Yesterday was depressing. Haru was listless and had not much appetite. There were times that she lay so still in the cage that we thought she had died. We had to call out Haru’s name several times and stroke her to see if she was just asleep or passed out. We were all very worried if she would make it or not.
The vet must have been pissed with my non-stop Whatsapp to him, asking him tons of questions. Pardon this first time cat mom here. It was the eve of Deepavali and he must have been having a reunion dinner with his family. But he replied most of my messages.
This morning I had a pleasant surprise when I woke up and checked on Haru. Haru was already awake and was sitting up in her cage. She let out her usual ‘meow’ upon seeing me, which is her way of greeting me and asking to be let out of the cage for breakfast. That was the best sound I heard today, like music to my ears, albeit her meows were weak and faint. Haru’s usual meows are deafening, persistent and annoying. But this time, I was really happy to hear her meow. I was super duper happy to finally see some semblance of our pre-surgery Haru. This tough cookie is finally back!
Haru’s appetite today has been good. However, I only gave her half the portion of what I would usually feed her. She had vomited twice after the surgery and couldn’t hold down any food. I also bought her a more expensive and better quality of wet food for kitten (Royal Canin), which costs almost triple the price of her usual wet food. I want her to have better nutrition during her convalescence period. I also bought a pack of tofu litter to minimize risk of infection to her wound. Tofu litter costs double or triple more than regular bentonite cat litter.
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