Vet Drama

Crazy kitty cat drama this week. We went up to visit Craig's family over Labor Day weekend, and when we came home Monday we found Obie with a bloody nose. Naturally, our first thought was, "Well, I guess it's time to get Mika declawed..." The vet had warned us that she could hurt him, since he doesn't have claws and can't defend himself against hers. We figured they must have been playing rough and she got him in the face.

Well...long story short, Mika's at the vet overnight tonight after getting declawed. Meanwhile, I'm concerned about Obie's nose and we decide it would be a good idea to have the vet look at it and make sure it's healing okay, not infected, etc. So, the vet looks him over, comes in to talk to us and says he doesn't think Obie was scratched at all, but that his boo boo is a burn--either electrical (from chewing on a cord, which he does every once in awhile) or chemical (from God knows what). He has sores on his tongue, too, which indicate that he probably chewed on something that burned his mouth.

Why is my cat so stupid? I feel so sad for him, but I hate it that I don't know how he did it to himself, and don't know how to keep him from doing it again. Of all the things to take a liking to chewing on...electrical cords. And of course, now we realize that the expense of declawing Mika could have waited, but oh well. My poor kitties. It's all antibiotics and special cat litter for the next couple weeks. Pets can be such high maintenance.