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I've been taking cone off when I give him food but he either does not eat or eats too little. So the cone has to go back on. With appetite medicine he will eat little quantities throughout even with cone on (it's a cloth ring which doesn't prevent him from.eating or drinking). 

The vets feel that the wound is healing on it's own albeit slowly so any interventions using general anesthesia and oral antibiotics again should wait. Also i think most of the necrotic tissue has sloughed off and then they cut out the internal stitches they commented on the red tissue inside saying it's healthy. I think Kaju does poorly with too much interventions so I'm reluctant to ask them to stitch it so the wound can heal faster. I think the vets want the wound to close as much as possible on it's own before stitching given the tension in that area and a chance for the stitches to rupture like last time, possibly because the scapula is there, making it not enough skin to pull together. But I will ask again. 

They are thinking the stomach issues might be due to parasites or something else so to wait till we get the  stool report back.

He's also ocassionally coughing and sneezing but the vets say his lungs are clear. And there's no discharge from his nose. He's uptodate on all vaccines as well. 

Unfortunately Kaju doesn't like human food at all. And choices are limited in terms of cat food or toppers. Gerbers baby food isn't available and the baby food that is available (heinz) is all fruit based purees. I can't find liver powder either but I will buy fortiflora and bonito flakes and try them.

Thanks again for your patience in answering all questions. Love from me and the cats 💖

Kaju has a scheduled restitching next Friday. While the vets feel the best course would be to dress the wound and let it heal normally, Kaju is getting tired of the collar and I will also have to go away end of November so we decided to opt fpr restitching. I have a final consultation with the surgeon on coming Friday to discuss and weigh pros and cons. But hoping the restitching won't lead to further complications but faster healing. Send kaju your healing vibes please!

I saw dr pam's advice and I will discuss it with the surgeon. If he thinks there's any chance that the skin is too tight I will not opt fpr surgery. I'm just very anxious about healing given that I have to leave sometime in early December at the latest. Unfortunately honey bandages are not available here. But cold laser therapy is available at one vet clinic. But yeah I will discuss with the cat specialist and the surgeon. They both listen with empathy and offer advice so keeping fingers crossed.

Also thanks to kaju's routine of shrieking bloody murder the moment a vet appears and that he's unusually big (compared to thai cats) has made him famous throughout the hospital.  And it's a really big hospital with at least 20 attending vets and at least double that vet assistants, and vet students and other staff. Today a veterinary intern who was helping bandage kaju tried with different treats to win him over but kaju was very miffed amd refused to acknowledge him! They're really very nice to him and I wish they would see his goofy side!

His stool results were normal with no parasite. But the vet recommended deworming anyway as it has been 3 months since last round. He was deqormed yesterday and is receiving a supplement with lysine as he was sneezing and coughing for a few days.  He got his lubg xrayed on Friday and everything looks okay. He's eating better than before without bonito flakes and has gone back to eating his prescription diet (i really hope I'm not jinxing this!). 

Hello all. Thanks for the very useful advice. Sorry about the late update but I was dithering a lot with my decision but have more or less decided with the vets to not operate as the wound is getting smaller. So if I'm gone before it fully heals I've roped in a friend who can take Kaju to the vet for weekly dressing change. Tjis is not ideal but I'm trying to be positive that he will heal before my departure date. Currently he's getting the wound examined cleaned and dressed with topical antibiotic and haemoglobin spray. The surgeon checks once a week amd removes dead tissues or subcutaneous fat if he feels these are slowing the healing process. He uses tweezers or a solution with hypochlorous acid to remove.