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Beat me to it. Poor guy is still at the vet. Missus has been going in to visit him to try to help him feel better. He hasn't been eating much, still kind of shaky, and seems to be refusing to defecate (though he stared down the nurse he doesn't like while pissing right next to the litter box). They think him not going is in part because he's still in pain. Otherwise no sepsis or fever or anything like that, so it's really just waiting until he eats on his own and defecates before we can take him home again. He's been perking up and has been a purring machine whenever one of us comes in, plus he lays exclusively on the blanket we brought in for him.Update?
He hasn't been eating much, still kind of shaky, and seems to be refusing to defecate
After effects of general anesthesia commonly cause sluggish or impacted bowels. It can take a while for autonomic functions like peristalsis to kick back in. Sounds like you have a damned if you do, damned if you don't scenario. IMHO personally, I'd be up in the vets face demanding what exactly they can do that I can't that justifies the lack of TLC it would be getting at home in familiar surroundings. It's not a lab specimen and has fixed routines it likes to follow so how can this best be accommodated?I suspect he's not eating anything because he's in a cage in the back with dogs nearby.
That's exactly what the missus and I were talking about last night, so we're going to bring him home today. There's no need to keep stressing him out there. Bring him home, let him settle back into what he knows, and see where it takes him.After effects of general anesthesia commonly cause sluggish or impacted bowels. It can take a while for autonomic functions like peristalsis to kick back in. Sounds like you have a damned if you do, damned if you don't scenario. IMHO personally, I'd be up in the vets face demanding what exactly they can do that I can't that justifies the lack of TLC it would be getting at home in familiar surroundings. It's not a lab specimen and has fixed routines it likes to follow so how can this best be accommodated?
I'd baby him with homemade turkey or chicken broth. About a week until he's more to himself. It's better to make homemade because the boughten stuff has too much salt. Little slivers of the meat. Maybe he needs babying. Keep a close watch on him. To me something doesn't feel right.Little guy came home yesterday, so now he's just resting on his own turf. Still breathing really rapidly and hasn't defecated yet, but he's quite a bit more alert than he was before, keeping half an eye on us as we move around and looking to the window when a bird flies by. He's still being stubborn about the food though, so we're syringe feeding him, but he has started showing some interest in his normal food even if he isn't eating it yet. Maybe today he'll finally settle down enough to eat.
Never discount empathy and gut feelings.To me something doesn't feel right.
I'd baby him with homemade turkey or chicken broth. About a week until he's more to himself. It's better to make homemade because the boughten stuff has too much salt. Little slivers of the meat. Maybe he needs babying. Keep a close watch on him. To me something doesn't feel right.
Looks like he was busy last night. He got most of his body bathed and he isn't breathing nearly as rapidly. He may have eaten a couple pieces of hard food as well. Urinated in the litter box as well, which was appreciated (he went next to it on Wednesday). Very perky this morning, flopping onto his back when we got up so he could get pets. He hasn't done that in a couple weeks, so that's a good sign.Never discount empathy and gut feelings.
Staples got removed from his stomach on Friday, so I think that all in itself is nice since he can more comfortably move about. He's been having issues making it to the litter box and has actually urinated on the couch a couple times, so the doctor ran a urinalysis and he has a bladder infection, so more drugs for him. But he's doing a good job staying hydrated and all his levels look good. Besides that though, he's definitely recovering, eating more frequently and getting some energy back. Today hasn't been a great day for him, but this is the first day he's been off of all painkillers in like 3 weeks, so he's probably feeling it a bit. He's lost a lot of weight throughout all of this, but hopefully he's truly on the up-and-up now.How about another update?
Hey guy! Rooting for you. This is how I relax. I just finished off another box. You need to try that. Great entertainment!Little guy just trying to relax today
SO happy for you guys and your sweet kitty! Love a happy ending!I guess a final update is in order for anyone still interested, he's made a full recovery and is tearing around like his crazy old self again. It took almost 3 months before he was moving off the couch consistently and from there it was just building up muscle and gaining weight again. It took about 5 months for him to get fully back to normal. Absolutely crazy ride, but we're happy he pulled through and is all better.