Hey guys, I originally posted this prematurely so I'm posting again after editing.
I adopted a kitten last Thursday from a local shelter, and she was spayed about two days before that. Her incision looked not great and there was a lump under it, and when I took her to the vet Saturday they said she most likely has a seroma. They advised I keep her calm in a small room or large crate/carrier but she is a SUPER active kitty, like genuinely I can't calm her down. I have no extra room to put her in so I got an extra large dog crate first, but she just continued to scale the grates and jump to the top of it and dangle from it. Instead, today I got a large dog carrier that still fits her litter box, food, and water as advised but she still will not stop playing and trying to run around. I've been trying not to let her out except to give her some love every couple of hours, but at this point, I can't tell if being cooped up is making her crazier. This is day 3 in a crate/carrier and she is showing no signs of getting used to it.
I got gabapentin from my vet yesterday who said it might calm her down, but somehow it is only making her more hyperactive, almost worse than before. I've seen online that though extremely uncommon, some pets may have the opposite effects of gabapentin, and of course, my little Phoebe does. I called the vet and they said to keep trying for another couple of days but if it really is making her more excited, to stop giving it to her. Last night, we were up until 3 am because she was rolling and thudding around in her carrier, throwing her litter everywhere, and spilling her water from jumping around. She also keeps stretching up the carrier and I have no idea how to stop her from doing that either. I tried taking some of those things out when she was sleeping/calmer but she is getting over a bout of diarrhea from a bad food reaction as well so I hesitate to take anything out for too long.
I'm just so exhausted and nothing seems to be working, and her crying all the time is breaking my heart. If anyone has any advice I will gladly take it because she is only agitating her seroma and I worry it might open her incision, or just take forever to go away. Please help if you know anything!
I adopted a kitten last Thursday from a local shelter, and she was spayed about two days before that. Her incision looked not great and there was a lump under it, and when I took her to the vet Saturday they said she most likely has a seroma. They advised I keep her calm in a small room or large crate/carrier but she is a SUPER active kitty, like genuinely I can't calm her down. I have no extra room to put her in so I got an extra large dog crate first, but she just continued to scale the grates and jump to the top of it and dangle from it. Instead, today I got a large dog carrier that still fits her litter box, food, and water as advised but she still will not stop playing and trying to run around. I've been trying not to let her out except to give her some love every couple of hours, but at this point, I can't tell if being cooped up is making her crazier. This is day 3 in a crate/carrier and she is showing no signs of getting used to it.
I got gabapentin from my vet yesterday who said it might calm her down, but somehow it is only making her more hyperactive, almost worse than before. I've seen online that though extremely uncommon, some pets may have the opposite effects of gabapentin, and of course, my little Phoebe does. I called the vet and they said to keep trying for another couple of days but if it really is making her more excited, to stop giving it to her. Last night, we were up until 3 am because she was rolling and thudding around in her carrier, throwing her litter everywhere, and spilling her water from jumping around. She also keeps stretching up the carrier and I have no idea how to stop her from doing that either. I tried taking some of those things out when she was sleeping/calmer but she is getting over a bout of diarrhea from a bad food reaction as well so I hesitate to take anything out for too long.
I'm just so exhausted and nothing seems to be working, and her crying all the time is breaking my heart. If anyone has any advice I will gladly take it because she is only agitating her seroma and I worry it might open her incision, or just take forever to go away. Please help if you know anything!