We've been smelling of "Eau de Pet Foode" a lot ourselves We went in today for Charlie's checkup.  They removed the drain and gave him an appetite stimulant.  It did seem to work.  He's not eating a lot, but he is eating on his own without us having to start with a syringe.  He also had a temp of 104 degrees, which is a little high for a cat.  They want us to bring him back Wednesday to follow up, though if he has any other concerning symptoms showing up we have to bring him back in through emergency.  His incision still looks great, though.  No outward signs of infection.  He didn't have his anti-inflammatory drug today (it's three days, one day off, three days, etc), so they thought that might contribute.  He is loving his new orthopedic pet bed we put into a small dog crate.  We covered the crate with a blanket and he is using that to hide instead of going under the bed. We have our fingers crossed that he will perk up by tomorrow.  He also peed again today!  Small victories are holding us together at this point. 

Though, I can't shake the feeling that we're just going to do something wrong.  He's not our regular Charlie, but we don't know what is normal post-surgery Charlie or sick Charlie.  It also sucks that the side effects of his medications are similar to the warning signs they gave us.  It's so hard to tell which is which.

I took this photo of Charlie sleeping on my son yesterday morning:

Charlie's drain was taken out later that day.  He's been sticking pretty close to his human. 

We're still waiting for him to poop, but with all the trouble we had getting him to eat I guess it would make sense.  He has been eating today, so I really, really hope he poops soon.  We are going for a follow up tomorrow at the vet hospital and I'll mention it. 

It's the news I didn't want to get. It is an injection site sarcoma. They said the margins appear clean, but there were cells detected that were different from the sarcoma cells in an area that runs along the major nerves and blood vessels where the leg and abdomen meets. It may just be inflammation, but don't know for sure. Either way, he needs further treatment. I'm crying again. 

Radiation is really expensive. We have to do it for Charlie, though. I know it was mentioned on this thread that there is a way to recoup treatment costs from the vaccine company and I may need some help with that.