Pet Hazards Options

[gingerspal]

great post marcia!!! As I read each poem I got more and more filled up with positive feelings.
I love your ideas about trying to help the people in the apartment fire and trying to help pet owners understand little known hazards.
Does anyone know how ones goes about training an outdoor cat to stay away from the garage or driveway? if I could have known how to train him I would have--I was too soft on him. My s.o. would toss a empty pop can in his direction (for the noise) when he skooted in the garage door to disuade him--but it didn't "stick". I would really like to know how I could have handled this. It may be a moot point because I don't think I will ever own another outdoor cat (I didn't want one in the first place but I took him in and he was used to being outdoors and I couldn't subject my other indoor cat to him). but I would like this on your hazard list--about cats who lounge in the driveway or bolt inside opening garage doors--but I don't know what the "remedy" would be.
loved the poems, marcia--very uplifting!

[Muffins]

Hi Everyone:

I'd like to ask for everyone's prayers, in regard to my sweet Lucy Girl.....

The vet called back......
She's extremely concerned about Lucy's temperature.

Her blood sugars came back wicked high.
A pancreatitis test didn't come out normal....

She's very tired, and not acting herself..
Mr. Yoster is on top of the bed, while Ms. Lucy is on the cold floor.....

We're going back to the vet at 11:30am tomorrow; Lucy is not to eat anything after midnight.

But, after the injection today of antibiotics, and the sub-Q fluids....... she doesn't seem interested in anything....
On occasion, she'll come out and lap up some water......but, she's under the bed right now.

It could be diabetes............but, then again, it could have to do with her "Prednilisone"; (though, we've gotten her dose
down to the lowest possible).... So, the vet said, "probable diabetes".....

She doesn't know "what else" could be going on in her lungs.....
She's concerned about some big infection somewhere.....

And, I just ask that maybe if everyone say a little something, send some "healing prayers", for our Girl.......

She and Mr. Yoster were adopted 3/6/2004 as "adult kitties"......... six & seven years old, respectively....

It's true that I had Ernestine for 2 months shy of 20 years old....and, I loved her with all of my heart and soul.....

But, I love Lucy soooooooooo much, and I would be broken-hearted if anything ever happened to her!!!

I know you can all relate!!!

Thank you!

Love, Denise