Audrey was spayed and microchipped 2 days ago and besides an early hiccup where she kept biting at the stitches as soon as we got home (requiring me to rush her back before closing to get the right size collar!), she is doing very well. Took the collar off her today and she's mostly left the stitches alone, but I'll put it back on tonight. I hope that's the only surgical procedure she'll have to endure! Anyway, at least all seems well again, so far!!
Audrey got her stitches out today and is still doing really well!! I love her so much. She gets really bored and lonely even with human company and play, at times, and is so happy when she's outside. I've kept her inside for the last 13 days and she's often at the windows. Anyway, I'm writing to ask your opinion on getting another kitten, so she'll have someone to play with like only another kitten can! Please let me know your thoughts if you don't mind. Hope you and yours are well.
That's good to hear
Audrey peed on my mattress last night, so I just hope it's because I didn't put down two litter trays, as I was so tired I fell asleep. She's just coming off the last round of antibiotics....so this will be a telling time. I think she's fine, so just hope I'm correct, otherwise will be a very expensive and upsetting ordeal. Anyway, all should be well if I keep her indoors.
Also keep in mind that when dealing with uti's they can associate the box with pain, so they need time to figure out that going there will not cause them pain anymore.
You may have to keep her in a bathroom with the litterbox for a couple days if she pees in the wrong spot again. *nods*
Thanks Minka, yes I think it's hard to know if it's pain or aversion to the box, but since her last round of antibiotics she's been using it fine. Oh, yeah, don't know about putting her in the bathroom!! If it gets really bad I might. The vets all said it's extremely rare (less than 2%) for a cat her age to get UTIs esp repeatedly. Time will tell. Thanks for your advice, it's always appreciated even if I don't always act on it
Yea, yea, I'm not saying she has pain or a uti anymore, just that she might remember it caused her pain, so she has to rebuild good associations. :nod:
Hi Minka, I bought another kitten, so the saga begins again! Audrey's having a hard time adjusting but my older girl is managing ok for now. I'm completely satiated for cats now, that's it for the next 15+ years.
Audrey's personality and behaviour is much more settled and happier now
Early days but I think so, thanks They just started gentle play together today, but Audrey is a bit put out and peed off still! It's so hot where I live in Australia atm, our second almost 2 wk heatwave.....I hope my cats survive it! I only have portable aircon !
Thank you She will always use the litter tray now so long as there's always a perfectly unused tray! Still using dirt from outside tho or she won't use it! I'm sick of digging dirt every morning and night!!