Hi, kids. I didn't get in a workout yesterday as planned because my poor little girl kitty needed attention. So did Shadow, for that matter. When I picked her up, they disconnected the IV and wrapped the area with a compression bandage to be sure it didn't bleed. I needed to leave in on for 45 minutes and then remove. Her poor little foot swelled up about twice as big as usual, so I removed it a little early .... and then called the vet to find out if I needed to be concerned about the swelling. They said no, and they were right. Her foot was OK this morning.
Next, I had to give her pain med due to the two extractions. Poor Coco has only a few teeth left. She eats hard kibble mostly; it will be hard for her to chew, but she'll probably figure it out because she loves her kibble.
Next, Shadow needed attention. He was all alone yesterday with Coco at the vet and me gone as well. He's not used to being alone, so he was thrilled when Coco came home. He ran up to her expectantly to welcome her home, but after her lousy day, she wasn't in the mood to socialize, so she hissed at him. Of course, that hurt his feelings and he didn't understand. "I didn't do anything." So I had to give him some loving to reassure him that no, he didn't do anything and Coco was just being touchy.
Next, feeding time. They didn't feed Coco anything due to the drugs and surgery, so she was hungry. I fed her and Shadow some wet canned food which she gobbled right up. She was hungry. Gave her more later in the evening.
She's supposed to be on soft food for 3-5 days and that will be a problem because the cats' main food source is hard kibble. I put water on it and let it soak to soften it, but no surprise, neither of them will touch what they perceive to be yucky soft kibble. So I fed them wet canned food twice this morning and will feed them a couple of times this evening when I get home, but they'll have nothing all day. I suppose it won't hurt them much to be on a restricted amount of food for a couple of days, but it sure makes me feel bad to withhold food.
I'm supposed to give her pain meds for 3 days, but oh, my, she hates it. They also recommended that I brush her teeth daily. LOL. I have no question that brushing would be a good thing, but I'm pretty sure it will be impossible to carry out. I guess I'll try in a couple of weeks after her mouth is healed. Who knows, maybe she'll like it. Or not.
I hope I can get a workout in tonight, but if my cats need my attention, I'll put it off another day.
I hope you all are having a good day. It's drizzly here, like yesterday, but my, things are getting trees and blossoms are popping out all over.
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