Shocking Discovery

[FritterGirl]

Truth be told, it's not that uncommon to not know the sexual identity of a kitten until they are about 3 months old. Male testes don't always drop at the same rate, and until they do, it's often hard to tell You're not the first person this has happened to, so don't fret about it.

Regardless of whether Smokey is a he or a she, you need to get him/her neutered and /or spayed. Please call Best Friends of Shelter Pets and consider the low-cost procedure, if you qualify.

[Thunder]

Yes, FritterGirl, I will be calling them (been busy lately). Thanks for helping me on saving money.

Mom was here and we were watching the special edition of Extreme Makeover and the last 30 minutes, her friend came here, looking for her.

Well, she looked at Smokey and said... It's a boy! I said, no... It's a girl!

Well, here what she told me. Boys have 2 holes... Girls have 3 holes... She pointed out to me, only 2 holes. She also said girls are more flat in that area and Smokey has a bump.

After that, I pointed to the 6 spots on the tummy and said, that's a girl. She said, boys have that too. Okay, I felt really stupid. lol

Mom just sat there laughing. My face was red.

Boy, Girl, and now a Boy again. Regardless of gender, I was keeping him/her. lol

The other day, I was actually looking at girl things for Smokey! lol

Can you imagine me putting a dress on Smokey and he is actually a boy! haha

[Karried]

Can you imagine me putting a dress on Smokey and he is actually a boy! haha

I can't imagine anyone putting clothing on a cat, boy or girl, without getting their eyes clawed out... you should have gotten a dog. Then you could have gotten a gender neutral sweater and everyone would be happy.

[FritterGirl]

Awww. C'mon Karrie. Just check out these feline fashionistas:

Stuff On My Cat: Stuff + Cats = Awesome

[Karried]

ha, ha.. and take a look at those eyes.. those are saying.. 'I'll kill you in your sleep' ..uh, uh, I'm not dressing a cat.

[sweetdaisy]

By far, the best cat "outfit" has to be the Scuba cat:

HowStuffWorks Videos "HowStuffWorks SCUBA Cat Commercial"

[Karried]

I can't believe they got that cat into that suit and the water.. wow....

[Thunder]

Not all cats is the same. Karried, tell us about yours.

[Karried]

My cat was with us for about 6 years and survived driving here from CA and lived for two blissful years in OK.. she loved to be outside and she loved to hunt. As much as I tried to keep her in, she wanted to be out. One day she just disappeared. She was a great cat and I miss her. I never had her wear a dress.

[Thunder]

I don't like letting my animals roam free. Some people let their cats go anywhere outside, but I hate that. The only thought on my mind is...cars. That is the number one killer (I think) of roaming animals.

Way back, I remember mom was taking me for hearing test and a cat ran across the road. For sure, mom slowed down and I saw it was plenty of time for the cat to safely get across, but as she drove slowly, the cat was hit by the right tire. I think the cat had a death wish by standing and waiting for the tire. It was still alive, meowing, but mom didn't want to rush it to a vet, so later in the day, it was dead.

[Karried]

So, I guess your hearing test was successful since you heard the meowing and all.

I live on acreage that backs to the creek and greenbelt .. cars aren't the problem. It's the owls, bobcats or critters that got to her.

[sweetdaisy]

I hear the coyotes are pretty bold there in Edmond, too. Been told a few terrible stories about losing pets that way.

Personally, I prefer to keep kitties indoors only, but totally understand why people like the indoor/outdoor cat idea.

[Thunder]

I wasn't deaf and not deaf now. It was just a routine hearing test and I'm not sure what it was for. Maybe a new hearing aid or it may been around that time the problem started that caused 2 major surgeries. Right now, I can't hear, mainly because I'm unable to properly wear a hearing aid, because of the bones in the canal causing the soundwave feedback, thus hearing aid whistling shriek.

You decided that an animal got your cat?

[Karried]

I agree, this is a bad area. I've live here for over 2 years and being deaf, everything is fine so far. The only issue I had was a kid (or more than one) stole a blue bird that I had staked into a flower pot.

Of course, I was upset about that and mom bought me another one (green) and it remains indoor at all time. LoL

I guess it's hard to keep it straight sometimes.

[Thunder]

It's easier to say deaf rather than explain all the details. Basically, I can't hear without the hearing aid, so it is best to just say deaf. If I say hard of hearing or hearing impaired, people would expect me to hear them enough and they go on yackin yackin yackin. It would be a miracle if I finally have some kinda surgery to get me hearin again, then I'd be glad to withdraw the deaf status.

Yeah, it is hard to keep the doctors' mind straight.

[Karried]

ah, got it.

[Thunder]

Years ago, during high school, the bone in the ear canal mysteriously grew and closed it up. At that time, I had ear infection and drainage from it. The doctor did not know the cause of it. First surgery to clear the canal was successful.

After college, I started having problem again and went to the doctor. Again, the bone was closing up the canal. He still do not know why, this specific area, the bone decides to close my ear canal. We had xray done, but it was several months before I was able to get back to him, because at that time, mom helped to watch a friend's kid before/after school. Finally, I saw him in a gift shop when I went with mom and brother to the doctor and I asked him to set up appointment for me. He did. I went back, we discussed and I kept wanting another surgery. He agreed. Before that, I asked to have another xray done, he said not needed. Well, during the 2nd surgery, he found the bone grew more and he did the best he could, because he fear of accidently harming the ear drum.

After that, he doesn't recommend another surgery. I told him, do another xray, more fancier, and CAT scan, plus MRI and everything to pinpoint locations and I'm willing to risk it. He said no, it would be best to just let it go, since he think I can still communicate thru hands, blah blah blah. He still does not recommend Cochlear Implant, BAHA device, or anything else.

This is the left ear I'm talking about.

There is a great chance to widen the right ear canal, but it has been so many years since I've used my right ear, cuz the hearing aid for it broke when I was lil and mom never did got a replacement. So, it would take months to retrain my hearing nerves in the right ear.

It is really depressing and stressful.

Further into details on the left ear, right now the bone pretty much closed up the ear canal, but sounds can still travel thru the bones just fine. I'll explain. lol The traditional behind-the-ear hearing aid, I can't wear that, because the motor is too close to the ear and the soundwave feedback bounce off the bones to the motor, causing it to whistle, which is unpleasant. After the 2nd surgery, he gave me a body aid (hearing aid) a box I put on my belt or pocket with cord inside the shirt up to the ear. He said that is best, since the motor is far from the ear. It worked fine for me for a short while, but it mysteriously just didn't work anymore. Maybe the mold is not enough fit or deep enough. The On (public) mode, which is used to hear the surroundings is not working for me, but there is one other thing that I can still use. I can still use the Telephone mode and that feature doesn't generate a feedback. So, I place the hearing aid (the box) next to any speakers (comp, tv, headphones, phone, etc) to listen to whatever. That is the only way I can hear perfect and clear. I'm still doing that to keep my hearing nerves active. I have a headphone with extention cord to the tv, so the headphone rests on my lap with the box next to it and I listen to the tv. Same for phone, comp speaker, and mp3 player.

Complicated? lol

I once brought my mp3 player to work, had it on the lowest volume possible, but someone complained that it was so loud, she can hear it from afar. Now, that is upsetting, so I have to work in silence while some others listen to their mp3. I only wanted to use it from 4am till 8am.

[Windshieldsplatter]

I had a cat once that i didn't know was a girl till it was pumping out kittens. You can get coupons for cheap spayings if you look around.