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My poor guy made it through having double enucleation in April - though the initial recovery was rough and there were lots of challenges along the way, he adjusted so well to being blind. However, a week or so ago, we found out that the reason why his left eye wasn’t healing properly was because there was surgical packing left behind in the site for FOUR MONTHS. He could have had another surgery to have the leftover fibers removed, but we didn’t want to put him through another procedure and we made the incredibly difficult decision to say goodbye to him….

I was lucky enough to hold Ernie as he fell asleep for the last time on my left shoulder. It was one of the hardest things I have ever done, but I’m so grateful I was able to be with him in that moment. His polydactyl-ness is one of my favorite things about him, so last weekend I got a tattoo of his little paw on my left shoulder so he could continue to rest there with me.

I miss him so much 💔

Blue’s cone is off! It’s been two weeks post surgery and he’s feeling better than ever!

Hi everyone! I wanted to let you know Runa’s teeth extraction surgery went very well! I had a bit of a scare during day 4-5 post-surgery because she was eating close to nothing BUT we’re already in day 10 post-op and for the past 5 days she’s been eating so well 💕💕💕

Thank you for those who shared/donated to our GoFundMe, it meant a lot and it got us to this point where she finally is able to eat without pain.

On other news, she’s gonna be introduced to her seeing sister Leia, they have been interacting through a mosquito net for the past two months so I’m kinda of excited and scared at the same time. Leia is 9 years old (see third photo where she’s staring at the door where Runa was at) and I feel like she’s getting better at being used to Runa but still if she gets too close she’ll hiss at her. I’ve had the feliway running in both rooms, doing scent swapping and giving Leia churu every time Runa appears. Hopefully this will help but also super open to suggestions you all may have :)

That’s it for now, I’ll probably take Runa to a vet check up at some point but I think she’s having an amazing recovery. I already feel like she comes more often to the door to say hi and scratch her post.

A while back I posted about my Stinky. She has so far had good results from her enucleation surgery ❤️. She is so playful and shes became quite a little rascal!! Her other eye is cloudy but the vet said that it should be ok. She has partial sight in that eye at least.

Bonus pic of her with her sister also.

Hope everyone is having a pleasant week! 🤍

Hawkeye is one of our rescued cats from last year, after his eye was stabbed by some rando while he was still a stray. We placed him for adoption after his rehabilitation, but he was shortly returned to us after struggling to adjust to his new home. (His adopters unfortunately didn’t give him the time he needed. :/) He’s been with us ever since, and now he’s facing another major health hurdle.

Hawkeye started having medical issues over a month ago. After countless tests, a trip to the oncologist, and now hospitalization, he’s finally starting to feel a little better. Just over a week ago, he was in really rough shape - having endless watery stools, becoming severely dehydrated, barely eating, and losing weight day by day. He’s not out of the woods yet, but it’s the first time he’s seemed better in what feels like forever.

Unfortunately, Hawkeye is dealing with an extremely severe infection (see his labs in the 4th & 8th panels) on top of his IBD. He was previously at risk of sepsis, though thankfully that risk is much lower now as his infection improves. His gut still can’t tolerate oral antibiotics, and he often vomits them back up, so he remains on IV medication and fluids to replace what he continues to lose through his stool. Our vet also recently added another steroid alongside prednisolone, and thankfully, we’re seeing very promising results so far.

Getting him here has come with high costs. His current bill is a little over $449, with hospitalization at $42/day. He also has another ultrasound and blood test coming up in the next few days, which will add to his bill. Our donation channels can be found below!

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We really hope you can help us continue caring for Hawkeye. Every bit of support means so much to us and, most importantly, gives this sweet boy a little more time to heal. 🤍

Just a bit of bloody ooze from the nose. Gabapentin twice a day for pain but he doesn't seem to be feeling awful. Mostly being silly and cuddly (and a little feisty!)

My adult son made a surprise visit. He walked straight in the door and demanded "Where's my little fart?!) I said "oh didn't come by to see mom huh?" He goes "nope literally just came by to pet my little man." He gave him some cuddles and then left! No love for mom! Lmao It makes me smile to think how much the whole family loves our Mr. Whipsy 💞

Just adopted sweet girl Stevie and looking for any advice on how to make her feel at home. She is recently blind and also deaf 🥺 she is the sweetest girl. Any and all recommendations welcome!

This is my Batty some may have seen my previous post about her (found out from an ER visit at 11 at night she was a girl) but that was awhile ago she’s okay but my primary vet that’s been taking care of her said she doesn’t think she needs surgery to seal
Her eyes/ remove the tear ducts and I see so many other posts about tumors and long term issues she could have as she gets bigger and I really want to get her a friend and I’m scared to do it with her eye issues so if anyone has any advice or wisdom to share I would greatly appreciate it.

UPDATE:
Thanks for the wishes everyone.
So the eye is fine and the pain is not coming from the eye.
Somehow she has damaged her jaw which is causing the pain. It’s misaligned.
She was in way better form this morning but the jaw is still causing pain.
She’s currently at the vets they are going to do a mild sedation and realign the jaw.
Hopefully that fixes all the pain sources and she’s able to be get in the road to recovery.

Hello our 12 week old kitten had enucliation on Thursday.
- when she came home she was sluggish obviously , but that evening once the anesthetic wore up she became her normal self
- day 1 after surgery she was full of beans, playing etc eating all was fine
- day 2 morning she was fine, eating drinking water etc
However in the evening she became lethargic, wobbly on her feet, just out of it. We brought her to emergency vet last night . Her vitals were fine. They couldn’t give an exact reason but after some liquids and pain meds she became better.
We took her home last night and she was ok.
During the night she woke up wincing a bit and tilting her head as if she were in pain.
We gave her buorenorphine (the emerge vet gave us) and half an hour later they kicked in and she was ok again
- day 3
This morning she’s again been tilting her head , seems in pain; won’t eat , but not lethargic like yesterday.
We gave her gabapentin and hopefully that kicks in soon and she’ll eat.

Is this normal part of recovery in anyone’s experience?

Whipsy had his enucleation yesterday.

Surgery went great. After surgery? Not so much. He was extremely agitated. When the vet brought him out, his face was really bloody because he kept bashing his face against the carrier bars, despite wearing an e-collar. I was horrified! The vet said he basically went feral on them upon waking from surgery. Thankfully his stitches remained intact but he looked scary awful all bloody like that. I scooped him up and he settled a little bit but as soon as the vet tried to clean his face, he was all snarls again. I said I'd just clean him up at home and placed him back in his carrier so I could rush outta there.

The front desk was having issues processing payment, all the while my baby keeps banging his head on the sides of the carrier, getting blood everywhere. I finally snarled myself saying "Either figure out this payment NOW or I'm just leaving and getting him home because he is battering his own face in!"

Once home, things got better. The bleeding stopped and miraculously the surgery site wasn't damaged. He was still super agitated but he was in his safe room with either myself, my daughter or my mom with him at all times.

Today is a total turnaround. My sweet boy is back to being himself. He's eating, drinking, and being cuddly (and goofy from the pain meds although he's orange so he's always kinda goofy!) I don't think what happened with him yesterday at the vets is normal. I do know that anesthesia can have these types of behavioral aftereffects but the way the vets office handled it is something I'm very upset about.

your face will smell like salmon for a while :)

Our sweet boy Stevie is in the home stretch with just 3 weeks of treatment to go, and is doing great! He has gone from 6.3 pounds at his sickest to 9.8 pounds, and his hematocrit has climbed from just 12% to 43%! 📈

We are so grateful for all the support and love for our boy. Sending positive vibes to all the FIP warriors! 🐾💙

I just saw this guy from street I can't afford a vet. Is there any medicine you guys can recommend to help me save him?

Small update: I’m in Turkey and I’m trying to find a safe solution for this cat. The municipality gave me conflicting information, and the worker who came eventually left the cat outside without taking him for treatment. I’m hesitant to send him to the local shelter because I’ve seen the conditions there before and they were heartbreaking. I’m already covering treatment for another blind cat, I have three cats at home, and I feed two more outside my door.