Worried About Surgery & Recovery

No Onisir, just the Buprenorphine. Seems to be working well though. Now she is relaxing more and watching TV with us.

So glad she's home! Looks like she came through with flying colors. I bet the worst is over and she will bounce back nicely.

She seems happy to be home. She's already been trying to play a little and is currently completely frustrated with trying to eat whilst wearing the cone. I wish she'd leave her feet alone so she could have it off for even a tiny bit. Unfortunately, her feet have always been her favorite part of the body to groom so she won't leave them alone for even a second if the cone is off.

It's great that she made it through the surgery so well that she could come home the same day. Even though she hates the cone, at least she's eating and drinking with it on; that makes things easier.

I'm so glad she was able to keep her thumbs. for quick healing.

We had a pretty crazy night. I forget that at 1 year old she is still a kitten. She slept for a little bit and then cried until we had to let her out of the dog crate for her our own sanity. I was able to get her to sleep with us, but she was up and down all night trying to play and terrorizing Carrot by walking around after him (I'd say chasing, but she wasn't moving very fast) with the cone since he is terrified of it. 

She definitely doesn't seem to be in pain this morning after the second dose of pain medication. She is jumping up on things and trying to play with Carrot (as I try to stop her from doing these things). Today she will be locked in the bathroom while we're both at work to try to limit her and keep her away from Carrot.

I was able to get her to figure out the Yesterday's News litter after she spent all night trying to eat it. I poured it into the litter box they were using before along with a clump from that box. She stopped trying to eat it and actually peed in it. So success with that at least.

My fiance got home from work. He says Angua is bouncing off the walls wild. How the heck do you keep a rambuncious kitten down for three to five days minimum so her feet can heal?

I always confine them to a crate and have the crate in a quiet isolated place (often a spare bedroom.)

Buprenex can also sometimes cause a cat to act hyper, so if her behavior is more intense or she cannot calm down, contact your vet.

I had her in the crate last night, but she thrashed around so much that she managed to get her cone off and to ruin the space that we created in there for her by turning the litter box upside down and spilling water everywhere. If she continues to act crazy hyper, I will talk to the vet since she is going to hurt herself running around even in the small bathroom.

This is some ordeal you're going through, she's really sweet.  Just curious, are there sedatives for cats.  I'm interested in how she'll adjust after the cone comes off.  Has she realized yet that her paws are different?   Best of luck.  

She definitely notices something is different about her paws since she wants to lick them and make them feel better. She doesn't seem to understand limitations while healing though. She was trying to run out of her carrier yesterday and was surprised by how they felt on the ground. I cannot imagine how awful she would feel if she were missing all her claws instead of just two. The two being missing seems to bother her enough.

If she doesn't know her limitations, it seems her spirits are alive.  I hope all works out for you all.  Best...

I'm glad to hear that Angua is feeling well enough to want to be rambunctious. That's a great sign.  And her life will be so much easier without those extra claws causing so much trouble.  Poor Carrot being chased by The Cone, though!  Hope life is back to normal soon.  

After the first day of being upset about being locked in the bathroom, she seems to have calmed down a lot. She barely cried at all last night so I actually got to sleep some! 

She is getting better with the cone. This morning she came up to me flopped on the bed and got into her grooming posture as if to say "Please, I just want to get myself clean." I went ahead and took the cone off and allowed her to lick everything but her front feet, putting my hand in the way when she got close to them. Good thing, she got to clean herself since I was thinking she could do with a sponge bath. 

I hope she'll continue to relax more. She messed up the adhesive on one of her paws when she was doing all of that running around, but it looks like it is still healing well and staying together alright. I will call the vet if it gets worse.

Yay!

She sounds like she's doing great! You are a great guardian to Angua and I'm sure she enjoyed her grooming session

Any ideas on how she can play safely? She has been extremely playful still, but I worry about her using her paws to grab things. Keeping her from playing at all is proving impossible.

Carrot seems to be the one suffering most from her confinement at this point. He really wants his playmate back. He sits and meows outside of the bathroom during the day and night. I let her out when I'm home. But then I have to stop them from playing when she is over. I know it frustrates him. 

She is doing well with her meds and her feet seem to be healing well. I am hoping they heal fast and without too much pain. I can tell they hurt her because when she is getting toward medicine time she starts to shake her paws.She has been having some softer poop, but this is probably from antibiotics. I gave her some canned food with pumpkin in it today so I hope that helps. 

Angua says she hates this cone.

She got to have three hours yesterday without it. So she got to clean herself (other than the paws) and rested without it on.


She has been eating pretty much everything in sight. Is it normal for cats recovering from surgery to eat a ton?

I have been keeping an eye on her paws. They seem to be healing okay even though she messed up the adhesive on her left one. 



This is the one I'm more worried about since its obviously open more than the other. But I don't see any swelling or oozing blood or pus so its okay?

I think they look great! Angua is a gorgeous girl [emoji]128525[/emoji]
I don't really have an answer regarding the eating but I feel that is a good sign that she feels good and her pain is managed!

Again, Angua looks great and you have done an excellent job from start to recovery with this issue and I'm thrilled that your sweet kitty is doing so well!

I'd say just continue to keep a close eye on that paw for now. If you have any concerns, it never hurts to contact the vet and send in a pic.

As for her appetite...
A sudden increase can be due to stress, anxiety or pain. It may also be that she is starting to feel better and making up for lost calories.

Continue to monitor this as well. If it persists, I'd contact your vet and give them an update.