I am happy to report that Puff is doing really well after I jinxed him and he had a blood clot. The vet thought the first night that he had about a 5% chance of survival. Now, 4 days later, Puff is doing good, the vet is amazed, and his chances are up to 90% or so. He still could have a relapse so we have to monitor him closely but he's looking good, only limping a little, and had the catheter removed today.
Last night, Puff was feeling better and the tranquilizer was wearing thin (we have had him sedated since the beginning because he was so panicked). He was busy trying to pull off the tape around his leg and around the catheter. I tried to tighten it up and keep it in place. I was a bit too thorough. It was a tad too tight and as we are watching television, my hubby notices that Puff's paw is about the size of a small balloon. opps. I had to unwrap all the bandages down to the skin and try and re-wrap without getting it too tight. I was successful but whereas we would have stopped the tranquilizers last night, we felt he needed one more night on the dope so he would leave the bandage alone.
Today the vet removed the catheter and Puff has a small bandage on his leg which I can take off in an hour, if he doesn't beat me to it. We have to continue giving him baby aspirin, which is something that normally you wouldn't give a cat, but he needs it for another 5 days. Because his pulse still isn't that strong in his back legs, I now need to massage his back legs and groin every night. That Puff! he's getting spa treatments now! And we think it all started because he didn't want to go on a diet. We're just very glad that he is still with us. Love that Puff.
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