Surgery

Yup, that's right. Surgery. Fuzzy boy Felix will be going under the knife this afternoon. I'm so worried.

Last night after leaving Felix at the vet, the put him under anesthesia, emptied his bladder, put in a catheter, and put him on IV fluids. He woke up from anesthesia and peed twice after 6pm last night and we left him about 5:30pm last night. Way to go my little pants boy! He's feeling okay, snuggling up to the hot water bottles in his compartment, and he's getting food today. I hope he eats it, if not, I'm sneaking him some chicken or tuna. He's a sucker for both. He's such a sucker, that yesterday when he was feeling so crappy, I still got him to eat some tuna! He's my little garbage pale!

Last night when they emptied his bladder, there were no signs of urine crystals. Bad news for us, worse news for Felix. We don't know yet what kind of crystals he has. So we have no way to determine the course of treatment. One treatment could make him worse, the other could help. We have no way of knowing. So this morning the vet took x-rays and there's one large crystal stuck in his urinary tract, and one in his kidney. Safest strategy, is to have the vet remove the crystal in his tract through surgery, the one in his kidney will remain. So my little spitty kitten will have surgery =( He's going to get the shaved tummy. We're going to go visit him today, provided the evening shift will let us in. Grandma Carol, is going to go visit her grand-kitty Felix during the morning shift. He'll need comfort from someone he recognizes! If the vet will let me, I'm bringing him a blankie from home so he has something that smells like us and his brother.