It’s been a pretty big week for Bailey. I suppose one could say she’s now a full-fledged cat, but I don’t think so! J This week Bailey made that dreaded trip to the vet to be fixed! No babies for little Miss Bailey (which is a good thing, but they’d be so cute!). She’s done amazingly well and still runs around, jumping and playing like usual.
I had to take her to the vet the night before, because there was no way I was going to take her in at 6:00am the next morning! J Plus, leaving her with the vet the night before meant that I didn’t have to worry about her eating or drinking something too late in the night. It was so strange to be without her for the night. I may have 4 other cats to keep me company, but when something changes, it just doesn’t feel right!
I picked her up around 5 the next night (the day of surgery). The surgery went well, and she also got her rabies shot and a microchip in case she ever gets lost. She was surprisingly alert on the way home. It didn’t last very long once she was home though! J I was a bit worried how the other cats would react to her because they’re always wary of each other when they smell like a vet’s office, but everyone was fairly well behaved. Bailey settled right back in pretty quickly and did a good amount of sleeping.
By morning she was pretty much back to her old self. I tried to give her some more pain medicine, but she wanted no part of it. She was running around and even jumping on furniture with ease already! She left her incision alone, I think in part because they used glue to close the wound instead of standard stitches. Not only do I not have to take her back to remove the stitches, it has to be much more comfortable without those pointy little threads poking her every time she moves. She’s been almost completely normal since about a day and a half after the surgery! It’s been an amazing recovery and I’m so glad that she’s faired so well! J
So, it’s been an eventful week for Bailey, though it hasn’t slowed her down a bit! J And now, I guess you could say she’s a grown up – but I never will think of her as one! Plus, she’s still growing and has that adorable kitten spirit and gleam in her eyes! J But, now she’s been spayed and will never have to suffer through heat or kitten-birth, so that’s a definite plus for her.
Until the next update, Bailey sends lots of warm and fuzzy kitten hugs and kisses! J