Cat Recovery

Cleo, the Egyptian Mau, came back from the vets fine. She handled it all really well – far better than the Bengal did a couple of years back. Indeed, I’m not bleeding at all, which is a major improvement.

As it was, she went into the cat carrier on the first go (I’d left it out for the last couple of days, so they were used to seeing it, and it wasn’t New Thing) without a struggle, and went to the vets fine. Gobby, but fine.

The same applied on her return – no real problems, just gobby while being driven. She’d been given one of the Collars of Shame, which the other cats (and I) found hilarious, but she really couldn’t cope with it at all, so that’s gone for the moment. If she licks the cut too much, the collar will go back on, but so far she’s been OK with it.

Weirdly, the Bengal though has gone back to hating Cleo, and growling at her like the semi-wild animal she is. I assume that it’s because of smelling different, having been to the vets, being handled by different people, and perhaps even her scent has been altered by the drugs used in surgery. I don’t know – she’ll get used to it again, though, and all will be well.

Anyway, it’s all done, so now just the recovery process. The after-care information from the vets is pretty comprehensive, and reckons she should be all sorted within the week. I’ll keep an eye on her during that time, but the initial signs are all positive.