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« Reply #15 on: June 28, 2010, 05:42:56 PM » |
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I'm glad she's home. From what I have heard about colon surgery in humans, at least, recovery can indeed have a lot of ups and downs. Many {{{hugs}}}.
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« Reply #16 on: June 28, 2010, 05:48:45 PM » |
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Very glad to hear she is home ! If it is just ups and downs of recovery, being home will definitely help .
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« Reply #17 on: June 28, 2010, 08:25:47 PM » |
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Oh, Catmom. I'm so sorry she isn't quite right yet. I only know someone who had hemorrhoid surgery and that took a long time for him to get back to normal. Many prayers that Cassie gets well very soon. Any chance she needs some pain meds?
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« Reply #18 on: June 29, 2010, 04:43:52 AM » |
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Oh Catmom, I'm sorry Cassie is still not over the bumpy ride yet. I hope that it will correct itself soon and that she will get back to normal.
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« Reply #19 on: June 29, 2010, 09:23:48 AM » |
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*hugs* for you and Cassie
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« Reply #20 on: June 29, 2010, 12:15:26 PM » |
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catmom my sister had extensive removal and surgeon said it was like trying to sew wet tissue paper working on closing the colon from the surgery. Yes it will take lots of time to heal properly. Hope that the diet goes according to what point Cassie is at with the healing going on.
Agree that sometimes no news is the best news one could get.
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« Reply #21 on: June 29, 2010, 03:14:02 PM » |
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I'm glad to hear that Cassie is at home. Urgh on the dang roller coaster. How unsettling.
I'll be sending many good, peaceful, relaxing vibes your and Cassie's ways.
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« Reply #22 on: June 29, 2010, 04:28:07 PM » |
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Glad that Cassie is home. I hope she's going to recover fast and feel better and better.
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« Reply #23 on: June 29, 2010, 08:37:32 PM » |
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I'm glad they were able to send Cassie home again. Maybe the straining caused slight bleeding. Prayers that she recovers quickly and gets back to a normal routine.
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« Reply #24 on: June 30, 2010, 05:39:05 AM » |
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Cassie is still home, but we've run into some serious pooping problems. Apparently, because of the pain she's had when pooping, she has decided that the box is NOT the place to poop. I've tried a number of things (different boxes, different litters, confining her, cleaning the poop and placing it in the box, putting her in the box when she starts to squat, etc). I've run out of ideas and the situation is not getting any better. It's clear that she's able to control herself pretty well now and is able to get to the box (at least most of the time) if she chooses to. The vet isn't all that concerned about the bloody stool and said not to bring her back unless it's running out of her . . . so I'm hoping it's just all part of the process after the surgery.
Cassie is a very sensitive cat and is very tuned to my response to her, so I have to be very careful not to be angry. She is taking 5mg Elavil for anxiety (and can take up to 10mg) and I had to give her mirtazipine to jump start her eating again. I've considered a large cage, an animal communicator, etc.
If anyone has any ideas, no matter how crazy, let me know, please. Nobody is very happy at my house at the moment . . .
Thanks for any thoughts you might offer.
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« Reply #26 on: June 30, 2010, 05:53:57 AM » |
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Another idea, could you get some puppy training pads and place them around in spots where Cassie might do her business?
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« Reply #27 on: June 30, 2010, 06:07:28 AM » |
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Aw, poor Cassie. It's too bad she's associating the litter box with pain, but very understandable. The suggestions already offered are good ones; to add to the brainstorming, what about a completely different type of litter and box, like one of those "plastic bead" looking litters and a round box or something? (Didn't know how far afield you'd gone when you said you had tried different litters and boxes.)
Diapers when you are home and can change her?
The anti-anxiety medication may take a few weeks to reach full effects.
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« Reply #28 on: June 30, 2010, 06:39:50 AM » |
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I think the crate & the pads wherever she is going may help. Also is she used to a covered box ? If so try no lid, or if thats what she is used to, try 1 with a lid. Anything to make the box look different may help.
ETA Have you tried the Dr Elseys litter or the herbs sprinkled on the regular litter ? Even Petsmart carries the herbs.
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