Ravyn. 23:25 Nov 17 2013
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(This is a long entry about a cat, so...lol)
And speaking of cats...a little over a month ago, I was crossing the street with my load of laundry. I noticed a small bundle of black fur along the curb and sighed, thinking 'another dead kitty...' I loaded my laundry; something told me to go back and look at the body, so I did. I watched it for awhile, and noticed that it was breathing. I said 'hey kitty' and it slowly raised its head to look at me. My heart started racing, as I knew that the kitten would be slowly crushed soon, as it was in an area where a car would slowly pull up to park. I rushed back inside the laundrymat and asked the attendant if she had an empty box- she said no. So I ran across the street, up the flight of stairs to my apartment, where I grabbed a pet carrier and a towel. I made it to the kitty before a car pulled up, and took it back upstairs. It was really weak, so I left it in the carrier, in the bathroom, with some water and kibble...
After I finished my laundry, I made it home, and checked on the kitty. I put the litter box in the kitchen for my other kitties, to keep the sickly kitten separate from them. Upon inspecting the kitten, I noticed that it was very lethargic; one eye was closed, and it couldn't stand on all four legs - the back legs weren't working at all. Neither was the long tail. The top of its head and the ears were crusted with dead skin and flea dirt. When I gently laid it on its side, it began to pee, and the urine was bloody. I thought 'what the hell do I do now?'
I gently rinsed the kitten off in the sink, placed it back in the carrier with a fresh towel, and cleaned up the mess...
The next morning, it was still in the carrierl, and it didn't touch the food or water. (It was the weekend, so I had ample time to deal with the kitten)...Anyway, I got it to drink some water...a few hours later, it drank some more water, used the litterbox, and peed...the urine was a lot clearer! Later, it ate some wet food, used the litterbox, and went back to sleep...
About two days later, the kitten was eating and drinking normally, after the next scare it gave me...one morning, I went to check on it and noticed a lot of white stuff in the newer, larger kennel I set it up in, in the living room. I figured that the kitten vomitted all over the place, but then I realized that it was pus...a ton of it...yuck! The kitten was meowing a lot, like 'get me the fuck outta' here!' It quickly crawled out of the kennel, which was a good sign. I picked it up, and noticed a huge open wound under the right armpit; it was obvious that it was an infection that erupted through the skin. I rinsed the kitten off, dried it, and patched up the hole the best I could. I had no gauze, so I cut a strip of material from an old white towel, cut that in 1-inch squares, and used cut strips of packing tape tp keep the bandage in place. I applied an anti-bacterial ointment and changed the lil' patch everyday, then every two days...until the wound closed up and healed! Later, I gave it flea medication, and I gave my other cats a dose as well...
And now? The kitten is twice its size. I inspected it and am pretty sure it's a girl. She is stronger, and is using one of her back legs now, while she sort of hops on the other. The tail is still non-functioning, so it may need to be amputated. I don't think she was injured though - I think her legs and tail are messed up via a birth defect or an earler infection (She shows no pain when I handle her legs, but she feels nothing in her tail).
She fights me now when I bathe her -lol- and that nasty crust on her head and ears is gone. She still has skin issues and lost some fur, but it is now growing back in. Her closed eye is open and bright like the other one now, thanks to the eye ointment...she has beautiful green eyes. And, the kitten's personality is out...she is bossy, greedy and demanding. She always wants to curl up in my lap...Talks all of the time. Fearless too...until Dust Bunny decided to be mean and take a swipe at her. (I keep her in the kennel when I'm not at home, and she knows its her space).
I had originally planned on keeping her until she was well enough to be dropped off at the shelter, or the local ASPCA...yeah, right.
So...let me introduce you all to my new cat, Ravyn:
COMMENTS
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DuckStar
07:02 Nov 23 2013
I'm surprised B.M. is still around.
When we gonna hear about the trip in a patrol car? Mm?
;)
Glad to see you're back!
LORDMOGY
13:17 Nov 23 2013
Damn! I wanted to read that she got sprayed too...LOL!
xxEmaeraldxx
17:17 Nov 23 2013
Darn all the good craic happens in your place! Hugs
JustinV
12:37 Nov 26 2013
It's been ages since I've been on VR in any significant way so the first thing I did was come to my favorite journals. I'm happy/sad to see yours still doesn't disappoint! Happy that you have such an amazing way of relating these crazy stories and of course sad that you have to endure these crazy stories in the first place!