Comments on: Fire Pictures http://www.lostwoodswegies.com/wordpress/2007/07/30/fire-pictures/ LostWoods Norwegian Forest Cats - Updates, Stories, & Random Thoughts Tue, 06 Jan 2009 23:13:56 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.1.3 By: Rangashrii http://www.lostwoodswegies.com/wordpress/2007/07/30/fire-pictures/#comment-92 Rangashrii Tue, 31 Jul 2007 04:42:18 +0000 http://www.lostwoodswegies.com/wordpress/2007/07/30/fire-pictures/#comment-92 Ms.Lisa, I am a panicking cat mom. My 5 month old wegie boy is in the process of replacing his baby teeth with adult ones. Just now,I found small streaks of blood on his chin...Does this happen with teething or should I rush him to the vet tomorrow? I am worried and I have no one else to talk to at this time of the night. Ms.Lisa, I am a panicking cat mom. My 5 month old wegie boy is in the process of replacing his baby teeth with adult ones. Just now,I found small streaks of blood on his chin…Does this happen with teething or should I rush him to the vet tomorrow? I am worried and I have no one else to talk to at this time of the night.

]]> By: lisa http://www.lostwoodswegies.com/wordpress/2007/07/30/fire-pictures/#comment-93 lisa Tue, 31 Jul 2007 14:34:11 +0000 http://www.lostwoodswegies.com/wordpress/2007/07/30/fire-pictures/#comment-93 Rangasrii, I'm sorry I didn't see this message until this morning. I hope your little guy is okay. Generally, if this were my kitten I'd try to assess where the blood is coming from, how much there is, and IF THERE IS NOT A LOT OF BLEEDING, I'd just watch him and see. If the bleeding continued I'd take him to the vet in the morning. It could be that one of the baby teeth got bumped and came out before it was quite ready, causing the gum tissue to bleed a little. but any time you have a wound that is bleeding heavily or won't stop you need to take your cat to an emergency vet as soon as possible. A great reference for cat owners and breeders is the Fanciers Health list on Yahoo Groups. While they will talk about problems that are specific to breeding and birthing kittens, there is a ton of other information on there as well. There are several vets who contribute to the list as well as a number of very knowledgeable breeders. I read it to keep up on what is going on in the world of feline health. I've also found it a great place to ask a panicked weekend or middle of the night question when you don't know if a trip to the emergency vet is needed. Since it's a global group, you'll often find someone online even then. Rangasrii, I’m sorry I didn’t see this message until this morning. I hope your little guy is okay. Generally, if this were my kitten I’d try to assess where the blood is coming from, how much there is, and IF THERE IS NOT A LOT OF BLEEDING, I’d just watch him and see. If the bleeding continued I’d take him to the vet in the morning. It could be that one of the baby teeth got bumped and came out before it was quite ready, causing the gum tissue to bleed a little. but any time you have a wound that is bleeding heavily or won’t stop you need to take your cat to an emergency vet as soon as possible.

A great reference for cat owners and breeders is the Fanciers Health list on Yahoo Groups. While they will talk about problems that are specific to breeding and birthing kittens, there is a ton of other information on there as well. There are several vets who contribute to the list as well as a number of very knowledgeable breeders. I read it to keep up on what is going on in the world of feline health. I’ve also found it a great place to ask a panicked weekend or middle of the night question when you don’t know if a trip to the emergency vet is needed. Since it’s a global group, you’ll often find someone online even then.

]]> By: Rangashrii http://www.lostwoodswegies.com/wordpress/2007/07/30/fire-pictures/#comment-94 Rangashrii Tue, 31 Jul 2007 15:20:09 +0000 http://www.lostwoodswegies.com/wordpress/2007/07/30/fire-pictures/#comment-94 Thank you so much.The bleeding has stopped and I can see the place where the clot is.He seems fine now,eating and playing. I did talk to my vet as well who told me that bleeding a little during teething is expected and if it hasn't stopped, I should bring him in.I am to feed him wet food only to soothe his sore and sensitive gums.Thank you again.I shall check out that fanciers Health list on Yahoo. Now I need to give my older one a butt bath.Apparently his fur got in the way!:))) Thank you so much.The bleeding has stopped and I can see the place where the clot is.He seems fine now,eating and playing. I did talk to my vet as well who told me that bleeding a little during teething is expected and if it hasn’t stopped, I should bring him in.I am to feed him wet food only to soothe his sore and sensitive gums.Thank you again.I shall check out that fanciers Health list on Yahoo.
Now I need to give my older one a butt bath.Apparently his fur got in the way!:)))

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