How Strange Cats Are

Anita · 01-09-2005, 01:39 AM

Thought all you would relate to my story. Early this morning Saturday morning) I noticed Polly my 5year old polydactyl was limping. She was holding up her right front paw and limping around. I called the vet and arranged for an appointment to have her looked at. I took a shower and proceeded to get the cat carrier ready. She was nowhere to be found! She does not go outside so we searched the house high and low. I had to call the vet back and we arranged for me to take her in for a later appointment. All day she did not re-appear. I tried opening the can of cat food, banging on the side of a Gerbers baby meat bottle ( she loves that)
but no Polly. Finally at around 8pm tonight she appears. Limping, with a now decidedly swollen paw. I popped her into the carrier and off we went to the all night emergency clinic. Turn out she has some type of infection in her paw and was running a temp of 103.8. She is on antibiotics and will go to see my regular vet on Monday. The night trip cost me $109.00, would have been cheaper had she not gone into hiding. But we love them.
One more thing, a cute sign in the vets office - Cats Rule, Dogs Drool.

emma_pen · 01-09-2005, 05:34 AM

Poor Polly, do they know what caused the infection, a puncture wound or something? Do keep us updated.

Ems x

Mitts & Tess · 01-11-2005, 10:48 PM

How is Polly doing? wonder if she is on the road to recovery?

01-09-2005, 01:39 AM	#1 (permalink)
Anita Jr. Cat Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Houston, Texas Posts: 94	How Strange Cats Are Thought all you would relate to my story. Early this morning Saturday morning) I noticed Polly my 5year old polydactyl was limping. She was holding up her right front paw and limping around. I called the vet and arranged for an appointment to have her looked at. I took a shower and proceeded to get the cat carrier ready. She was nowhere to be found! She does not go outside so we searched the house high and low. I had to call the vet back and we arranged for me to take her in for a later appointment. All day she did not re-appear. I tried opening the can of cat food, banging on the side of a Gerbers baby meat bottle ( she loves that) but no Polly. Finally at around 8pm tonight she appears. Limping, with a now decidedly swollen paw. I popped her into the carrier and off we went to the all night emergency clinic. Turn out she has some type of infection in her paw and was running a temp of 103.8. She is on antibiotics and will go to see my regular vet on Monday. The night trip cost me $109.00, would have been cheaper had she not gone into hiding. But we love them. One more thing, a cute sign in the vets office - Cats Rule, Dogs Drool.

01-11-2005, 10:48 PM	#3 (permalink)
Mitts & Tess Premier Cat Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Arizona USA Posts: 8,360	How is Polly doing? wonder if she is on the road to recovery? __________________ ~Merry~ With my eyes, they will be seen...With my voice, they will be heard.... With my hands, they will know comfort...With my action, they will be free... ~TNR and Rescue changes lives of animals.~

01-09-2005, 05:34 AM	#2 (permalink)
emma_pen Cat Addict Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: UK Posts: 2,655	Poor Polly, do they know what caused the infection, a puncture wound or something? Do keep us updated. Ems x

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