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just getting this ready to continue the story so we can all follow his progress.

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Thanks Jiffy!

Hopefully a new thread and a new beginning for a sweet kitty!

Butterscotch is a very sick little boy. Apparently because he has had this condition for quite a while (unbeknownst to us), his bladder is now paralized. The vet has had to catheterize him twice a day, and he also is not happy being at the vet's.

We are to talk with the vet about the choices when she gets out of surgery - the options are to put him on medication which is 2 pills a day that might or might not help strengthen the muscles and make them work properly again, or to euthanize him. The pills could take a week or more to work, and he could totally block up again within 2 days. So we all need to decide if it is cost effective to either keep him at the vet for this week, or take him home and see what happens - assuming we CAN give him the pills. If he blocks up again, he will have to go back and be euthanized for sure. The woman from the organization that is helping us told us that in all her many many years of doing this, she has never had a cat with this situation, and that if he was a feral cat he would have been put down right away. But because he is such a sweetie, they wanted to try and give him a chance at a good life. These women are a god's send!!!

I don't want him to suffer, and the thought of him dying from a ruptured bladder makes me terribly sad. Of course on the other hand he is such a sweet kitty...

We have to wait for the vet to call back before we can move forward. I'm very glad that my husband took today off from work, so that I don't have to go through this alone.

Thanks for reading here - it helps me greatly too!

OH MY Lynne--I wlll be praying for you all. Poor, Poor Kitty---

Thanks so much Carol and Cindy!!!

Cindy - he has been on Hill's prescription s/d for a week and a half now - ever since he went to the vet the first time. Apparently it didn't work...

I didn't know you were a vet tech, cindy--it is good to know-----

Thanks again, Cindy!

Here is what we have all decided to do... as the woman who is paying for all this suggested...

Keep Butterscotch at the vet for one more day, taking the catheter out and starting the medicine. If he pees on his own then we will take him home - if not, then we will have to euthanize him. We will know around 4:30 tomorrow afternoon. This way he won't suffer more than he has to, and we will hopefully know better about his condition.

It's hard being attached to these furbabies! I don't know how these women do what they do without falling apart. But again... we appreciate them more than words can say!

I too am praying for that.

Thanks again, Cindy and Carol.

And yes, Cindy - we are very greatful that he found us when he was in need - I would hate to have found him outside like we found Slinky. At least he and we know he was loved.

And since we had to put our sweet Cookie down 8 years ago, we know how it works... doesn't make it any easier, but knowing what to expect is better this time around. It's also good that Butterscotch hasn't been in the main part of the house and mingling with the other cats as one of our own - his situation is separate and that is how I have to keep it in my mind. For now... with hopes that he will improve of course, but also understanding if not...

The woman keeps saying that in all her extensive experience she has never come across this - and it could be congenital too...

That is sooooooo true Lynne,, Hold on to that,, "given him love he would never have known." ,, You are his Angel,,

Lynne,
I too Live in Rockland..I TOO :) have been adopted by a stray (pregnant)
kitty. I typed in low cost spaying on google and somehow landed on this site with your story of Butterscotch. I have read the whole story and am praying that this poor kitty will be ok. Thankfully he found you and your husband.
I have now joined the site..and just love all the info on gardening.
I also have black bear, coyote, turkeys, red foxes and Raccoons.wandering around in my yard..lol.Rockland County has quite the wildlife..I even hear there are PANTHERS down in Tallman state park.. Good Luck with Butterscotch.
Ill keep reading.

Welcome DawnMarie! I live VERY close to you - Montebello! We probably share the same animals - have you read my "Animal House" thread here in the critters forum?

I just remembered - a year ago in the fall, I took a drive up Torne Valley Road to take pictures of the pretty leaves turning color, and way up on the road by the end there was a male orange tabby that was so very friendly! He was a gorgeous shade of orange and even jumped into my car when I had left the door open to go out and pet him. He loved the attention, purring up a storm - and did not want to get out of the car!!! No collar - if we didn't already have 5 indoor cats here, I would have taken him home. But I didn't know if he belonged to someone and was just out for a stroll that day, and we really couldn't afford another cat. Have you ever seen him by any chance? I was worried about him being out in the elements during winter if he had been someone's house cat. I took pictures and posted them in this forum back then - don't remember the name of the thread though. I will try and look for it later when I have more time.

It's interesting that your search for low cost spaying brought you here to this post, but we're glad it did - you will meet some of the friendliest gardeners on the web here, with tons of great information and lots of fun thrown in too! :wink:

Thanks for your kind words Diane, Joclyn, and DawnMarie! It really helps to know that others are with us in our journey to help Butterscotch. I am a bit nervous about finding out which way we will go later this afternoon , but such is life unfortunately or fortunately. Let's hope it's the latter!

By the way DawnMarie - I have also been posting about Butterscotch on the cat forums that Keith kindly linked me to a few days ago. You might want to read there in your quest about the spaying. You can find the link in the first thread about Butterscotch here.

OK! Butterscotch is back home for now! He did urinate last night at the vet's, though did not emtpy his bladder all the way, but the vet thought he would do ok here - at least hopes he will. And no one wanted to euthanize him just yet - mostly Don and I - we were dreading the late afternoon phonecall!!!

He will be on 3 pills once a day. Two for the bladder issue, and one for another problem that appeared today!!! Below the ear that he always had beaten up in fights, apparently was a large absess that the vet had to drain. She said it got infected, and he needs to be on an antibiotic for that as well - his immune system is just not good at all right now. Don also needs to put neosporin on it.

He was not happy when we opened the carrier in his room. He came out whining and only wanted out of that room. I think he has had enough of all this and just wants to go back outside and resume his former life - POOR BABY!!! He took 2 licks of wet food and then sat behind the closed door. We left him in there for a few minutes, and then I went back in to sit in the chair, and to take a few pictures. He did come over to me for rubs, but at first gave me his infected ear side - EWWWWWW! He then turned so we got a nice rub in, until he had had enough for then.

Here is is laying down by the door.


And if anyone has a strong enough stomach and cares to see his new wound...
It really turns my stomach, but I will deal with it for him!

that does look bad, Lynne--I am so glad he was back at the vets and she noticed it--
But ya know otherwise Butterscotch looks healthy- -
and I am sure he is happy---even if he wants out--he may think that the reason he does not feel good is that he is in a different place--as he gets better he will realize--he is already fond of you and Don otherwise he would not be showing the affection he does--even if it is in small increments

I hadn't thought about the infection and his bladder, but he has had this bladder issue for a very long time the vet said. Interesting connection though.

As for wandering the house - there are no doors on the kitchen, and once he is out of the small room off the kitchen he's be able to go upstairs too. We can't let that happen until he is much better, and we also want to test for FIV and FLV 3 months after he was first brought to the vet, because they don't know if the animal who injured him is carrying it! I'd rather be safe than sorry, so we will tough it out in the small room. I've been spending lots of time in there with him - talking on the phone, or just resting in the chair. He seems to enjoy just sitting a bit behind and beside me. So that is fine for now. He's not interested in any toys I've tried to play with him - no toy mice, balls, or feathers on a string and stick. I think he's afraid of them actually.

Thanks for all your suggestions, Joclyn - keep them coming!

Thought I'd update on Butterscotch.

He's been doing well - he has even started playing a bit with the toy mouse in his room - it's fun to watch him because he's a bit clumsy with it. But he has made great strides since he's been back home and on medicine.

Here is the thing though... I spoke with Ilene about refilling his bladder meds - they only gave us 10 days worth because they weren't even sure he would make it that long, and she had told me that he needs to be on it at least a month to make sure it's working. She called the vet to refill the prescription, but the vet told her that if he was urinating at least 2 full streams each day, he didn't need the medicine anymore. Both Ilene and I are a bit uncomfortable with that, but the vet has the final say so that is what we will do.

We are to watch him carefully and call the vet as soon as we see something wrong. I'm so afraid that he will block up again, or his bladder will get paralyzed again. I hope this vet knows what she is doing - this is the same one who diagnosed our Roxie with a cold, when she actually had a broken foot as a kitten!!! I kept telling the vet she was limping - how do you get a "cold" from that description?!?

OH MY, I am so sorry, Lynne---Poor Butterscotch--- and just when he was feeling better too...I wll be thinking of him :wink:

I was sitting her laughing--not because such a thing was funny but because one assumes that with as much schooling as a vet must have, one would think they could see a difference there---so it was a rediculous thing to hear...

Wasn't it Carol??? I was so upset with this vet - she just would not listen to me. Of course Don had to bring Roxie back there a few days later - I had gone to a casino with a friend for the weekend up in Connecticut, and I found out by phone that she did get her foot put in a soft cast by the other vet there - the one who owns the practice. So whenever I need to make an appt. for any of our cats I try to get him, but apparently the woman vet is the one who does most of the surgeries, because she did Olivers, and took care of Butterscotch when he needed it too.

Oh - she also broke our carrier - TWICE!!! She could not figure out how to get the door open - give me a break! It is a very common carrier, but she kept forcing the door open without turning the piece first. When she went to break it the 3rd time I stopped her, and that is when she offered me a much larger carrier that someone had left there in the office. I took it willingly, but still know that she isn't the brightest bulb in the pack, you know?

OH MY goodness, Lynne--now I am scared for Butterscotch---but then again extremely intelligent people often have absolutely NO common sense---
so I wll try to keep reminding myself of that---

Thanks Carol - that is what I have to do too - and hope that she knows what she is doing for his sake.

Well I say we go with it---and I will pray.....a lot!!!!

OMG Joclyn - I am so sorry that you are going through this too - I can actually say... I feel your pain!

How did you know he was blocked? Same symptoms as Butterscotch had?

I hope your regular vet has all the answers for you, and that Rusty feels much better soon!

I'm so sorry for you and Rusty, Joclyn. I do hope it's a quick fix and that he's feeling himself again soon. How old is he?

One of our cats, Amber, is forever chewing on plastic bags! It makes me VERY nervous. I try to keep them out of sight, but my kids don't remember. I'm afraid I'm going to come home one day and find that she choked on plastic. I wonder why some cats are fixated on that - she's the only one out of the 5.

Butterscotch was so enamored with Don's petting him this morning. Don sat on the floor and Butterscotch melted into "butter" with him petting everywhere! He is now gently reaching out to him with his paw when Don stops. And at one point, when he went to give a playful nip, and Don firmly said "NO", Butterscotch just layed his head down on Don's arm knowing he should not have done that and asking for forgiveness. It was so sweet to watch.

His ear is really crusty scabby from the abscess still, but hopefully that will heal soon. Don has not been putting the neosporin on it, because last week when he started to, Butterscotch was nipping him.

I look forward to hearing what your vet said about Rusty.

Just adding thoughts and prayers for your fur babies.

Thanks so much atokadawn.

Joclyn - I'm glad to hear that Rusty doesn't have crystals, and that hopefully it is just an infection that can be cured easily. You know so much about these animals and that is terrific for them. I'm sure they are getting the best care possible living with you.

Butterscotch had his last pills today. He eats the urinary tract ones readily in babyfood, but won't go near the antibiotic in the babyfood. It took all day the past 3 days for him to finish it - I had to keep adding a bit of the canned prescription food to it for him to even take a few licks. It would have been much easier if we could have "pilled him", but I certainly couldn't and Don didn't want to try after having been bitten.

So tomorrow starts day one without any medicine. I am a bit nervous about all that. But we will keep a close watch.

This morning, he was passing his little toy mouse under the door to Oliver and they played back and forth a little bit! It was sooooo cute! I love watching him "learn" to play. I keep wondering how he was as someone's kitten - he must have had a home somewhere to be craving so much attention and loving!

Lynne I'm thrilled to read Butterscotch is doing soooo Much Better.
I'm sure he is very grateful and shows that by relaxing so much with Don petting him.
I'm glad he found your family too!

LYnne--I am so glad to hear that Butterscotch is doing so well. I can just see him with Don and you there looking on in my minds eye--such a sweet scenrio.

I will anxiously await the day when he can have his tests again so he can be introduced to the other "kitties" in the famuly. It truely was a good day when he found your family. :wink:

That will be an exciting day for sure!

lynne, thank you for the update, and i'm so glad it is positive. now, all we need is good test results so he can really be "one of the family"

Thanks Diane, Carol and Jiffy!

Don made GREAT progress tonight. He sat in the chair in Butterscotch's room and picked him up and put him in his lap for the first time. Butterscotch settled into it right away and went to sleep.
Just a-purrrrrrrrrrrrrrring as loudly as can be!!!





He even put his paw on Don's hand, as if to say... "stay right there!"


Butterscotch still has that black "studs tail" stuff on the top of his tail as you can see in the pictures. It's hardened into the fur and we don't want to try to clean it just yet. He's just getting to really trust Don, and is sensitive when he's touched there.

Lynne--such good pictures---it is nice to finally 'see' your Don too.

Butterscotch looks so content and peaceful. and his fur looks so healthy--well except for that black mark on his tale.--He is sure 1 lucky "kitty".

and I have to ask: Is his fur turning to a tanish instead of a golden?/ or was your camera taking 'liberties'??

Now that's what it's all about right there,, Security, comfort,, happy! Great Pictures Lynne~

Tomorrow is the day!!!
We are taking Butterscotch to get his retest for feline leukemia and aides, and as long as both are negative he can come out of the small room he's been in since the middle of May!!!

He has become so affectionate, and just craves attention. We can now pick him up and hold him standing, though he still doesn't know what to do with his limbs when we sit in the chair holding him in our laps. He is the most uncoordinated cat I've ever met. And I truly believe he has a fear of heights! He has never jumped up onto the low dresser that is in the room, nor would he jump down from it when Brian placed him on top today.

I am going to ask the vet about that tomorrow when Butterscotch gets his blood tested. I also want him to be weighed - I think he's gained the 5 lbs. that poor Oliver has lost! He feels and looks so much heavier than when we first brought him inside, which is understandable since he no longer runs all over the place outside, and was confined to the small room.

Please keep your fingers crossed for us that the tests come out negative tomorrow? Thanks!

I just KNEW Butterscotch would become a loving friendly kitty!! I am so glad to hear such good news of his progress....OG course I will keep him in my prayers, and I will be waiting to hear the outcome of the test results.... :wink:

lynne, that is awesome. i'm so happy for you and pray the tests come out right!

Lynne,, your family has done well with him,, slow and sure he's gotten used to it all,, and will continue to get used to everything I too am anxious to know the results of the test,

waiting "patiently" ?.......... :wink:

He is FIV positive.

OMG!! I am so sory---so what is next, says the girl who is really scared to ask????

Thanks Carol.


We need to find him a good home. The vet said that most often it is spread by body fluids but mostly by blood, and that is how he got it - from the @$#%$ cat who chewed him up outside. He tested negative when he first went to the vet 3 months ago.

The woman who has been helping us by paying his vet bills was adament once again on the phone about how we can keep him even if he is FIV positive. That it can ONLY be spread by blood - that is not necessarily true, though is the most common way. HOWEVER... the vet (who knows this woman well!) said we should NOT keep him with our other cats. Especially since he is another large MALE cat in the house, with claws. As it is, our cats fight with each other on a daily basis since Brian came home with his 2 with claws.

The bigger problem is that Butterscotch also has the other problems - the paralyzed bladder issue and the urinary tract blockage, and is on prescription food. The FIV in itself is not an issue for someone who would have only 1 cat, or already has a cat that is FIV positive. They can live out normal life spans with it. But finding someone who would take him with these other issues, and the fact that he needs prescription food is the real issue here. The woman told me on the phone yesterday that it would take "MONTHS AND MONTHS AND MONTHS to possibly find someone to take him" and how we would have to keep him!!!

Brian said he's pretty sure we could find someone through Craig's list or Petfinders, but that makes me very nervous. I have grown so very attached to him that I cried at the vet's when he told Don and me. Good thing Don was there also. The vet was very understanding - even rubbed my arm out of sympathy.

I have to call a friend of mine - she already has an FIV positive cat, but said that she would never take another cat in. I think she actually might have taken Butterscotch IF he didn't have other special needs. Right now she is in Florida on vacation, so I will have to either text her, or wait til she gets home.

And so he is back in his small room, but wants out, since he got a taste of being outside once again - even if it was in a carrier. He is crying at the door to get out!

I SOOOOOOOOOOOO thought that everything would be great!

I am sorry, Lynne.

Oh Lynne I'm so sorry, I know how greatly disappointed you are.
Praying He will be adopted to a caring family like he has with yours.

OH MY goodness I am so sorry--I will hope that your friend can either help or will know of someone that can help.

i'm so sorry lynne.

Thanks so much everyone!

If you don't mind, I am going to use the space here to collect my research and thoughts. I did a bit of googling FIV this afternoon and found this information which surprises me, as my vet got his degree from Cornell Vet School!

Cornell about FIV

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Positive results

Because few, if any, cats ever eliminate infection, the presence of antibody indicates that a cat is infected with FIV. This test can be performed by most veterinary diagnostic laboratories and also is available in kit form for use in veterinary clinics. Since false-positive results may occur, veterinarians recommend that positive results be confirmed using a test with a different format.

He did NOT mention this to us, nor did he recommend testing him in any other fashion.

wikipedia on FIV

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False positives occur when the cat carries the antibody (which is harmless), but does not carry the actual virus.

The thing about that statement is that he did test negative when they first brought him in 3 months ago, so then do we surmise that he is indeed positive since he now tests positive?

cats.about.com

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The initial test was the ELISA, which tests both for FIV antibodies and FeLV. Since there can be false positives with the ELISA test, an initial positive for FIV is followed up by a laboratory test, such as the Western Blot test, which confirms that antibodies to FIV are present in the blood.

vetinfo.com

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It is a good idea to confirm a positive feline immunodeficiency virus test if it was done using an ELISA test kit at the veterinarian's office. The Western blot test is a good second test to help confirm that FIV is actually present since it tests for several of the virus' antigens rather than just one. If this test is positive, as well, then it is reasonable to assume that infection is present.

I could go on and on with research but they all seem to say the same thing. So now I will have to call tomorrow (if they are even open on Sunday) and find out which test he did, and if he can do a Western Blot test if that is not the one he did today. I just couldn't let it rest, you know? I am too attached to him already.

Great researching. I agree from what you have here that a second test is a good idea. Too many false positives.

exactly----I have been doing a LOT OF READING lately about false positives in tests in general---I say do not let it die here
definatley push--and I think that any Dr should be willing to do a second test

Sorry to hear about all the troubles, Lynne. I would push for that other test too, just to make sure. You've been so good to this cat, I applaud you for that, it's not something I could do. I'm hoping for some good news.

Sorry to hear of Butterscotch.....Thats the one I wanted to hook from you.

Have faith.....Were thinking of you .

dodge

Thanks so much everyone once again for all your support!

And thank you, Joclyn for that link - it pretty much said what all the other sites have said as well.

The vet was not open today, so I will make that call tomorrow morning for sure. In the meantime it's hard for me not to tear up everytime I go into Butterscotch's room to spend time with him. This morning while I was sitting in the chair in there and talking with him and petting him - he does answer back every time with the most unusual sounds coming out of a cat - very gutteral - anyway, he put his front paw gently on top of my bare foot as if to say... "STAY with me!" At that moment I just wanted to keep him in that room forever. But I know that wouldn't be fair to him, to keep him caged in there for the rest of his life. I guess time will tell what is going to happen to him now.

Lynne, this made me teary eyed to read this.
Animals, once they have learned to trust us, they love us unconditionally. He knows how you feel,, :ding: and I know if he could say it he would thank you over and over again. He reaching out placing his paw on your foot says it all :ding:
On behalf of Butterscotch and all of us cat&animal lovers out here we thank you for all you have done for Butterscotch and all that will be done to secure his future in a loving home. You're the Kitty Rescue Hero of the year in My book

[quote=angelblossom] You're the Kitty Rescue Hero of the year in My book [quote]

A BIG second on that one!

best of luck getting that second test. poor butterscotch has been through SO much, now this. I don't even like cats and I have followed butterschotch's story from the beginning. you have been great to him. and he is a little trooper. I'm hoping and praying things will work out.

Lynne I have just finished reading what Diane & Cricket have said. I only wish I were as good with words as they are. However since I am not, I feel I can at least agree completely with their sentiments.--well except that I DO like cats.

Butterscotch is a real sweetie, and so are you.

to you both.

OK you guys... now the tears are just pouring onto the floor after reading all you've written here. Thanks so much again for being a constant support in our journey with Butterscotch. I wish he could know how many fans he has here, and I wish you all could spend some time with him personally - I do tell him all about you all, you know!


Diane - that graphic is PURRRRRRFECT!!!
Of course it made me cry harder, but that was a good cry! Thank you!

I'm sure in some way butterscotch DOES know how many fans he has. and how many people you have shared his story with. animals can feel emotions. call me a crazy quack if you'd like, but I know this to be true.
when I am anxious or nervous my savannah follows me around the house like a shadow. If I get into bed sad/depressed that dog is up there snuggling by my side. and that is the ONLY time that dog will sleep with anyone in this entire house. I don't see that behavior in the other two dogs, but that doesn't mean they don't sense it. and when you were talking about b.s. putting his paw on your foot....well, that's an animal that senses what you feel and is responding to it.
OK.......enough of that! now, I"m getting teary! and I DON"T like cats!

hang in there!

and yes, diane. VERY cool graphic.

Thanks Cricket.

It seems I am now between a rock and a hard place. I called the vet to find out about doing the Western Blot test, and the receptionist said I had to deal with the woman of the organization who has been helping us. I only wanted to know the price of the test - the receptionist said she didn't see it on her list, and repeated to speak with the other woman. When I told her that she wasn't covering him anymore, she just repeated to speak with her.

I called the woman, told her that Butterscotch was FIV positive and she was very happy that he was not FeLV positive and that he would be fine here with the other cats. I told her NO!... that the vet said he should NOT be put with the rest of our cats. She got upset and said Butterscotch most certainly could - that the vet WOULD say that. When I was able to get a word in, I asked her to simply find out how much the test would be, to see if we could cover that. She is supposed to call me back. Still waiting...

So I am stuck between these 2 disagreeing people who are supposed to be taking care of this sweet kitty. The vet is correct though, Don and I believe!


In the meantime, I called another vet's office to see if they could do the test and how much it would be - if we need to go elsewhere. Some friends of ours use them and are very happy with them. They gave me the price right away, but also said that perhaps all the other cats could be vaccinated for it. We do not do those vaccines anymore because our first cat, Cookie, died from bone marrow cancer and we are convinced it was from her vaccine. BUT... they could give just the FIV - not the FeLV that we believe caused the cancer. However, this receptionist put me on hold for a long time and spoke with the 2 vets there, and asked me more questions about all of our cats - they are going to brainstorm to see what the best action would be for all involved.

I spent more valuable time with this person on the phone discussing it all, than I did with our own vet, who is also the vet for the organization that is helping us. The fact that he and the woman from the organization are on 2 completely different pages does not help us! But in the end... we have to do what is best for the 5 cats we already had when Butterscotch found us.

I am so saddened by all this. I keep going into his room and spending time with him, petting him, talking to him, and doing much crying in there as well. Poor baby did not ask for any of this - it's so unfair!!!

Pictures of the sweetie this morning...



"I'm so lovable!"

He is lovable. I am sorry you are going through all of this. But you are doing it all well.

Beautiful Pictures of Him Lynne

tina said it best. fingers crossed and prayers still going.

This Picture ~ I just want to reach in and pet him

That is good news, Lynne. He deserves a good home.

Lynne I'm soooooo glad there is a positive aspect on things, #1 for Butterscotch #2 it lightens the heaviness in your heart for Butterscotch.

fantastic pictures of Butterscotch, Lynne.


I am so glad that you are finally getting the people at that organization to respond in an positive manner where both you and Butterscotch are concerned.

I am so hoping that this journey finally ends in a happy place for all of you.

Me too Carol Me too

any updates lynne?

Sorry - no updates yet because we were busy getting Amy packed up and back to college yesterday. I will have to make some calls this week and then see how we proceed - thanks for asking.

"Sorry mom, but I just didn't like the way that blue thing felt on my paw!!!"



[color:#996633] [font:Century Gothic] [size:11pt]Butterscotch is still with us, living in that small room all by himself. Well, that is... when one of us humans isn't in there visiting with him. We try to go in as often as we can , but he whines and talks to us all the time while we are in the kitchen.

Had to take him to the vet today, as he was clicking loudly on the floor with his right front paw - good thing we did - he had a badly ingrown toenail . The vet cut it all out, and put some antibiotic ointment on it, with a gauze bandage on top.

The MINUTE we left him alone in his room upon returning, he had ripped it off! Faster than one could blink! Called the vet because it was bleeding, and she said it would be ok - just to keep an eye on it, and give him the antibiotic drops as prescribed. He gets amoxicillan - just like people - only thing is... both my son and I are allergic to it! No problem giving it to him though.

Look at the innocent look on his face. ~I didn't do it

just what I was thinking.......
aw Lynne--I bet some "other" being came in BS's room & ripped that bandage off. poor sweet Butterscotch......