Vibes and good thoughts for Tabby?

I took Tabby to the vet this morning for her spay. She weighs 7.5 pounds and we think she's about 7 months old now. It was time.

But I feel like the worst Mama in the world!  Tabby is getting a spay for Christmas! But really, it is the best time to do this....I'm off work tomorrow and Monday and Rick is off Monday and Tuesday. Then I'm off work again next Friday. So she'll not be alone for a long time and, hopefully, she won't be able to do anything to her stitches. (I remember when Mollipop was spayed, Rick had to do an ER run to the vet with her because she tore out stitches and tightened the remaining ones to where the vet had to loosen them again. It wasn't pretty.)

I really worry about her, even though she's doing very well now. We're still cleaning ears and I did ask to have her ears thoroughly cleaned today while she's under anesthesia. I know she'll be OK. But I'm more than a little nervous....actually, yesterday I came "this close" to just postponing the spay for awhile. She just seems so young! But I know it's for the best and we don't want her going in heat.

Please send some good thoughts for Tabby (and maybe for me, too?)! Thanks, guys!

Thanks guys!

Tabby's doing well. They called me yesterday to say that she was out of surgery and everything is OK. Then I called back last night after closing, just for a brief update. She was starting to awaken, but still kind of floppy....at the not-really-walking-all-that-great stage, but reacting to the dr's voice. Oh, and they did do some ear cleaning, too.....it's difficult to keep up with those ears sometimes. We can bring her home after Rick gets home from work this afternoon. She's wearing an e-collar, so she won't be a happy camper.

Rick said he really missed her antics yesterday at supper time. She's so goofy at mealtimes and she wasn't there to make him smile. And last night, the bed seemed very empty without her. I miss her purring.....she has the loudest purr on such a small little girl.

Thank you for the vibes and for thinking about her.

She's home! She's a bit out of it....she didn't eat breakfast today and she tried to eat a bit tonight, but she's just pooped. She is wearing an e-collar and she keeps walking backwards; I guess she thinks if she keeps going backward, she'll be able to get away from that darn collar. We've gated off the stairs so she doesn't fall down the steps. And we're watching her....she made it to the top of the chair and we put her back on the floor. She made it to the kitchen chair and we put her back on the floor. She gave up and is trying to nap on the green pillow on the living room floor.

I feel so bad for her. There she was, minding her own business without a care in the world. And look what we've done to her. She has a bit of a balance problem on a good day (because of those ears) and now, she's kind of really off-kilter. I hope she gets used to the collar.

Poor Tabby. She keeps looking at me....."Mom, what did I do to deserve this?"  I love that girl so much.

Tabby isn't eating. She acts like she wants to, but she won't eat. I tried to nuke the food in the microwave this morning and I also added a little beef broth (it's not canned; I warmed up some broth that I had made and it was in the freezer) and put that over the canned food, too, for a bit of extra flavor. She didn't eat much of anything last night and maybe a few licks this morning for breakfast. That was it. She's drinking water, though. We take the collar off for her to eat something, but all she wants to do is bite at her belly.

Rick slept on the sofa last night in case Tabby tried to jump on anything, so he could pick her up. She came back to me in bed. I picked her up and settled her in bed on the electric blanket for awhile. She immediately started to purr and slept for about 3 hours, all stretched out on the blanket with the comforter over her. She slept; I just lay there and watched her. As soon as she awakened and went over to the edge of the bed, I got up and picked her up and put her back on the floor. I think I finally fell asleep around 3:00 this morning.

She's also using the litter box. I took the top of the Booda Dome off and she could get inside and move around easier. So she's drinking and peeing. But she's hasn't eaten much at all.

Well, I called the vet and talked to a lab tech. He suggested baby food and I do have some on hand (from last week when Boo wasn't doing well), so I'll try that. But I just gave her some pain meds, so I want to wait about 20 minutes to see if the meds will kick in a little bit. I'm really worried.....this is not our Tabby. (I don't think she's in much pain though; I think that partly she's freaked about the e-collar and partly she's never had to go through this and she doesn't know what the heck happened to her.) And Rick is out at the store, so I called him to ask for a bit of sliced turkey for her, too.

Thank you.

She didn't eat breakfast this morning. She roamed around the kitchen with the other cats while we were preparing their breakfast. She acts like she's hungry and she goes to the plate, but after a lick or two, she's done. She is drinking water, though. We tried to add a bit of warm water to the food instead of microwaving it. Nothing. No baby food either...she won't touch it. I only put a teaspoon or so of food down (mixed with a bit of warm water and she won't eat. All she wants to do is bite at her belly.

She played with Da Bird last night. I was careful with her, not a lot of running, jumping, etc. It was a more careful play and it lasted about 15 minutes or so. She was fine.

She slept with me all night. Once we put the collar back on, she flops down and that's it.

Thank you for your help with us. I just keep thinking that sooner or later, she'll decide to eat. When Amber came home from her spay, she ate absolutely nothing for one full week. Finally Rick sat down with her and said that if she didn't eat, she was going back to the vet....and that night Amber ate. We were in contact with the vet the whole time that time, too.

I don't know what to do for Tabby. I can get a Onesie for her on Monday. Thank you.

Today, Monday, we have eating!  Tabby got up with me and trotted out to the kitchen. She was crying and circling right along with everybody else for breakfast. I took her collar off and she dug right in. Finished her plate and then started in on what Molli didn't eat. She would have gone over to the other plates, too, but she hasn't eaten in a few days and I didn't want her to eat too much and then get sick. So I told her we had to take it slowly for awhile. She washed up, started biting at those stitches and I had to put the collar back on. She is not amused and is pouting on the green pillow in the living room.

But she ate a very good breakfast! Yay Tabby!  (I was all prepared to cart her off to the vet this morning)