>
> [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
>
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