Yep...that is what happens when you chew out your stitches. She has been ordered to 10 days in this little comfy prison cell while wearing the cone of shame. It is going to be a Looooooong week for poor Juno and I.
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Prison...and a cone of shame.
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Poor baby!
I hope the 10 days go by fast!
Awww..... poor little Juno!!
I hope her big brothers aren't laughing at her... too much, at least.
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I know you feel bad for her. But it is for her own safety. I know a lot of you will disagree with the following information, but I am putting it out there for the OP.Originally Posted by BlueRexBear
Yep...that is what happens when you chew out your stitches. She has been ordered to 10 days in this little comfy prison cell while wearing the cone of shame. It is going to be a Looooooong week for poor Juno and I.
If she gets very upset try and keep her in a room (in the cage) where she can not see you. If you want to leave a radio or T.V. on that is okay. I found that was very helpful with my Savannah after he was fixed. The more he saw more the more historically he got. In both vets offices and shelters I have worked at if there was not a place to keep the cat "away" from stimuli, I found covering the cage helped keep the cat calm.
Again the above is just my two
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I appreciate this advice!Originally Posted by Cat Person
I know you feel bad for her. But it is for her own safety. I know a lot of you will disagree with the following information, but I am putting it out there for the OP.
If she gets very upset try and keep her in a room (in the cage) where she can not see you. If you want to leave a radio or T.V. on that is okay. I found that was very helpful with my Savannah after he was fixed. The more he saw more the more historically he got. In both vets offices and shelters I have worked at if there was not a place to keep the cat "away" from stimuli, I found covering the cage helped keep the cat calm.
Again the above is just my two.
We do plan to take her out and hold her and love on her some with the cone off - making sure to watch her closely so she doesn't play with Rex and Chloe or lick at her stitches. 10 days is like a blink when you look back at it, right?
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I would say keep the stimuli to a minimum or expect a lot of yowling and then later on her trying to escape. If you can cope with that then give all the stimuli you can handle.Originally Posted by BlueRexBear
I appreciate this advice!Right now, she is doing okay. She is finally resting...but everytime we walk over to her and talk to her, she gets up and starts yeowling again. You are right - she does better with rest and no stimuli.
We do plan to take her out and hold her and love on her some with the cone off - making sure to watch her closely so she doesn't play with Rex and Chloe or lick at her stitches. 10 days is like a blink when you look back at it, right?
Yes ten days will go by quick enough. Just be careful with her not having the cone on please. If she is like my Loki she can take the stitches out much too fast. So pay very close attention to her when the cone is off.
Again just my two cents.
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I did about two minutes with the cone off while i cuddled her. As soon as she got restless, I put the cone back on. Right now, the cone freaks her out enough that she is NOT trying to play or jump or run. The cone is definitely serving a dual purpose. LOL I am going to keep an eye on her, but let her out to move around a little while we are up. She will go back in her cage for sleeping tonight when I am not awake to watch her.
I have never had a cat do this before, and it is MISERY compared to the others. Most of the cats I have had will come home after their spay (when I get them from a shelter) and they just lay around, don't mess with the stitches, and they are good to go. Momma and Percy both didn't even touch the stitches! Blue had that big cancer removed from his neck and he didn't touch the stitches either! Juno is definitely a little turkey!
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My old Momma cat just layed around after her spay like all yours did. Shadow had to be caged and have the Elizabethan collar on her for three days. But then she got the "idea" or more likely gave up
Your above plain sounds okay in theory. We will see about practice
I read someplace that purring may help them heal faster.
So, when you are able to get her out and cuddle her, I hope she purrs a whole lot so she'll heal faster than 10 days!
Oh, I found a reference - here it is:
http://www.tengsha.com/2008/02/is-yo...g-her-and.html
So, when you are able to get her out and cuddle her, I hope she purrs a whole lot so she'll heal faster than 10 days!
Oh, I found a reference - here it is:
http://www.tengsha.com/2008/02/is-yo...g-her-and.html
