Ready To Go

Chiff’s surgery went without a problem. She returned wearing a cone, as the staff of the hospital believed she was licking her wound. I removed the cone and closely observed her (and I mean I lie on the floor a few inches from her and watched while she groomed herself.) It was clear that she was attempting to remove the hospital smell from her body. She concentrated on the base of her tail; I’ve seen numerous cats do that after an operation, and I wonder if the anal glands collect scent, as well as disburse it. In any case, she licked everywhere, only incidentally touching her incision. She groomed herself less and less through the evening, never putting much thought into the site of her cut.

She had a good late dinner, and then needed to get back into the swing of things. She played much of the evening: wrestling with a toy, chasing and being chased by her roommates, kicking her brother in the stomach while her brother was trying to swallow her head. The usual.

I of course tried to restrict her activities but attempting that with a five month old kitten is an impossibility. After a playful evening, and a semi-restful night, her incision still looks good. The only trouble that I’ve witnessed was Aurora’s growls at Chiff when she first returned. Those vanished during the fun of the later hours.

Thank you to all our readers for their kind thoughts about the little one. She is almost recovered already, and prepared for whatever life has to give her.