I am sorry for the delay in updating you! I'm sure you can imagine how busy I've been but also the darn password thing here is too restrictive. I use multiple devices and couldn't remember the complex password to get on my laptop. Ack.

Anyway, to make a long story short, Sky is doing amazingly well!  My vet, St. Louise, brought him home yesterday afternoon. We decided that a large walk-in closet (formerly a small bedroom) next to my bedroom would be best for him. it's carpeted for traction , warm and quiet. So we set up comfy bed, food, water and litter box. I decided that a pet gate across the door would work so he could see out and pets could see him (although I haven't let my other cats in the bedroom unsupervised).  

He is eating like a horse! YAY! I'm getting over seeing the incision. He wants lots of love and scratches and I'm happy to accommodate. He is very wobbly and falls over sometimes. Fortunately, the floor is a soft cushion.

He is on Buprenorphine, Gabapentin, Clavamoxx and Prednisolone. 

Last night I heard a noise and looked down and there he was sitting in the bedroom!  He must have squeezed thru the slats. So I brought up a sturdier wood pet gate (I have several options). I was pretty sure he wouldn't squeeze through that as the wood isn't at all flexible. Wrong! This morning at 7am there he was lying on the floor in the bedroom! It must have been very tricky for him to maneuver through the slats! 

But that's not all! I have soft steps up to my bed for both Sky and Marlowe, my Cavalier doggie.  Around noon I looked over and he was climbing up the steps to the bed!! Not even 24 hrs after being home! He almost made it but the last step requires more power and he jumped down. I was speechless. He is amazing!!

So, he is doing everything he should be doing. Peeing, pooped tonight, eating, drinking, cuddling, purring non-stop. That's my Sky! 

He still has a ways to go. Tomorrow I'm going to try to let him roam upstairs and keep the other cats away. He needs to be more stable on his legs. Oh, Marlowe has been incredible. Last night he sniffed the wound and both Sky and I yelled at him. And I scooted him out of the room. Since then he is very careful and sweet. He got it.

The other 2 cats are normal cats. They aren't as sensitive as Sky. So I want to be careful introducing him. Sky doesn't have a mean bone in his body and I worry that they might have a weird reaction. But I have let them look through the pet gate . Always supervised.

So this journey has gotten off to a great start. And Yes, I can do this!!   But most of the credit goes to Sky. He is leading the way and I'm following. 

Love, Rebecca & Sky

Thanks, Holly! This will be brief as I just had a crisis. I woke up at 7am to find Sky lying in a stream of diarrhea.  All over his tail and hind end including a couple sutures. OMG

I cleaned him up on the floor as best I could but it wasn't enough. So I picked him up and placed him in my bathroom sink running warm water over the surgical site and washing the poo off the rest of him. He didn't mind. That's Sky. His white fur is still stained on his tail but maybe he can get that off. For now, the area is pretty clean. My pristine carpet is pristine no more but I knew something like this would happen. I just wasn't expecting it to be so much on him. 

I'm not letting him jump. His attempt at the steps was a shock. After than I have lifted him up on my bed to hang out and cuddle. But only when I'm with him. I had planned to let him out a bit today to explore the upstairs area. We shall see how it goes. I'm here with him 24 hrs a day right now. 

I knew it was too easy to be true. But I dealt with it so moving forward!

Thanks for advice - will check it all out!

Rebecca & Sky

Thanks Jerry! I was tap dancing... 

He is resting in his favorite hidey hole - a cabinet in my bedroom. I can open a door to it when I need to. Just gave him first dose of Metronidazole which is very icky tasting. Got it down with butter. Whew.  Going to pick up some proviable and also compounded Gabapentin shortly. And some chlorhexadine to keep the incision clean should this happen again.

Vet said she isn't surprised.  Anesthesia drugs + rich food to get him to eat + Clavamox. We are discontinuing the Clavamox and withholding food temporarily to let his gut adjust.  

It was quite the rude awakening this morning. But things are stable ATM. 

Back later~

R & S

Back from picking up new meds: Already had Metronidazole here and gave him first dose earlier.  Picked up compounded Gabapentin as having trouble getting correct dose from capsule in him. Also picked up Proviable paste and powder. And some dry food with oatmeal in it. I feed him grain free normally but advised the oatmeal will help bind him. 

I'm sorry I'm so bad at posting photos. Just don't have time to upload to another site and post here. I hope you understand. 

Hanging out on floor with him and Marlowe while I do new med schedule on my laptop. Sky was helping 

Time for bupren dose...

BBL

R&S <3

PS Good suggestion on the bone broth. Stores carry it here. I'll pick some up.. Thanks!