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Old September 1st 08, 01:11 PM posted to rec.pets.cats.anecdotes
Yowie
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Default Shadow's spine.

Shadow has always been very cranky and like she's on a hair trigger. She
*luuurves* head scritches, but woe betide the hand if it passes and
further past half way down her spine. I've also thought she moves a bit
strangely, she sort of 'flops' rather than curls up, and she's not as
agile as I'm used to in other cats her age.

Joel was petting her, and his hand passed Shadow's limits, and she
snarled and went at him. But he felt something... wrong.

He waited for me to get home, put a towel around her and scruffed her,
and let me very very gently run my hands down her spine.

There's a definate large not-right there, near her hips, and she'll hiss
and snarl and caterwail if even the slightest touch is applied to the
area. I've checked the other two kitties, and whilst there is a a sort
of joint where the tail joins, its not like Shadow's large and bony
feeling thing.

Perhaps she has a slipped disk, or maybe its a malformation or an injury
that hasn't healed. (I really don't want to know how it happened)

I am rather concerned the vet hadn't picked it up in her 'spaying'.

But, once we get paid next (Thursday) in she goes to TED to find out
what that lump is, and hopefully, get it fixed so she can lead a normal
life without being in constant pain and partial disability.

My dilemma of course, is what to do if its not fixible. She isn't my
'heart cat', I can't tell by telepathy. Whilst I can't say its much of a
life living entirely in the kitchen (and mostly in the cupboards) she
seeks out affection from me and seems to enjoy it when she gets it. I
don't know about 'quality of life' in this case.

More info I guess when we have it....

Yowie
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Old September 1st 08, 01:19 PM posted to rec.pets.cats.anecdotes
Lesley via CatKB.com
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Default Shadow's spine.

Yowie wrote:



More info I guess when we have it....



Sending lots of purrs for Shadow- keep us posted

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Old September 1st 08, 01:37 PM posted to rec.pets.cats.anecdotes
jmcquown[_2_]
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Default Shadow's spine.

Yowie wrote:
Shadow has always been very cranky and like she's on a hair trigger.
She *luuurves* head scritches, but woe betide the hand if it passes
and further past half way down her spine. I've also thought she moves
a bit strangely, she sort of 'flops' rather than curls up, and she's
not as agile as I'm used to in other cats her age.

Joel was petting her, and his hand passed Shadow's limits, and she
snarled and went at him. But he felt something... wrong.

He waited for me to get home, put a towel around her and scruffed her,
and let me very very gently run my hands down her spine.

There's a definate large not-right there, near her hips, and she'll
hiss and snarl and caterwail if even the slightest touch is applied
to the area. I've checked the other two kitties, and whilst there is
a a sort of joint where the tail joins, its not like Shadow's large
and bony feeling thing.

Perhaps she has a slipped disk, or maybe its a malformation or an
injury that hasn't healed. (I really don't want to know how it
happened)

I am rather concerned the vet hadn't picked it up in her 'spaying'.

But, once we get paid next (Thursday) in she goes to TED to find out
what that lump is, and hopefully, get it fixed so she can lead a
normal life without being in constant pain and partial disability.

My dilemma of course, is what to do if its not fixible. She isn't my
'heart cat', I can't tell by telepathy. Whilst I can't say its much
of a life living entirely in the kitchen (and mostly in the
cupboards) she seeks out affection from me and seems to enjoy it when
she gets it. I don't know about 'quality of life' in this case.

More info I guess when we have it....

Yowie


Purrs it's something quite fixable!

Jill
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Old September 1st 08, 01:55 PM posted to rec.pets.cats.anecdotes
Adrian[_2_]
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Default Shadow's spine.

Yowie wrote:
Shadow has always been very cranky and like she's on a hair trigger.
She *luuurves* head scritches, but woe betide the hand if it passes
and further past half way down her spine. I've also thought she moves
a bit strangely, she sort of 'flops' rather than curls up, and she's
not as agile as I'm used to in other cats her age.

Joel was petting her, and his hand passed Shadow's limits, and she
snarled and went at him. But he felt something... wrong.

He waited for me to get home, put a towel around her and scruffed her,
and let me very very gently run my hands down her spine.

There's a definate large not-right there, near her hips, and she'll
hiss and snarl and caterwail if even the slightest touch is applied
to the area. I've checked the other two kitties, and whilst there is
a a sort of joint where the tail joins, its not like Shadow's large
and bony feeling thing.

Perhaps she has a slipped disk, or maybe its a malformation or an
injury that hasn't healed. (I really don't want to know how it
happened)
I am rather concerned the vet hadn't picked it up in her 'spaying'.

But, once we get paid next (Thursday) in she goes to TED to find out
what that lump is, and hopefully, get it fixed so she can lead a
normal life without being in constant pain and partial disability.

My dilemma of course, is what to do if its not fixible. She isn't my
'heart cat', I can't tell by telepathy. Whilst I can't say its much
of a life living entirely in the kitchen (and mostly in the
cupboards) she seeks out affection from me and seems to enjoy it when
she gets it. I don't know about 'quality of life' in this case.

More info I guess when we have it....

Yowie


Lots of purrs that your Shadow's condition is treatable.
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Old September 1st 08, 04:51 PM posted to rec.pets.cats.anecdotes
Will in New Haven
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Default Shadow's spine.

On Sep 1, 8:11 am, Yowie wrote:
Shadow has always been very cranky and like she's on a hair trigger. She
*luuurves* head scritches, but woe betide the hand if it passes and
further past half way down her spine. I've also thought she moves a bit
strangely, she sort of 'flops' rather than curls up, and she's not as
agile as I'm used to in other cats her age.

Joel was petting her, and his hand passed Shadow's limits, and she
snarled and went at him. But he felt something... wrong.

He waited for me to get home, put a towel around her and scruffed her,
and let me very very gently run my hands down her spine.

There's a definate large not-right there, near her hips, and she'll hiss
and snarl and caterwail if even the slightest touch is applied to the
area. I've checked the other two kitties, and whilst there is a a sort
of joint where the tail joins, its not like Shadow's large and bony
feeling thing.

Perhaps she has a slipped disk, or maybe its a malformation or an injury
that hasn't healed. (I really don't want to know how it happened)

I am rather concerned the vet hadn't picked it up in her 'spaying'.

But, once we get paid next (Thursday) in she goes to TED to find out
what that lump is, and hopefully, get it fixed so she can lead a normal
life without being in constant pain and partial disability.

My dilemma of course, is what to do if its not fixible. She isn't my
'heart cat', I can't tell by telepathy. Whilst I can't say its much of a
life living entirely in the kitchen (and mostly in the cupboards) she
seeks out affection from me and seems to enjoy it when she gets it. I
don't know about 'quality of life' in this case.

More info I guess when we have it....

Yowie



Purrs that it's easily fixable.

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Old September 1st 08, 05:47 PM posted to rec.pets.cats.anecdotes
Daniel Mahoney
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Default Shadow's spine.

More info I guess when we have it....

Yowie


We'll be sending purrs that it's nothing untreatable.

Dan
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Old September 1st 08, 05:56 PM posted to rec.pets.cats.anecdotes
Inge Grotjahn
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Default Shadow's spine.

Am 01.09.2008 schrieb Yowie:

Joel was petting her, and his hand passed Shadow's limits, and she
snarled and went at him. But he felt something... wrong.


Tons of purrs are coming over to Shadow and you. We hope, that it is
something that can be fixed...

Purrs from
Inge and the catgang
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Old September 1st 08, 06:33 PM posted to rec.pets.cats.anecdotes
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Default Shadow's spine.





"Yowie" wrote in message
...
Shadow has always been very cranky and like she's on a hair trigger. She
*luuurves* head scritches, but woe betide the hand if it passes and
further past half way down her spine. I've also thought she moves a bit
strangely, she sort of 'flops' rather than curls up, and she's not as
agile as I'm used to in other cats her age.

Joel was petting her, and his hand passed Shadow's limits, and she snarled
and went at him. But he felt something... wrong.

He waited for me to get home, put a towel around her and scruffed her, and
let me very very gently run my hands down her spine.

There's a definate large not-right there, near her hips, and she'll hiss
and snarl and caterwail if even the slightest touch is applied to the
area. I've checked the other two kitties, and whilst there is a a sort of
joint where the tail joins, its not like Shadow's large and bony feeling
thing.

Perhaps she has a slipped disk, or maybe its a malformation or an injury
that hasn't healed. (I really don't want to know how it happened)

I am rather concerned the vet hadn't picked it up in her 'spaying'.

But, once we get paid next (Thursday) in she goes to TED to find out what
that lump is, and hopefully, get it fixed so she can lead a normal life
without being in constant pain and partial disability.

My dilemma of course, is what to do if its not fixible. She isn't my
'heart cat', I can't tell by telepathy. Whilst I can't say its much of a
life living entirely in the kitchen (and mostly in the cupboards) she
seeks out affection from me and seems to enjoy it when she gets it. I
don't know about 'quality of life' in this case.

More info I guess when we have it....

Yowie




Purrs that it's manageable.


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Old September 1st 08, 06:50 PM posted to rec.pets.cats.anecdotes
Marina
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Default Shadow's spine.

Yowie wrote:

But, once we get paid next (Thursday) in she goes to TED to find out
what that lump is, and hopefully, get it fixed so she can lead a normal
life without being in constant pain and partial disability.


Purrs for Shadow's TED visit, and that it's something fixable!

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Marina, Miranda and Caliban. In loving memory of Frank and Nikki.
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Old September 1st 08, 10:50 PM posted to rec.pets.cats.anecdotes
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Default Shadow's spine.


"Yowie"...
Shadow has always been very cranky and like she's on a hair trigger. She
*luuurves* head scritches, but woe betide the hand if it passes and
further past half way down her spine. I've also thought she moves a bit
strangely, she sort of 'flops' rather than curls up, and she's not as
agile as I'm used to in other cats her age.

Joel was petting her, and his hand passed Shadow's limits, and she snarled
and went at him. But he felt something... wrong.

He waited for me to get home, put a towel around her and scruffed her, and
let me very very gently run my hands down her spine.

There's a definate large not-right there, near her hips, and she'll hiss
and snarl and caterwail if even the slightest touch is applied to the
area. I've checked the other two kitties, and whilst there is a a sort of
joint where the tail joins, its not like Shadow's large and bony feeling
thing.

Perhaps she has a slipped disk, or maybe its a malformation or an injury
that hasn't healed. (I really don't want to know how it happened)

I am rather concerned the vet hadn't picked it up in her 'spaying'.

But, once we get paid next (Thursday) in she goes to TED to find out what
that lump is, and hopefully, get it fixed so she can lead a normal life
without being in constant pain and partial disability.

My dilemma of course, is what to do if its not fixible. She isn't my
'heart cat', I can't tell by telepathy. Whilst I can't say its much of a
life living entirely in the kitchen (and mostly in the cupboards) she
seeks out affection from me and seems to enjoy it when she gets it. I
don't know about 'quality of life' in this case.

More info I guess when we have it....

Yowie


Purrs that Shadow will be okay. How old is she?
Hug
Kyla


 




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