Look at her lay there…all conked out after her hectic day. It’s not funny…but it sort of is.
I brought Penelope home from being spayed Wednesday evening. After getting home she immediately started picking at her stitches. So an hour later I realized that it wasn’t going to stop, so I had to rush back to the vet before they closed to pick up some “bitter orange” stuff to put on the incision. And it worked really great. All night she left it alone and cuddled and purred and all was well.
Then yesterday morning I wake up to find that she has managed to completely remove her stitches. And you can imagine it was very gross and I don’t deal well with those types of things. So luckily the vet opened in about 10 minutes, so I was able to rush her in.
(On a side note…it turns out that Pene hates the vet. She is the most loving affectionate kitten you could ever ask for and it’s because of her strong attachment to us that she pitches a fit at the vet’s office. I have never heard a cat hiss and growl like that. So it’s just pleasurable to take her there repeatedly.)
So the vet glued her shut and put more bitter orange on it. Now at this point the vet recommends that I keep an eye on her for a while to make sure that she leaves it alone.
And our morning/afternoon consists of:
She licks at it, I apply more bitter orange, she leaves it alone.
30 minutes later…
She licks at it, I apply more bitter orange, she leaves it alone.
30 minutes later…
She licks at it, I apply more bitter orange, she leaves it alone.
And by mid-afternoon her incision is half open again and we are headed back to the vet. This time the vet means business and so my poor, poor Pene got stapled/glued and a cone.
After getting back home she seemed just sort of defeated and slept for the rest of the day.
1 comment:
This was a funny post. I feel bad that your poor kitty has to go through this, but the way you tell the story is great. I hope she is getting better!
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