I Don't Know How You People With Kids Do It Man....

[JOLLY]

God bless ya. I woke up and carried Simon to the vet today. It was all I could do not to cry when he was wimpering in his little carry cage thing. That broke my heart. I couldn't imagine having a child and hearing them cry out of pain.

But on a lighter note.....when I walked in there with him, both of the receptionist chicks went..."MY GOD THAT CAT IS HUGE!!". I said..."what do you expect when you're a cat and ya eat chicken breasts, salmon, and shrimp?".

[JOLLY]

yeah, whatever......I know I'm a dork.

[Vasshu the humanoid typhoon]

How did it go??

[grumptruck]

is your cat muscle bound or fat?

I've never heard a cat whine before .

[Vasshu the humanoid typhoon]

Cats are whiners...trust me....had too many not to notice by now
They can sound like friggin babies!

[51501984]

God bless ya. I woke up and carried Simon to the vet today. It was all I could do not to cry when he was wimpering in his little carry cage thing. That broke my heart. I couldn't imagine having a child and hearing them cry out of pain.

But on a lighter note.....when I walked in there with him, both of the receptionist chicks went..."MY GOD THAT CAT IS HUGE!!". I said..."what do you expect when you're a cat and ya eat chicken breasts, salmon, and shrimp?".

When you say "I Don't Know How You People With Kids Do It Man" do you mean how do we keep are sanity? I`ve got a 20 month old son and I`ll tell ya what as hard as it is keeping up with that little dude life would be boring as hell without him. I do freak out when he hurts him self , the latest was his headbanging with the kitchen table. He turned me into the cool dad ,ask anyone here when thier kids were babies/toddlers how much attention they got strolling their son/daughter around the mall. I`m getting way to deep here and off the subject I know , just wanted to give a shout out to my boy. good luck with the kitty

[JOLLY]

is your cat muscle bound or fat?

I've never heard a cat whine before .

Naw man.... my cat is a giant and he's pure muscle.He's not fat at all. He lays down alot and points his front legs straight out in front of him and his back legs hangin out the other way....kinda like the way Superman flys. When he lays that way he's every bit of 3 somethin feet long. He's freakin huge man. Sometimes I feel like I have my own little personal bobcat.

Anyways, just to cheer him up when he gets home, I got a brand new shiney freshly boiled chicken breast in the kitchen with his name all on it.

[JOLLY]

Lol,yup - they're whiners.
And when they get there they start growling and hissing.
Ya goota laugh because you know that they're there for there own good.
I gotta hand it to vets though,most of 'em seem to love animals and usually when they see them the animal isn't in the best of moods.
Does anyone else give the vet a kinda embarassed look and say something lame like "...he's usually not like this".
Lol
Like the vet's never been growled at before.
My guys growl and sit there in a terrified little ball at the same time - real frightening.
Hey Jolly,hope ole' Simon wasn't there for anything bad.

Simon's not like that. He's the most unique cat I've ever had the pleasure to know and love. I'm not saying that just cause he's mine either. I've been surrounded with cats my entire life. The day I was brought home as a baby from the hospital there was a cat in my life. I've grown up with Babe, Smokey, Tiger, Bullet, Panther, Razzleberry, Big Boy, and now Simon. Out of all those cats....I've never known a cat like Simon. he's almost like a dog. Every single time that I come home he runs up and greets me. He greets everyone. Even people in my neighborhood that I don't know know who Simon is. Most cats run and hide away from folks. He's the total opposite. He's all about runnin up to people and sayin..."what's up man".

[JOLLY]

Lol.
I think the hard thing is to not freak out when they're injured,trying to keep your calm so you don't overreact and freak your kid out.
Once when my son was about 14 months I tried to move him forward a little,(he was getting into something and I wanted him to move a bit to remove whatever it was).
Well, ka-blam down on his face.
He starts to cry and when I went to pick him up I notice some blood in his mouth.
I panic and run into the bathroom to check him out.
Poor kid is just freaking at this point,which scares me even more.
So there the two of us are freaking each other out.
The problem?
Bit lip.
By time I got him to the bathroom it had already stopped bleeding.
He was too young to remember it,but I'm sure he'll get a chuckle out of it when I tell him one day.

Ya know...I've come to the conclusion that laughter is the best medicine. I couldn't tell you how many times I've seen my niece or nephew just totally bust their ass and get somewhat hurt in a sense. Everytime that's ever happened in front of me I just giggled and laughed. I just kinda let them both know that it's alright. I reassured them. They never cried. Now I've also seen the same thing happen in front of my mother and sister. They just ran over and freaked out the kids so bad that it made them cry.

[grumptruck]

Oh yeah... just remembered.

I've heard a cat howl before. Aooooooooh type sound... type of sound you can do on a wah pedal.

[JOLLY]

Merry Christmas Simon!! It looks like you and I picked a hell of a year to quit sniffin glue. Apparantly 2008 was the year for this Jolly houshold to have surgery...lol

[DepecheMoses]

Simon's not like that. He's the most unique cat I've ever had the pleasure to know and love. I'm not saying that just cause he's mine either. I've been surrounded with cats my entire life. The day I was brought home as a baby from the hospital there was a cat in my life. I've grown up with Babe, Smokey, Tiger, Bullet, Panther, Razzleberry, Big Boy, and now Simon. Out of all those cats....I've never known a cat like Simon. he's almost like a dog. Every single time that I come home he runs up and greets me. He greets everyone. Even people in my neighborhood that I don't know know who Simon is. Most cats run and hide away from folks. He's the total opposite. He's all about runnin up to people and sayin..."what's up man".

My cat does that too!

[pzaxtl]

Merry Christmas Simon!! It looks like you and I picked a hell of a year to quit sniffin glue. Apparantly 2008 was the year for this Jolly houshold to have surgery...lol

That looks nasty! (looks like something else, too ) What did they do to him?

[JOLLY]

That looks nasty! (looks like something else, too ) What did they do to him?

That's a drainage tube man. That's the ugliest shaved poopsy I've ever seen in my life.

[H8Red442]

Duct tape and ear plugs play a huge factor.

[ImmortalSix]

yikes man, that picture is definitely, uh, NSFW?

I know it's just a cat's back or something, but if somebody walked past your cubicle, they could get the wrong idea!

[JOLLY]

Duct tape and ear plugs play a huge factor.

I'm a big fan of duct tape. I was talkin to gearjoneser last night. We both came to the conclusion that all I needed was a razor knife to fix him. I'm glad I didn't take our idiotic trashed advice....lol

Actually, it only cost $110. I think I got off pretty good with that. But then again...can ya really put a price on unconditional love? I mean I'm sure I could if they'd told me it was gonna be 5 grand or something. I'd have just brought him home, told him I loved him, cracked him upside the head with a hammer, and dug a trench with my machine.......lol...

that was a joke......

[daemon barbeque]

Man ,that looks nasty!
How long does he run with "puss" on his back?LOL

Man I love simon ,he has this "howdy?" kind of look on his face.
His body proportions and his movement shows self esteem and pride...

We Vets have mostly problem with cats...Claws are not our best friends and cats are extremely well trained at using them...

I can handle a big dog (I mean a rotweiler with 35-40 gk weight and big teeth) alone ,but for an ill cat ,I need at least 2 people to help me(One holds the lower arm and neck ,one pushes the hip down)...
I had many bad days with extreme agressiv and "fast" cats ,which where horrible for both sides.
It's really not funny when you try to drill in a vein ,and the cat jumps ,try to shred your face first ,brake the infusion bottle ,jump over shattered glass ,find a little whole to hide and freak the crap out of everybody...It took 2 hours to take her out from the hole ,and it was impossible to stop her...Well with that kind of owner (A freakin' nasty and stupid ol lady) ,it's no surprise!She didn't hold her neck as i said ,and let her jump around...The cat's shreddy claw was only 1 cm away from my eye!