This was my darling girl last night, a couple of hours after getting home from the vet’s. She was quite perky when I went to pick her up and seemed very keen to get home again. But once we got here Luna went all weird after crawling into the carrier for a look (and sniff) around. Then she sniffed at Morcilla and commenced hissing and spitting and growling… like, WTF? So after getting Morcilla settled – was very pleased she wanted something to eat right away! – I also settled back to work. And suddenly there was Morcilla on my desk. Well, all I can say is that a few hours after my hysterectomy I sure wasn’t able to leap up onto a 12-foot ledge! Cats are amazing. I went and got a little towel so she’d have something soft to lie on, and she curled up and stayed there for the rest of the evening, next to me.

Today I had to start with the antibiotics. I’d totally forgotten that she would need to take these for 8 days, so there go my plans for a weekend away with friends. But I can’t rely on Peter being able to do this and I won’t risk the chance of a post-op infection. Also dealing with stuff like seeing a bit of blood in her stool this morning, and vomiting a couple hours after breakfast (and meds). So I am keeping a close watch on her.

Woke up with a start around 3 am because she wasn’t in my bed, as she had been when I’d gone to sleep. A quick look around found her all cosy on the little towel behind the laptop, bless her. And she’s there now, my little sausage. Stay tuned for updates…