I am feeling terrible, has anyone any advice please?
I had my cat, Catherine, spayed last week. The vet said that she must not lick the wound for fear of getting it infected or the stitches being damaged. Well of course Catherine kept licking it. At her check-up the vet gave me a "buster" collar to put on her. She has now had it on for two days and she is utterly miserable. She is a tiny cat and she canâ€[emoji]8482[/emoji]t get her mouth to the end of the collar to eat properly. So I am feeding her by hand. I have tried to get her to drink water in a similar fashion - but she is just not interested. So Iâ€[emoji]8482[/emoji]m really worried that she is not getting enough fluids.
Also, I guess because her whiskers are inhibited, her mobility is bizarre. She looks like a stroke victim. Sometimes she walks backwards. It would be funny if she wasnâ€[emoji]8482[/emoji]t so sad.
I canâ€[emoji]8482[/emoji]t bare to see her so unhappy. What should I do?
A) Stick it out for 5 more days until her stitches are taken out?
B) Give her some breaks with the collar off and watch that she doesnâ€[emoji]8482[/emoji]t lick the wound?
C) Take it off completely?
I am worried that if I give her breaks it will just compound the misery.
What Iâ€[emoji]8482[/emoji]d like is some sort of medical risk assessment.
Surely as the wound heals the risk gets much lower?
I would really welcome advice from those that have gone through this experience.
If you really know the score please email me at:-
[email protected]
best wishes,
Steve
I had my cat, Catherine, spayed last week. The vet said that she must not lick the wound for fear of getting it infected or the stitches being damaged. Well of course Catherine kept licking it. At her check-up the vet gave me a "buster" collar to put on her. She has now had it on for two days and she is utterly miserable. She is a tiny cat and she canâ€[emoji]8482[/emoji]t get her mouth to the end of the collar to eat properly. So I am feeding her by hand. I have tried to get her to drink water in a similar fashion - but she is just not interested. So Iâ€[emoji]8482[/emoji]m really worried that she is not getting enough fluids.
Also, I guess because her whiskers are inhibited, her mobility is bizarre. She looks like a stroke victim. Sometimes she walks backwards. It would be funny if she wasnâ€[emoji]8482[/emoji]t so sad.
I canâ€[emoji]8482[/emoji]t bare to see her so unhappy. What should I do?
A) Stick it out for 5 more days until her stitches are taken out?
B) Give her some breaks with the collar off and watch that she doesnâ€[emoji]8482[/emoji]t lick the wound?
C) Take it off completely?
I am worried that if I give her breaks it will just compound the misery.
What Iâ€[emoji]8482[/emoji]d like is some sort of medical risk assessment.
Surely as the wound heals the risk gets much lower?
I would really welcome advice from those that have gone through this experience.
If you really know the score please email me at:-
[email protected]
best wishes,
Steve