Gideon's amputation blog
Staples are out! Cone is still on 🙁 Gideon’s skin near his site was really scaly and peeling- they scraped off the gunk and are having us do twice daily antibiotic/antifungal cream for a week then recheck. He sooo loves putting the cream on (not) and tries to help us out while we do it […]
I haven’t been posting much since there’s not much to report! Gideon is doing so great. Off of opioids but still on Gabapentin for now, mostly so he doesn’t go crazy trying to rip out his staples. He’s officially allowed to be at full activity level, which apparently just involves watching & trying to catch […]
Gideon broke his back left paw jumping off a perch on 12/27/21 (my birthday, ironically). We still don’t know why it happened, apparently it was just the wrong move/twist/landing. After a quick video vet visit to confirm we needed to be seen in person and it wasn’t just a sprain, we called EVERY emergency vet […]
Tips for using the onesie on a rear leg cat: See This video for the general idea of how to put on a onesie Safety pin and/or tape the arm over the amp site shut. If possible, be careful to avoid putting the metal right against the site. I did this by twisting the fabric […]
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