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I have a scarred, shaved cat in an e-collar feeling alternately furious and sorry for herself. She's showing very little sign of grogginess or sleepiness, unfortunately, and so far she's managed to remove the e-collar three times.
the vets gave me an enormous one, which I've cut down to about half its original size so that she can eat, drink and still has some peripheral vision, but can't bend round enough to lick at the incision. I hope they didn't want me to give it back. I don't care anyway, she was far too freaked-out by it at full size - she must have felt like a disembodied head.
the incision's on her flank. only about two stitches by the look of it. very neat job.
I also took Squish in to weigh him when I went to pick her up - they have a platform scale in the waiting room. I've not weighed him since he was a year old and he's filled out and muscled up a great deal in the last eighteen months. He weighs 28.2kg now. Anyone know what that is in pounds? Sixtyish? Bigger than I thought anyhow.
EDIT: She's now removed the e-collar five times in the space of two hours. I'm going to tighten it once more and then - er, dunno. Duct tape?
the vets gave me an enormous one, which I've cut down to about half its original size so that she can eat, drink and still has some peripheral vision, but can't bend round enough to lick at the incision. I hope they didn't want me to give it back. I don't care anyway, she was far too freaked-out by it at full size - she must have felt like a disembodied head.
the incision's on her flank. only about two stitches by the look of it. very neat job.
I also took Squish in to weigh him when I went to pick her up - they have a platform scale in the waiting room. I've not weighed him since he was a year old and he's filled out and muscled up a great deal in the last eighteen months. He weighs 28.2kg now. Anyone know what that is in pounds? Sixtyish? Bigger than I thought anyhow.
EDIT: She's now removed the e-collar five times in the space of two hours. I'm going to tighten it once more and then - er, dunno. Duct tape?
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It's 62 pounds. Big Spike! He's as heavy as the race poodle.
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62 pounds would be a giant BC. :) I'd probably consider Squish weirdly small, but my two dogs are so tall that it really can't be mentioned. ;) I mean, both are somewhere between 27" and 28" at the shoulder. :) A friend visited with their dog (a chow/lab mix that ends up looking a little like a pitty), and the RP and Miss Charlotte dwarfed him.
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Racepoodle is taller and narrower than a Squisher.
And my cat has just removed the e-collar for the FOURTH time. Argh.
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Poor Cassie! I've never actually used an e-collar on a cat, but then again, the last time I had a cat spayed was close to a decade ago. I love it when the cats come pre-altered. ;) Maybe leave it off her for a little bit while you're watching and see if she fusses with the incision at all?
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It took under five minuted for her to start licking at the stitches. I've redone the e-collar to use her old cat-collar threaded through the loops instead of the length of bandahe they gave me. I hope that'll work. Cats suck.
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Oh, and according to this conversion site, Squish is 62.17 pounds.
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Squish is a big spotted bugger. I may have to break my habit of referring to Spike as "the big dog" and Squish as "the little one".
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As for the big dog, little dog descriptions, are you sure Spike still isn't bigger? You might have a baby horse on your hands. ;)
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Also, don't forget that Spike has HAIR! A big plumey tail and a gorgeous ruff will make a dog look much bigger than he actually is. I bet Spike looks hysterically funny when wet.
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um... Squish is maybe an inch higher than Spike, so no more than 24". I think Tink's already way taller. Squish has a big broad back and broad shoulders.
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(13 stitches, eek!!)
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He's definitely living proof that there is no such thing as a "free" cat; he's cost me the best part of £500 in vet bills since I rescued him!
He's worth it though. :-)
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yeah, free animals never are. My "free cat" hasn't cost me all that much herself, but the four extra free cats that were included have put me in debt all right.
...but also well worth it.
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Poor Cassie. She'll be ok. Look at Frick the Freak, he was fine the same night and he had nothing to remove!!! It wasn't until two weeks later that he began to feel bad (which is unusual, they usually get an infection days after surgery, not two weeks later. He keeps the name Frick the Freak! :))
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*kisses for Frick*
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Poor Cassie she will be back to "normal" in a few days though. Give her ksises for me
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And I think I'm out of duct tape. Damn.
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*kisses for Chance*
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she's removed it six times now. I don't think I'm going to get a choice about this.
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Good she's not going to do any more kitten dropping though :-)
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My cat rescue friend actually has given up on using e-collars on cats, saying that it's more hassle than it's worth after the first couple of days (although I tend to disagree).
Did they give you one that has a velcro fastner or one that actually ties?
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I have absolutely no suggestions on how to keep the damn thing on Cassie. Water bottle is probably your best bet.
Here's a cookie of sympathy *cookie*.
Cats suck, but at least they keep life interesting. Just imagine how boring life was with just Spike and Squish in the house! ;)
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however, add renata_blackdog (which is me) and I'll make sure and invite you as soon as.
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duct tape. I mean, stuck to the shirt and not the cat. hmmm...
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she kept it on thirty seconds. i hate cats.
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Cassie 7? Liz 0.
Don't suppose you know of and have handy some nontoxic substance that will taste bad to Cassie, that you could put on the area? That's the only thing I can think of, but I haven't got the slightest clue what would work (and she might decide that yucky or no, it has to go).
Dunno what else to say. I'm busy having an argument with the poster on my wall regarding its disinclination to stay up (I'm assuming that Cap'n Sparrow is so hot he's melting the tape), so I can't make you any promises about my sanity tonight.
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