Post by Jamie & Jupiter on Aug 1, 2013 1:21:14 GMT
This is copy/pasted. This is what I posted in Jupiter condos last night. Wanted to post this so everyone would know what happened. Sorry it is very lengthy
This has been a very difficult and trying week. Ive gotten so little sleep and just feel so exhausted and tired.
Jupiter gave us 2 very bad scares!!!!
First big scare:
The cats tore a whole in the lining underneath the couch. They go in there to hide. Today I stopped watching Jupiter for not even 5 minutes and went to find him (to make sure he wasnt chewing on bandage) and I couldnt find him anywhere... I was panicking pretty bad. I heard something in the couch and thought to myself "that cant be right" because I had already looked under the couch and in the lining. Well I went over and listened and there was noise coming from inside the couch. I took a flashlight and looked into the lining... and noticed Jupiters foot hanging down from the side.. I realized from his awkard movements that he was stuck and scared... Underneath the lining of the couch there is an open area at the back of the couch and he climbed up there and went into the arm of the couch. Because he is so big he couldnt turn himself around in there to get back out... and because of the awkward way he had to climb up there he couldnt just back out of it cause there was nothing for him to step back onto. I was frantically trying to figure out how to get to him. I had to take a pair of scissors and cut the outside lining on the side of the couch by the arm (This was after cutting a different spot under the cushions but I couldnt get to him from there)... after the first puncture with the scissors he put his paw there and was trying to scratch at the hole to get out.... I could tell he was very scared and so was I. I had to be so careful with the scissors because I didnt want to cut his paw or hurt him in any way... I cut a little more and I only had a little tiny hole there and Jupiter was already trying to squeeze his nose through it. So I tried to remain calm and keep cutting and had to stick my finger in there to make sure I didnt cut him. Once the hole was large enough he squeezed his head through and was meowing and I kept trying to make it bigger so he could get through and then he squeezed the rest of his body out. I had to hold the front of him because there was not anything there for him to step out on but he was so scared and just trying to get out of there as fast as he could.
Second even bigger scare:
We took Jupiter to the vet today, as today was the day he was to get his stitches removed. She checked the wound and said its looking okay but she could tell he chewed through the bandage and made his wound bleed. She removed the stitches and told us we can keep it unwrapped during the day as long as hes not biting it and said we can wrap it at night when we cant watch him so he cant bite at it as easily. She said if he doesnt bite it at all during the day, then in a day or two we shouldnt have to have a bandage on it at all... not even at night... She said to continue the AB's.
We were on the way home and Jupiter let out a few yelps... Its normal for him to meow on the car ride because he doesnt like the car rides so I didnt think too much of it. Then I felt something a little damp on my pants.... I looked down and saw a whole bunch of blood... All over me... all over my pants... and all over the blanket that Jupiter was sitting on. We turned around and headed to the vet - we called to tell them we were coming back. I looked at his foot and it looked like that area had really split apart. I was so scared.
(I am not good with blood and when I looked at his foot - I felt like I was going to vomit and pass out)
The whole time on the way back I was just saying "Its okay buddy, its okay" and "Oh my gosh Dane just hurry and get us there!!! its bleeding everywhere!!!"
So we got him back to the vet and they put new stitches in and the vet said it will need to stay wrapped for another 2 weeks. She said since Jupiter is so scared and lays perfectly still she was able to stitch it with him awake. I told her I thought Jupiter was in pain and asked her if she could please give him some pain medicine and told her that he didnt do well with the tramadol. She said we use 'bupe' for post-ops and that she could give him a shot of that. And I said yes! Thank you! So she gave him a shot of that and said it may make him sleepy... but it didnt seem to do anything at all for him. I hope it helped ease the pain though.
He seems to be doing fine right now. He hasnt been acting in any pain since the car ride. We are keeping a close eye on him so he cant chew the bandage. We really need this bandage to stay on for a few days. The vet said it would be best if we could keep this bandage on for atleast 3 days before changing it so it will heal some.
This has been a very difficult and trying week. Ive gotten so little sleep and just feel so exhausted and tired.
Jupiter gave us 2 very bad scares!!!!
First big scare:
The cats tore a whole in the lining underneath the couch. They go in there to hide. Today I stopped watching Jupiter for not even 5 minutes and went to find him (to make sure he wasnt chewing on bandage) and I couldnt find him anywhere... I was panicking pretty bad. I heard something in the couch and thought to myself "that cant be right" because I had already looked under the couch and in the lining. Well I went over and listened and there was noise coming from inside the couch. I took a flashlight and looked into the lining... and noticed Jupiters foot hanging down from the side.. I realized from his awkard movements that he was stuck and scared... Underneath the lining of the couch there is an open area at the back of the couch and he climbed up there and went into the arm of the couch. Because he is so big he couldnt turn himself around in there to get back out... and because of the awkward way he had to climb up there he couldnt just back out of it cause there was nothing for him to step back onto. I was frantically trying to figure out how to get to him. I had to take a pair of scissors and cut the outside lining on the side of the couch by the arm (This was after cutting a different spot under the cushions but I couldnt get to him from there)... after the first puncture with the scissors he put his paw there and was trying to scratch at the hole to get out.... I could tell he was very scared and so was I. I had to be so careful with the scissors because I didnt want to cut his paw or hurt him in any way... I cut a little more and I only had a little tiny hole there and Jupiter was already trying to squeeze his nose through it. So I tried to remain calm and keep cutting and had to stick my finger in there to make sure I didnt cut him. Once the hole was large enough he squeezed his head through and was meowing and I kept trying to make it bigger so he could get through and then he squeezed the rest of his body out. I had to hold the front of him because there was not anything there for him to step out on but he was so scared and just trying to get out of there as fast as he could.
Second even bigger scare:
We took Jupiter to the vet today, as today was the day he was to get his stitches removed. She checked the wound and said its looking okay but she could tell he chewed through the bandage and made his wound bleed. She removed the stitches and told us we can keep it unwrapped during the day as long as hes not biting it and said we can wrap it at night when we cant watch him so he cant bite at it as easily. She said if he doesnt bite it at all during the day, then in a day or two we shouldnt have to have a bandage on it at all... not even at night... She said to continue the AB's.
We were on the way home and Jupiter let out a few yelps... Its normal for him to meow on the car ride because he doesnt like the car rides so I didnt think too much of it. Then I felt something a little damp on my pants.... I looked down and saw a whole bunch of blood... All over me... all over my pants... and all over the blanket that Jupiter was sitting on. We turned around and headed to the vet - we called to tell them we were coming back. I looked at his foot and it looked like that area had really split apart. I was so scared.
(I am not good with blood and when I looked at his foot - I felt like I was going to vomit and pass out)
The whole time on the way back I was just saying "Its okay buddy, its okay" and "Oh my gosh Dane just hurry and get us there!!! its bleeding everywhere!!!"
So we got him back to the vet and they put new stitches in and the vet said it will need to stay wrapped for another 2 weeks. She said since Jupiter is so scared and lays perfectly still she was able to stitch it with him awake. I told her I thought Jupiter was in pain and asked her if she could please give him some pain medicine and told her that he didnt do well with the tramadol. She said we use 'bupe' for post-ops and that she could give him a shot of that. And I said yes! Thank you! So she gave him a shot of that and said it may make him sleepy... but it didnt seem to do anything at all for him. I hope it helped ease the pain though.
He seems to be doing fine right now. He hasnt been acting in any pain since the car ride. We are keeping a close eye on him so he cant chew the bandage. We really need this bandage to stay on for a few days. The vet said it would be best if we could keep this bandage on for atleast 3 days before changing it so it will heal some.
