Yay! The vet just called
and Stealth is a little groggy, but is stitched up and I can pick him up in 4 hours :)
I do feel bad that I didn't see his injury when I looked, but the vet said because of the location of the wound and the length of the cats hair, it's easy to miss. Which makes me feel a little better.
( Batshitmentalist is sane for once, Fri 18 Sep 2009, 11:25, 10 replies, latest was 16 years ago)

Stop doing Munchausen's-by-Proxy on those poor cats
;-)
( Roota zweeeeeoooooowm, Fri 18 Sep 2009, 11:27, Reply)

Hahahaha!
Silly little buggers, both of 'em!
( Batshitmentalist is sane for once, Fri 18 Sep 2009, 11:28, Reply)

A likely story
I'm sending Pam from the Cats' Protection League out to you.
It might take her a while to get to the US of A on her Shopmobility scooter though.
( Roota zweeeeeoooooowm, Fri 18 Sep 2009, 11:44, Reply)

Now that's funny
I have a friend called Pam who is basically "cat lady".
When she finds out about Stealth, I'm gonna get a whole shitload of crap from her. And then she can buy me a beer as I just spent $1100 on the moggy!
( Batshitmentalist is sane for once, Fri 18 Sep 2009, 11:48, Reply)

$1100???
If that happens to Tigger I'll just have to fix him with superglue and tell him scars are cool.
( Roota zweeeeeoooooowm, Fri 18 Sep 2009, 11:51, Reply)

That's around
600 quid. It includes anaesthesia, stitches, pain meds, blood work, antibiotics, a drain and the removal of the stitches. Also, I took him to the hospital out of hours (not one of those "wait until the vet opens in the morning" kind of wounds )

Maybe beckyletters could give some input on if that's reasonable for all that? Seems to be to me.
( Batshitmentalist is sane for once, Fri 18 Sep 2009, 11:57, Reply)

Next time it might be cheaper to fly beckyletters over
and see if she'll do it 'on the side'...
( Roota zweeeeeoooooowm, Fri 18 Sep 2009, 11:59, Reply)

Big fat Fudge
He cost me around £550.00 to get his eye sorted. The vet ended up just whipping it out.

He's my big, fat fluffy one-eyed wonder and worth every penny.
( SpikeyPickle wishes he was mabazaritchie, Fri 18 Sep 2009, 11:55, Reply)

I'd sell my kidneys for Tigger really

( Roota zweeeeeoooooowm, Fri 18 Sep 2009, 11:59, Reply)

Damn right.
I heart Stealth and Bomber. Bomber is wandering around trying to find her big brother, and then comes and sits on my lap purring away.
( Batshitmentalist is sane for once, Fri 18 Sep 2009, 12:18, Reply)