#cat xray

[megcheese]

My latest creation:

I made this two-piece outfit for our Hunger Games theme party. Instead of going literal and recreating a gown or outfit from one of the movies, I decided to just create a bold and eye-catching look. The skirt and top are from a Vogue pattern I picked up a few years ago. When I brought the pattern, I bought the houndstooth as well knowing that would be a good look but wasn't sure what to do for the top. Those of you who have known me for a while might be thinking that color combo looks familiar on me.

It's not just a repeat of my wedding gown colors, the top is made with the same fabric as the sash! The sash pieces were long, leaving lots of usable leftover fabric; more than enough to make a top.

The tiny mirrors were inspired by a dress I saw in an ad from Sak's. I've worked with sequins quite a bit and often have people who think I sewed each sequin on individually rather than buying a fabric covered in sequins. Well, this time I did hand sew each individual mirror.

I'm kind of against hand sewing since a machine does most things better and will use embroidery needles for hand tasks because they're blunter and have larger eyes. But this fabric was too fine so I had to bust out the tiny and sharp hand needles.

Which brings me to the disaster portion of my story...

10:30 pm Friday night, I had put the sewing project down next to me on the couch for a minute to look at my phone. All week I'd been sewing leaned over to one side so Charlie could snuggle in my lap while I work. My obliques were sore enough that I was trying to remember which move in which workout I'd done this week that get that way. None. I was just sitting crooked all week to accommodate snuggle boi.

So! My sewing was on the couch right next to me, with the thread and needle dangling off the edge. I use the double thread technique so the needle is secured and can't come off without breaking the thread. And I catch Charlie chomping on that dangling thread. I scold him and grab the thread and pull. But he pulled back and the thread snapped. And he ran away. At once I'm thinking, "where's the needle?" And start checking the floor where he'd been standing. Michael heard me holler so he went to the cat and saw Charlie gagging in the hall. A little saliva or bile was coughed up but no needle! Now I'm absolutely freaking out and calling the emergency vet only to find out they're not just closed for the evening, they're closed until Sunday. And I read about what happens if your cat ingests something sharp like a needle and now neither Michael or I can go to sleep.

The cat was acting normal so we did go to bed (but not until two am) and I talked to his regular vet first thing in the morning. And we pack up and go to the emergency vet at Cornell over an hour away. And of course Charlie poops in his crate while I'm driving so I have to clean that up in a Burger King parking lot that I knew was right off the 81 in Tully.

The vets were able to see Charlie, take an x-ray, and determine that the needle could likely be removed via endoscopy. Meanwhile, I still need to finish sewing these tiny mirrors for the party the same night. So I'm the crazy lady who's like, "My cat swallowed a sewing needle!" All while continuing to sew with another needle with the same characteristics in the waiting room. I even pulled it out in the exam room with the vet to show the way the needle was attached to the thread and describe how the thread would have to have broken in two places for the cat to have swallowed thread as well.

Seeing the x-ray with the needle was kind of a relief. Up until then, part of me thought maybe the needle was lost in the carpet at home and I was overreacting. Nope, this naughty boy did in fact swallow the needle and spending the day at the vet was the correct choice.

Here's my healthy boi, needle free, happy and recovering at home. We finally got to leave Cornell around four pm, after Charlie woke up from anesthesia. The endoscopy doc offered me the needle to take home but I politely declined. I was excited to see it though. They also confirmed no trauma to the esophagus or stomach, so he's going to recover well.

Moral of the story: don't let your cat swallow a sewing needle.

[followthebluebell]

Do you have any undeniable proof about how in pain Scottish Fold cats are? Someone I know believes that "only bad breeders" produce cats that have pain and I just don't think that sounds right, but I don't know where to look for info.

'Undeniable proof' is a hard claim because anything can be denied if a person is shameless, stubborn, and ridiculous enough. I've had clients deny that their cats are in severe pain even when the animal is visibly limping in front of us.

With that out of the way, start by talking about osteochondrodysplasia. That's a fancy way of saying 'fucked up cartilage disease', which is the thing that gives Scottish folds the cute little folded ears. Unfortunately, it doesn't just affect the cartilage in their ears. There's no gene that says 'please just a LITTLE fucked up cartilage, thanks <3'.

It affects ALL of their cartilage, joints, and bone development. It usually presents in very early onset arthritis: hump-backed, stiff legs (especially hind legs), and kinda 'crankly' feeling bones. They often have very stiff and shortened tails as well. Since they're in pain, they don't jump, move, or play as often. They also may just be kinda cranky because, again. Pain.

This is an autosomal dominant condition, meaning a cat has to inherit just one defective gene to display the traits. It's more severe in cats that are homozygous (inherited BOTH defective genes), but even a heterozygous cat is pretty severely affected.

A 'good' Scottish fold breeder ought to be breeding just straight-eared cats (inheriting 0 genes for this condition), but in practice 'good' SF breeders just breed straight-eared cat to a folded cat in the hopes of producing heterozygous kittens.

I still remember Fédération Internationale Féline (FIFe) and the World Cat Federation (WCF) offering free xrays to around 300 scottish fold breeders, trying to find just ONE fold with healthy hind legs.

Not a single breeder took up the offer. As a result, both organizations refuse to recognize the breed entirely.

The fact that even 'ethical' breeders who supposedly only breed unaffected cats won't stand behind their work and PROVE it speaks volumes.

[arcandoria]

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[arinrowan]

Good news: my new cat Theia is integrating well into the household!

Bad news: Yugi has decided now is the time to stop eating and I have to take him to the emergency vet

[sunshineandlyrics]

🩻 Radiology Department in Lodz and NY

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[daisydezem]

Update on nicky the cat. Again if you don't wanna read about animal hurt don't read on. But it was more of a shit day then just that. My car broke down as well, got to my psychologist late because of it and my partner is in bed sick. Murphy s law much? 😓

Her xrays... they are nasty breaks. But they can operate. They gave me 3 options with 3 prices tho. To put her down for 30 euro, remove her leg for 500 euro and to try and fix it for 1000+euros... I'm very fortunate that the last one is an option. So we are gonna try it. Tomorrow is the surgery, and if all is well, I can pick her up on Friday. They will put something on the break in the middle, and that should put the other break together so it can grow back together. I just hope the nerves and tissue are okay so it can heal right. She is an older lady of 13 after all...

I just needed to share it... thank you for being able to.

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[moldforest]

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*you'll find my

smoking body

hung in wires

overhead

/lyr [Katamari by femtanyl]

[wardenmages]

Hey friends! Yesterday we had to bring one of our cats in for emergency surgery because he ate something he wasn't supposed to. I'll leave the details out of this post for comfort's sake, but it's included in the link below. Unfortunately, the cost of his surgery wiped out the money we had set aside to fix my mom's car muffler, which we need to get done to pass inspection. Halvesy is home safe and sound now with his new fashion statement cone, we just need a little help starting up the car fund again.

If anyone has a few bucks to spare or can share this post, we would really appreciate it! Here's a picture of the boy himself:

He's a very good boy. Everyone we talked to at the vet hospital today said he was a fan-favorite with all the staff and told us how sweet and adorable he is. Just look at that lil pink tongue.

[ambrosiafaery]

Vet: please limit marjorys jumping and running as much as possible

Me: *the most tired expression*

Vet: .... The painkillers are a mild sedative to help with that

[awkwardgaydude]

Oh my fucking God now he's convinced he has copd

I swear he just wants to drive himself fucking crazy and think he has every fucking disease under the God damn sun.

I need to fucking leave so I don't have to deal with him anymore and don't have to hear him complaining and worrying every 10 minutes.

[scrabblesnorton]

lol so today was my last day at the corporate bookstore, and boy do i have words about my time there, but it was a big mistake for them to put me on register for the final half of my shift because i was giving discounts out left and right. I love living out a 2-weeks because especially the final week you get to ride out the high of ‘what are they gonna do? fire me?’ and mm. Yeah. Powerful feeling. 

[eponymous-rose]

Clara had a just-in-case vet visit today and is still a little loopy, but she is Determined to figure out this auto-feeder.

[crescentmp3]

many experiences today

[lilyliveredlittlerichboy]

poor little baby cats crying for their breakfast...

they don't know i won't feed them cus one of them is going for an xray...