pray for Shadow's speedy recovery

..and he’s back to his old smug self. The wound has healed nicely and he’s due for his 2 weeks follow-up today. I’m so glad we all lived through this and that Shadow is up and about again sans collar!

..along with a gaping wound, raw flesh exposed. It breaks my heart to see him this way. He has to wear a collar to prevent him from picking/licking/biting the open wound. It leaves him very disoriented.

I try to make light of the situation but it’s very depressing nonetheless. He wants to go out and play but obviously he can’t. He is on house arrest and everyone is under strict orders not to leave any doors open. He can’t slip through the wrought iron grill because of the collar, so that is a good thing.

We need to clean his wound once daily. I have all the supplies needed and I asked my mum for her help. It was not easy for me to this cause I almost never ask for help. And my mum’s not really a big fan of Shadow to begin with. But I think she can see how important this is to me.

I hope he’ll heal fast cause I can’t bear to see him so helpless and all collared up. I can tell his hates the bloody collar. I know I would.

We have a follow-up appointment in five days time. I hope his condition will get much better by then. I know it will take a long time before the wound heals properly. If only it wasn’t so heart-breaking.

..is currently at the vet overnight. I brought him there thinking it was just something minor, when he wasn’t as active as usual since yesterday. He would just lie in his basket, curled up and respond minimally. Turns out he had an infectious wound that caused him to have a fever and subsequently, requiring surgery tomorrow.

I think he got into a fight with some stray cats. The vet told me that the wound is pretty bad and she fears that the flesh surrounding the wound has gone necrotic. We will only know the extent of this tomorrow, once the surgery is done.

I miss Shadow already. I just hope that it isn’t too serious. While I’m grateful I brought him to the vet when I did, I can’t help but think, if only I brought him sooner.

Still, there is still hope and I’m praying for a successful surgery and a good prognosis once the procedure is over.