#and it wasnt fully blocked. he was dribbling and leaking urine out this whole time and making a huge mess bc his butt was soaked with it and | Explore Tumblr posts and blogs

toytulini · 4 years ago

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Sorry for the hiatus btw yall, and im probably still gonna have a little bit of a tumblr hiatus, i could blame it on my cat but honestly im just trying to get out of doomscrolling all day so im trying to get better at not getting stuck on social media sites. Unfortunately im most successful at this if i dont even open them.

Since im back for a second tho ill update yall on my cat, Shadow,

He's had to have surgery earlier this week for urinary problems and seems to be doing okay right now? But this will be ongoing and he's been very expensive. (Im not asking for money on this its just a pain that this has been so expensive) Anyway ive been doting on him since like. October 10th now i think? Hes been pretty much living in my room since the 14th. Surgery was on the 20th. So this has just been stressful as fuck lol. Oh also he had Xrays at one point and we discovered he has been shot before with like an airsoft or bb gun???? In his youth, when he was indoor/outdoor instead of indoor only. And thats just been in there since, they're leaving it alone tho since it doesnt seem to be causing any problems. Im now wondering if thats what it was that time when he came home with 2 holes in his sides that the other vet in MD thought was maybe an animal bite, but wasnt sure. Thats not really relevant to anything happening right now its just kind of a horrifying trivia that was uncovered in the process? And i feel vindicated in my pushing to convert him to an indoor cat. Also angry at whoever did that.

#toy txt post #hello im not dead #littlw more detail but uhh unsanitary tw?>#basically he had maybe a urinary tract infection but then also he had developed crystals in his urine #and there was a partial blockage of the urinary tract. they put a urinary catheter in to flush stuff or smth and that went okay until #he managed to get the cone off and rip the catheter out at the vets before we even picked him up #then he was still blocked off bc the catheter didnt actually flush the blockage out just back in or something???#and it wasnt fully blocked. he was dribbling and leaking urine out this whole time and making a huge mess bc his butt was soaked with it and #then he would lay in the litter pan and track the litter everywhere and it was a nightmare. he kept not eating or drinking.#then the vet suggested to go ahead w the surgery even tho hes old and fat and everyone was worried about that.#and basically it was like. they amputated the penis and maybe made the hole a little bigger? vet described it as altering his plumbing to #make it more female like which will not prevent the crystals from forming but should make it easier to pass them instead of getting blocked #the downside of this is that its possible he may dribble and or leak pee for the rest of his life depending on whether he figures out his #new anatomy and how to hold it etc?#and now hes going back again today to get an injection of antibiotics bc he wont take the pills and thats been a nightmare.#the syringes of liquid pain meds onto his gums? fine. that other smaller pill that started with an o? fine. the antibiotic? nope.#also after the surgery we got a different shredded paper pellet litter that doesnt stick to him as much and track all over the room #mixed feelings about it tho bc i cant scoop the pee out bc it doesnt clump #anyway. thats been shadows medical misadventures so far. its a pain and also stressful. i need to clean the room again this weekend and #put down freah blankets etc

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