Photo Hunters: Lazy

The Photo Hunters theme this week is lazy. I was my very laziest back in January of 2007 when I had surgery to remove the stones from my bladder. I still do not know how those rocks got inside there, but after my surgery, I was Not Allowed to run and jump around. So I spent some time lounging in the sun on one of my sleeping bags. The sun felt good on my sore tummy.

I had my food and water set up for me in the bedroom so I could stay in one room during my recovery. I did not even have to get out of bed to eat!

And I was so lazy, I did not even stand up to scratch on my post!

I slept a lot during my recovery, too. I hope you do not think poorly of me for being lazy. I think it is okay to be lazy when you are recovering from surgery.

Photo Hunters: Lazy

My First Surgery....

I have been so busy lately, I have not been studying as hard as I should. And this is not good, because Jeter Harris' little brother, Matsui, needs his hoo-hah-ectomy in March. And I have agreed to do the procedure for him. So, here I am studying again. I have my sleeping bag, because I think I need to do an all-nighter. Here I am figuring out exactly what procedure to do. If you click to enlarge, you can see the choices.... I think I have decided I will do CPT 55250.

Here I am getting my surgical tools ready. Hey, Matsui! What color thread do you want for your sutures?

My First Surgery....

I will soon be doing SURGERIES!

I am getting my sutures out this afternoon!! I have been thinking... it is NO FUN to go to the V-E-T for surgery. So, I am taking a Milton-Bradley Home Study Course called Operations. I figure that, once I have learned everything and gotten my Operations license, I can do surgeries for all of my cat-friends! Here I am on Part 1 of the course: the Brain Freeze. I am studying very closely because I am a good student.

One of the hardest parts is learning to have good control of the instruments. I am still practicing that part.

Once I get my Operations license, I will charge 17 cents per surgery. I don't want to brag, but I think I will soon be rich! Look how much I have earned already! And this is when I am just an intern! I have already been practicing on myself - I chewed off one of my stitches. This was before I learned how to use the tweezers... I mean scalpel.

Professor Daisy's Tip for Cats: If you need a very complicated surgery, such as to the Wishbone, you should probably go to a specialist.

I will soon be doing SURGERIES!

Tummy Tuesday

These pictures were taken a few days ago. I am enjoying laying on my sleeping bag in the sun. I don't usually spend so much time laying on my back, but it felt good because of my ouchie. Maybe I can get a tan!

Here is a close up of my ouchie. There are little X's holding it together. If you want, you can play tic-tac-toe on my tummy. I hope my fur grows back soon.

Still laying in the sun. I am looking at my Mommie upside-down again. Things look funny that way! The next best thing to climbing high is looking at things upside-down.

I have been feeling so much better the last couple of days! I am out of seclusion, and have free run of the place again. Once I get my sutures out I will be good as new. Except for my scar. Maybe I can say I got the scar when I was at the wild animal park and a wildebeest charged me! Do you think anyone will believe me?

Tummy Tuesday

Please keep Daisy in your thoughts today...

This is Daisy's Mommie reporting. Daisy went back to see the doctor today to make sure the special prescription diet was working to dissolve her bladder stones. Unfortunately, it did not help. So she is currently still at the vet's office awaiting surgery today. She will have an incision in her abdomen, and they will go into her bladder to remove the stones. After that she will have to remain on a special Ph neutral diet for the rest of her life. Her surgery is scheduled for about 1:00 EST. She will get to go home late tomorrow afternoon. The doctor will call me after she is out of surgery to report on how Daisy is doing.

I feel terrible, because I told Daisy she was just going in for an X-ray! I had no idea she would be having surgery this afternoon. Daisy tried to act brave, and put on her scowly face, but she was shaking and her paws were all sweaty. She didn't even get to go out in her stroller today. The house is very, very quiet without the little curly clown running around here. I will post an update later.

ps: Please take a look at Pixie's post for today, below. She was very proud that she got to do her very own post since Daisy was not able to today.

UPDATE:

I just got a call from the vet. The surgery went well! Daisy is in recovery, and is still very groggy. The x-rays showed that all of the stones were removed. She will remain on fluids for the rest of the day, and if she is still doing okay, she can go home tomorrow at about 2:00 EST. Thanks for all of your good wishes!

Another UPDATE:

The doctor called again. She said that Daisy is doing fine, but is not happy about being in the hospital, and is hiding underneath her blanket. When they put her back on top of her blanket, she crawls back under again. She will go home tomorrow afternoon with antibiotics and pain medication. That's my Daisy!

Please keep Daisy in your thoughts today...