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Prison...and a cone of shame.

post #1 of 13
9/9/11 at 8:41am
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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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post #2 of 13
9/9/11 at 8:49am
Aww the poor little thing!
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post #3 of 13
9/9/11 at 10:07am
Poor baby! I hope the 10 days go by fast!
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post #4 of 13
9/9/11 at 11:02am
Awww..... poor little Juno!! I hope her big brothers aren't laughing at her... too much, at least.
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post #5 of 13
9/9/11 at 11:35am
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Originally Posted by BlueRexBear View Post
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.
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 .
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post #6 of 13
9/9/11 at 11:56am
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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.

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 .

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?
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post #7 of 13
9/9/11 at 5:19pm
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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?
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.

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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post #8 of 13
9/9/11 at 5:22pm
Oh dear, if only she knew that you posted this picture online for the world to see. At least it's not on Facebook

Hope she gets better soon
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post #9 of 13
9/9/11 at 5:51pm
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At least it's not on Facebook
Uhhh... yeah...because I totally didn't post it there before I even came here and posted it.

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post #10 of 13
9/9/11 at 5:56pm
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Just be careful with her not having the cone on please.
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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post #11 of 13
9/9/11 at 6:55pm
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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!
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 . Panda takes all her medical care well cause the poor thing is always getting some . But my Loki like your Juno is a turkey.

Your above plain sounds okay in theory. We will see about practice ? for your sanity.
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post #12 of 13
9/9/11 at 7:10pm
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

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...The speculation is that cats use the vibration that causes the purring sound to heal themselves. Researchers cited the fact that cats heal easily from surgery, illnesses and traumas from which dogs would not recover. ...
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post #13 of 13
9/9/11 at 7:11pm
Oh, This is not going to be a fun 10 days but you'll survive, or Juno but I don't see both of you coming out of it.

Poor kitty though. Good luck!
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