Pouncer in for Surgery :((Update post #52)

Just spoke to the vet: He's coming home today!!!!!!

I work tonight so hubby will be picking him up, but he's coming home tonight!!! Woohoo!!

Now, what on earth am I gonna do with Tuscan?!?! :eek: Pouncer's going ot be isolated in Tuscan's room. Put Tuscan in the basement? He'll have much more room to roam, but no windows to look out and thats what he's always doing when I go to check on him. I can put him in Cam's room, but I can see it now..... Cam not sleeping at night because he's screaming for the kitty.

WOO HOO!! for Pouncer.

Great news Kim...I'm so happy for Pouncer and You.
Pouncer is one of the first kittys I got to know when I joined Pettalk.I loved all the posts you did with him and I'm so relieved he did great with the proceedure.
No more worries for you.
After he heals...we'll want pictures :) :)

Kim, you must be so relieved. I hope Pouncer will be good as new now and you can relax a bit.

I've got his room all settled. He'll be camping out in my youngest daughter's room. I'm happy he'll have a room with a bed and window, and a hooman to sleep with at night. He does sleep with her a lot at night so he won't feel left out or anything. I think I'll have Allen spend the nights with her too, so he can have his buddy with him. As I said Allen missed him, so it'll be good for Allen too.

He's got a fresh water fountain, fresh litter box and a clean dish all awaiting his homecoming.

I wrote out a ton of checks for his release...... the vet tech asked if I was sitting down for the total. $930 including food and meds. Big Sigh. Whats money if you can't have the ones you love with you?

I'm so glad to hear that everything went well and that Pouncer will be coming home today.:) You might need to confine him for a few weeks so he doesn't tear open his stitches or sutures. I bought a cage for Storm and it worked out very well. I hope that Pouncer will recover quickly and remain a healthy and happy cat.:)

I'm glad to hear everything went well with his surgery and he is coming home. Wow on the amount but you are right, we do what we have to for the ones we love.

Did they mention to use a litter like Yesterday's News?? I am sure they told me to use that because it would not stick to the inscision site.

$930 :eek: :eek: *faint* (but worth every penny)

Yes, Pouncer = Priceless.

So glad he is doing well and will be home with mom and his buddies! Hang in there lil guy, it will be better soon! :)

Expensive boy, huh? Glad he's coming home and doing well! Give him some gentle kisses and pets from me too!

Kim

Can't wait to hear how Pouncer is doing. Big hugs coming his way!!

HE'S HOME!!!

YES, MY SWEET BOY IS HOME! Oh I can't tell you how happy I was to see him. I rushed upstairs as soon as I came home and hurt hubby's feelings because he wanted to talk to me.... sorry honey, Pouncer comes first!

Here's what I found when I opened the bedroom door: I saw a beautiful brown tabby talking to me in a meow I didn't recognize. Poor boy's throat has to feel raw from the anesthesia tubing :(

Next I noticed a brown tabby without an e-collar. Hmmm.... meowmie forgot her boy was Houdini regarding collars of any sort. Any ideas how we can keep the e-collar on so he keeps his sutures clean and in tact?

He didn't know what to do -- eat or give me lots of headbumpies. I could tell he was saying "Thank you thank you thank you" as he headbumped and purred and begged for chin scritchies. He was incredibly active considering the ordeal he just went through - I myself would be in bed for a week moaning and groaning. He was jumping up to reach my hand, running back and forth from me to his food, meowming his head off, and simply looking wonderful.

His "nether region" looks awfully sore and swollen. He's on a mighty dose of Clavimox and Low Ph Eukanuba food (which he LOVES). He'll be locked in my daughter's room for the next 2 weeks.... I don't know how long it'll take for him to decide to escape. He'll escape once he decides too :rolleyes:

He's definitely worth every penny (and thats a lot of pennies! :eek: )

Kim, I'm so glad that he's doing so well and is now home.:) I'm suprised that he's this active already. Maybe he'll heal up quickly since he's still a young cat. Storm slept a lot but I think it was due to the pain medication. I had to make sure that the ties on Storm's e-collar were very tight so he wouldn't get out of it.

When I had Cirrus, he stayed in my parents bathroom until his stitches were removed. He also seemed to be very active and he also looked very bruised and sore but he healed up quickly. He managed to get out of his e-collar 1 day before his stitches were to be removed so he was able to have them removed 1 day sooner.;)

I'm glad that Pouncer likes his new food and I hope he heals very quickly. Good luck.:)

Oh so glad to hear that Pouncer is home and so happy to see you!!! Yay!!! Sounds like he's recuperating quickly, and feels not as bad as he looks, which is wonderful!

I glad to read that Pouncer's surgery went well and he is on the road to recovery.

I'm happy to hear that Pouncer's surgery went well and that he is back home again. :)
Give him a big hug from me!

What good news! I'm so glad he's doing well and you sound much better, too! As for the pennies, you would've spent it on something else not as worthy as your sweet Pouncer.

Good and happy news!! I am really glad that he is HOME. Isn't that a wonderful feeling?? Made me smile, too :D

I'm so glad to hear that Pouncer is doing well. Fingers, paws and whiskers crossed that he "heals up and hairs over" (as my grandma used to say) very quickly.

{{{{hugs}}}} to Pouncer. I hope he heals soon!

I understand about all your post-dated cheques....but no more weekend emergencies (God willing) for Pouncer and you.

Pouncer, nawtee boy - keep your collar on! ;)

I spent some time with him tonight. All he wants is love. My daughter said she kept her awake all night last night with headbumps :D :p

He's NAWTEE. Any bets on how long he'll stay in the room alone? He's supposed to be quiet and rest. I was told he wouldn't want to do much anyway. hmmm.... he's jumping up and down from the top bunk bed. He's running around the room. He's doing contortions to get the e-collar off. I called the vet for advice and she laughed and said "why am I not surprised?" and told me he lives up to his name.

I have an appointment for next Tuesday to get the stitches removed.... will we make it? He's already running around like nothing happened and he's not even on pain meds. Its gonna be a long week for both of us.

Very glad to hear that our Pouncer is doing so well! :) I'm not sure how you are going to keep that boy imprisoned for so long though! :eek:

Pouncer feels good! :D :D :rolleyes: