Beautiful cats, PJ!

Anniet, you need to go here:

http://gofundme.com

You tell your story, use photos, set a financial goal, and good people will help you. No, the kitty shouldn't be with boisterous cats, right now.

Also, get your local news to feature your kitty, newspaper is fine.
(Though you probably reached a wide audience here!)

A successful sample:

http://globalnews.ca/news/1528125/crowdfunding-helps-local-dog-get-needed-surgery/

This works in the UK, too.

CC

Thanks so much CC :) I rang my sister tonight and told her I will pay for an x-ray for him. That is my Christmas shopping done. Kind of a relief really :) But the x-ray will probably just be the start so thank you so much for the links. I think they will prove useful in the days and weeks to come.

XMAS Shopping, yep, I did that, for Grace and Me, She got 32-6oz cans of cat food and I got a used Asus X79 RIVE motherboard, My list is shrinking at least. Thanksgiving seems to be the only day My extended family sees Me anymore.

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Thank for helping this kitty. Please keep us posted Anniet and post links once they are in place.

Oreo, learned to walk again, so there is always hope. There are also mobility aids for critters.

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She was my cousins cat, she was there always and liked to scratch my hands and legs. Not anymore.

My cousin and his family have new cat, called Miska-Oliver



As You can see, she is already chasing the mouse :D

Now I have to visit my cousin again, just to see if Miska-Oliver likes to scratch my feet :)

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@WezH Awwwwwwwwwww :) Miska-Oliver is so CUTE!!!! :) She will help to heal their broken hearts I know. Thanks for letting us know WezH :)

@Uli - I will do. I'm seeing my sister, and consequently Bagheera, this week :) and hoping to get an update from her either this evening or tomorrow. The latest news is that he seems to be acquiring some feeling and a tiny amount of movement in one of his back legs but the other one is cold - suggesting there is little or no blood circulating through it so it might need to be amputated :(

My brother in law is not happy about the crowd funding notion - the merest suggestion of it seems to have made him prepared to open his wallet :))))))) pride eh? Not sure how far his newfound generosity will extend so I WILL be discussing it further and at length when I see them :)

@Chris :)))

@WezH Awwwwwwwwwww :) Miska-Oliver is so CUTE!!!! :) She will help to heal their broken hearts I know. Thanks for letting us know WezH :)

@Uli - I will do. I'm seeing my sister, and consequently Bagheera, this week :) and hoping to get an update from her either this evening or tomorrow. The latest news is that he seems to be acquiring some feeling and a tiny amount of movement in one of his back legs but the other one is cold - suggesting there is little or no blood circulating through it so it might need to be amputated :(

My brother in law is not happy about the crowd funding notion - the merest suggestion of it seems to have made him prepared to open his wallet :))))))) pride eh? Not sure how far his newfound generosity will extend so I WILL be discussing it further and at length when I see them :)

@Chris :)))

The words 'vein graft' comes to mind, maybe there is a vet out there that could save the kittens leg? Crowdfunding seems to be an excellent idea, I wish I could help more than this of course.

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Yep, them cats alright, and dogs for that matter, they can get along quite well together:)

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Here's an article on Cats that you might like:
http://www.alternet.org/culture/why-house-cats-generally-dont-care-about-you

Why Cat Treats Work So Well

Though house cats and wild cats have a lot in common, their genetic differences reveal how the domestication of house cats may have worked. Areas where the domestic cat's genome differs from wild cats are linked to adaptations in fear and memory/reward conditioning.

The changes in fear conditioning would make house cats more difficult to startle — though this doesn't explain the neurotic tendencies of many domestic house cats. Genetic changes in the memory/reward system would make it easier for house cats to quickly link rewards (like treats) with actions. House cats can, in theory, attribute rewards received to 'good' actions faster than their wild counterparts. During neonatal development, domestic house cats have higher numbers of the progenitor cells that form the cortical areas responsible for processing reward information. This leads to larger cortical areas that are responsible for processing reward information – fine tuning house cats' ability to hone in on what exactly led to the cat treat.

Cats Are Becoming Dog-Like

Cats retain more similarities to their wild counterparts than dogs do. The domestication process in cats more than likely started with increased docility, making it easier for cats to interact with humans. These changes would have been a result of 'self-domestication', where animals selectively breed to encourage or discourage traits.

Interestingly this is somewhat similar to early genetic modifications in dogs. Some of the first genetic changes in dogs were thought to involve reduced hostility and changes in social cognition. Evolutionarily speaking, cats may still be early in the domestication process — especially when compared to dogs. Over time, as the domestication process continues, it would not be unreasonable to expect cats to become more like dogs.

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Over time, as the domestication process continues, it would not be unreasonable to expect cats to become more like dogs

...and face the ultimate shame :)))))))))

Thanks for the links CC and Vic :) excellent!! :)

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Heh heh heh heh :))))))))))) Yet another good one Vic :)

The first one's for me... not you CC :)

I <3 Siyah, and Happy...

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I <3 Siyah, and Happy...

Awwwww :) I expect Siyah's settled right in now :)

And people think I've got a BIG Cat, this lady has the Heavy Artillery...

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And people think I've got a BIG Cat, this lady has the Heavy Artillery...

You found my cats, Vic. Thanks :-)

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And people think I've got a BIG Cat, this lady has the Heavy Artillery...

You found my cats, Vic. Thanks :-)

Ok so We know who is the Cheetah here... ;)

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