Kaspurr's Ordeal

We had quite a scare with our beloved cat, Kaspurr, this week.  He stopped eating, which is unheard of for this gluttonous guy!  Upon investigating, the vet thought he had an obstruction, so we went in for emergency surgery.  It turned out that they didn't find an obstruction, but instead found a tumor at the start of his colon.  The vet took a biopsy, but we didn't know if Kaspurr would survive long enough to find out the results... and if the results were cancerous, we didn't know that he could handle having that portion of his colon removed.  Because of my experience giving Katie subcutaneous fluids, the vet let me take Kaspurr home to handle his post-op care myself.  I gave him injections of pain meds, antibiotics, sub-q fluids, and even had to force feed him.  I am thankful that Katie prepared me for this type of care.  Needless to say, it was a very anxious few days as we awaited the biopsy results.  Fortunately, they were negative for cancer - which means we still don't know what caused this, but he soon began eating again and we are all so grateful for his recovery.  Here he is feeling a bit better, as evidenced by his vulnerable position in showing us his ragged belly.

We were so grateful when he began acting normal again, such as curling up with his big sister, Kate.