Can’t believe the difference just 24 hours make. The boy slept most of yesterday, thank goodness! We did have to take him back to the vet to get his bladder expelled yesterday afternoon and he seemed so much more comfortable after that. It was so funny watching my Dad come in the room last night (the cat loves him). As soon as he heard his voice he was super alert, meowing to talk to him like he always does, and tracking him all over the room kind of like saying “are you going to sit down with me or what, lets go!” I think everyone was relieved because we all had worried that we had lost the E that we all loved, but nope, there he was again!
He has gotten pretty good at telling us what he wants, as if he wasn’t spoiled before! Thankfully he no longer lets out a long bellow when he is trying to reposition himself or wants to start moving. He starts to squiggle around and thats my cue to help out however I can. It may be June but he parked himself in front of the fireplace and stared at us until we put it on for him (his favorite). The house was roasting but he was happy and that was all that mattered! I couldn’t believe it but he slept the entire night with no problems at all. Got up to give him his meds twice and he went right back to sleep in his spot on the couch.
I know he is a big boy and I am sure that is going to contribute to his mobility, also he is less than 48 hours post-op, but he has a hard time getting up on three legs. That back leg that he has left he has a hard time getting underneath him without my help or a lot of effort and once its there the hop is not graceful in any way! On the flip side, what I have noticed is when he wants to get around he has figured out how to scoot by using that back leg to push his around. I ran to kitchen to get something only to come back and find that he wasn’t where I left him, he had gotten the base of the couch, propped himself up and was actually trying to jump! I was wondering what other peoples experiences were, especially if you have a large kitty friend like me!
Hoping the litter box stuff gets better because he has yet to even attempt it. I tried putting him in it this morning and he freaked out, trying to get out as quickly as possible! Any advice?
