My 7ish month old girls were spayed yesterday (bit late as got them at 5-6 months and had to do both vaccinations first). They were very drugged and wobbly when they got home last night so didn’t eat much (understandable). Gave them 100g of smilla for breakfast- bravecat ate all of hers, scaredcat has barely moved from under our bed since she got home. Put the food under the bed and she ate a few mouthfuls. Have loxicam to give them this evening- advised to mix with small amount of tuna. Bravecat ate hers in the kitchen then went up to try and eat scaredcat’s who’d only had a couple of bites. Shut bravecat out of the bedroom (litter tray in the ensuite plus water on a tray in the bedroom at all times for her needs!!). Still hadn’t eaten it an hour later so I added a pouch of her favourite tuna and mackerel pouch but she’s still only eaten a bit more.
Think I’ll have to bin it at bedtime because Bravecat sleeps on the bed so I can’t keep her out overnight and I don’t want her to overdose. Scaredcat uses under our bed as her safe space, spent most of her first month with us there and has retreated there for days after each vet visit. She’s usually a good eater so this isn’t like her. Worried lack of pain killers will make her even less likely to eat. I have human food tinned mackerel which they both like usually- am I best to try and bribe her to eat the loxicam tomorrow evening in that? Coat ham with it? Cheese?
They also both escaped the medical vests within seconds of getting home from the vet so that’s another worry. Got cones today but they don’t seem to be licking the stitches so loathed to upset them further. They’re very subdued but purring when stroked so I hope they aren’t suffering.