Prayers needed for my kitty...

[Dreamstalker]

Yeah, after a surgery they probably want to make sure everything's as OK as it's going to be before making the call.

A glass eye would strike me as really strange; having one eye with a normal reactive pupil and the other one just staring (which is what he was doing anyway, but for us the big issue is the expense and I'd also think there would be a danger of particles actually getting under the lids and into the socket). If he couldn't see anyway...

That never came up yesterday; I'd think if an implant was being considered it would come up when planning the initial surgery.

I've seen testicular implants (this company also has eye implants) for fixed dogs/cats.

[Dreamstalker]

Great news!

I just got a call from mom; the surgeon called her (well, not the surgeon per se, probably one of the critical-care technicians) and "he's up and walking around and he even ate something". Mom said the tech was surprised at him eating so soon after surgery, but he can be a bottomless pit at times.

She should hear from the doctor later today, and the plan is to pick him up tomorrow afternoon. He'll have to wear one of those Elizabethan (cone) collars for a week or two and will probably have pain meds as well until the sutures heal; we'll probably also have to make some changes around the place to compensate for his lack of vision on the right side.

So he came through; thanks for all the goodthoughts as I'm sure they helped.

[Cat]

Happy to hear Those collars make kitties so sat looking, esp with the one eye..... Riley says, "Puuuurrrraaaaarrrggghhh, matey"

[Dreamstalker]

I dogsat for a puppy that had to be spayed; she looked so sad in the collar (but cute in a weird way). When we got McGriff neutered the only type of collar they had was hard plastic; I've seen semirigid "foam" collars now so maybe he'd get one of those.

[MaggieTheCat]

Awww, your kitties are too cute (especially the tortie--is that what s/he is?).

Yup, our Yume, on the left, is a tortie (and a spoiled little princess.) Ash, on the right, is just an American shorthair mix. They love it when we do laundry -- obviously.

Glad to hear your kitty is doing well! The collar will suck at first...hopefully he won't be too bothered by it...I know where you can get a nice, soft Elizabethan collar that's more comfortable that the hard plastic cone type, but you'd have to mail order it, and it being Friday, I'm sure you wouldn't get it till middle/end of next week. Still, let me know if you're interested.

[protege]

Teh kittehs and I send happy thoughts.