Post by: RedwoodsMama on July 05, 2013, 05:54:33 PM
I could not eat and have lost the weight I had been trying so hard, eight to ten pounds in the last two weeks or so , and even more....not the way I recommend though............My friend knew I was in bad shape and she also is in animal rescue, esp Cats. I got an email from her a few days ago, and it said, Baby Carl needs your help...? I thought, Karl Kat is gone, what does she mean, and Karl Kat is spelled with a K not a C. I wanted to make sure it was not the usual spelling and even CAT is spelled, or was spelled, Kat. I opened up the email to see some cute photos of a little kitten, and at first glance, he is a brown and white tabby and cute, but not my Karl Kat.
To shorten the story, it is a little kitten that was born to a feral outside mom, and he was being fostered, and not even in Humboldt County, but in Trinity County, really wild in the Redwoods, not on the coast. My friend saw his name, and thought of me right away and that is why she sent me the photos. I thought right away how cute but did not know how my hubby would feel, his decision is allways the final one. Losing Mama cat on top of Karl Kat was tough on him also. We still have seven cats left, and our one dog and had also lost two turtles to Ravens in June, I hate June 2013. I could not wait for July to get here.
After a lot of soul searching, my hubby suddenly called me from work a couple of days ago, and asked if I wanted, Baby Carl? I said yes, I do! I got to see him for the first time on July 2nd, after my friend spent hours driving past an Indian Reservation on a hot day to go pick him up and she brought him home. I fell in love the minute I picked him up. On July 4th, after returning from the movie, The Lone Ranger, I walked over with a carrier in hand, and got my new fur baby.
He is gorgeous, and has the most unusual markings. He has some stripes, but beautiful spots on his sides and a long tail with a kink at the end of it, just like our tortie kitten, Fuzi. ;) He was born about ten weeks ago, but is still small. He goes for his first shots on Monday and his check up, he has been wormed and had advantage, but until he gets his first vaccine, he has to only look at the other cats and dog through cage walls. He is a fur ball , all purrs and as sweet as can be.
My hubby came up with a name that both sounds exotic like his markings, but also fits his personality, KARUNA. It means Compassion and forgot the other part.. Anyway, Karl Kat was allways my favorite and the new baby can't have the same name, even spelled differently but he will live on in the spirit of this new little addition. Hope you like his photos. He looks much prettier or handsomer in person, but I think you get an idea of how cute he is. All white paws and stomach with instead of the usual pink nose, very dark black and lovely black markings on the side of his eyes like Egyptians, maybe he wore makeup in another lifetimes...LOL.
Let me know what you think.
RWM :cat-hug: I will have to introduce him to the Pleos and get some photos of his interactions... :cat-hug:
Post by: kat on July 05, 2013, 06:14:48 PM
Post by: Talon on July 05, 2013, 07:00:13 PM
Talon
Post by: RedwoodsMama on July 05, 2013, 07:05:44 PM
He could have some Bengal in him that would make sense!Can you post a photo of your Mother in laws cat some time,, ? I would love to see what he looks like. ;D Thanks, and yes, I am hoping this guy starts a positive trend, there has been so much bad luck and sorrow lately. I know you understand, thanks Kat! RWM :cat-hug:
Post by: RedwoodsMama on July 06, 2013, 07:10:58 PM
Karuna is a Sanskrit word and is used in Hinduism and Buddhism. It is translanted to mean any action that is taken to diminish the suffering of others and could also be translated as "compassionate action." When individuals experience enlightenment, they report that all beings are known as one. Therefore, it is natural to extend compassionate action or Karuna to everyone without distinction because we are all one. As we help others and aid them in their healing process, all beings benefit. Because of the oneness of all beings, it is understood that Karuna is not only extended to others out of love, but also because it is an entirely logical thing to do. In the same way that you would want to heal your own wounds, you would also want the wounds of others to heal. It is also stated in the Buddhist literature that Karuna must be accompanied by parjna or wisdom in order to have the right effect.
Karuna is the motivating quality of all enlightened beings who are working to end suffering on Earth. They continually send an unlimited amount of healing energy and guidance to us, but not all are receptive to it. As you develop Karuna in yourself, not only are you helping others, but you also become more receptive to the Karuna that is being sent by all enlightened beings. Thus your healing is quickened as well.
I think it is a very appropriate name for this little guy. He not only is sweet and very exotic as his name sounds, but he, Karuna is helping to bring Healing into my life which has been recently turned upside down, inside out and full of death and tragedy. I am fast learning to love this little guy. He goes to the vet for his first check up on Monday, and shots. I will find out more about his genetics then, though Bengal sounds and looks right from photos I have seen.
July is turning out to be a good month. Now if I can keep my other seven cats healthy, I will be happy. ;) RWM :cat-hug:
Post by: Lunamione7 on July 07, 2013, 02:52:59 AM
Post by: Crewella on July 07, 2013, 04:26:58 AM
Post by: RedwoodsMama on July 07, 2013, 01:11:53 PM
RWM :cat-hug:
Post by: kat on July 13, 2013, 09:57:29 PM
Post by: RedwoodsMama on July 13, 2013, 10:08:00 PM
My friend told me about a month ago, Xena disappeared. :( She was very friendly and she was taken by someone. I felt bad for Xena, but perhaps the person or persons that took her will give her a better home, I know I was warned not to let this guy out or the same thing will happen. The older he gets his spots and markings should get darker. I would love to see more photos of Kleenje if you can get more sometime, a side view or standing up view would be great. I can tell he looks very laid back and sweet like you said. Karuna and I thank you. I will have to post more photos. He had his first kitten check up and vaccinations on July 7th, and they said he looked great, very healthy, and about 9-10 weeks old. He also was put down in their records as Bengal X, so they could tell by looking also! RWM :) I will see if I can find a photo or I have a short video I took last summer of Xena when I took my pleos to my friends house .
Post by: Angela on July 14, 2013, 12:31:24 AM
...Kleenje (Kl-ain-cha) which means little one in Dutch.....
Kleenje must be: Kleintje. ;) The pronunciation is right. Funny name. My brother always calls me "Kleintje". And I call him "Grote" What means big one. :-\
Nice little white panthers both ;)
edit: typos ???
Post by: kat on July 14, 2013, 05:37:29 PM
So glad we have people on here from around the world who can keep it straight for us. ;D Now to go off and fix the spelling on his photo..... :)
RWM - She got him as a baby when he was about 10 weeks old. His mother was Bengal - not sure about his father. He has a very deep voice for a cat and he doesn't talk excessively but he will talk to you if you talk to him. So you can have a conversation that is one side human words and one side cat meows :D He will talk to you if he wants your attention too. He is very smart, worked out how to open doors by himself. He was very curious as a kitten, quite active but also very gentle. He wasn't a lot different from other kittens I know. He has mellowed down a bit now he is a little older, still all of the above things just in a less intense way. He loves lap cuddles and will sit on you for hours. ;D
Post by: RedwoodsMama on July 14, 2013, 09:32:02 PM
Thanks for telling me about his purrsonality. He sounds very nice and mellow, how old is he right now? I did hear that Bengals are very smart and are good at opening doors, dresser dwars, etc. I also heard they are very athletic. but I don't know about Mixes. I did hear their voices sound different, deeper I think is the word. I know Karuna is not excessively more noisy right now, but my friend who has six more foster kittens from the same place where he came from, commented on how his voice is different. Very loud and more plaintive, like asking for something. Kittens are all kittens at this age, so as he gets a bit older I will be able to tell more. He has already adjusted well to all the cats and even the dog which is good.
He is more interested in playing and running on the floors right now then cuddling, but who can blame you when you came from a bunch of brothers and sisters and suddenly you are by yourself, you would prefer to be with your own kind. He is good at riding on my shoulder and that is when he purrs up a storm. It is fun comparing how he is growing to Fuzi, our Tortie who we got in Nov, after our Lei Lu , 15 years old Tortie died. She is queen of the roost, and gorgeous, very smart and loves people. She bosses the other cats around, where this little guy, Karuna is just having fun playing with anyone who wants to play with him. It was funny watching Karuna chew on a pork neck bone yesterday, he was growling and acted and looked like a wild cat. :D
If you get anymore photos of your Mother INlaws cat, please post them so I can compare and watch how Karuna grows up, It is nice to hear that Kleintje is now mellow as I read several things on the internet that was trying to discourage people from getting these Bengals or crosses, saying they do not make good pets, too aggressive, will attack other pets, including big dogs, destroying things in the house, knocking over knick knacks, etc.( I have long ago put all my breakables away, as any cat that likes to climb will knock over breakables, just use common sense with cats is my advice, no matter what the breed.)
Thanks again Kat and also to Angela for the spelling, he looks like a lovely cat and It is nice to know that Karuna seems to be in good "company". :) RWM :cat-hug:
We have had Karuna now for ten days so I am busy taking new photos and will post more photos and or video in next day or two.
Post by: fancyfont on July 15, 2013, 09:50:28 PM
July will be a much better month. :)
Post by: Crewella on July 16, 2013, 07:57:23 AM
And it's nice to hear you sounding more cheerful after a tough few months. :arms:
He really is astonishingly beautiful. :cat-hug:
Post by: RedwoodsMama on July 17, 2013, 11:34:24 AM
I sat pretified for what seemed like an eternity waiting for the results. If it had been positive I think I would have died. Losing another cat after losing three cats in less than a year and the love of my life, Karl Kat would have been unbearable. I. Am looking forward to some healthier months and happier ones also.Ii will post some current photos later today. We had a scare this morning already, where the little ,safety, collar he was wearing somehow got caught in his mouth and he was choking and panicked jumping aroung trying to get it off. I tried to undo it but it was so tight and he was so scared he was fighting me and scratched the dickens out of my hand , he was so scared.like
Luckily my hubby was still home and I ran yelling into the other room with Karuna. My hubby got the collar out of his mouth while I held him. Poor little baby...need a safer collar that will break away..this was something I do not want repeated. R WM :cat-hug:
Post by: Talon on July 17, 2013, 11:59:21 AM
Talon
Post by: kat on July 17, 2013, 06:13:44 PM
Anyway that has worked well for me. :)
Post by: RedwoodsMama on July 17, 2013, 09:03:14 PM
Here is a compilation of three short videos of Karuna playing the last couple of days, enjoying fresh air and sunshine. He had his first vaccinations and goes back for the second set at the end of the month or right after my foot surgery...( Next Tuesday...) Hope you enjoy it even thought it is dark in spots. Hard to video a baby Kitten that is so active. RWM :cat-hug:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ofSYz2hMi1s
Post by: Talon on July 18, 2013, 12:42:55 PM
Talon
Post by: RedwoodsMama on July 21, 2013, 03:17:55 PM
Luckily he got his first vaccine at the vets on July 8th, Last night Karuna got his first dose of Clavamox, and anitibotic, so within another 24 hrs he should start feeling better or off to the vets. Keep your fingers crossed that he gets to feeling better soon. Thanks. :) RWM :cat-hug:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NwfZxsS_RNE
Post by: kat on July 22, 2013, 05:09:33 PM
Good luck to you for Surgery tomorrow. will be thinking of you. :arms:
Post by: Shelby30 on July 22, 2013, 06:47:17 PM
Post by: RedwoodsMama on July 25, 2013, 03:05:45 PM
Post by: kat on July 25, 2013, 05:08:15 PM
Post by: RedwoodsMama on July 26, 2013, 01:34:49 AM
With a temp of over 105, stuffed up and runny nose, runny red eyes ,and his chest is wheezing. :o :( iNcubation period is up to ten days, which is a couple of days after he was at the vets. My cats all picked up a virus two years ago while at the vets. One cat, Karl Kat, went in for a treatement, and within 24-36 hrs he was sick, and one by one, all nine of my cats got sick, with Karl kat and April being sick enough to be on antibiotics. My two oldest cats at the time, Aiffa and Lei Lu were the last two to get it and got the mildest form,
Karuna has ulcers or sores on the back of his throat, and it hurts to swallow, You can hear him wheezing and cats are not used to breathing through their mouths..The good news is that he gained almost a lb since July 8th when first at the vets, going from 2 lbs 12 oz to 3 lbs 10 oz.. He is hydrated, so all I can do is give him supportive care, He is taking Lysine , multivitamin, and trying to keep him warm and out of drafts. I am sleeping on the couch with my foot elevated and him in a big kennel cage next to my head. I warmed up a sock full of rice in the microwave to help heat him up. Poor guy looks miserable. He will continue to take the Clavamox but unless he gets a secondary infection, antibiotics do no good, The vet said hopefully in another couple of days it would run it's course, but she did not even say that "he could die" from this, Kittens and the elderly and immune suppressed have a high mortality rate from cat flu. I have to keep my other cats away, even though they have their vaccines, I don't trust what the vet says, my cats all got sick last time Karl Kat went to that office.
Karuna is just a baby and only 12 weeks old to be so sick, poor guy has not even been with me one month yet! I wish I knew what else I could do. Has anyone else successfully treated cat flu before with kittens or even older cats? I feel so helpless just listening to him wheeze and his sad sad eyes. I know he feels miserable. :(Looks like July is not going to be much better than June was........... RWM :cat-hug:
Post by: RedwoodsMama on July 28, 2013, 11:35:59 AM
I also have to keep my other seven cats away, even though vaccinated, this can live in the environment for up to seven days and he could now be a carrier which means his immune system will allways be compromised..so depressing to think I went from a healthy beautiful kitten , one vaccine and now a sick little guy...........................Help. any suggestions or stories of cats getting over this terrible disease.? NO comments means nobody has anything encouraging I guess. RWM :( :cat-hug:
forgot to add this is a long drawn...............................out illness can take up to ten days to get over this is since Friday when fever hit................................ :(
Post by: kat on July 28, 2013, 04:05:33 PM
Post by: Crewella on July 29, 2013, 06:19:50 AM
I find Hills a/d very good for feeding cats that aren't eating - it's concentrated so they don't need as much to keep them going. I can also vouch for hand-feeding warm chicken breast - in my experience, if that doesn't temp them, nothing will.
Paws crossed for him. :flowers:
Post by: RedwoodsMama on July 29, 2013, 09:37:53 PM
Bad news he gave me Pink Eye, all the time he spent on my left shoulder he sneezed on my face or rubbed his eyes on my face and sure enough I woke up this weekend with red itchy eye that I confirmed before my first post op apt is pink eye so now I have it and some med for it. Then I talked to the vet and they prescribed some eye anitibiotics for Karuna so we can take it together, though his is eye ointment and myne is eye drops. His also cost a lot more than myne! I think another week of this and he should be better. Then it is cross my fingers that none of the other seven get the cat flu.
Did your kitties all have their cat flu vaccines Crewella? He had his first vaccine but still got sick. I know even with vaccines they can get it, but usually milder. Poor babies. Glad to hear yours recovered. it is a nasty disease and you feel so bad for them, I think Karuna got sick,just to put off his " neuter" of his "cotton puffs" . LOL :D RWM :cat-hug:
Post by: Crewella on July 30, 2013, 03:35:03 AM
Four of my five are vaccinated; two of those were absolutely prostrate for days and the other two didn't seem so ill but developed eye ulcers and bronchitis. The fifth, 18 year old Minnie, hasn't had a vaccination for a few years but funnily enough seemed to come out of it the best (she was vaccinated when younger).
I say my five ...... there was a poor old stray taken into the vets with a broken leg a couple of weeks ago. They operated on him to save the leg, but he had nowhere to go ........ so he is currently on cage rest in my bathroom. ;) :litterbox:
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