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Tripawds Foundation wrote:
Cat Limb Amputation Surgery for Juliette
Tripawds ASAP grant #53 is helping Tripawds member marie4poches pay for Juliette's cat limb amputation surgery. Read on for her Tri-kitty tale, and learn more about the Tripawds Amputation Surgery Assistance Program. See if you or someone you know qu (More) |
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gideon1421 wrote:
Updates
I haven't been posting much since there's not much to report! Gideon is doing so great. Off of opioids but still on Gabapentin for now, mostly so he doesn't go crazy trying to rip out his staples. He's officially allowed to be at full activity level, (More) |
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meganandatticus wrote:
Day 3- Megan Sleeps 45 minutes
September 29th, 2021 Kevin had to get up and go to work at 5am, so I was on my own with about 45 minutes of sleep. Atticus still was not getting up or walking without heavy assistance. I was reaching the level of sleep deprivation where I was a (More) |
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meganandatticus wrote:
Staging- Abdominal Ultrasound
We had a 10am appointment to drop off Atticus for his ultrasound. I loaded him up with Trazadone and Gabapentin, in the hopes he wouldn’t need to be sedated. VCSS was busy, busy busy that morning. After calling to let them know we were outside it (More) |
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mkfitzgerald wrote:
Pathology Result Is In
Good News! The doctor called with the pathology results this evening and we have clear margins -- cancer-free margins. The surgeon says he may not need to have to radiation therapy, although the oncologist may still recommend it to get any potentiall (More) |
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mkfitzgerald wrote:
Doing Well After Surgery
Apologies for the brief absence, I had to catch up on work obligations. Sadly, work places do not recognize cats as family members and provide appropriate leave. Castiel is doing really well. After a rough night in which he doggedly tore off his c (More) |
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mkfitzgerald wrote:
Castiel Comes Home from Hospital
We had a good check-up this morning. Aside from taking out his medicine catheter last night and fussing with his cone, Castiel did well overnight. The nurse said he was trying to ambulate, although he was not doing too well at balancing yet. She s (More) |
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mkfitzgerald wrote:
Surgery Day
This morning, we woke up with Castiel snuggled between the two of us. He was purry and lovey. We nuzzled him and kissed him all over. In fact, we kissed him so much that he had that look that said, "blech... too much hooman kissing." He quickly caug (More) |
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skippysmom wrote:
Recovery from Surgery - The First Two Weeks
Day Three After Surgery, and Skippy somehow managed to get one of his staples partially loose. Surgical tape strips were added to create a licking barrier, and also to hold the loose staple in place so that he wouldn't have to endure a visit to the (More) |
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skippysmom wrote:
Recovery from Surgery - The First Month
Week Three: Early this week, Skippy developed a small hard lump on his incision that wasn't red or hot, and didn't appear to be causing him any pain. It was clearly irritating him though, and he was licking at it a lot. We headed to the surgeon to (More) |