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Our Pumpkin had emergency bladder surgery last Monday-- she had a bladder full of stones! We brought her home on Wednesday with just a soft donut around her neck to keep her from biting her stitches/staples. It took her less than a day to rip out two staples, and the incision began opening. We took her back to the vet and the put in more staples and a couple of stitches, and gave us an actual cone. We isolated her in the spare room, and in a matter of 20 minutes she managed to get the cone off, pull out more stitches, and make her incision bleed. We had to rush her back to the vet where they put her in a harness and cone. Now she's isolated again and she is MISERABLE.
She's eaten a little bit, but not much. She hates the cone and paws at it and throws herself at the door. I spent the night in there with her last night and she let me help feed her and clean her up after she peed, but otherwise, she's just the unhappiest cat ever. We let her out of the spare room so she could calm down enough to be with us on the couch and she seemed to relax a bit. I took the cone off and tried to give her yummy food (she should be on urinary diet but won't eat it), and she only ate half of it. She keeps itching and pawing at herself.
She's got to be in this cone for a week. I feel like we're torturing her. She's usually the happiest, squishiest cat ever. Any tips for making this less horrible for her?
She's eaten a little bit, but not much. She hates the cone and paws at it and throws herself at the door. I spent the night in there with her last night and she let me help feed her and clean her up after she peed, but otherwise, she's just the unhappiest cat ever. We let her out of the spare room so she could calm down enough to be with us on the couch and she seemed to relax a bit. I took the cone off and tried to give her yummy food (she should be on urinary diet but won't eat it), and she only ate half of it. She keeps itching and pawing at herself.
She's got to be in this cone for a week. I feel like we're torturing her. She's usually the happiest, squishiest cat ever. Any tips for making this less horrible for her?