Hi everyone,
Last Thursday, Zipper went to the vet to get neutered. Everything went fine, so he came home. He walked around the house for a while, but wouldn't eat or drink. The next day, he was missing. Everyone searched for him with no luck. On Saturday, Zipper came out of hiding to have a drink. He took a couple laps of water and disappeared. Again, everyone searched for him with no luck. A couple of days passed and he was found! He was hiding up in the floorboards, but something didn't look right. He meowed every time he tried to move and he looked really sick. I put some wet food up there with him to see if he would eat, he wouldn't touch the food.
We all panicked because Zipper loves food, he never turns it down! There was no way of grabbing him and coaxing him out was not an option (he is semi-feral), he is terrified of the other cats, they were picking on him after surgery. Today, Zipper came out on his own to get a drink of water. My sister grabbed him and put him into a large crate with some newspaper, food and water. He drank lots of water, but still wouldn't eat. We were starting to become extremely concerned considering Zipper was just neutered and needs to be strong and healthy to heal from the surgery.
My sister was holding Zipper and noticed that his scrotum was extremely swollen, inflamed and leaking pus/blood. She told my mom and we headed to the vet. On the way, Zipper urinated on my sisters leg and she noticed that it was darker with a redish tone in it. Zipper had blood in his urine, we freaked! We finally got to the vet and got Zipper into the examination room. His vet, Peter, took one look at his scrotum and was surprised at how inflamed it was. He examined him and asked if Zipper had been chewing/licking the area, which he was. He shook his head, as if he has never seen it that bad before.
Peter went into the operating room to get a thermometer to check Zippers temperature. He didn't have a fever, we were relieved. Then came the bad news, Zipper was severely dehydrated. You could pinch any of his skin between your fingers and it would stay in that position. We were all in shock and almost bawling.
Zipper is currently on an IV and is recieving antibiotics. If this doesn't help, he will need blood work and xrays. We are going to see him in the morning.
Please keep Zipper in your prayers and help him pull through!
Last Thursday, Zipper went to the vet to get neutered. Everything went fine, so he came home. He walked around the house for a while, but wouldn't eat or drink. The next day, he was missing. Everyone searched for him with no luck. On Saturday, Zipper came out of hiding to have a drink. He took a couple laps of water and disappeared. Again, everyone searched for him with no luck. A couple of days passed and he was found! He was hiding up in the floorboards, but something didn't look right. He meowed every time he tried to move and he looked really sick. I put some wet food up there with him to see if he would eat, he wouldn't touch the food.
We all panicked because Zipper loves food, he never turns it down! There was no way of grabbing him and coaxing him out was not an option (he is semi-feral), he is terrified of the other cats, they were picking on him after surgery. Today, Zipper came out on his own to get a drink of water. My sister grabbed him and put him into a large crate with some newspaper, food and water. He drank lots of water, but still wouldn't eat. We were starting to become extremely concerned considering Zipper was just neutered and needs to be strong and healthy to heal from the surgery.
My sister was holding Zipper and noticed that his scrotum was extremely swollen, inflamed and leaking pus/blood. She told my mom and we headed to the vet. On the way, Zipper urinated on my sisters leg and she noticed that it was darker with a redish tone in it. Zipper had blood in his urine, we freaked! We finally got to the vet and got Zipper into the examination room. His vet, Peter, took one look at his scrotum and was surprised at how inflamed it was. He examined him and asked if Zipper had been chewing/licking the area, which he was. He shook his head, as if he has never seen it that bad before.
Peter went into the operating room to get a thermometer to check Zippers temperature. He didn't have a fever, we were relieved. Then came the bad news, Zipper was severely dehydrated. You could pinch any of his skin between your fingers and it would stay in that position. We were all in shock and almost bawling.
Zipper is currently on an IV and is recieving antibiotics. If this doesn't help, he will need blood work and xrays. We are going to see him in the morning.
