wayne had to go in for his neutering today :/
poor little guy had no idea what was going to happen to him. i couldn't feed him for 24 hours prior to his surgery since he was going under anesthetic and i guess the vet didn't want him to throw up. he wasn't even allowed to drink anything the morning of the appointment. i felt really bad that i had to do this to him but it's definitely the best thing... nobody wants an adult male cat that sprays all over the place and constantly tries to get outside. and i know, i know, it's "just a cat", but he's my pet now and i feel bad for hurting him.
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| wayne and his 'father figure', before the appointment |
anyway, greg went with me to the vet's office because i'm a ninny and was freaking out. i thought that we'd just go in and they'd do it real quick right there (how hard can ball-chopping be!?) but as it turns out we had to leave him there almost all day!! the poor little guy wasn't too happy to be separated from his family but hey, i had to go to work. they had to give him a rabies and a distemper shot in addition to taking away half of his man-junk. yikes! they called my cell at about noon to tell me that he'd be ready at 1:00 (when we dropped him off they said 2, so that was a nice surprise!). i finished up the work i had and headed over to get him. he was still all drugged up and groggy and pathetic-looking. i definitely felt like a jerk for putting him through surgery :/ i'm a terrible mom! i was super worried about him and figured he'd be angry and sick and slow and in pain for a while.
but of course, after about an hour at home he perked up and ate a little bit of food and fell asleep on me. now he's playing and making lots of noise and running (more like 'walking quickly'...i think he's a little sore..) around the house. all's well that ends well, i suppose.
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| wayne - being COMPLETELY OKAY post-op |
plus - now there won't be any baby cat-mamas and no kitten support. excellent.
- L
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