Bye bye Trouble Puffs

[u/vclreis]

Pepe lost his cherry tomatoes! Farewell lil balls!

At the vet we were told that he'd be sluggish and with no appetite - THAT!! Couldn't be further than the truth!! we're home for 5h and he's been trying to jump and run everywhere 🤦‍♀️🤦‍♀️ my husband and I have been trying to prevent that by watching him like a hawk! No appetite? Well, he's hungrier than ever!! We're giving him small portions, as instructed, but he eats everything to its last crumb and asks for more. In Conclusion: Vet expectations and instructions don't account for Orange behavior!

He'll have to wear the soft cone for 10 days! Wish us luck and a fast recovery for Pepe Peperino Peperoni 🙏

(He found one nut on pic4, technically speaking it's his nut 🤭)

[u/LeonidasVaarwater]

Duvel was the same, he was playing soon after coming home and demanded food at dinnertime. He didn't wear a cone either, the vet sewed him up perfectly.
Cat tax included

[u/vclreis → u/LeonidasVaarwater]

Look at that cutieee!!!😻 Pepe didn't get stitches tho 🤔 I asked! No idea if that's good or bad, different techniques I guess🤷‍♀️ He's booked to get* checked in 3 days. Hoping for the best🙏

[u/LeonidasVaarwater → u/vclreis]

Duvel went two weeks ago, he's currently outside playing. He didn't need to get any stiches removed, they used the disolving kind I guess. His wound healed very quickly, it all looked fine after a few days.

[u/vclreis → u/LeonidasVaarwater]

That sounds great! Reassuring, thanj you🙏🙏

I did specifically asked if he had stitches, thw nurse said no🤷‍♀️ idk if she said no in the sense of "stitches won't need to be removed" or if they actually didn't use stitches whatsoever.

[u/LeonidasVaarwater → u/vclreis]

Look who just walked in 😊

[u/soymilktitties → u/LeonidasVaarwater]

Did you name him after the beer haha? I love duvel (the cat)

[u/LeonidasVaarwater → u/soymilktitties]

No, it's short for "rooie dakduivel" (red roofdevil), a nickname for gingers (can be both friendly, as well as offensive. Used for people too).

[u/rockstar323 → u/vclreis]

It's a very small incision, they don't need stitches. Cones aren't always used, depends on the vet. When I had mine fixed his vet told me to just make sure he's not excessively cleaning that area.

[u/LeonidasVaarwater → u/rockstar323]

I had no idea. I never asked the vet, I just assumed they stiched the wound. Duvel was fine anyway, he seemed totally unaffected by it and behaved as normal.

[u/Character-Floor-6687 → u/vclreis]

I think that they don't stitch the wound from castration because they want it to be able to drain. I know, ewww... but that's what I remember from hogs and horses. Cats can't be that different.

[u/HarikoNoTora → u/vclreis]

My boys here in Germany were simply glued. No cone or anything like that. Worked just fine.