What a Difference!

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?

 

The Night Before

It is the night before and my baby is sleeping peacefully on the couch on his favorite blanket. Little does he know that his life is about to change forever tomorrow. My heart is breaking for my sweet mush ball that he has to go through this. As if being surrendered at 4 years old for no reason, having to live in the vet’s office for two years waiting for someone to take him in, having a seizure disorder, and having UTI issues isn’t enough, now he has to go through this. He is the center of our household, anyone that walks through the door knows to talk to E first and then say hi to everyone else. He never leaves the family room, because all he wants out of life is someone close by to meow at and flop up against. He is never not in the center of the room, he is not a cat you ever have to go looking for. He is my 22 pound love bug, the reason I love coming home at night. Choking back the tears is understatement at what is about to come. Please keep us all in thoughts and well wishes as surgery is scheduled for noon tomorrow.