Good point about the string...I suppose onesies are stretchie so they dont strangle babies :/ I tried to shrink them up in the dryer. Theyre pretty snug around his belly but not in the neck, so I don't know about going down a size. I'm starting to think his Christmas sweater might do the trick for the back legs because it's a heavier less stretchy fabric, and longer...

Will do. 

Harry's first day at home alone allllll day seems to have been uneventful. In fact, I'm not sure he moved out of his cage after I put his handsome Christmas jumper on him this morning 

He was exactly where I left him anyway and doesn't see to be able to get around it in any direction yet, so that'll be my go to for work days....I'm so glad tomorrow if Friday. Harry made his first attempt at biting the stitches when he was bathing himself after I took the jumper off, so that was uncool. I slapped a baby t on him immediately and he huffed but stopped. 

He is also not at all interested in the expensive but wonderfully free vet food and just wants his grocery store crap. 

And a final cheery bit of news, some kids in wood shop are making steps for Harry >.< I'm so the crazy cat lady teacher. Does anybody out there use stairs? I can't imagine having little staircases all over my apartment. Do you let your animals jump straight down from couches and lower things? Or do they have aids all over? I figure some sort of step thing for the window sill is needed. I don't really want to make accommodations for the counters, because he's not supposed to be on them!

Oh, also.....I started blogging before I realized tripawds offered free platforms (harrypawter.wordpress.com). I don't suppose there's a way to link?

Oh thanks. It's mostly what I've already been sharing here. 

And thanks, yet again, for the quick response. Your advice is so helpful. I suppose I am a bit vain about my home decor, lol, but I'll make necessary changes regardless. I'll just have to rethink my motif 😛 How high are the risers on your steps? normal step size? It is very sweet that they're making some for me XD I've got to do some measuring tonight. 

I did try mixing the food, but perhaps I need to start with a smaller amount of the new stuff. He's such a picky bugger. 

Stitches out on the 22nd. Just about a week. I can't wait! I assume he's okay to groom the area after that...He's getting a few stubbly patches back. 

Thanks for the awesome replies with stair info...and I don't have Christmas stuff out, apart from the jumper, don't worry! Unfortunately, today he got around it >.< It's so nice to have this place. Today was not a great day and it's comforting to be able to come here and read positive stuff. 

It was Harry's first day off meds and he told me loud and clear when I got home that he is NOT ready. He was sitting beside me on the bed and started twitching slightly and yowling. Then biting at me. Not hard or angry or playful, but like I'd sat on his paw or something and he was warning me to watch out. I immediately gave him a dose of metacam, prefering to err on the side of caution, but while waiting for it to kick in, he was in an increasing state of "i'm hurting, do something about it!" and ended up leaping off the bed (I'd just added the box spring back) and scampering into the ensuite (ugh, the thump of his hefty weight on that one little leg 🙁 ) . I called the after hours vet again and she suggested refilling his gabapentin and metacam (there's maybe one dose left), so I went racing through the blizzard, in the dark, down rural roads, to pick up the refill so I could get him right back on the gabapentin. Probably could have waited until morning, but my heart was just aching for him. 

Just dosed him (the metacam already seemed to have kicked in) and got him to eat, and sat on the bathroom floor with him for a while, giving some love. He seems fine now. 

It was just scary. I get so anxious about this pain business. The vet was great, though. She says do another three days on the full prescription then gradually dial it back again...only more gradually this time, seeing how he responds. Sigh. I was starting to feel so confident!

Oh well. It's all good now. Mattress back on the floor. Home for the weekend. Incision is looking pretty good. Stairs are on the way (they're doing a 25'' set...I hope of three steps. I hadn't thought about using the bed as the third step to keep them from sticking out too far, but that's ok. Will keep that in mind for living room ones). Breathing. 

Thanks 🙂 I'm ready to pit in. I've got a full PVR and lots of treats for both of us. 

Thanks 🙂 I find I'm on super extreme alert for anything and I worry off the charts over each little thing...which is not to say is pain is little, just that I had to do anything I could immediately or go mental, lol. I was also freaked out that he had injured his remaining leg in his big leap because he kept pulling it away and wouldnt stand on it, but he did eventually. It's not like I could tell if he was limping at the moment. He kind of moves like a rabbit, lol. But he seems to be moving ok/as well as yesterday, I think. Anyway, the snow's just getting worse over the weekend so it was probably the best moment for it:P