Hi guys! My poor little lad has had surgery to pin his pelvis and his put his leg in an external fixator after an RTA. He's 5 days post-surgery and doing very well, all things considered. He is not very mobile but manages to wobble over to his food and he can just about squat for his toileting.
I expect I'm expecting too much too soon, but he doesn't appear to want to use his litter tray. I have provided him with a normal dinner tray (height is less than 2cm) with a layer of litter to use as a toilet, but he is finding spots on his bed to wee/poo. The cleaning up is not an issue at all, but I will have to go back to work soon with people checking in on him and I don't want him to be sitting in his wee/poo for very long, I'm here for the next few days and watch him constantly so can do a quick change whenever he goes, but I don't want him to be uncomfortable while I'm gone. I do have a vet blanket which they gave me to borrow and it's very good at wicking away wee, but the poo is going to be an issue... does anyone have any advice?
I expect I'm expecting too much too soon, but he doesn't appear to want to use his litter tray. I have provided him with a normal dinner tray (height is less than 2cm) with a layer of litter to use as a toilet, but he is finding spots on his bed to wee/poo. The cleaning up is not an issue at all, but I will have to go back to work soon with people checking in on him and I don't want him to be sitting in his wee/poo for very long, I'm here for the next few days and watch him constantly so can do a quick change whenever he goes, but I don't want him to be uncomfortable while I'm gone. I do have a vet blanket which they gave me to borrow and it's very good at wicking away wee, but the poo is going to be an issue... does anyone have any advice?