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I'm horribly afraid that I have screwed up.
My cat had back surgery four weeks ago to correct Cauda Equina. The vet told me he needed to be isolated and no jumping or climbing for six weeks. This weekend was a little over the fourth week and my cat has been practically frantic to get back on the bed. I started letting him so long as I was the one to pick up him and put him down (no jumping). Well, this weekend, he jumped off the bed three times. Three times. I feel like crap that I wasn't able to stop him, and then let him back up there anyway.
The first two times he was okay afterwards. The third times was last night, and he more flung himself off than jumped down. His back leg slipped a little when he landed, but he didn't make a sound and trotted right over to his food dish and started eating.
This morning he seemed okay when I left the house, but when I got home after work he was acting skittish and didn't want me to touch him. If I went into the bathroom, he would go into the bedroom, and vice versa. Eventually I was able to get him to play with his toys and even rub on the toy with cat nip... but he still doesn't want me to touch him. If I try, he will either duck my hand or slap/bite me. He whined once when he got up from laying down, but other than that he's eating, drinking, going to the bathroom, and recently become very demanding that I put him back on the bed (which will not be happening again).
In inclusion... have I ruined his surgery, or do you think he's maybe just a little sore from doing something he wasn't supposed to?
On a side note, ever since the back surgery, his front, right leg (the one he received an IV in) 'gives out' occasionally when he's got weight on it. Will that go away or should I be concerned?
My cat had back surgery four weeks ago to correct Cauda Equina. The vet told me he needed to be isolated and no jumping or climbing for six weeks. This weekend was a little over the fourth week and my cat has been practically frantic to get back on the bed. I started letting him so long as I was the one to pick up him and put him down (no jumping). Well, this weekend, he jumped off the bed three times. Three times. I feel like crap that I wasn't able to stop him, and then let him back up there anyway.
The first two times he was okay afterwards. The third times was last night, and he more flung himself off than jumped down. His back leg slipped a little when he landed, but he didn't make a sound and trotted right over to his food dish and started eating.
This morning he seemed okay when I left the house, but when I got home after work he was acting skittish and didn't want me to touch him. If I went into the bathroom, he would go into the bedroom, and vice versa. Eventually I was able to get him to play with his toys and even rub on the toy with cat nip... but he still doesn't want me to touch him. If I try, he will either duck my hand or slap/bite me. He whined once when he got up from laying down, but other than that he's eating, drinking, going to the bathroom, and recently become very demanding that I put him back on the bed (which will not be happening again).
In inclusion... have I ruined his surgery, or do you think he's maybe just a little sore from doing something he wasn't supposed to?
On a side note, ever since the back surgery, his front, right leg (the one he received an IV in) 'gives out' occasionally when he's got weight on it. Will that go away or should I be concerned?