Help Me Name My New Cat!

[TMurphy]

Here's our Kitten, whom we've named Roxanne (Roxy).

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This picture was taken about an hour after we got her home. She climbed right up into my lap and just sat there for a few minutes. Late last night, she curled up and fell asleep in my lap. She's is a very sweet, friendly kitten, with a nasty cold right now that's affecting her eyes. The poor thing has been sleeping pretty much all day as she fights this cold off. Hopefully she'll be better soon and more playful!

[Kevin Hendrick]

Here's our Kitten, whom we've named Roxanne (Roxy).

roxy.jpg

This picture was taken about an hour after we got her home. She climbed right up into my lap and just sat there for a few minutes. Late last night, she curled up and fell asleep in my lap. She's is a very sweet, friendly kitten, with a nasty cold right now that's affecting her eyes. The poor thing has been sleeping pretty much all day as she fights this cold off. Hopefully she'll be better soon and more playful!

Sure hope so -- congratulations!

[elimia]

Congrats on the cat. We have 2 females: one is a 10 yr old named Cohutta (named after the town we found her in) and Bellatrix (Bella for short, from Harry Potter).

Cats - a thinkin' man's dog.

[TMurphy]

We've had our cat for over a week now and although she is a wonderful, sweet cat, it has not been a great week for her.

Her cold had been affecting her eyes, and we were giving her a regimen of eye ointments as well as drops, as prescribed by the Vet. Unfortunately, We came home from work Thursday to find her right eye bulged out and cloudy looking. We brought her to the vet that night, and she told us Roxy's eye had ruptured, and would never be sighted again. Once she gets over the cold, the vet said she may need surgery to remove the eye completely, unless it scars down.

She gave us another eye ointment, and some different drops to give her, because her left eye still was very red. We woke up Friday morning to find the left eye looking similar to the right, though not as bulged. We brought her in again, and our fears were confirmed--during the night, she scratched at her left eye, and damaged it. She now has a cone around her neck, so she can't get at her eyes. We're hoping that she heals well enough to not need surgery, and according to the vet she may still have some vision when she gets better (she might see shadows, or detect motion). For now that, the poor thing is completely in the dark. It is very sad, especially because she is such a sweet, affectionate cat.

[TMurphy]

Thanks, Wade. The good news is that she is adjusting. She is still using her box (though she had an accident yesterday while we were at a wedding, she got herself in a corner of the room behind a chair, and couldn't get out...so the poor thing ended up pooping on the rug!), and she's eating like a horse (9 oz. of wet food today, for a six month old cat who only weighs about 5 lbs.). I think she's starting to adjust, we'll see in the coming weeks.

[windshieldbug]

[MaryAnn]

Well, by now you know that respiratory infections are very serious for cats, not simple like for humans.

I'm glad she has you because if she were still in the shelter she would have been put down. She will adjust to not being sighted if you don't move the furniture; if her nose and ears still work she can find her way around.

And yes, feral cats do understand that they are being cared for and are very grateful.

When I got my Pepper 17 years ago (and she is still going strong) she fit in the palm of my hand. First thing she did when I got her home was get in the garbage can! It took a while to get her on kitten food but then she ate an amazing amount; her sides were distended and she waddled after she ate. The vet said to feed her as much as she would eat. Even now she is a small cat at six pounds, but she still takes turns through the house at Warp 12 and does backflips on the couch when she's feeling frisky.

Cats...you either love them or you don't, and I love them.

MA

[tubatooter1940]

Want a musical name?
Hows about Boogie?

[TMurphy]

Sadly, no, her eyes are not healing. Last night, both of her eyes completely ruptured. She is 100% blind, with no chance of recovering any vision. The vet said her eyes could heal on their own, but it could take as long as a month, and she would be in considerable pain (she already is.) Instead, she is scheduled to have both eyes removed tomorrow morning.

We certainly did not want it to come to this, but unfortunately this is where we are now. The only upside to this is that after the surgery, she will finally be able to start getting better, and live a long, happy life with us.

Many people I know seem to feel that we should return the cat to the shelter, and get another. They don't get how we could be attached to her after only two weeks, but we are. We adore this little cat, and certinly, she deserves a chance to live a happy life. u

[TMurphy]

Well, today was an eventful day. I brought Roxy to the vet for surgery at 8:00 this morning. I then had to quickly make my way to work, because today we had our spring concerts (2 assemblies, one in the morning and one in the afternoon). We just went and picked her back up from the vet, and I am happy to report that she made it through surgery with no issues. She looks a little odd right now, with a shaven face and stitches where her eyes used to be, but hopefully she will be in far less pain than she was before the surgery, once the swelling goes down. She will be on antibiotics for about 10 days, as well as some pain medication. After her stiches come out, she'll finally be able to ditch the cone.

Oh yeah, the concerts went well...the kids did a great job.

Stressful day, to be sure! Thankfully, all has turned out well.

[bearphonium]

We had a cat who went blind in her last years; she was able to do just about everything she had always done, including (once) catch a freakin' bird!

I am glad Roxy has you for an owner...

[Brucom]

Tooter

[tbn.al]

How 'bout "killer".

http://abcnews.go.com/Technology/cats-k ... d=18357853" target="_blank

[Dan Schultz]

We named out new cat 'Treble'.

[TMurphy]

How 'bout "killer".

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Our cats live strictly indoors, so they haven't killed anything...though I've gotten my share of scratches over the years.

Since you raised this thread from the dead, I'll let everyone know that more than 5 years later, Roxy is doing just fine. She's feisty and playful, but also the sweetest, most affectionate cat you'd ever want to meet. She greets me at the door when I come home, and will not leave me alone until I pick her up and pet her for a few minutes. She can't see, but it doesn't slow her down.

[tbn.al]

I just realized that I raised the wrong cat thread from the dead. The naming Roxy thread wasn't at all the one that came to mind when I read the article. Sorry Roxy. My bad.

[Donn]

I just realized that I raised the wrong cat thread from the dead. The naming Roxy thread wasn't at all the one that came to mind when I read the article. Sorry Roxy. My bad.

Not to worry, this cat thread still has 7 lives left.

[TMurphy]

Sorry to raise a very old thread from the dead, but we've had Roxy for ten years now! She's doing great, and is as affectionate and loving as ever. When we moved to our current house two and a half years ago, Roxy, after living in our apartment for most of her life, took about 15 minutes to map out and adjust to the new place. Just amazing.

[TMurphy]

Was trying to post one earlier, but it was too big to attach...I was on my prep at work, didn’t have much time to figure it out. So instead of getting a pic that’s about a month old, you get one that was taken about two minutes ago!

[TMurphy]

It is so cool that you guys were able to take in and care for this disabled animal. Most people just want a kitten. Adult cats end up getting euthanized. And animals with physical issues almost never find a home. Thank you for taking care of this little girl. Great job. If we ever meet in real life I will be buying you supper somewhere.

Spend five minutes with her, and you’ll never call her disabled again! :p

She has a ton of personality, and pretty much anyone who meets her loves her...even people who claim to hate cats! She sleeps in bed with my wife and I every night (the wife being the girlfriend mentioned in the ten-year-old OP), usually starting on my back, and ended up nuzzled between our heads. She had a rough go of it at the start, but the last ten years for her have been pretty stress free and happy.

Wade, if you ever find yourself in the NYC area, give a shout. A meal, or even just a beer or two, would be a treat.