Had to take my cat to the out of hours vet last night as he was very lethargic, wasn't eating and was growling if we clapped him near his back end. Turned out he had an abcess that needed cleaning and the vet wanted to do xrays in case it was a gunshot pellet so they kept him in overnight.
He was sent home this morning with pain relief, antibiotics and a plastic cone. Tried the cone 4 times and he managed to get it off within seconds. Spoke to the vet and they said you can get stretchy bodysuits instead so I've bought one of them. He's not really impressed with it either but at least he can't take it off.
How long do you think he should wear it and is it totally necessary? Can he go outdoors with it? (I've to keep him in for a couple of days although he has already been scrabbling at the cat flap as I've locked it shut). Any bright ideas about getting his antibiotics into him too would be appreciated.