mr. tux update #6

Well, Tux has been home since Tuesday night, and he is a very happy kittycat. The little monster has barely left my side since returning home. He sits on my lap when I'm at the computer, sits on my feet while I'm washing dishes, and snuggles his cold plastic cone on my legs while I'm sleeping! His surgery went very well and he is peeing like a rockstar ;) You might not believe that someone can be overjoyed about his/her cat going to the bathroom, but let me tell you, it's a major relief and a definite cause for celebration!

You can see his shaved front leg where the IV was, the spot they shaved for the echocardiogram, and his shaved Hostein belly. You can also see that he was very happy to be home!

Tomorrow I take his fentanyl patch off. I think his pain level will be okay though. I'm sure he'll let me know if it's not :) YOWL! I'm more worried about actually pulling the patch off rather than his surgical site being painful. Think about it--taking tape off yourself hurts; now imagine pulling something sticky off a cat! At least his nails got trimmed at the hospital :D

Tuxie's shaved behind and fent patch.

Stitches will come out in 1-1.5 weeks from now, and until then, he has to wear the cone. I laugh at him on a daily basis as he tries to lick himself [he's got some contortionist moves but just.can't.reach!], runs into the walls, eat and drink with it on, and tries to fit into places [i.e. futon sling] that he can't.

Here he is , looking a little groggy, but adorable as always! And you can see the cute little heart they made with Coban on his IV site...yeah, he got that dressing off in about 2 seconds flat! It took him until the middle of the night to get the cone off, but he woke me up in the process so the attempt to get to the stitches was foiled. Now, the cone is secured with a ribbon and a collar.

peace and love,

m