Vic at the vet, and some Vic pics

[vilakins]

Vic is at the vet having his teeth scaled and the lesion on his nose frozen off. They rang me to say that he was so stressed (as he always is there) his heart was racing, so I'm going to bring him home as soon as I can. We were going to leave him there because we thought it was be easier for him to have an Elizabethan collar and be locked in somewhere else, but I'm now sure he'd be a lot happier at home even if he can't go out.

Anyway, here are some photos I took of him recently.

Vic pics.


A ball of Vic, on one of the spare beds.


Vic at our bedroom window. We've started having the blinds up a bit so that the cats don't damage them trying to get through, and they enjoy the better view.


I took this last weekend. Vic loves newspapers (see icon), and as soon as Greg put this one on the cane table to read, Vic leapt onto it. He was in the same position as the cat ornament I put there, but moved slightly. Still, pretty close! You can see the lesion just above his pink nose.

Comments

[mab_browne]

He's a handsome boy. I wonder what it is about cats with the saddleback markings that they go into those zigzags? ThugBoy has a similar arrangement.

[vilakins]

And a similar nickname! Even though Vic is big and tough, he's the worst scaredy-cat at the vet. The girls don't like it, but he's terrified.

We always say that he looks as if someone poured thick black paint on him and it ran down his sides a little.

[san-valentine.livejournal.com]

Vic's a big, handsome fellow, isn't he ? He must seem very solid compared to the girls. That cat ornament is a very good match for him - not quite the same, but pretty close.

I hope his op goes well and he recovers soon.

[kerravonsen]

(pets Vic)

[vilakins.livejournal.com]

He's very solid and tough-looking, yet he's the biggest scaredy-cat at the vet. We can't even board him when he go away, he gets so stressed, so the neighbours feed him here though he misses us. The girls would go looking for company so we don't leave them alone, but Vic just stays around the house and garden.

[vilakins.livejournal.com]

:-)

[kalypso-v.livejournal.com]

Poor Vic! I hope the ordeal is over soon. I don't know how Tabitha will cope with being left with the vets to have her teeth done; I'm hoping that having made a recent trip there and returned safely she'll be a little less frightened.

[kernezelda]

He's a handsome fellow. :) Much luck with the operation!

[imhilien.livejournal.com]

Lovely pics... I hope he feels much better soon.

[ultrapsychobrat.livejournal.com]

Vic is such a love--give him a pat. He'll like being home--my boys were always worse than the girls when they were sick.

[elmey.livejournal.com]

I love the pic of Vic and his mini me. I hope you and he manage with that collar and that he heals quickly!

[vilakins.livejournal.com]

If she coped with that, she should be fine. The girls don't like going either, but they're a lot better with it and fine with being boarded there. Vic's such a scaredy-cat despite being a big strapping chap.

He came through the op fine but they're keeping him in to see if he'll leave his nose alone so we can get him tomorrow morning without a collar. They said they put him in a bigger cage and the painkillers and sedatives will calm him down. I said I'd get him of he was stressed but they didn't call back, so I'll collect him tomorrow morning.

[vilakins.livejournal.com]

He's fine. I'm collecting him tomorrow morning now because they're going to see if he'll be OK with his nose without a collar.

[vilakins.livejournal.com]

Full of painkillers and sedatives; he's probably feeling very spaced out. :-)

[vilakins.livejournal.com]

He's just terrified when we take him to the vet, and we can't board him like the girls, but get the neighbours to feed him here; all of the cats are happier with that arrangement. Maybe it's a make cat thing? He's the only boy we've had.

[vilakins.livejournal.com]

Mini me: perfect! :-D I probably bought that ornament because it reminded me of him.

[entropy-house.livejournal.com]

Poor stressed out Vic. I hope he doesn't have to wear the collar & can come home and relax without it.

[vilakins.livejournal.com]

They're keeping him in overnight to see if he can. I'm picking him up tomorrow morning.

[luinielle.livejournal.com]

He's a handsome cat. :o) I hope his operation is a success and he'll quickly heal.

[glitterboy1.livejournal.com]

Poor Vic, I'm sorry. I hope it's all gone well, and that he's home safely soon...

[hafren.livejournal.com]

Aw, poor baby! get well soon, Vic.

[extreme-queen.livejournal.com]

I hope he feels better when he's home.

[zoefruitcake.livejournal.com]

poor stressed Vic :0( He is a handsome fella though

[vjezkova.livejournal.com]

Vic is such a lovely boy, he reminds me of our beloved Tomáš who had been murdered by my close relative some 10 years ago...
Poor thing, he will recover with you by his side, I am sure!

[jaxomsride.livejournal.com]

Last photo "I'll call him mini me!"

Hope he does well. Poor Vic!
We usually have to trim any collar they put on our cats.For some reason they always fit a too big one on and then the poor things can't get at the food!

[vilakins.livejournal.com]

He's fine! He's home without a collar and even eating soft food happily.

[vilakins.livejournal.com]

He's home and looks fairly happy, though he howled all the way in the car; he's such a big sook.

[vilakins.livejournal.com]

I'm sure he will! He's home now and has eaten.

[vilakins.livejournal.com]

Thanks, and he does! :-)

[vilakins.livejournal.com]

He really doesn't handle things well, though he seems so laid-back. Giving him the meds will be a pain, perhaps literally for us. :-P At least they're liquid.

[vilakins.livejournal.com]

You could have prosecuted the bastards here! I'd never forgive them for that.

He's home and looking fairly happy. How he'll feel tonight when we have to give him his meds is another matter.

[vilakins.livejournal.com]

It is Vic's mini me!

There was a little cat at the vet whose owner said he had to take the collar off to let her eat. I'm so glad we don't have to have one because though he's normally very laid-back, he gets incredibly stressed by things like that.

[jaxomsride.livejournal.com]

We've discovered that if the collar is as small as it can be, so long as it fulfills its function the cat tolerates it much better. It's when their whiskers are against the sides they tend to be unhappy.

Mind you so saying I dread putting one on monkey as he freaks even when he has a collar put on.
He does a classic "aaagh I'm choking!" act.
Every cat is different. Catkin loves playing "dress up".

[vilakins.livejournal.com]

Jasmin (and Tessa before her) went mad when they first had collars put on, but I just tried again later and about the third try worked. They're all chipped, but I like to make it obvious that a cat has a home.

[vjezkova.livejournal.com]

*Cuddle Vic* I hope all is well with Vic?
About our Tomáš - my children and I haven´t approach those relatives since then but as they are George´s brotherˇs family, we do speak with them formally. We will never forgive this murder! Tomáš was the most gentle and harmless cat, more like a pillow,eight years old. We adored him and my mum was his mum too. We love Tygr but he has a different personality, he is a real "tygr". Tomáš was our "Susíček" (suseetshek) - this nickname he received from my son Jirka, who loved him to pieces.

[vilakins.livejournal.com]

I wouldn't speak to them at all. At least he had eight happy years with you.

Vic is fine! I just saw him running around in the garden and jumping the fence. :-)

[vjezkova.livejournal.com]

Great news!
Have a good day!