Work with me here, quadrupeds.
Can we have ONE FREAKING MONTH where one of the cats doesn’t break down?
Yeah, I said cats. You heard me.
Stupid orange pumpkin.
ETA: Here’s what was wrong with her. The faint of stomach should probably not read this.
They thought it was – and I am not making this up – abcessed anal glands. Yes, our little 17-pounder is now so fat that she cannot clean herself, and instead lies around with one leg in the air, displaying herself for the entire world to see.
We know she should lose weight. However, I feel we have to tend to the needs of the worst off cat in the house, namely the black and white one in the picture. He is diabetic and cannot afford to switch to a low-calorie diet. And I do not have the time or energy to maintain a rigorous feeding schedule in which one of them gets locked in the bathroom while the other one eats, and then vice versa. So the cat’s just going to have to stay fat until the black and white one kicks it.
Fortunately, her glands were not abcessed. Her nether region was just really, really filthy. As a result, she was quite pinkish red and raw down around her anus and vulva. We had cleaned her some last night, but apparently it was still filthy. Like, Exxon Valdez filthy. Like, requiring professional care filthy. As the vet said, “she’s gonna want to be sedated for this.”
Anyway, they got her cleaned up, and now I have antibiotic pills to give her twice a day, and also a salve that I have to rub around her anus two or three times a day for a few days until she’s not so raw.
I love animals, I really do, but this is the same little freak of nature that cost us $3000 in vet bills last Thanksgiving. And now I’m smearing diaper cream on her ass.
You know anybody who wants a cat?
Meep! What happened?
Meep! What happened?
The skunk looking cat is giving the orange cat one of those looks.
The skunk looking cat is giving the orange cat one of those looks.
You’ve got them pegged. The skunk cat is the male, and in spite of being 16 years old, diabetic, nearly toothless, and plagued with cataracts, he is still in charge and occasionally opens up a can of whoop-ass on the orange one.
You’ve got them pegged. The skunk cat is the male, and in spite of being 16 years old, diabetic, nearly toothless, and plagued with cataracts, he is still in charge and occasionally opens up a can of whoop-ass on the orange one.
It goes to show how much you love your animals though. I had a great dane once that I loved to death. She was truly a loveble dog and lived for 13 years. A blessing. I still carry her dog tag on my keyring.
It goes to show how much you love your animals though. I had a great dane once that I loved to death. She was truly a loveble dog and lived for 13 years. A blessing. I still carry her dog tag on my keyring.
Phewwweee!
Like V said, though. It just shows how much you’re willing to go through for your pets. As irritating as they can be at times, you gotta love ’em!
Phewwweee!
Like V said, though. It just shows how much you’re willing to go through for your pets. As irritating as they can be at times, you gotta love ’em!
Poor kitties!
It’s so hard when kitties get sick! I hope all the furry ones (and the non-furry ones coping with them) in the house are all happy and healthy soon!
Poor kitties!
It’s so hard when kitties get sick! I hope all the furry ones (and the non-furry ones coping with them) in the house are all happy and healthy soon!