Ok, I'm a jerk...

Chipmunk415

We had to take one of our kitties in for a dental yesterday. Said kitty, Mops, is a tabby, dominant over my Squirt-ball cuddle bug, and is finally getting the idea that she's not in charge (we adopted them almost 1 yr 1 month ago, from what we understand, she was a bit of a bitch to begin wth). Mops was already pissed that we stopped feeding her at 6 pm the night before, pissed that she got put in a cage while we fed Squirt in the morning before her dental, pissed to be in the car, pissed that the tech put her in the wrong cage with some other foreign kitty's blankie, pissed to be in the car again, you get the idea...

FI calls me at work- Mops is home, she's fine, but the anesthesia is making her walk like a drunk. This includes falling over on her side when FI feeds her wet food, as standing still and bending at the neck was too complicated. I demanded video. FI complied- once I got home, I got to laugh at the videos of her staggering around. She also fell down the last two stairs, face planting into a wall, and going back up, face planted into the stair.

Then we realize, Mops had some trouble cleaning up after using the litter box. So this poor, "drunk," kitty who's giving us looks like she's been personally violated, gets to go upstairs with me and protest as I bathe her. Yep. She got a dental and a bath in the same day. And I laughed at her attempts to be pitiful.

I am a jerk. I am now afraid she will claw my face open in the next few nights....

JCbride2015

Poor baby.  This happened to my mom's cat after anesthesia and she was fine within about a day.

I had to bring my kitties to the vet today, too.  Stella has a habit of eating things she should not, and poor pumpkin had to get a rectal exam.  She was NOT happy.

I now demand video!  I guess I'm a jerk too.

Chipmunk415

Mops was back to normal this morning (including trying to trip me on the stairs). It appears from the bill breakdown that Mops might have gotten her behind stimulated (wth is "anal sacs" and what does it have to do with a dental treatment?!) which may explain the "IVE BEEN TOTALLY VIOLATED" expressions she gave us.

I sadly do not have video of her efforts to escape the bath tub only to faceplant into the plastic stool we keep in there for me to reach crap up high.

I will get FI to send me the videos on his phone, and will try to send them to you

KeptInStitches

As a fellow cat owner, I demand video! There's nothing more fun than watching our prissy little angels be totally humiliated. I still wish I had video of Ellie bouncing off the window plastic like she'd hit a drum head when she tried to jump onto the windowsill.

MrsDeRuyter87

prettybirdy27 said:

@Chipmunk415 - anal sacs - those are a pile of fun.  Cats and dogs have these glands by their anus that basically secrete a poopy smelling liquid which they use to mark their territory, and they need to be expressed periodically.  The vet expressing them was probably routine. 

Some animals have no problems with them in their lives and can express them on their own.  But some animals can't express them on their own, and then they need help.  Like my dog.  My husband has to stick his finger in there once a week or so and drain her anal glands or else she scoots around until she manages to release them on the carpet, which is rank.

I just puked in my mouth a little bit.

pinkshorts27

prettybirdy27 said:

@Chipmunk415 - anal sacs - those are a pile of fun.  Cats and dogs have these glands by their anus that basically secrete a poopy smelling liquid which they use to mark their territory, and they need to be expressed periodically.  The vet expressing them was probably routine. 

Some animals have no problems with them in their lives and can express them on their own.  But some animals can't express them on their own, and then they need help.  Like my dog.  My husband has to stick his finger in there once a week or so and drain her anal glands or else she scoots around until she manages to release them on the carpet, which is rank.

So So So glad my FI is going to be a vet (2nd year in vet school!). I can happily get any pet I want and he has to take care of the gross stuff like anal glands. I will clean the litter box and pick up doggy poopy, but I will not do that.

Jessa617

As a "retired" vet tech... I don't miss the excretions that came from anal glands. 

@MrsDeRuyter87 if reading prettybirdy's post made you gag, then you definitely don't ever want to smell it first hand lol. 

Chipmunk415

I called FI, and told him that the anal glands charge was for poor Mops getting a finger in the behind. He nearly fell out of his chair laughing. Apparently she's still glaring- it's our fault she was violated from both ends.

HisGirlFriday13

I have to tell you, I cracked up at this post -- literally laughed out loud, to the point that my co-workers think I'm craz(ier than usual). 

I want to feel badly for your cat...and maybe this makes me a jerk, too...but that was hiLARious.

jdluvr06

Hahahahaha. I always laugh when my fur babies are coming off anesthesia.

Chipmunk415

@HisGirlFriday13 Have you seen the video of my other cat? I posted it a while back- my cuddle bug, Squirt, figured out how to bust into the auto feeder. Link is below. It's me taking the video and talking to her.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JuktFVblxUE

 

Additionally, for more entertainment- we routinely call Mops the "con artist" and Princess Dipshit- she previously injured/strained a paw, and continued to jump up on the futon, the cat tree, etc, only to cry when she jumped down on the paw- hence, Dipshit. Con artist came in when we realized she was faking continued injury to get more attention/food/etc.

Squirt is also affectionately referred to as Princess Fatass. If you see her in the video, you'll understand.

JennyColada

This topic went from bad to worse.

Simky906

Haha- this is awesome! Hilarious way to start my day!

HisGirlFriday13

@Chipmunk415 -- HAHAHAHAHAHA.

Thanks for sharing.