I didn’t fairly get the bed room lobby to the “completed” level that I needed to achieve earlier than I shared one other replace with y’all, so as we speak, I assumed I’d share an replace on Tiger (our stray cat-turned-outdoor cat) and Cooper (our canine). A number of of you’ve gotten requested for updates so let me get you caught up.
I’ll begin with Cooper. Cooper is about 11 years previous, though we’re not 100% certain how previous he’s as a result of we adopted him from the Humane Society, so all we’ve to go on is their guesstimate of his age once we adopted him. At the moment, we had been advised he was 5 years previous, however he’s all the time had the vitality of a pet the entire time we’ve had him, so I actually don’t know. But when their estimate of his age was correct, that may make him 11 years previous.
And getting this canine to sit down nonetheless for an image is nearly unattainable. He simply needs to run, play, sniff all of the issues, mark his territory, and many others. Obedience coaching has been an entire bust with this one. 😀
Anyway, about 2.5 months in the past, Cooper began regurgitating his meals, so on the night of July 4th, I took him to the emergency vet clinic the place they did scans and ran assessments. The scans confirmed that he had a tumor of some type in his chest that was inflicting a situation known as megaesophagus, and that secondary situation is what was the reason for him to regurgitate his meals.
After which that very same week, he had an enormous cyst come up on his hind finish within the span of sooner or later. It ruptured, and the entire thing was very gross, so I needed to take him for follow-up vet visits for that over the subsequent 4 weeks so they may keep watch over it and see if it could heal or if he wanted surgical procedure.
Due to the megaesophagus, I began feeding Cooper his common meals (Farmer’s Canine) blended with numerous water to make it simpler for him to swallow, and I made him sit upright whereas he ate after which keep seated for 20 minutes following every meal. I additionally began feeding him smaller meals extra occasions all through the day.
Right here’s the loopy factor. I keep in mind again once I took him to that emergency vet clinic, they had been telling me the totally different choices I had, and one in all them was to place him down. That night time. They provided to place him down that night time on July 4th, and gave me that possibility due to the “ticking time bomb” in his chest.
Nicely, ever since we obtained by means of that complete episode — these very attempting two weeks with the regurgitation after which the large cyst on the again of his proper leg/hip space — Cooper has been completely effective. He has had no regurgitation in any respect. His vitality degree is simply because it has all the time been. He’s weight is regular. Every little thing about him is strictly because it was earlier than I took him to the emergency vet clinic on July 4th.
It simply appears very odd to me. I don’t need to pay to have extra scans performed as a result of (1) that prices some huge cash, and (2) they should anesthetize him to do this, and at his age, I don’t need to danger having him put underneath only for the sake of curiosity. It took over 24 hours for him to get again to regular after the final time they did that, and it simply appears too dangerous to do it once more when it’s probably not obligatory. However I joined a few teams on Fb for homeowners of canine with megaesophagus, and I see the situation these canine are in, and it breaks my coronary heart. Cooper reveals no indicators of any of that. He appears to be thriving, and I don’t have any solution to clarify that. He’s simply his regular hyper self, and all he needs to do is run, bounce, twirl, and play. And eat.
Tiger can be doing rather well. He hangs round our home just about all day each day. He sleeps on prime of our van or underneath our van. He spends his days hanging round our property. And each morning, I can discover him right here, ready for his meals.
He’s the sweetest, cuddliest cat ever. He likes to he held. He likes to be scratched. And I need to deliver him inside so badly.
I’m simply fearful about how he and Cooper would get alongside. When Cooper sees Tiger by means of the door, he goes completely loopy. Barking, growling, leaping.
I assumed maybe he would have calmed down by now since Tiger has been hanging round our home for nearly a yr (I feel). However he hasn’t calmed down in any respect. I don’t know methods to “introduce” Tiger to Cooper in a means that I might really feel secure doing in order that I can deliver Tiger inside.
However I’d like to discover a means as a result of I need candy Tiger to return inside earlier than winter will get right here. I don’t need him to should spend one other winter outdoors. So if in case you have any tips about methods to get these two to dwell collectively in peace and concord (or quite, to get my very excitable, hyper canine to dwell in peace and concord with Tiger), I’m all ear. Even when Tiger stays largely an out of doors cat, I need him to have the choice of coming inside when he must or needs to this winter with out having to quarantine him in a single room away from our different two animals like I did final winter. I imply, if that’s my solely possibility, that’s what I’ll do. However I’d quite not should quarantine him when he’s inside. I need him to be like a standard indoor cat when he comes inside, however I don’t know methods to get Cooper to permit that. So I’m all ears if in case you have strategies.
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