Cat update 4: Morwen is out of surgery

[carbonel]

Dr. McMenomy called to say Morwen is out of surgery and waking up. Apparently it was indeed her fiber-eating habits that did her in -- she had a whole felted chunk that had made it past the small intestine and cecum, and come to rest in the large intestine, whence it tried to take up permanent residence.

If all goes well, I'll be able to take her home Saturday morning.

I'm not sure what this bodes for the future. Cat-proofing my house of fiber in all its forms would be really, really hard. I wonder if regular doses of Petromalt might be helpful.

Comments

[movies-michelle.livejournal.com]

Wow. Glad to hear she'll be okay. Not sure how you cat-proof all your fibers unless you spray everything down with citrus and you don't mind permanently smelling like oranges.

[pameladean]

So glad she'll be fine.

Maybe you could at least significanty reduce temptation -- bag up or store away any particuilar favorites of hers when you aren't actually using them, get a cat-proof box to store in-use stuff, something like that.

I should think Petromalt would be worth a try. It is hair, after all.

P.

[arkessian.livejournal.com]

Phew; good news. Apart from the cat-proofing challenge.

[parsleigh.livejournal.com]

Glad the surgery went well. Good luck on the fiber.

[clindau.livejournal.com]

Great news! Petromalt is your friend. Would a small pot of cat grass be something Morwen would nosh instead of fibers?

[mizzlaurajean.livejournal.com]

Yikes, glad she is okay and can come home soon.

[txanne.livejournal.com]

I'm glad she's going to be OK. Good luck with the cat-proofing.

Glad the surgery went well

[dragonet2.livejournal.com]

the petromalt or femalt or whatever the cat likes should be a consistent 'treat' because it does help things move out. I had a cat get really 'stuck' with hairballs, and once I went to regularly dosing her, the issues eased quite a bit. then again I had one cat that ate a whole tube of it (remember the 'tin;' tubes for things? They slit with a cat tooth....). She was one slick cat for a while.

I do not know if it is possible to cat proof a house from a fiber eater... because aside from the crafts, there are hats, scarves, etc. that they may try to get to.

[quility.livejournal.com]

Ack! I'm glad I missed this news until she was out of surgery. I'm SO glad they found the problem + were able to remove it. I hope healing goes well.
And good luck with the challenge of living with a cat AND fiber!

I'm so glad she has you. YAY!

[fgherman.livejournal.com]

Whew! - glad it was fixable. Let me know if I can help with anything.