today my cat Jacques had a small operation involving being under narcotics. the last couple of weeks I was knowing that he has to go through it, the date was not fixed though. was VERY much worried he might not survive the narcotics in his age but it had to be done, was standing with the back to the wall and only 2 choices. having him more than 19 and a half years as a companion now I am over the moon to tell that he made it fine
happy happy me
Brigitte
Kƶnig aller Katzen.
Congrats! 
Iām so happy for you Bridgette and for Jacques! Since Iām getting on in age what operation was that he had and what were the narcotics..do they work for humans?
Anstapa
Iām glad Jaques made it, Brigitte. Heās pretty old in cat years, isnāt he?
he has had tooth problems and was quite weak because of the infection caused and not eating as much as he probably could. he still had all his teeth but that old the were not in good shape anymore for a while. They need to be sleeping for this kind of job but in that age you try and avoid narcotics as the heart may not cope, in human years he is over 90. They pulled out three teeth that must have been hurting him a lot but he did not moan.
tough little guy he is and yes he is my Koenig aller Katzen
If a pet gets as old as him, it is best to have prophylaxe done earlier when the narcotics are less risky so that there is no need for tooth work later.
Brigitte
So glad for Jaques and you!
I know well the attachment to an old felineā¦ we have one now who is over 18, and thatās quite old for an outdoor farm cat. Heās getting stiff and is deaf as a doorpost, but he can still take off like a rocket, especially if you surprize him! 
Heās still fast and agile enough to catch and eat a rabbit by his lonesome, but heās leaving that more and more to the understudies now, and he really appreciates it when I leave the gate open for him so he doesnāt have to muster the jump over. Harold (the Pooh) is quite the patriarch. Heās always been the absolute sweetest of cats, too. Never been cross with anybody, though if attacked, he would trounce the challenger quite handily, and then just go on about his business, not holding a grudge. I dread the day he no longer comes to the porch, but heās there today, shedding like a champ and enjoying the daylights out of a shoulder rub.
Iām glad to hear it all went well, Brigitte.
We canāt help but worry about our furry friends.
My family and our 9 cats salute you, Colin, and your 19 year-oldā¦ We are happy for yāallā¦
Best.
Byll
Oh, I can just imagine the horrible feeling of worry you were having and Iām so glad Jacques has come through without problems. Please give his neck a little scratching from me and my kitties .
Good for you. Iām happy the kitty is OK.
Best to you and Joques. My Tansy Lee is 13, and I treasure every day spent in her company!
All the best, Larry
Great news that your pet survived the surgery OK. I went though much of the same about 3 weeks ago when my Jack Russell, Kojak (whose nose is to the left <<<<), had to have bladder stones removed. Heās 11 1/2, and though healthy, I was very concerned. Everything was fine, though, and heās all healed up. Still wearing the ālampshadeā on his head for a few more days, though!
Reg
Great news. Iāll bet heās already feeling the benefits of getting those nasty teeth, and their bacteria out of there.
Rhulsey,if your JRT is anything like my skyes, he really hates that ālampshadeā.
Really glad your cat is on the road to recovery.
My old puss-pensioner is over 17 and is a bit stiff in the legs, and has few teeth left nowā¦she knocked 3 out when she was just one year oldā¦running round the house like a looney, and jumped for the windowsillā¦and missed!!! Our other cat sadly died 4 years ago, and last January, we got a beautiful ginger female kitten. Our old puss has now found a new lease of lifeā¦even if the littleāun does keep jumping on her head!! Sheās still the boss!
My parents now have a young male long-haired ginger cat (heās far too pretty to be a boy), so when the time is rightā¦weāre going to have kittens, (hopefully all ginger and long haired, if weāre really lucky)!! Thing is, Iāll want to keep them all. Weāre keeping one, as the rest are all spoken for (already)! It will be sooooo hard to choose!
Canāt wait!
xxx and a cuddle to Jacques! Really pleased for you.
Cass.
wow, thanks a lot for all the great stories on the oldies or not so oldies in your families. Bill 9! cats, that is something else.
I developed a cat allergy in 95 when I had a 2nd cat with Jacques, she was not keen on us three as a āfamilyā and did some nasty things but especially her protest peeing caused my allergy in the end. I get itchy eyes, running nose and caughing (?) and whistling sounds in my lungs in the mornings when I am with any other cat ie. at friendās houses. Weird enough I do not have these sympthoms with Jacques or very rarely if I am fighting a cold, probably having him so long I got āimmuneā. Because of my allergy we did not take on a second cat in the last few years and there might not be any other new kitten enter our home when he dies, we will have to see if we can cope without.
wish you all many happy hours with your furry friends
Brigitte
Glad your moggy is ok, Brigitte! 
I am highly allergic to some cats and hardly at all to others. The old feller I told about in my previous post is one I cannot hold, as he sets off every reaction in my system. I have to go in immediately and wash my hands after I give him a petting, and I dare not get them anywhere hear my face before I have washed, or I might as well have stuck my face in his fur. Yet there is one now that I am not having that reaction toā¦ just a little itchy if I snuggle him. He gets to come into the house ā¦ the others are all staying outside.
I had one cat that I was not at all allergic to, Dolly (named after Dolly Parton for her small stature, huge voice and coat of many colors), who was my dear compnion for 9 years. I have had a cat that I was so close to as she. I bottle fed her as a kitten and whe stayed close to me most of the time, sleeping on my hip at night. I miss her greatly.
Talking about allergiesā¦lots of people who are usually allergic to cats, find that they are perfectly OK with Cornish Rex and Devon Rex cats (or Sphynx cats, but to me, that would be like cuddling a cat-shaped bag of skin!..sorry to all Sphynx lovers, but they donāt do much for me!
A friend had a Devon Rexā¦they are adorable, and very affectionate..always wanting cuddles, but feel the cold because of their short fur!
Our other cat (who sadly died), was a huge ginger girl, who thought she was a dog. She loved water, growled at the postman, and came when you whistled. Funny thing isā¦our new girl also thinks sheās a dog. She fetches toys when you throw them (will carry on doing it, as long as you will!) and loves messing in water 'till sheās soaked (she often tries to teach her toys to swim!) and comes immediately when you call her or whistle. Must be a ginger thingā¦ Anyone else with a ginger cat whoās a bit odd?
Cass.
The oldster of earlier mention is a Ginger ex-tom, and one of his proteges is also Ginger. The younger one talksā¦ a lot, flicks his tail more than any cat Iāve ever seen (a loooooong list) and will fall over when you pull on his tail. The big Ginger male we lost a couple of years ago also talked a blue streak ā¦ he liked to ride in the canoe, and he ate ants. An earlier Ginger boy also a yacker, would hardly let you walk (and I believe was the cause of one broken ankle!!) ā¦ he ate wasps and hot peppers. We had one female Ginger and White, who who was definitely a bit eccentricā¦ OK, more than a bitā¦ so yeahā¦ Ginger definitely coincides with odd in my feline experience.
MMmmm, ants, wasps and peppers! Could be onto something hereā¦the latest diet craze???
All of my cats have loved sweetcorn. The two gingers liked/like curry, and the little one will mug you for a piece of crusty bread, or a fat juicy fly! Sheās got really strange markings, and looks as if sheās been āgraffitedā Very pale ginger, with very dark āwritingā over the top. (It looks just like āsodā is written down both sides)ā¦very apt!
Sheās been known to jump in the bath with me.
Sheās not normal!! God knows what type of kittens sheāll produce!! (But I still canāt wait!)
Just caught her in the kitchen, eating a piece of silver paper! 
Cats are fantastic!!!
Cass.