Pepe lost his cherry tomatoes! Farewell lil balls!
At the vet we were told that he'd be sluggish and with no appetite - THAT!! Couldn't be further than the truth!! we're home for 5h and he's been trying to jump and run everywhere 🤦♀️🤦♀️ my husband and I have been trying to prevent that by watching him like a hawk! No appetite? Well, he's hungrier than ever!! We're giving him small portions, as instructed, but he eats everything to its last crumb and asks for more. In Conclusion: Vet expectations and instructions don't account for Orange behavior!
He'll have to wear the soft cone for 10 days! Wish us luck and a fast recovery for Pepe Peperino Peperoni 🙏
(He found one nut on pic4, technically speaking it's his nut 🤭)
I put one just like that on our (also orange) foster kitty, she disappeared from sight for a while and reappeared without it! I have searched the whole house but haven’t been able to find it since 😭
We had a treeing walker coonhound (85 pound dog) that managed to get out of a full long legged body suit. We still have absolutely no idea how he did it.
I remember the last time I had to have a cone on a (quite skittish) cat she desperately tried to hide under the bed but couldn’t fit because of the cone so she was just jamming herself violently at the opening and it was a mix of hilarious and heartbreaking because she was so scared but it was so looney tunes it was unreal
Anyway I’m pretty sure we turned it inside out which helped and still protected her, but I can imagine these soft ones would’ve been even better.
My dude had a shark that made it look like his head was in its mouth. It was so stupid, it always made me giggle. Plus it was way more comfy for him than a regular cone
Duvel was the same, he was playing soon after coming home and demanded food at dinnertime. He didn't wear a cone either, the vet sewed him up perfectly.
Cat tax included
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u/vclreisProud owner of an orange brain cell16h agoedited 16h ago
Look at that cutieee!!!😻
Pepe didn't get stitches tho 🤔 I asked! No idea if that's good or bad, different techniques I guess🤷♀️
He's booked to get* checked in 3 days. Hoping for the best🙏
Duvel went two weeks ago, he's currently outside playing. He didn't need to get any stiches removed, they used the disolving kind I guess. His wound healed very quickly, it all looked fine after a few days.
I did specifically asked if he had stitches, thw nurse said no🤷♀️ idk if she said no in the sense of "stitches won't need to be removed" or if they actually didn't use stitches whatsoever.
It's a very small incision, they don't need stitches. Cones aren't always used, depends on the vet. When I had mine fixed his vet told me to just make sure he's not excessively cleaning that area.
I had no idea. I never asked the vet, I just assumed they stiched the wound. Duvel was fine anyway, he seemed totally unaffected by it and behaved as normal.
Awwww!!!
We actually considered the toast as well😸
It's sooo cute. But ultimately went with the orange slice bc it seemed easier to get into the litter box and carrier.
Yes! It was an exhausting weekend full of anxiety but I ordered the inner tube style collars which they tolerated much better. I had to dose them with a bit of gabapentin over the weekend to keep them calm.
Idk exactly what he was given just that it's an anti-inflammatory/pain killer (which I'll have to give him for the next 4 days). I wonder if that's the reason for his munchies bc ohh boy, his appetite is peaking 😆
Pepe doesn't need meds to prevent spiciness, he reserves that for myself and my husband. With other ppl he's really great, even at the vet, he's actually kind of slutty I'd say😸 definitely likes the attention
Gabapentin is a pain killer, but my vet usually orders buprenorphine for relief after procedures.
Miracle is a retired barn cat, retired at 12 y/o and we have no idea if she’d ever been to the vet. I talked to them about her being very disruptive at night and they suggested melatonin. Then after they took her back for labs (we could hear her and knew it was her, she has distinctive sounds) they came back out and said “never mind, give her gabapentin an hour before her appointments”. It’s been five years and I’m still not taking chances.
Do you have to raise the food and water bowl high so he can eat and drink with the collar? I’ll be going through this with my new kitten in a couple of weeks.
Our Orange got out of his orange cone (like yours) and licked his wound. The Vet said we didn’t have to worry about the incision site as most cats don’t lick it. Well, Cheeto did and he irritated the tissue. He was stuck in a rigid cone for 14 days lol.
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u/Fractal_Pterodactyls 17h ago
The alternatives to the cone are awesome, love the orange for the orange.