Kitty mojo---

[Shishkarobb]

I'm starting out the new year with a bang. I had the worst sinus headache all night long so I didn't sleep well. Then when I was finally sleeping well, I heard the cats banging around and woke up.

Thirty minutes later I got up to get ready for work and when I walked out into the living room I was shocked. There was BLOOD every. It looked like a freakin' massacre had taken place. I looked around for all the cats. Sly was lying on the back of the couch looking normal. Grace was circling my feet as usual and Thames had run into the bed room and jumped on the bed as she does every morning.

Upon further investigation, I found that Thames had a small cut on her back right foot, but it appeared to have quit bleeding and she didn't seem so me hurting so I decided to just keep an eye on it. I cleaned up the living room and tried to figure out what she could have cut it on but didn't find anything.

I went back to check on her. She started licking it and shook her foot. Blood shot out all over my bed. I quickly grabbed her and brought her to work. The doctor sedated her and figured out what happened. Apparently she was getting down from my entertainment center this morning and got her toe caught on something. She broke her toe and the bone poked out and cut the blood vessel. She's doing fine (and a little calmer for the moment thanks to the the gas they gave her). She didn't need stitches but she does have to wear a pressure wrap up to her knee for a week. Wish me (and her) luck.

[Shishkarobb]

So far so good. Here she is tonight-



Her bandage is still intact, though it is showing signs of her chewing on it.

[Phoenix]

She must love that! That must have hurt.
You have three cats?
Since you work with animals and their owners, I have some questions about getting another pet. If you don't mind and get a chance to look over the following, Thanks!


Our dog has been sick, she's very old, 12 year old black Lab. She is not suffering that we can tell, but has definitely slowed down since this summer. She is on some pain meds for her arthritis, and has been having accidents in the house every couple weeks.
My husband got her a year before we got married, so I call myself her "step mother," but of course she's a family dog and has always been great with the kids, even when they would get a little rough with her. Especially since, she was there first, and then these babies came along, then grew bigger and started bossing her around!

We have never had a cat. My husband has had many pets growing up. We had a parakeet and a dog. But there has been talk of getting a kitten or another dog. And even getting one while Ebony is still with us. Ebony has never been aggressive with other pets. But she does run after anything in her yard, whether bunny or alley cat. Being a Lab she has killed rabbits and birds. We used to have a parakeet, but gave it away before we had kids. She would look at him, but never bothered the cage.

Do you think it is a good idea to get another pet, kitten or puppy, while our older dog is still around? It sounds so insensitive when I type it out like that. Husband thinks she'll be fine with it, I am not so sure. I do not think she would hurt it, but I worry about it hurting her or Ebony feeling like she was left out or something. She mostlly lies around all day waiting for him to come home, she doesn't really play much with the kids, just follows them around when they have food. Husband would go get one in a second if I agreed. I just do not want to housebreak a new pet right now. But I am wondering if already having another pet will make Ebony's passing easier on the kids. I'm sure there is no right or wrong answer but I though I'd ask.
Thanks!

[Shishkarobb]

Many times, getting a new pet will make an older dog more perky and playful. One of my co-workers recently got a new kitten that gets along great with her lab. They chase each other through the house. But like you said, there is no right or wrong answer, you just have to do what you think is best.

[haydenfoxmulder]

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