Talk about a fast turnaround!

I got a call to pick up the cats shortly before 11:30am. I was told they’d be in the room I dropped them off in, with post op care instructions. When I got there, I didn’t even see anyone! They had several other cats waiting for pick up, too, so they were really going through them, assembly-line style!

Normally, the cats would have stayed at the clinic for observation for several hours first, but that part was to be done at home. Today was just grab and go!

In the instructions, it was recommended to keep them in the carriers for a few hours, though the risk was from possible injury if they jumped down from somewhere. Since we are keeping them isolated in my room, we let them out right away, and will let them out into the rest of the house later on.

The carriers fit very well in the truck, and I didn’t even have to remove our emergency supplies or collection of hard sided grocery bags.

Once at home, Toni didn’t really want to leave her carrier at all! Even with kittens came in with her. In the end, she didn’t leave until David was allowed in the room, and he decided to go in. Not into the biggest carrier next to her that he could fit comfortably in. Nooo… He went into one of the smaller carriers and squeezed her right out!

She is now curled up on the heat vent.

They seem to be recovering very well! I’ve had to stop Mitzy and Clarence from licking their surgical site too much, but not often enough for it to be an issue. Most are being very playful right now. Oh!!! I just had to stop Shadow, who was on top of one of the soft sided carriers, clawing away at it. It turns out Tin Whistle is inside, jammed against the back where the door is still zipped closed and holding it up. These carriers collapse if their doors – one at each end – are zipped up. So basically, he had her trapped in there and was trying to get at her from outside, and she’s just staying hunkered down in the carrier, contentedly ignoring him. 😄

The good thing is, I am home to see my brother. My SIL has already let me know he has stopped at a hardware store along the way, and then coming over to see why we have a leak in the bathroom ceiling.

I have no idea what he would be picking up, if he hasn’t found the cause of the problem. Unless… Oh! I see him on the security camera. I’ll have to follow up on that later!

The Re-Farmer