Scout was neutered this week. It’s a pretty simple process these days- I dropped him off at the vet before work and he was awake and playing with the staff before I came back at lunch.
I hated leaving him with strangers and felt guilty for having the procedure done in the first place (even though it’s in everyone’s best interest). I was pretty sure he would punish me for abandoning him there and allowing them to do something so terrible to him.
When he came home, he was clearly tired but couldn’t settle down enough to sleep. So I cuddled him on the couch while he napped all afternoon. Well, ok, I napped some too despite the fact I never take naps.
He slept well, purring and snoring, occasionally waking up to gaze adoringly at me. And I realized that he wasn’t mad at me for taking him there but he loved me more for coming back to get him.
It was a sweet moment.
That sweet moment has been followed by two days of worry and trouble. How do you keep a kitten calm?
He’s not supposed to jump or run around a lot. Keep him calm, the vet said.
Attempts to keep him calm or to remove temptation to jump have the opposite effect. He is willful, to put it kindly and shows no sign of slowing down.
At this point, I’m just hoping he doesn’t hurt himself.
Wearing the cone does slow him down but he keeps finding ways out of that thing and I’m afraid he’ll hurt himself in the process if I continue forcing him to wear it.
Have a tip for keeping a wild child… ahem…. an active little cat…. calm? I would love to hear it.
ahahahahahahahahahaaaaa Keep a cat calm lolololol? Yeah right – THAT’S going to happen 😀
Glad to hear he’s doing well – Is your satellite TV reception better now he has his dish? 😀
Oh my gosh. I can’t keep the collar on him and every effort to keep him calm only agitates him more. So I’ve adopted the philosophy that he won’t do something that hurts. Lol. Right?
Yeah they’re not daft and heal pretty quickly. Actually I don’t think either of ours had collars fitted when they had their op. I think the vets,thought it was a waste of time.
I keep reading articles online that say you have to use it, sending me into a constant state of panic. Lol. Luckily, licking is the least of my worries – it’s the jumping that I can’t seem to keep in line.
lol! Get some sticky Velcro and attach him to the sofa! Or lead boots. 😀
I’m thinking lead boots might work. He’s just such a willful little guy that I’m not confident that would keep him down either.
😀 How about glue? 😀
No good. He would just rip out his fur getting away….
😀 !!!!
Oh the poor little fella. I remember when my kitten was spade many years ago. The collar was too heavy for her tiny neck! So my roommate made her a collar out of a plastic lid from a microwave meal. Doesn’t solve your boy’s jumping problem though. Hang in there!!!