get well soon Oscar

Pal of Porty · Post by **Pal of Porty** » 04 Jun 2007, 18:29

Dadaist wrote:celebrity tart paris hilton has started her own incarceration today.

If you can't do the time - don't do the crime.

magbagpuss · Post by **magbagpuss** » 06 Jun 2007, 20:02

any update on bold Oscar ? hope he's not too bored , have you tried the pheramone spray ? that is meant to calm them.Hope you're not too frazzled . It's tough on you too , cheers Magi

Dadaist · Post by **Dadaist** » 06 Jun 2007, 20:07

magbag :

Oscar is now off antibiotics and anti-inflammatories. Next week he will be going for an x-ray to see how things are going!

magbagpuss · Post by **magbagpuss** » 06 Jun 2007, 20:11

Obviously going in right direction , great to hear , let us know how your both going , cheers Magi:lol:

magbagpuss · Post by **magbagpuss** » 12 Jun 2007, 11:10

Any updates please on Oscar, are you all coping ? Take care you all .

Dadaist · Post by **Dadaist** » 12 Jun 2007, 12:26

To an extent, he has settled into his confinement - he eats, sleeps, poos and wees ok.

Last night around midnight I had to get up and cuddle him - his cries were a bit more than your average mew, and I needed to check his food and water were ok etc. Once he had sat with me and watched a documentary on National Geographic about gangs in maximum security prisons, he was fine - he purrs so much he drools and quivers!

It's a real slog for an outdoor cat like him, and it's only 2 weeks into the game. He gets an x-ray soon and I hope this has been worth it and he is starting to mend.

magbagpuss · Post by **magbagpuss** » 20 Jun 2007, 19:38

Hi there , has Oscar had his xray yet ? just wondered how all was going ? Hope he's not too fed up .

Dadaist · Post by **Dadaist** » 20 Jun 2007, 20:13

magbagpuss wrote:Hi there , has Oscar had his xray yet ? just wondered how all was going ? Hope he's not too fed up .

Well remembered mbp! He goes tomorrow evening overnight and is x-rayed on Fri morning.

Dadaist · Post by **Dadaist** » 22 Jun 2007, 10:48

UPDATE

Great news. He is healing well and it's all lined up nicely. They were worried cos of all the shards of bone that it wouldn't but it is.

He has put on weight in his cage, which at this stage is good because it helps the healing process. Fat boy can work it off later.

He has to stay in his cage for another month.

Pal of Porty · Post by **Pal of Porty** » 22 Jun 2007, 13:30

Must be really difficult to be in a cage all that time.

magbagpuss · Post by **magbagpuss** » 22 Jun 2007, 19:21

Going right direction then , any idea of time scale now ? He's such a handsome dude .

arachnid · Post by **arachnid** » 22 Jun 2007, 21:20

It's great to hear that all is going as it should with Oscar's healing.

Another month in his cage though!!! Poor wee soul, it must be torture for him!

Hope you haven't got him near a window so that he can see all the birds etc. that he's missing out on!!!

Poppy · Post by **Poppy** » 22 Jun 2007, 21:24

Oscar could always read the books Dada has on loan....

Sandra · Post by **Sandra** » 22 Jun 2007, 23:51

Dadaist wrote: He has to stay in his cage for another month.

poor bugger

SoupDragon · Post by **SoupDragon** » 23 Jun 2007, 09:57

Glad to hear the bones are knitting, poor thing confined all this time, bet he'll make up for lost time later.

magbagpuss · Post by **magbagpuss** » 11 Jul 2007, 08:41

How's Oscar doing now ? Not too fed-up I hope ? Have some super strength cat nip if you think it might cheer him up ( feel a bit like a drug dealer saying that )Is he getting out his cage a little longer and still needing supervised when he is out? How are you going to get a holiday while he is recovering ? You must need it ! cheers Magi

Dadaist · Post by **Dadaist** » 11 Jul 2007, 09:58

He has just over a week to go now.

Watch out local miceys.

SoupDragon · Post by **SoupDragon** » 12 Jul 2007, 15:48

Good luck to Oscar
What do you think he'll do first upon his release?
Shred the sofa?
Climb the curtains?
Chase the local,rodents?
Catch the local birds?
Sulk?

Sandra · Post by **Sandra** » 13 Jul 2007, 21:22

just be happy to be free

ecm · Post by **ecm** » 13 Jul 2007, 21:41

chase cars and scratch their paintwork once he catches them.

and shred their tyres.

and spray on them.

show off his scars to all the local laydee cats.

Dadaist · Post by **Dadaist** » 13 Jul 2007, 22:37

SoupDragon wrote:Good luck to Oscar
What do you think he'll do first upon his release?
Shred the sofa?
Climb the curtains?
Chase the local,rodents?
Catch the local birds?
Sulk?

rodents and birds.

and spray wee over most greenery in his radius

Poppy · Post by **Poppy** » 17 Jul 2007, 23:00

Only a day or two to go, Oscar. Get your fur and whiskers all preened and fluffy for when you stroll manfully outside - tail at full mast - to deal with those who've dared to move in on your patch....

Dadaist · Post by **Dadaist** » 18 Jul 2007, 06:32

Oscar's friend/sparring partner has been lurking around a fair bit during the recovery. They are going to have a reunion very soon!

Poppy · Post by **Poppy** » 18 Jul 2007, 07:02

Do cats "high five"? And say "Hey, dude, how ya bin?"?

Dadaist · Post by **Dadaist** » 18 Jul 2007, 11:26

If the feline equivalent is tearing bits of fur out of your buddy then hell yeah.

magbagpuss · Post by **magbagpuss** » 19 Jul 2007, 12:05

Does Oscar have waterwings given what the weather has been like ? He'll just be glad to sniff the air n spray a mile or two . Let us know how it goes , cheers n a cuddle for the boy XX

Dadaist · Post by **Dadaist** » 21 Jul 2007, 23:39

UPDATE

he is going to be confined a while longer

the new bone growth - called a callous - is progressing, but they did an x-ray yesterday morning and it's not enough to be strong enough for him to bear weight yet. If he did it could be back to square one.

SoupDragon · Post by **SoupDragon** » 22 Jul 2007, 22:51

Oh dear
Well good luck to you all
Cant be easy keeping him confined!

Dadaist · Post by **Dadaist** » 26 Jul 2007, 21:33

US cat 'predicts patient deaths'

check out his name :

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/americas/6917113.stm

Dadaist · Post by **Dadaist** » 16 Aug 2007, 20:32

Hooray!

Oscar is now allowed out of his box. His leg is stable. He can't leave the house, but what a relief!!

Neo-Dadaist #1 had managed to impart some of the recent events to nursery, but it wasn't until I told them today that they fully understood that what was wrong was a broken leg. They thought that his transition from being "in a box" to "not in the house" (when he went for his x-ray) meant he had died!

6-8 weeks and another x-ray and he should be able to get outside.

Total cost of all the x-rays, operation and tablets was £400 which was paid for by Tesco pet insurance (except the £40) excess.

Warm thanks to everyone who said get well soon for the chappy.

Mat

rapunzell · Post by **rapunzell** » 16 Aug 2007, 20:59

Hooray for Oscar!

SoupDragon · Post by **SoupDragon** » 16 Aug 2007, 22:18

So glad Oscar out the cage!

Is he running round the house creating havoc?

My mum has got a new cat
My feline brother has been insured by my sister just in case, seeing those bills probably a good idea
Mind you the cost of inoculations and chipping wasn't covered, that came to £60 alone

magbagpuss · Post by **magbagpuss** » 17 Aug 2007, 11:56

yahooo my boy , go have fun xxxxxx magi

teddygirl · Post by **teddygirl** » 17 Aug 2007, 16:46

Poor old Oscar, he's had a right time of it but things are looking up for him now, he'll be like in an open prison instead of a high security one. Soon be on parole for good behaviour.

Dadaist · Post by **Dadaist** » 17 Aug 2007, 17:13

tyvm r, sd, mbp, tg