Ma kitten got himself some bling...oh yea.

[Donkey_Kong]

Look what my kitten (Thumper) got into today. 

[ChadTower]

Ow.

I used to have a dog that chased porcupines.  He never did figure out that they are not good to bite.  Twice a year I'd have to break out the pliers and pull quills out of his mouth and face.  They're nasty with a barb on the end much like a fish hook.

[Donkey_Kong]

Yea that pic above shows one hook sticking out of his mouth while the other two (treble hook) are lodged in his upper lip. You can actually see one of them coming out the other side in the pic.

We were able to dislodge one of the two barbs from his lip and cut those off. So he is down to a single hook and it is in there pretty good. We are trying to muster the strength to pull it out of the poor guy. He is taking it well though.

Current state...

[SirPeale]

Don't pull it out!  You'll have to cut the end of the hook off, then extract it.

[ChadTower]

Definitely, that's a job for wire cutters and some delicacy.

Plus, come clean with it, that ain't your cat.  You've been cat fishing again.

[bleargh]

Plus, come clean with it, that ain't your cat.  You've been cat fishing again.

You mean there's another way that you're supposed to lure them in so you can play "cat bagpipes"?

[Donkey_Kong]

The surgery is ongoing, baby steps...will keep you posted. It sucks really bad for us and the kitty to try and get this out. There is no good way. We are trying to decide whether to pull it out, or push through. Right now we are leaning towards pushing through.


BTW: I gave up kitty fishing years ago, this one was an accident.

[Donkey_Kong]

Happy ending...



When it was all said and done...he was just like..."Gimme my Ipod"

 

[arcadefever]

 

good job...  i am glad to see it is over ...i am sure that was NOT very pleasant to have something like that ...

[billf]

What's Thumper listening to on that ipod?  Cat Scratch Fever. 

[SteveJ34]

Glad to see all came out well.

This post reminded me of all the hooks I have had hooked in myself in my life. Having a creek behind  my home which lead down to a private lake, we spent nearly every free moment fishing.

Had I seen your post before the problem, I would have suggested pushing it through if needed rather than pulling it out when barb is stuck. I recall trying to get a hook loose when I was 12 or so and having it break loose and shoot right up under the cuticle. I was like sh*t, I can't believe that landed there.

Had several others in various places throughout my young life.

Then I get older, have kids, etc.

I accompanied my son in his younger years in cub scouts. We were finished for the day after bank fishing in the rain. I tell the several boys with me to stop casting and start to move up the bank behind them. Two of them fail to listen, cast and one hooks me square in the ear.

I had my own treble hook bling hooked good. Snipped the line, got back to camp, and proceeded to get out the wire snips to get it out.

Thanks for sharing....it took me down memory lane.

Steve
 

[Glaine]

I've never met a cat that could sit still for long, how in the world did you keep the cat's head still during all of this? Vise clamps? I see the blanket for the body. Glad all ended well.

[ChadTower]

I used to sedate the dog, but by about the third time, the dog usually had a "oh damn, I done effed up again, let's get this over with" attitude about it.

Damn good thing that dog could hold his whiskey.

[lanman31337]

What's Thumper listening to on that ipod?  Cat Scratch Fever. 

He's listening to "I'm Hooked on a Feeling"

[billf]

What's Thumper listening to on that ipod?  Cat Scratch Fever. 

He's listening to "I'm Hooked on a Feeling"

 

[BobA]

Glad the little guy came thru ok.  Sure looked painful.   It is amazing how quickly dogs and cats heal.   Must be because they are zipping thru this world at a lot faster rate then we are.

[Donkey_Kong]

glaine-

Yes we had to use a blanket to restrain him while "operating"? He took it all so well and yea, in the end...well that pic of him with his headphones on says it all.



Bob, yea they are pretty resilient...especially at his age (just a few months).


One other thing I learned about this little trooper while trying to get the hook out of his mouth, is that just before we got him he and all of his siblings had a very near death incident. They were abandoned by their mother in a section of heating duct and were discovered just before dying from starvation etc...Their little bodies were cold to the touch when they were found. They were all rushed to the vet and revived over the next several days.

So yea, this little dude has taken a beating for such a youngster.  Cool cat though, crazy, but cool.