tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21112957.post4808911104612819596..comments2023-09-23T02:16:11.746-06:00Comments on Thoughts from a Foster Family: Cattle DogYondallahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10375966725096729570noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21112957.post-28465944329602810592008-10-08T09:28:00.000-06:002008-10-08T09:28:00.000-06:00Cattledogs in general tend to be anxious, finicky ...Cattledogs in general tend to be anxious, finicky dogs, and you're just lucky to have found one who is okay with cats at all! My ACDx (she's probably mixed with terrier of some sort, so that's part of the issue) is a scrappy, cranky, pushy little monster who would like to exist in a world with only herself and my male corgi/lab x in it. That said, she is who she is, and you work with it.<BR/><BR/>Honestly, as a rescuer, finding an appropriate home for CD especially since she's already older will be hard. It's not so different from the reason you end up taking teenagers into permanency.Jodi Scaifehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09973157279531493709noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21112957.post-21392497492921217552008-08-28T09:34:00.000-06:002008-08-28T09:34:00.000-06:00My CD is identical. And I do think it's "middle-ag...My CD is identical. And I do think it's "middle-aged lady tired of things syndrome." She tries, but like your CD she's very anxious about things (the vet has talked about doggy Vali.um for her) but as long as we give her some "alone" time, she seems to do allright.<BR/><BR/>good luck!Maryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05497284693223622245noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21112957.post-51764356641839389672008-08-27T13:01:00.000-06:002008-08-27T13:01:00.000-06:00Go ahead and try to find a family, being honest ab...Go ahead and try to find a family, being honest about what you think would be best. For instance, we currently have two dogs, and DH is certain that we won't do that again. (There are definite advantages to two, but it's still more work and cost that we want.) We used to have two cats, but after the second one died (actually, the third, as the first second one died the year before), we realized that our remaining cat just might do better as an only cat. So we FULLY understand that some animals do better alone. (In fact, cat #3 would have done better along as well. We kind of figured this as he was being a holy terror and our solution to it is what killed him. :( He had an reaction to the medication that was unheard of. :() Anyway, just saying that a responsible current or former pet owner may be happy to adopt your dog and give her the home she deserves!AnnMariehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05505967972774910106noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21112957.post-62548747757790127072008-08-27T12:14:00.000-06:002008-08-27T12:14:00.000-06:00Lee, I do know that it offensive and I would never...Lee, I do know that it offensive and I would never call a person who uses special education services "Ed." I know better. My husband is a special education teacher -- by which I do NOT mean that I am allowed to make tasteless jokes, just that I am aware that it is tasteless.<BR/><BR/>I'm less worried about dehumanizing my cat though, and I don't have and don't want to bother with a blog name for him. Other people are bothered by the term "spastic cat." <BR/><BR/>If any reader was offended by the use with respect to my cat, I apologize.Yondallahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10375966725096729570noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21112957.post-75299768348039051202008-08-27T11:00:00.000-06:002008-08-27T11:00:00.000-06:00In other words, Spastic Cat has feline ataxic cer...In other words, Spastic Cat has feline ataxic cerebral palsy. Interesting, ataxic CP usually causes hypotonia, and ataxia in humans. I guess cats get spasticity and ataxia instead.<BR/><BR/>BTW, it actually is offensive to call someone "Ed", as in "Special Ed". It's dehumanizing--special ed is a group of services, not a person.Leehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11100694195120834078noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21112957.post-38986905979173410162008-08-26T21:27:00.000-06:002008-08-26T21:27:00.000-06:00"spastic" is short for CEREBELLAR HYPOPLASIA. It i..."spastic" is short for CEREBELLAR HYPOPLASIA. It is the result of damage to the motor center of the brain, basical cerebal palsy for cats.<BR/><BR/>They can get it because the mother had distempter while pregnant. My vet thinks "Ed" has it because he spent several days as a newborn in a U-Haul trailer with two sibs and his mom. He thinks the heat and dehydration caused the damage to that part of his brain.Yondallahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10375966725096729570noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21112957.post-20627170173737136892008-08-26T21:08:00.000-06:002008-08-26T21:08:00.000-06:00Sounds like a scary thing with your dog. Could it...Sounds like a scary thing with your dog. Could it be that she's picking up on all the stress going on in the house?FosterAbbahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11431773317761777407noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21112957.post-77376685521780582952008-08-26T20:15:00.000-06:002008-08-26T20:15:00.000-06:00Oh my...it was weird seeing a cat so uncoordinated...Oh my...it was weird seeing a cat so uncoordinated (is it medical?) - mine would have probably caused some damage had the dog tried to hold her down...my cat is crazy (coordinated, a great hunter, and beautiful but crazy and ornery...the older she gets the worse it is too!)zunzunhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01202160546231144260noreply@blogger.com