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Well. Our Ted had his operation yesterday. He was also chipped (he's definitely ours!) and for a nominal fee, he was neutered. We think this was a freebie from the vet as she said "we'll do it while he's under anaesthetic. The cost is negligible." Neutering equals less roaming and fighting and in the long run, preserving his one healthy eye.
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We collected him about 17:30 yesterday. He looked a sight with his plastic cone and stitches where is right eye was. He was unsteady on his feet and seemed a bit confused. Which is understandable given he'd been under and had lost a total of three spherical body parts! We put him in the kitchen with his new bed, a litter tray (fingers crossed ) and some food and water. We went up to bed about 22:30. A final check on Ted saw he was out for the count in bed with his little night light throwing a warm, comforting glow across the kitchen.
I closed the kitchen door and for added security, wedged an old SONOS speaker stand under it.
Fast forward to 04:20. I woke, as I often do in my 52nd year, needing a widdle. I opened the bedroom door and there in the half light, sitting on the landing was Ted, sans Elizabethan collar. How the hell had he got out of the kitchen AND removed a securely fastened cone? He was now like a different cat, striding up to me, head bumping my hand and seemingly back to normal. I honestly thought I was dreaming but confirmation from Marina proved otherwise. We took him back downstairs, affixed his protective collar and retired to bed.
Only to be woken twenty minutes later by a similar event. Ted was back on the landing but at least his collar was still on. This time I secured the kitchen door with a 15 kg bag box of cat litter. It was all getting a bit velociraptor.
We were left in peace.
This morning he was fine. Very lively and vocal when I first went down and also ravenous. He's had cat food, tuna, ham and milk. All we needed was a demonstration that his waterworks and bowels were functioning normally.
And that came in spades later...
Once again, our sincere thanks for your donations that allowed the surgery to go ahead so promptly. We'll keep you updated.
Best
Neil & Marina
Great news.
Let him know that chicks dig scars.
*hammers the like button repeatedly*
Picture please...+/- cone of shame!
Can you not see the image I added?
Made my day. Thanks for the share.
Good to see he's doing well.
Neutering equals less roaming and fighting
Eddy our ex feral didn't get that memo.
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Glad it went ok, good luck healing Ted!
Doesn't look like he's an outdoor cat anymore!
Woop woop! Fantastic news.
Well done and thanks for the update.
Made my day seeing this!
We should all feel good today 😊
Some of the nicest and friendliest cats I have known have been ex feral who got the chance to move inside. Almost like they knew they had landed on their feet and were grateful for it.
He will be grand minus the 3 spherical objects and looks like he has decided inside works for him too!
Damn you Chrome and your settings blocking pictures
We think this was a freebie from the vet as she said “we’ll do it while he’s under anaesthetic. The cost is negligible.”
They'll do this as a matter of course unless you object, my vet once told me they considered an intact outdoor tom to be a ecological menace. Doing a routine op on the cheap / free is preferable to them having to 'dispose' of dozens of kittens.
ecological menace
Absolutely this. There are no positive attributes in an intact tomcat.
Bravo! Sterling effort Ted 🙂
Excellent news, GWS Ted
Awesome, thankyou for the update.
How’s Ted Doing?!
Glad all went well. Our rescue came in a right state - smelly mouth and ulcers which was down to Cat Flu. He's absolutely fine now, but minus all his teeth. He's still the Alpha male though, despite being the smallest of 5 cats.
When we got him, he was like 'fark me I've got a carpet, toys and food'. I don't think he could believe his luck.
He’s had cat food, tuna, ham and milk.
What type of milk?
Most cats are lactose intolerant & while cats do like to lap up a saucer of milk it is not very good for them.
If you want to give him a treat, you can buy 'cat milk' in the cat food aisle...
Aside from that and as above - how is he getting on?!
Nice update and pleased you posted the donation link and as I said before, very happy to have stuck something in the kitty.
If you want to give him a treat, you can buy ‘cat milk’ in the cat food aisle…
Wouldn't want to be the one milking the cats.
Ah I missed this last week, great news! And good to hear he was neutered too. Fewer unwanted kitties equals less animal suffering.
Brilliant news!
Eight days on and Ted is healing well.
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I took him out for a stroll in the garden on a harness and lead last night. He didn't seem overly impressed. I think he's gone from full-on outdoor cat to carpet and bed please oh and I'll have another handful of those Dreamies.
I think he's part dog. When we open the fridge, he jumps out of his bed for a browse!
He's ace.
Thanks again for all your donations.
I think he’s part dog. When we open the fridge, he jumps out of his bed for a browse!
One of our cats is obsessed with human food, you have to be really quiet opening the fridge or he instantly appears crying for some bits of cheese or ham etc. Probably doesn't help that I've endlessly given in to his demands over the years....
No surprise he didn't like the leash, most cats don't.
He's looking well and healing well. Great job on saving him.
Wouldn't be the first stray to decide that being inside, warm, dry, fed and very comfortable was a much better life than being outside. Known a few who essentially refused to go outside other than to go to the toilet as they were so happy inside.
Yup I was right he's bad ass. Healing vibes to Ted.
Think he maybe an indoor cat now!
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Have you got catnip armpits or something?
Thought about this the other day but couldn't remember who had posted it. Glad Ted is doing well.
The reason I though of it was that our cat has got a dodgy eye - we are 2 weeks in to giving her eye drops and seeing an Ophthalmic Cat expert on the 30th December with her. We are hopeful the eye can be saved but the vet isn't confident.
Fingers crossed robbo - what's the eye problem?
FWIW, different animal but similar issue: our pug got a bad eye ulcer from (it turned out) insufficient tear production to properly lubricate the cornea. So it was an ulcer on the eyeball, and she then ran into a protruding door hinge, hit the ulcer and ruptured the eyeball.
Horrible stuff, poor thing was suffering; we had 4 weeks of 3 different of eye drops at varying intervals throughout the day (antibiotic, plasma and something else). The vet and ophthalmologist were all for removing the eye - it seems to be their first port of call - but we weren't keen and persevered with the drops. 3 years on she still has both eyes, twinkling as she stares up at you for treats.
We've just had to have our cats other eye removed. Charlie had to have the 1st one taken out about 18 months ago as the Vitreous body had deteriorated and the lens had dropped forward (the VB is meant to hold the lens in place apparently)
He was fine with just the one eye and led a happy life, in and out all the time etc.. and had no issues at all. Fast forward to 2 weeks ago and we noticed he was bumping into things and walking like he was drunk. Had a good look at him and noticed similar look to his (as was) good eye. Took him to the vet and basically its the same as the other eye, where the VB has deteriorated and the lens has dropped.
Booked him in to have it removed and he is now totally house bound. Even though he's 18 yrs old, he's adapted quite well but still bumps into things as he tends to follow our noise round the house. He goes up and down the stairs, knows where his food and litter tray are, always finds his comfy spot on the sofa etc..
Fingers crossed for you Robbo that its something that can be sorted easily enough
Not 100% sure what is wrong with it. There is some kind of ulcer on it but 2 weeks ago she couldn’t even open it - seems much better now but you can see the ulcer on the eye. The vet wasn’t sure if it was damage from a fight or scratch from a hedge that caused the original damage. Can’t be sure but a new cat arrived onto the estate and was fighting with a lot of cats. She also had a cut chin and some damage on her back in the past 6 months so think she will become a house cat now. She has only been in the garden for about 5 mins in the past 2 weeks anyway. She is very small - we call her a sausage cat as she has really short legs! Think that means she comes out worse in any battles!
Give our best wishes to Ted. He'll be fine with one eye once the scar heals and the stitches are out. Like Carlos, one of our cats; Coiln, has had both of his eyes removed. Still has great quality of life & is the most great natured wee guy. Healing vibes heading to Ted.
What happened to Ted? We had a cat who went missing for weeks and then re-appeared weeks later with a very damaged eye so he had to have that removed. He lived for many more happy years and it did not seem to trouble him at all.
Wishing Ted a speedy recovery 🙂
Thanks all.
Sausage cat! That's really sweet.
An ex GF's family cat was feral and really small. We called her short wheelbase cat!
Healing vibes to all the poorly pets.
Glad he's doing well and is repaying you with attention 👍
Good news 🙂
We've got a cat with eye issues, only really got a proper answer after switching vets. He probably only has limited light sensitivity in one eye after some sort of trauma (there is a vicious cat round here that has resulted in vet trips for both of cats) and I don't think the other is much better as he will walk right up to light coloured objects such as a door before noticing it's shut about 6 inches away. Also he has started walking into my legs. However he somehow still manages to tear around the house wailing and playing twice a day...I'm waiting for the day he knocks himself out on a door frame! The other cat is on a controlled diet so they have both become house bound, although if they try and shoot out when the door is open I let them out as they are normally back in within 5 minutes!
Our old Tabby is blind - she lost her sight after a bout of illness about 2 years ago (bad chest infection - low oxygen - hospital job). She's managed fine and is OK with toileting and getting around the house and garden - she can't jump as she's arthritic so is a bit slow. The other four cats leave her alone whilst busy chasing each other around the house - they are all house cats (3 pedigrees and one with cat flu) but they have an outdoor run.
We do have to watch the old cat as she sometimes tries to jump through the conservatory window into the cat run, but it's all ledges and ramps, and she can't see them.