Poor Kitty

touch · 16 Mar 2009 at 05:08

Aod said:
then surely the bit under the black fur would be more tanned?

But hairs are cylindrical, therefor when light is reflected off them, it's reflected in all directions (including some towards the skin). The black fur absorbs the light, it does not pass through to the skin and thats why its hotter to touch

(btw: this is my theory based on my higher physics and in no way scientific fact

i could be completely wrong)

OzyOly · 16 Mar 2009 at 05:19

I remember you showing pictures of him when he was a few days old.
hope he gets better, Rotty.

Aod · 16 Mar 2009 at 05:32

touch said:
But hairs are cylindrical, therefor when light is reflected off them, it's reflected in all directions (including some towards the skin). The black fur absorbs the light, it does not pass through to the skin and thats why its hotter to touch

(btw: this is my theory based on my higher physics and in no way scientific fact i could be completely wrong)

i'm pretty sure it doesn't work that way

anyway, my cats fur is so dense that it could block out all the light in the world

Duff-Man · 16 Mar 2009 at 06:36

Poor little moggy

Hope he comes through okay... I'd hate for anything to happen to my two moggies. I'm a lot more attached to them than I really should be (as I imagine most pet owners are...). Best of luck.

Vanilla · 16 Mar 2009 at 07:33

More cute to balance the thread

Leodido · 16 Mar 2009 at 07:35

Poor cat, I hope he gets better soon

Cosimo · 16 Mar 2009 at 07:59

Poor Ace, I hope he has a speedy recovery.

TaKeN · 16 Mar 2009 at 08:32

poor cat

Lovely colour!

LOAM · 16 Mar 2009 at 08:36

Poor Ace, Did they check he hadn't been bitten Rotty ? Jinx our neighbours cat was doing something very similer (dragging his back end) and he had an internal abscess from a cat bite on his back

although reading the OP again it prolly would have been found considering how much the little tykes been through

utajoker · 16 Mar 2009 at 08:36

Rotty said:
They haven't approved it yet but we had no choice other than to go ahead, should be ok

Bill is running about £3,700 to date

this is when your glad you took insurance, that £7 a month becomes very worth it

.

lucky we had insurance when our cat got hit by a car, that came to about £700 and he had to have a plate put in his leg.

hope your cat is better soon.

platypus · 16 Mar 2009 at 09:39

Blimey, the things people do for pets. Good on you though.

Rotty · 18 Mar 2009 at 13:43

Infectious disease test clear

Not sure if good news or not but seeing as he is improving daily I don't see a lot to worry about

He can now get up and down stairs, albeit slowly

A big improvement from not being able to stand a week ago

gillywibble · 18 Mar 2009 at 13:46

Aww, bless him.

Gilly · 18 Mar 2009 at 13:47

Glad he's on the mend Rotty.

Cosimo · 18 Mar 2009 at 15:16

Good to hear that Ace has made an improvement.

LoadsaMoney · 18 Mar 2009 at 15:21

Glad to hear he's on the mend, lovely cat Rotty.

Steve2000 · 18 Mar 2009 at 15:45

Your cat is ace.

Lovely colour on him. Hope he recovers sharpish.

BlastRadius · 18 Mar 2009 at 16:18

Improvement is good news. Our Bengal "gem" had some ops about 6 months ago and you can still see the squares where they shaved her (ooer).

Good luck and keep us updated.

ChrisJSY · 18 Mar 2009 at 16:21

Wow, those vets seem to give a **** about animals more than my GP does me, sick.

InvaderGIR · 18 Mar 2009 at 16:28

Glad he appears to be getting better, looks like an awesome cat.

Only one thing though...I'd be too tempted to markerpen a barcode on the back of his head where it's been shaved.