🎉🎉🎊🎊 Yeah Brandy ! Thats fantastic ! 

You will see she will do better then you ever imagined! 

Celebrate everything and I know you will !

I'm afraid I'm not able to be terribly helpful as my Meg was still in hospital at this stage, and also I think cats respond differently in some ways. I'm sure our Tripawds cat team will be chiming in soon, but just wanted to say that I'm thinking of you. I do know how hard and stressful these early days can be, but i also know how much better Brandy will be feeling soon. It does get better. Sorry not to be able to offer advice.

Sending hugs,

Meg and Clare (and Elsie Pie) xxx

Brandy is home sooner then Purrkins was also. What I can tell you is in the hospital he didnt use the litter box ,he peed where he was laying so he did pee there. He didnt move around at all in the hospital. Purrkins stayed a total of 3 nights 4 days.

When he got home he did have terrible time getting around it was awful to see he flopped all over. The pain meds dont help with orientation but needed ! I tried helping Purrkins get his balance when he would start to get up and go. I helped stabilize him and sorta show him how.

I put him in his litter box and helped hold him to stabilize him in the litter box to pee. Poop will take longer the pain meds can constipate them so for today dont worry about the poop.We can talk about that later;)

He ate and drank when he got home. Again the pain meds sometimes effect the appetite .

Have you enticed her with food wet food? Or water taken it to her?

We didnt have any issues with Purrkins incision. If you want to take a picture and post it that may be more helpful for someone to comment on. Expect for those I should state .

The hospital did some ice packs on Purrkins incision for 3 days and we did warm packs for 3 days . We were not to put anything on the incision . 

What pain meds are you? We were sent home with  Buprenorphine and Gabapentin. What are your time instructions on what you were given?

All I can do is share my experiences with Mona, a front leg amputee who also had her shoulder remove and a small drain put in.

Mona had a sleepover at the vet's house the first night and then she came home. He sent her home with wet kitten food which she loved and ate immediately. The advantage of the kitten food is that they don't need as much water because the food is wet and it's higher in protein and obviously tasty.

Mona did not do well in the litter department - she went everywhere except the litter box. She became better as she came off the drugs.

Initially Mona slept a lot, would flop around the floor and then suddenly get up on all legs and tear around the room only to flop around again. The walking will come in time as the drugs wear off and they get stronger again.

The light pink fluid is likely just drainage. I would use alternating warm and cool damp washcloths to clean Mona's surgical site and she enjoyed that.

I don't think anything is wrong but please phone your vet who can alleviate any concerns you may have. Brandy needs a lot of sleep right now as she heals. Which pain medication is she on? Is she taking an anti-inflammatory?

Kerren and Tripawd Kitty Mona

Hmmm, I don't find it very helpful that the vet said she "should" be eating. Well, she's not and you are doing the best you can. So that said (I can be grouchy for you), I have some suggestions.

First, I wouldn't worry so much about the water unless she's only eating dry. She'd get moisture if you can get her to eat some of the wet food off your fingers. Does she like to drink the juice from a can of tuna or salmon? I've also heated up the wet food a bit to make it stinkier. How about some scrambled egg?

Some people put water in with the dry food. That never worked for me but it may be worth a try. 

It doesn't sound like she's in pain and she's moving so that's good. 

Mona was quite nutty from her pain meds for a few days. Some of the pain meds can constipate. Call your doctor again tomorrow if she'd still not eating or using the litter.

Hugs,

Kerren and Tripawd Kitty Mona