Peanut saga: almost a disaster and the prince of darkness makes an appearance
I booked Peanut for neutering and hernia repair surgery on Thursday and unluckily chose a day that coincided with a period of extreme cold because we are nearing midwinter here and a cold front arrived on Thursday morning. I really feel for him with his shaved belly.
Peanut has an umbilical hernia which is caused when the muscles that surround the opening for the umbilical cord, which supplies nutrients to the unborn kitten, do not close completely after birth. In extreme cases, the opening is large enough for a kitten's intestines to protrude through the opening and that could be life threatening. Peanut's opening is very small and seldom causes problems unless some abdominal fat is caught in the opening. Prevention is better than cure so hernias are normally repaired at the same time that a kitten is neutered or spayed.
After: a small incision with 3 stitches
He came home and all seemed well until this morning, when I woke up to find the Peanut had succeeded in pulling out 2 of the 3 stitches. Luckily, the wound did not open, even though it's only 2 days old. I panicked and called the vet. She reassured me that if the wound had not opened, it wasn't necessary to restitch it. Instead, Peanut earned himself the cone of shame....
...a device universally despised by pets and he is no exception. I didn't put it on him in the beginning because none of my other spayed cats have pulled their stitches out and I know how much cats hate this device. It has him catching the rim on various surfaces and walking backwards. Sigh.... It's likely that the cold had a role in his stitch-removal antics but he is also just an antsy character. His vet thinks that 5 days will be sufficient. It's going to be a long 5 days.
Yoda has been hanging around the house down the street because he's annoyed with me for offending his dignity by making him take a pill everyday. The cold has brought him indoors and here he is hanging out in the spice cupboard. He's hoping to find catnip in there.
The white bottle in the front contains L-Tryptophan, a supplement I use to keep him more even-tempered although he'd prefer catnip
I hope that the peanut operation will be successful and everything will be fine.
Thank you
Oh! Dear Peanut! I hope all will be fine soon! Be patient!
Very funny creature in the cupboard!!
Thank you, I hope that patience will be enough.
Yes, the cupboard creature is very entertaining.
The cupboard cat was ver careful not to tip all other things out onto the floor! LoL
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Rascal Peanut... You amaze me with your abundance of knowledge...trypophan 4 cats for instance...😋
It's a tried and tested supplement for anxiety in cats
Guau i hope the cat are sabe and good, after the surgery.
Thank you. So far he is doing well
Aww poor Peanut! The cone is a pain in the buts and you can tell how they struggle with it. He will forget about it soon enough after it's gone.
Yoda rocks! As always :)
Yoda is the dude :)
I'm surprised Peanut is actually adapting to the cone and living with it
I remember when Suzi had the cone. She was so clumsy and bumping against everything the first day. Then she was handling it well.. just looked so sad and miserable.
Peanut is not even miserable haha
Good boy :D
:>) As always @nikv ...I enjoyed this post about Peanut and your other feline friends.
My newest arrival 'Greystone' is seemingly doing well, coming and going at will and has healed fully from the BB gun wound to his face.
I think he has a brother who sneaks in to eat as well (it looks almost like him) but the other guy runs from me when he sees me coming.
pleasure! I'm glad to hear that your boy is doing better
:>)
Uhhhg... The Cone!
We just hope Lil' Guy makes it home ALIVE & HEALING.
He is now by 4X and counting, our most expensive rescue.
I also hope he comes back with the same crazy personality that has been such a challenge for us. (and his adopted siblings)
As you know I am sure...
These medical or near death events, can change them.
I updated the Lil' Guy Down 911 post. And will update again this evening.
Luv ya Catlady, Purrs and Hed (cone) Bonks for Peanut...!
Peanut being the weirdo that he is, has adjusted totally to the cone and doesn't really care about it , which is great. I have other drama going on with another cat too so I feel your pain. What's happening: all is too quiet?
I forgot to update last night. Here is what I added to the post about Lil' Guys condition. Still fever of unknown origin as of now. I still fear it may be broken glass.
Update: As of Monday afternoon, Lil' Guys temp is down to 102.4°
He will spend monday night also at the vets.
I will update this Tuesday. Hopefully He will feel better and be coming home?
Ok, good. Personally, I doubt it's the glass. I've had cats get like that too. Hope you get him back soon
Thanks Catlady!
We are gonna love him a bunch more after this. Not just cuz he is our most expensive rescue by 6X any other.
We really miss him!
I hate having them at the vet for days
Great news!
He is back to normal.!!
Woooo Hoooo.!!!
On his way home, He will be there when I get there in an hour. One happy KrazzyTrukkerKatDaddy here.!!
Awesome! I wonder if he had a virus?
Fever of Unknown Origin seems to be quiye a common thing on this side of the planet.
It bothers me not to know, He is quarantined to the master bath.
The vet and technicians all commented on what a lover boy he is... LoL
Yoda and Katia have both had episodes of those also. Luckily I managed both of those at home although I had to give Yoda fluids a couple of times. After having a cat with kidney failure, at least I can do that kind of thing at home
Another update @nikv
Just got this photo. He ate a little, first time since saturday morning, and pooped this out.
It was an obstruction after all.!! Shoestring like object.
Oh dear. Yes it looks like a shoelace. Damn dude!
I hope your cat's better off. Does the catnip work? My cats don't even pay attention to it, I have it because when it blooms the flies go to the neighbor's house jiijijij
It's true that catnip doesn't work for all cats although mine love it. At least you have some use for it :)
There is poor Peanut I hope he is already recovering. I always wanted to know what they used that kind of satellite for animals for.
He is much better and it will be off soon
Haha Yoda looks to be king of the cupboard. My cats love the catnip too. I have a plant of it outside and break a leave off for them to eat quite often.
I’m glad Peanut is on the way to recovery even if he has to wear the cone for awhile.
Yoda is the king in general :) You are lucky if your cats don't trash your catnip. If they like it, usually the only way to grow it is in hanging baskets
Fortunately, Peanut is a resilient little chap
Both the cats stay inside. I don’t see many stray cats here but one might come by for a taste of the catnip.
So far so good.🤞
Этот " хулиган" подрос, и он становится все красивее!
Как его швы сейчас?
Yes, he's growing very well and is a huge pest. His wound has healed completely so all is well
Super!
I hope your cat s fine by now!!
Thankfully he's all healed up and full of beans
I've been out of the loop again. Too many things going on. I start a post on copper minerals but didn't have time to finish it before it expired. So I'll have to redo it. Had a free moment to peruse your site and had to comment on peanut. He's getting to be a handsome cat. Glad things didn't take a turn for the worst. Our newest kitten Siamese hybrid, Tips is growing to be a monster at over 13 lbs. None of our other cats come close to his size.
Wow, that is monstrous. I hope you are all well
We are well. thanks for asking. We were able to reopen our store and business has been better than ever. Resurgence of the virus has us a little nervous, but we're trusting in God to see us through.
Wow, he's grown so much... and looks very content too. He'll be back to himself in no time :)
He has bounced back very well