| Animal Attraction Pets and Other critters. |
 | 
12-20-2006, 10:46 PM
|  | Mom of the Four Men | | Join Date: Sep 2000 Location: Canada, sort of
Posts: 17,476
| |
...through absolutely no fault of his own. Stupid $%#@!!! Siamese, anyhow! Grumble.
I heard him coughing in the kitchen. He coughed and coughed, but then, he always does that. usually, he brings up a meatball, or a huge chunk of cookie, or once, a sideways pretzel stick. We usually leave him to it and clean up whatever afterward. See, he doesn't chew. Never. He gags on dry dogfood because the chunks are too big. He gags on catfood because he gulps it whole. The vet told us that occasionally, a cat will do that, and there's nothing you can do to change their minds.
Tonight, he coughed for longer than usual, but finally stopped. I went into the kitchen about then to stir the spghetti sauce, and saw Moo sitting hunched over, foam all over his mouth and he looked like he was coughing or gagging, but there was no sound. He hunched farther and further down, and more and more foam came out of his mouth. I yelled for #2, who helpfully said,"Ewww! He's drooling!" and called for #1 to help clean it up.
#1 came running in, saw Moodles, who was by this time slumped over till his head was touching the kitchen floor, still foaming but otherwise not making a sound. #1 said,"OMG, he's choking to death!", scooped up the Moo, placed him over his forearm and whacked his back. Nothing, so he put him down on the floor, found his belly, and pushed really hard twice.
Moody coughed and gagged really loudly, and a whole slice of roast beef fell out! This was about 3" by 4"- a big thick slice, and the darned cat swallowed the entire thing. Partway. Moody panted and gasped for a minute or so, then got up, shook himself and groomed his paw. He glared at #1, then strolled out of the kitchen as if nothing had ever happened.
If the kids don't make me age prematurely, the cats will. My heart was pounding for an hour afterward. |
12-20-2006, 11:21 PM
|  | Geeky goof | | Join Date: Jul 2000 Location: Boston, Mass.
Posts: 5,605
| | Re Moody is still alive... | |
Oy! I'm glad he's OK, even if he doesn't seem to have learned anything from the experience. Dumb cat! |
12-20-2006, 11:36 PM
| | Mom of the Four Men | | Join Date: Sep 2000 Location: Canada, sort of
Posts: 17,476
| | Re Moody is still alive... | |
You have no idea. After he was ok, he tried to grab the piece of meat as we scooped it up. Sort of disproves intelligent design, doesn't it?  |
12-21-2006, 12:03 AM
|  | I'm Sparkly in Real Life | | Join Date: Mar 2001 Location: It's not heaven, it's Iowa
Posts: 24,356
| | Re Moody is still alive... | |
Poor Moody!!! Good thing #1 is an EMT!!!!
__________________ C-My Designs has been updated! Check out my new, improved website for incredible jewelry design. SUBSCRIBE TO The Beading Help Web Blog who knows, you just might learn something!!
Take the pledge. Just say no to  |
12-21-2006, 09:36 AM
|  | Insert witty comment here | | Join Date: Jul 2000 Location: Alabama
Posts: 18,839
| | Re Moody is still alive... | |
 Poor Moody! I'm so glad he's okay!
__________________ Melanie
|
12-21-2006, 09:43 AM
|  | Dancing in the streets | | Join Date: Jul 2000 Location: Home of the Frito
Posts: 4,932
| | Re Moody is still alive... | |
Oh my, I don't think my heart would have stopped beating fast still! Scary!
__________________
What sig line? |
12-21-2006, 09:55 AM
|  | Yes, I am just this cute! | | Join Date: Aug 2000 Location: The Gem State
Posts: 7,332
| | Re Moody is still alive... | |
 
What a life!
__________________
Margo
|
12-21-2006, 10:14 AM
|  | Hot and Juicy | | Join Date: Nov 2000 Location: off campus
Posts: 46,671
| | Re Moody is still alive... | |
OMG!!!!!
Cindy - from now on only make shredded beef! |
12-21-2006, 10:37 AM
|  | Epinions Members | | Join Date: Jul 2000 Location: Nowhere, PA
Posts: 5,619
| | Re Moody is still alive... | |
How scary! I'm glad he's ok!
__________________ ~Tina
----------
"Even here, in Hillbilly Hell, we have standards." Sally from Cars
Casually Christina (blog) |
12-21-2006, 12:03 PM
| | Mom of the Four Men | | Join Date: Sep 2000 Location: Canada, sort of
Posts: 17,476
| | Re Moody is still alive... | |
He's following #1 around this morning, just gazing at him and purring. Maybe he really did realize that he was in deep trouble. Poor silly kitty who needs smacking. We're too busy kissing him right now to smack him. 
And Delia, you're right. Ropa vieja from now on! |
12-21-2006, 03:06 PM
|  | Epinions Members | | Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: USA
Posts: 5,877
| | Re Moody is still alive... | |
Oh Moody!Cindy-do you have any "normal" pets?
__________________ Fridai my epinions "Diplomacy is the art of saying 'Nice doggie' until you can
find a rock."---Will Rogers |
12-21-2006, 03:25 PM
| | New Member | | Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Houston, TX
Posts: 72
| | Re Moody is still alive... | |
Does the behavior have a genetic cause, or is it one of those oddball behaviors Moody picked up over time?
(Piper's tail-in-the-mouth and turning circles on the fence had everyone stumped) |
12-21-2006, 11:37 PM
| | Mom of the Four Men | | Join Date: Sep 2000 Location: Canada, sort of
Posts: 17,476
| | Re Moody is still alive... | |
He did it from the day he came home from the breeder. He also sucks on his tail when he's sad - in other words, all day today. He's a Siamese, and apparently many Siamese do the food swalloing thing. He has only one eye, is in charge of the dogs, and really is not a cat at all - especially according to the other cats.  | |
|
Currently Active Users Viewing This Thread: 1 (0 members and 1 guests) | | | | Thread Tools | | | | Display Modes |  Linear Mode |
Posting Rules
| You may not post new threads You may not post replies You may not post attachments You may not edit your posts
HTML code is On | | |
All times are GMT -4. The time now is 06:22 PM.
|  |
|
|
When Poe ain't happy, ain't nobody happy.
