The Queue: Rocky is okay edition
by Mathew McCurley 
Apr 25th 2011 at 11:00AM
Rocky is okay! Thursday night, little Rocky had an accident with one of his toys that required a late-night trip to the emergency vet to make sure his little kitty esophagus was okay. All is good, however, and Rocky is on cat painkillers and medicine and is doing fine. He's a little trooper. As you can see from the above picture, he is resting and recovering well.
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Salmacian said:
DKs CAN be made as (slightly) decaying; hardly anyone uses those three "official" DK skins, though. I've always wondered if Blizzard considered forcing their use but then backed off.
I love the "official," unique death knight skins. The tauren, orc, goblin, blood elf, human, and night elf ones in particular are so awesome, and I wish more death knights used these unique skin tones. Blizzard went all out making death knights of every race have some really cool visual options, and it is so sad that so many people fail to see them or use them. Make some new death knight characters just to see those cool skin tones.
Awesome asked:
Not serious Q for the Q
So, seeing as a Forsaken Death Knight has died, and been revived twice, what kind of out look on life do they have?
Are they afflicted with a severe psychological breakdown?
OR are they super-chill awesome party rockers, not caring for life or death, but the thrills of both?
We learned from various Blizzard sources and lore bits that the undead are mostly angry and impatient because they are under constant pain. Undead priests (and their undead beneficiaries) are especially under constant stress and pain due to the holy light's effect on the Forsaken -- heals actually cauterize their body back together with searing holy light.
Forsaken death knights must have utter contempt for most beings because they were once slaves to the Lich King, freed, then brought back under his sway. Finally, they were roped into the death knight insurgency because it was the only place to go. After a while, it must just be easier to follow and go with the flow then give a crap and deal with the pain. It's always pain and suffering with the Forsaken, as they struggle to hold themselves together.
Udderpowered asked:
Moira - Future dungeon boss (again) or future queen?
Moira is here to stay as a ruler, no doubt. She is a character who has a lot of room to grow, especially in relation to the other members of the Council of Three Hammers. She has plenty of room to spread her reach and plenty of room to grow as a character and ruler. Now that the Dark Irons are integrating back into Ironforge society, their representative is not going anyway, and the Dark Irons are here to stay.
Msterblaster asked:
Hey "The Queue".. What is the proper way of giving thanks to you guys for answering my questions. Either way Thanks Q.
The best way to thank us for answering your question is to listen to the WoW Insider Show and keep coming up with awesome questions for The Queue so we have plenty of compelling stuff to talk about.
Pumabackup asked:
question: why are the conquest vendors (at least the ones in SW) the only npc's that have a collision effect? you can run straight through all other players and npc's but those two have a rather large radius around them that you just run into.
This phenomenon exists in Orgrimmar as well. Basically, the NPCs do not have a collision effect, but rather the conquest and valor point vendors are behind an invisible wall that players can click through but not pass through. I am sure this is in the game to prevent griefing and keeping the area around these NPCs clutter-free. I don't mind.
Have you ever been to a late-night fast food joint where the employees are behind 3 inches of plexiglass? I'm guessing Stormwind had a bit of a crime wave earlier in the year ...
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Reader Comments (Page 1 of 11)
Paul S Apr 25th 2011 11:06AM
Get well soon Mr Rocky puddy cat :)
Broken-toes Apr 25th 2011 1:31PM
Your cat needs painkillers so does mine... How the hell do I open its mouth to squirt the stuff down it, but she's havin none o it.
Tried googling "how to open a cats mouth" really wish I hadn't...
Prelimar Apr 25th 2011 11:49AM
@Broken-toes: speaking from experience with many cats over the years, the best way i've found is NOT to try and hold them at all costs and stress them out. i've found if you sit on the floor with them, hold them gently (but firmly), speak in quiet tones, etc. then i put the dropper tip at the corner of the cat's mouth, gently pressing, to get it to open. then just dribble in a few drops -- don't suddenly squirt a whole ton, it will lead to failure -- and keep gently talking, saying their name, and stroking their throat. this will help trigger them to swallow the medicine. keep doing that for as long as it takes to get the medicine in. cats pick up on your stress, and if you are tense and speaking loudly, they will get stressed and want to flee.
i now return everyone back to the regularly-scheduled Queue. : )
jwilson61904 Apr 25th 2011 11:55AM
@broken
Steady the cat's head. Insert the syringe into the cat's closed mouth on the side of the mouth just behind it's back teeth. The medicine will enter just behind the tongue. Empty the syringe slowly to prevent gagging. It may take a couple tries to get it all.
Oh yeah, and pray it doesn't claw your eyes out.
Schadenfreude Apr 25th 2011 11:54AM
KITTY T__________________T
Revnah Apr 25th 2011 11:57AM
Feel better, Rocky!
Gorgeous cat, btw
MattKrotzer Apr 25th 2011 12:14PM
Put your finger into the side of their mouth right near the back, behind the teeth, near the hinge of their jaw. They open up, whether they want to or not. I had a sick kitty who needed medicine for a few years. Picked this trick up from the vet.
lolikitty Apr 25th 2011 12:16PM
My kitty had to take some medicine a few months ago after an operation, and on the box was witten "appetent". Sure enough, she devoured the stuff. Make all pet medicine yummy, medicine companies, we beg of you.
Amaxe Apr 25th 2011 1:00PM
Just follow these steps to give your cat the medicine:
(from http://www.badpets.net/CatHumor/CatPill.html )
How to Give A Cat a Pill
Pick cat up and cradle it in the crook of your left arm as if holding a baby. Position right forefinger and thumb on either side of cat's mouth and gently apply pressure to cheeks while holding pill in right hand. As cat opens mouth pop pill into mouth. Allow cat to close mouth and swallow.
Retrieve pill from floor and cat from behind sofa. Cradle cat in left arm and repeat process.
Retrieve cat from bedroom, and throw soggy pill away.
Take new pill from foil wrap, cradle cat in left arm, holding rear paws tightly with left hand. Force jaws open and push pill to back of mouth with right fore-finger. Hold mouth shut for a count of ten.
Retrieve pill from goldfish bowl and cat from top of wardrobe. Call spouse from garden.
Kneel on floor with cat wedged firmly between knees, hold front and rear paws. Ignore low growls emitted by cat. Get spouse to hold head firmly with one hand while forcing wooden ruler into mouth. Drop pill down ruler and rub cat's throat vigorously.
Retrieve cat from curtain rail, get another pill from foil wrap. Make note to buy new ruler and repair curtains. Carefully sweep shattered figurines and vases from hearth and set to one side for gluing later.
Wrap cat in large towel and get spouse to lie on cat with head just visible from below armpit. Put pill in end of drinking straw, force mouth open with pencil and blow down drinking straw.
Check label to make sure pill not harmful to humans, drink 1 beer to take taste away. Apply Band-Aid to spouse's forearm and remove blood from carpet with cold water and soap.
Retrieve cat from neighbour's shed. Get another pill. Open another beer. Place cat in cupboard and close door onto neck to leave head showing. Force mouth open with dessert spoon. Flick pill down throat with elastic band.
Fetch screwdriver from garage and put cupboard door back on hinges. Drink beer. Fetch bottle of scotch. Pour shot, drink. Apply cold compress to cheek and check records for date of last tetanus shot. Apply whisky compress to cheek to disinfect. Toss-back another shot. Throw T-shirt away and fetch new one from bedroom.
Ring fire brigade to retrieve the [bleep]ing cat from tree across the road. Apologize to neighbour who crashed into fence while swerving to avoid cat. Take last pill from foil-wrap.
Tie the little [bleep]'s front paws to rear paws with garden twine and bind tightly to leg of dining table, find heavy duty pruning gloves from shed. Push pill into mouth followed by large piece of fillet steak. Hold head vertically and pour 2 pints of water down throat to wash pill down.
Consume remainder of scotch. Get spouse to drive you to the emergency room, sit quietly while doctor stitches fingers and forearm and removes pill remnants from right eye. Call furniture shop on way home to order new table.
Arrange for RSPA to collect mutant cat from hell and ring local pet shop to see if they have any hamsters.
Broken-toes Apr 25th 2011 1:34PM
I managed it, trick was to bug the hell out o one side o the mouth, just a little tickle with the syringe- she goes to bite it "squirt"
Raeith Apr 25th 2011 2:11PM
The easiest way I've found is to buy some turkey or chicken flavored baby food, mix the medicine in with a couple of teaspoons on a saucer and set it by their food dish. After a couple of days of my cat being given her antibiotics this way she was begging for her medicine in the mornings.
Marcosius Apr 25th 2011 2:32PM
Question For The Queue:
BUT WHAT ABOUT BOOMER?
RogueJedi86 Apr 25th 2011 2:59PM
And to go with Amaxe's statement, how about the how-to on giving a dog a pill?
Wrap the pill in a piece of cheese/ham/bacon/anything edible. Give it to the dog.
Don't you love dogs? Much easier to give pills than cats.
negativegirl Apr 25th 2011 4:55PM
Aw sleeping kitty is so cute. I'm glad he's okay!
Oldbear Apr 25th 2011 5:51PM
To give your dog a pill - just wrap it in a cat...
Al Apr 25th 2011 6:31PM
@Marcosius
Boomer.... will live!
Levi Apr 25th 2011 7:32PM
@Amaxe - thank you....I'm still ROFL'ing
MattKrotzer Apr 25th 2011 11:07AM
Mat, glad to hear Rocky's doing okay. He looks a lot like our little guy, Teddy.
http://instagr.am/p/CXDif/
#cutecatclub
(Yeah, I just hashtagged the comments section.)
Nadia Apr 25th 2011 4:29PM
The term "hashtagging" makes me think of "hashing":
http://onin.com/hhh/hhhexpl.html
To promote physical fitness among our members
To get rid of weekend hangovers
To acquire a good thirst and to satisfy it in beer
To persuade the older members that they are not as old as they feel
Bumblebee Apr 25th 2011 11:08AM
I made a Forsaken Death Knight once. I named him Redundant.