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My stuborrn old lady... cat.

Sorry, but if you're a cat lover, here's the truth about your little darling:

Adorable Killers: The Shocking Truth about Cats

By Marco Evers
Photo Galleries: The Meowing Murderers among Us Photo Galleries: The Meowing Murderers among Us - SPIEGEL ONLINE - International

The house cat -- that cute, furry feline beloved the world over -- is also one of the world's most destructive predators, killing for kicks and hunting rare species into extinction. Cats thrive because people protect them -- but should they?
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longknife said:
Sorry, but if you're a cat lover, here's the truth about your little darling:

Adorable Killers: The Shocking Truth about Cats

By Marco Evers
Photo Galleries: The Meowing Murderers among Us Photo Galleries: The Meowing Murderers among Us - SPIEGEL ONLINE - International



More @ Killer Cats Threaten the World's Endangered Species - SPIEGEL ONLINE
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And what makes you think I wasn't aware cats are the perfect killers?

My kitty was a guard cat, in her prime. She loves people, but she knew when someone was threatening me. She would take on a human 15 times her size.

She's my favorite little killer.

And by the way, cats are having this impact because STUPID HUMANS don't take care of their cats and let them roam and breed endlessly. Don't blame the cats for humans sucking.

My cat has never bred, and has never killed a bird. She's killed a critter that got in the house once, but better her than me.
 
longknife said:
Sorry, but if you're a cat lover, here's the truth about your little darling:

Adorable Killers: The Shocking Truth about Cats

By Marco Evers
Photo Galleries: The Meowing Murderers among Us Photo Galleries: The Meowing Murderers among Us - SPIEGEL ONLINE - International



More @ Killer Cats Threaten the World's Endangered Species - SPIEGEL ONLINE
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Ummm, yes, we realize all that. The difference between cats and humans is that cats are honest about killing their own prey. Humans, otoh, pay somebody else to do their dirty work. ;)
 
I gave kitty her first dose of meds this morning and monitored her for a couple hours to make sure she didn't have a reaction. It's a pretty damn intense antibiotic, and she's on a mega-dose.

I went to work. And when I got home, I arrived to a different cat.

She's still got problems. She's still pretty wobbly and tipsy.

But all of that slowness and senility is gone from her gait. She's moving fast, and she's getting frustrated that she's too wobbly to move as fast as she'd like to.

She's insanely hungry. She acted like I hadn't fed her in weeks when I got home.

And she's talking to me again. That big voice of hers is back.

This is a different cat. It might even be my cat, before she got sick. Maybe.

It's been 12 hours. This is amazing. Wow.
 
SmokeAndMirrors said:
I gave kitty her first dose of meds this morning and monitored her for a couple hours to make sure she didn't have a reaction. It's a pretty damn intense antibiotic, and she's on a mega-dose.

I went to work. And when I got home, I arrived to a different cat.

She's still got problems. She's still pretty wobbly and tipsy.

But all of that slowness and senility is gone from her gait. She's moving fast, and she's getting frustrated that she's too wobbly to move as fast as she'd like to.

She's insanely hungry. She acted like I hadn't fed her in weeks when I got home.

And she's talking to me again. That big voice of hers is back.

This is a different cat. It might even be my cat, before she got sick. Maybe.

It's been 12 hours. This is amazing. Wow.
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Sounds like a full recovery is going to be the order of the day. Cool beans. Congrats.
 
lizzie said:
Ummm, yes, we realize all that. The difference between cats and humans is that cats are honest about killing their own prey. Humans, otoh, pay somebody else to do their dirty work. ;)
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My cats and dogs work for a living. They have to pull their weight around my place. They get payed with a heated house, clean water, kible, table scraps and all the varments they can catch. Much cheaper and FARRRR more effective then the pest control guy at keeping the varment population down. They be a little too good right now, they are starting to get a bit pudgy from lazing around as the varment population is very close to zero right now. I normally cut back on the kible and scraps if I see gophers or mice but aint seen hide nor hair of one since spring. The rodent population must have my place marked on their collective maps as hell. I like that.
 
She just tried to jump off the bed. Actually jump. I haven't seen her jump in a long, long time.

I hardly had time to be impressed that she got a couple inches of air before she belly-flopped onto the floor. She popped right back up.

She is still having balance issues. My vet told me neurological symptoms would be the very last ones to get better, if the toxo is causing them. So I know I shouldn't expect them to be any better right now. The fact that some of them ARE better is more than I ever hoped for.

But I really hope those go too. She wants to jump and move. I want her to be able to do that.

Time for kitten food and some ground toys. We're gonna put some meat back on this skinny little granny cat.
 
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