I give up... the images are in my blog in the library.. it has taken over 25 minutes of wait and delay for this site to open/post/so not sure what is happening..  

brownie1201 said
What adorable photos of Fuzz! I have to know, did you put him on the tree, or did he climb in?

  

He climbed in the tree... Fuzz is a very ornery cat who thinks he is human and a dog! His feline tendencines shine through periodically.Has been this way since he was a tiny fluff ball kitten.. He is the most personable cat I have ever had ( I have had many) and he is not shy around anyone unless it is a huge house full of people.  

paws120 said

You are doing all the right things... you really are   Huckleberry was not weaned off of his meds until 3 weeks post op. This is the time that phantom pain can really kick in so don't be too quick to lower the dose. Nice and gradual .. watch how he does as the med levels drop in his system. 

So.. one thing I learned from somebody in here, a super duper cat person!  Wet food is actually really good for cats. You want to make sure he isn't eating so much that he is going to gain weight, but cats are obligate carnivores.  Dry food and grains are what can cause feline blockages. I feed all three of my boys twice a day, dry in the morning and wet at night. Grain free. I am thrilled that Fuzz has not given you any appetite problems, I really had to spoil Huck there for a while right around this part of his recovery. Andy blocked twice on me since we adopted him. It was really bad. Dehydration can be key to them blocking. Wet food is about 80% water so with them eating the wet food they are also getting the hydration that they need to keep their urine from becoming too concentrated. It helps keep them flushed so that even if they have some crystals they can pass them. I took Andy off the prescription diet and since I have gone grain free and make sure they always have canned at night and plenty of fresh water he has been wonderful! I know this has nothing to do with the amputation, but I thought I would throw it out there for you. Here is a wonderful site on feline health and diet. I was amazed by what I learned here.

Jackie and Huckleberry

  

I have enough gabapentin to get me through at 2 x per day until his post op check up- I am going to inquire about additional medication for him.  He has been on the gabapentin at .5-1 ml for over a month and at his surgery it was bumped to .5 3x per day for a week then they said stop but I moved him to 2 x per day.  If nothing else it keeps him a bit calm in his restricted area that he can rest and heal.  I have read so much on the gabapentin that long term it does not appear to have negative side effects or issues.  That is #1 question followed by #2 activity level/monitoring  I am eager to get my Fuzz back- I miss him cuddling up in recliner or always bieng in my lap or just flopping down and loving on his buddy, Murphey who is his 95 lb black lab best friend.  As far as his diet goes, my cats (and dogs) have always been fed grain free and the best quality food  I find.  I have been partial to Fromm which is my only choice along with Nulo for dry food.  My wet food are varieties of grain free , although I added some regular and even not my normal choice of foods for Fuzz's recovery in hopes of having a huge variety to get him eating if he came out with depressed appetite.. taht was not the case- he was eating everything they gave him in the hospital and that has continued here at home but he only eats the wet food options I am giving him.  Today he had a surf and turf buffet, seafood medley, chicken/turkey and beef/chicken/carrots at each of his meals.  The bowl of dry food remains out at all times ( as it always does in my house for the other cats too) in his recovery room along with a bowl of water but he not interested and truthfully I knew pushing wet food was good for fluid and hydration.. I even bought him some cat broths which he enjoys too.  He is using the litterbox regularly and adequately for his wet food consumption. I do feel bad watching him trying to cover/dig his potty hole.. that is a tough task now with one front leg... it also results in litter being flung far and wide with the current low profile/smaller litter box.  I have it sitting on pee pads so it is easy to pick up and then dump litter back in box from the pads.