Meeko's surgery was friday morning and it was really rough. It took twice as long as expected because he was way worse than we thought. Thankfully that specialist really knew his stuff because against all odds my little boy made it threw!
He's home right now but we have to take him back tomorrow. We wanted to see if his recovery would be easier at home, but hes having a really hard time and I think he would be better off having 24hr care from a nurse that knew his symptoms and what to expect better. Were going to have a key to the back of the office so that we can see him after hours if he's in the visiting room. I feel like a terrible Mommy leaving him there, but I'm doing what I hope is the right thing. His recovery is very complex and these first few weeks are critical. I think I should have refused the offer to bring him home. I'm not a vet and I've had to call 6 times today. they didn't mind at all, but hes gotten worse since being at home and a nurse even had to come over to give him a shot.
Another bit of sad news. Meeko's vet predicts that Meeko's lifespan is cut in half because of the damage the worms did. His intestines were torn up so bad that the vet and specialist are both wondering if it was just worms that did this or if he survived a poisoning. (honestly, they both said that it looks like he survived a poisoning, but they can't be 100%) No mater what it was the worms didn't help. He's had worms probably since kittenhood until now and the vet is guessing that he's 5 years old, not 3 as we were told. This poor baby has a long road to go and he didn't get a very fair start at life. My Clemi cat was poisoned a year ago and I can't understand why ppl are so damn cruel. It's just a cat for crying out loud! why do ppl feel the need to poison a little helpless creature. >.< Poor Meeks!
On a side note, is it normal for an older cat to get protective of a younger male that they hated prior to surgery? You can't remove Monty from the door of the bedroom that Meeks is in and when my brother went in to check him out Monty attacked him. He's like that with everyone but me. I can come and go as I please, but if my brother or fiance try to go in to Meeko, Monty goes attack cat. Monty was abused by males as a kitten, but my guys love him to pieces and have never laid a hand to him other than for petting or giving treats. He was doing really well with the guys before this. Now he's seriously regressed. Do you think he could think one of my guys did this to Meeko? If so, how to I show him that they are fine?
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He's home right now but we have to take him back tomorrow. We wanted to see if his recovery would be easier at home, but hes having a really hard time and I think he would be better off having 24hr care from a nurse that knew his symptoms and what to expect better. Were going to have a key to the back of the office so that we can see him after hours if he's in the visiting room. I feel like a terrible Mommy leaving him there, but I'm doing what I hope is the right thing. His recovery is very complex and these first few weeks are critical. I think I should have refused the offer to bring him home. I'm not a vet and I've had to call 6 times today. they didn't mind at all, but hes gotten worse since being at home and a nurse even had to come over to give him a shot.
Another bit of sad news. Meeko's vet predicts that Meeko's lifespan is cut in half because of the damage the worms did. His intestines were torn up so bad that the vet and specialist are both wondering if it was just worms that did this or if he survived a poisoning. (honestly, they both said that it looks like he survived a poisoning, but they can't be 100%) No mater what it was the worms didn't help. He's had worms probably since kittenhood until now and the vet is guessing that he's 5 years old, not 3 as we were told. This poor baby has a long road to go and he didn't get a very fair start at life. My Clemi cat was poisoned a year ago and I can't understand why ppl are so damn cruel. It's just a cat for crying out loud! why do ppl feel the need to poison a little helpless creature. >.< Poor Meeks!
On a side note, is it normal for an older cat to get protective of a younger male that they hated prior to surgery? You can't remove Monty from the door of the bedroom that Meeks is in and when my brother went in to check him out Monty attacked him. He's like that with everyone but me. I can come and go as I please, but if my brother or fiance try to go in to Meeko, Monty goes attack cat. Monty was abused by males as a kitten, but my guys love him to pieces and have never laid a hand to him other than for petting or giving treats. He was doing really well with the guys before this. Now he's seriously regressed. Do you think he could think one of my guys did this to Meeko? If so, how to I show him that they are fine?
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