Desert Twins

My kitty is doing much better today.  She is interacting with us more and is interested in the growing cat grass.  I had to turn her drain for the first time by myself today and I was able to do it.

The swelling has gone down considerably today and there is much less pus.  She does seem bothered by it more than yesterday, but that is probably because her pain medication is wearing off.  We did have a bit of trouble turning the drain this evening, but after a warm compress for about half an hour we were able to get it moving.

She is being really good about letting us mess with her wound, better than I would be.  I am very hopeful for a fast full recovery for my mushie cat.

Fiona’s ear abscess the day after surgery

Fiona

My kitty Fiona was recently in a cat fight and did not come out the victor.  Kitties tend to heal poorly and develop abscesses when the skin heals before the wound does.  My poor Fiona had this happen to a wound behind her ear.

Abscess day before surgery

I took her to the vet on Friday and it was decided that she needed surgery to clean out the dead flesh and to place a drain.  She had her surgery today and came through it well.  The wound is hard to stomach and I am hopeful that I will be physically able to do the upkeep on it.  For the next three days, a warm compress needs to be applied three times a day and the drain (looks like a shoe lace tied in a loop) needs to be rotated three times a day.

Abscess day of surgery

She returns to the vet in three days to hopefully have the drain removed and then four days later to have the stitches removed.  She seems to be doing well and is eating and interacting with us well.