Sassy cats – Sasha’s back! Maybe not today but she’s good!

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Sasha in one of her favorite spots. If you look closely you can see part of the shaved area under her right cheek.

It’s the peep today. Sasha is recovering from her Tuesday surgery to remove a mass from her neck. She did fine. Me, not so much.

She has some good pharmaceuticals to help her, but she’s has been a great cat. No diva activity (at least not so far), no shaming, no screaming. She even ate the pills without issue. No hiding them or jamming them down her throat. She looked at them and said, “Oh look! Valentine hearts without the sayings or the heart shape!”

She has a vertical 2-inch incision on her neck where they cut it out. The vet didn’t cover it but after I saw her scratching the area, I thought it would be a good idea to keep it covered.

Here you can see part of her neck bandage

I tried a band aid (we have a large size) but it wouldn’t adhere to her skin. After some other fumbles I used a non-stick gauze patch on the stitches covered with a strip of tee shirt material going around her neck. This is a cat that’s never worn a collar. So far, she’s been good about it. Once we get out about a week, I won’t worry. Stitches come out in 14 days.

It affected Gus more than Sasha. He saw us cart her out around dark o-clock and we came back without her. He was not happy. He stuck to us like glue. When we picked her up (the same day) I put her in a room by herself. That didn’t make him happy either. By Thursday she was out and about with her “collar” and he’s happier. She’s happier too although she did ok isolated (mostly because of the fabulous pharmaceuticals!).

We’ll get the results of the biopsy in a week or two and hopefully it will be good news. We can return to normal programming with screaming, diva posturing and insane demands. The normal nonsense that goes on as life here.

They are back together. (They want you to know that the photographer’s lack of skill made their butts look larger than they are.

Thanks to all of you who send kind thoughts and energy her way. She loves her subjects.

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    • Me too. The only time she gets rambunctious is in the evening after dinner. I have to give her just a little of her pain med to keep her calm as she likes to scratch then. She’s doing well and the incision looks very good. It’s another week until she gets the stitches out and they may itch.

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  5. Oh, dear. It is so stressful when a pet is sick. I used to put a soft pajamas on my cats to cover incisions. I hate those plastic collars. Sounds like you had a good solution considering where her booboo was. Hope she recovers quickly.

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    • I don’t do cones unless absolutely necessary. There are usually other alternatives. Because it was on her neck, I couldn’t use anything that didn’t cover the neck. This worked without costing money.

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  6. Phew, glad that’s over, and hopefully the reports will be good.

    Sweet ussie of the tocks, reunited!

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  13. We are praying that the biopsy comes back with good news! I can relate to the anxiety of waiting for the results. Giovanni had to have a whole toe removed last year due to a mast cell tumor. He HATES collars. I put a little inflatable donut around his neck, and he took it off every little bit! I am glad that Sasha is more cooperative than he was! Please give her hugs and purrs from us. ❤

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    • She’s cooperative because it’s not a donut but a wrap of soft tee shirt material. She’s going to get feisty as she recovers but she’s doing well. I hope Giovanni is ok.

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  14. I’m glad to hear this news Kate. I wanted to ask you on Wednesday when you commented on my Wednesday post, but I thought you might be worried and I did not want to get you upset and I knew you’d post Friday for your weekly “cat post”. Gus is happy his main squeeze is back. 🙂

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    • I’ve been so focused on the surgery, giving her the meds and keeping the incision covered, that I haven’t been worrying about the biopsy results. Maybe I’ll do that next week! The first vet didn’t think it was anything to be concerned about (and didn’t want to remove it) but it grew. That made me nervous. Hopefully it’s not something to worry about.

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  17. So glad Sasha is back home and everything went well. I’m sure Gus was put out having the love of his life taken from him. That pic with the two of them is just darling…it’s funny what love can do for a couple. We’ve got our paws crossed the mass was benign. 🤞🏼

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  18. Hi Kate, your friendly cat neighbor here. Having just had my thryroid removed I can relate. Sasha and I are sporting matching neck attire! Very unglamorous but necessary. Her meds are probably better than mine though.

    Glad she and Gus are back together! Moji still isn’t eating…he’ll settle down tonight. Thanks again for helping both of us out today.

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    • I hardly did anything! Hope you are doing ok. Sasha is quiet but I’m keeping her on a low dose of medicine so she’s not too active. It’s hard to tell a cat not to scratch what itches!

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  20. I’m so glad it’s over and she’s home. I know Peep how anxious the whole matter has made you. I’m rootin’ for you both. Hope Gus is looking after his sister. I know they fight, but when push comes to shove, he’s her man. 🙂

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  21. Sasha looks so happy to be home! I’ll keep the prayers and good vibes going for her recovery and outcome of the biopsy. I like your bandage technique using t-shirt fabric, great idea!

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    • We tried a few things. It was too high for a onesie and a cone would sit on the stitches. I’m glad she is tolerating. She’s never worn a collar so it’s all new.

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  22. A post brimming with tenderness, humor, and genuine love. You can feel the worry, but also Sasha’s strength and the attentive care of those supporting her recovery. Amidst improvised bandages, “miracle” medications, and feline jealousy, a very real and endearing everyday life is conveyed. Hopefully, the results will be good news, and they’ll soon return, as you say, to normal… with divas, meows, and that delightful chaos that is also home.

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  24. Oh so happy to hear the lovers are BACK TOGETHER! I’m sure Gus could not understand her absence – now he can relax. The camera angle of that last photo of them from behind (excuse the word) is sweet……and I have noticed that if someone takes a photo of me from behind it makes my butt look big(ger) than it actually is – I’m sure it’s a faulty lens. Ahem. Stay cozy!

    Hugs, Pam (and Teddy)

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  26. Just the best news ever, Kate! Bestest news to come… praying for it to be good news. The tee shirt material is a great idea. Gus is not only good company but he keeps her busy, like looking out the window and he is so glued to her she probably won’t even think of messing with it. It’s wonderful they have each other. Normal nonsense sounds like the best thing ever! I can hardly wait for it to begin☺️

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    • I would love a month of normal nonsense with no health issues furry or otherwise. It’s been a while since we’ve had that. Since I’m wishing I also wish we’d get some warm sunny weather.

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  27. When Tyler had his mass removed from his neck, it was closed with staples. I didn’t want him scratching it and getting a nail stuck in the incision. I ended up buying baby onesies (he was a big boy) and cut them so they were lose and without a bottom. I didn’t want the area to hold in moisture but kept his foot from getting in there. Tyler’s was a silicone looking blob likely from a previous vet giving him a vaccine in the scruff. I thought I had pics of both but don’t see them. I know I’m not describing it very well. We also ended up having to put honey on his wound when the incision separated. I’m so glad Sasha did well.

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    • I was worried about staples as it’s right over the jugular vein. That would not be good but they are stitches. I thought about a onesie but the incision is higher on her neck so it wouldn’t cover it. She tried to scratch it with her hind leg. They trimmed her nails but that still would not be good. So far the wrap is working. If I can hump through a week, I think it will be closed enough that she can’t do damage.

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  28. Hm… if the bandage-tshirt didn’t work, or doesn’t work, you could always have her wear a cone…? She looks fabulous anyways! 😀

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    • I’m not a fan of cones in general and rarely use them, but it this case the cone would sit directly on her stitches. The vet sent her home in a cone that was bloody by the time she got home. I left it open the first two days because she was still inactive from the anesthesia. As she became more active and wanted to “clean up” she needed something to protect it.

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  30. Much love to Sasha. Really and sincerely. And to Gus as well. It is so so hard for we as their loving parents, and for the other fur siblings in a home. We suffer terribly when things go wrong.

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    • That is their after breakfast neighborhood watch. Eventually Gus goes to the heated bed (which Sasha doesn’t like) and Sasha stays on the window bed for a nap. I bought new cushions last week and they are loving them.

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