Wonderful News About Starr!!!

**CalliesMom** · 10-05-2005, 06:16 PM

Fantastic!! Do you think we could get some pictures now?

**Uabassoon** · 10-05-2005, 06:21 PM

I'm so happy to hear that Starr finally got a clean bill of health! I'm guessing you'll be picking him up from his sirjury soon. I hope he has a speedy recovery!

**RICHARD** · 10-05-2005, 06:59 PM

cryptorchidism-
Failure of one or both testicles to descend into the scrotum.

It's one word, Two Jingle Bells!

Med Terminiology is alot of 'put together' words.

Crypt is another word for tomb or means buried.
Orchids are....uh.......well...Something that goes in a corsage???

**Soapets** · 10-05-2005, 07:21 PM

It's so wonderful to hear that he has a clean bill of health now! The surgery tomorrow will add a little more $$ to the "bill" of health, but once that's over with he should be all set to live a long, happy, full, fun life! We'll be thinking of you tomorrow Starr, and we know you'll be a brave boy. This will be a "piece of cake" compared to what all else you've been through!

Deb

**krazyaboutkatz** · 10-06-2005, 01:16 AM

Thanks for all of your concerns and nice comments.

Starr's surgery went very well.

One of his testicles had actually already descended so it wasn't as difficult a surgery as the doctor had thought. The other one was way up inside of him beyond his tummy. He now has a blue fabric e-collar, a shaved tummy, and lots of blue stitches. He's on clavamox 2 times a day for the next 7 days and rimadyl 1/4 of a pill 1 time a day for pain for the next 8 days.

He was the last surgery of the day so he wasn't operated on until around 2pm or so. I picked him up a little bit before 7pm and he's still very groggy and tired. I was also told to start him on both pills tonight. He just wants to sleep and he's also been purring very loudly. I'm sure he'll be hungry and thirsty tomorrow morning. His brothers and sister were all very interested in seeing him. Storm thought he smelled bad so he started hissing at him.

I have him in a large dog crate and I'm hoping to be able keep him confined in here as long as possible. He goes back on Sat. Oct.15th to have his stitches removed. I hope that he'll heal quickly and won't have any complications. Here are two pictures that I took of him tonight. He felt more comfortable lying in his litterbox than in the small bed that I put in the cage for him. I also tried to take a picture of stitches but if didn't turn out very clearly.