My roses are opening very nicely. I'm going to take them home tomorrow so I can enjoy them over the weekend.
I made the mistake of looking to see whether or not I can safely take Cassie's cone off early. I can't let her run around freely because I'm worried she'll get stuck somewhere with it (she's already nearly gotten stuck under the bed and actually got stuck on the window ledge). So she's crazy every night and morning when I free her from the closet. Plus she can't groom properly (she tries, but just winds up grooming the cone as if it were her) and I can only do so much. I'd really like to take it off her, at least for a bit. BUT I googled to try and find out if cats actually will try to tear out their stitches, especially this far in the healing process, and I came across the most horrible story that makes me want to run home and make sure she's okay and cuddle her. This family adopted a cat and had her spayed. She tore out her stitches (this seems to be the only real example I've found of a cat tearing them out), so they put her in a cone. I don't really think the cone has anything to do with the rest of it, but the writer mentioned it as if it had something to do with it. One night, their beloved kitty starts crying and meowing like mad. Later the kitten's intestines explode out somehow and the poor thing had to be put to sleep. I know this has to be extremely rare and I know that Cassie's fine, but still. And EWWW...
Beyond the massive wildness and the dealing with the cone, Cassie seems to have adjusted quite well to her changed state. She's actually even friendlier than she was before. We did have another incident with her bed. I made the mistake of giving it back to her and she then had an accident on the floor. So I threw it out. No bed for you!
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The cone had nothing to do with the exploding intestines. I find that when people don't understand a medical issue with their pets they make up reasons why things happen and convince themselves they are right. And frankly, I hate when people write things like that because half the time when they are blaming the vet or the cone or whatever they actually didn't do anything about the situation. The cat started crying, but how long did it take them to contact a vet? Did they just sit there and wait until she exploded so they wouldn't have to spend more money? I don't know, I'll stop ranting now. I'm just a little sensitive on that subject...
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