The Pet Thread

[Esteban]

Originally Posted by vreihen16

OCD psycho dog is not adjusting to a minor change this week. My DW and I switched sides on the bed after 10 years, and it has completely upset his nighttime sleep routine. He keeps curling up against my leg or head, then wakes up startled in a few minutes when he realizes that he's pasted next to me and not his mommy. The only time that he comes near me is if I have food or he is sick/scared and needs the bigger person for protection.....

Sounds like a lady's man.

[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.