More cat update

[oloriel]

OK. The "something" about his "belly" turned out to be just 'náro's belly pouch. (Castrated cats sometimes develop a dangly fat pouch, and this cat is prone to overeat, so he's got quite the impressive pouch; passers-by who see him around our garden regularly assume he's pregnant.) The people at the pet clinic interpreted it as possibly a torn-off abdominal membrane or some other damage to his viscera, but ultrasounds showed no reason for further concern - it really is just the fat pouch.
According to the clinic people, 'náro is limping badly now (my reaction to THAT piece of information was "He's WALKING?!"), strictly forbidden to jump for the next two months (ahahah how are we going to accomplish that?), we'll have to keep him in a small pen (good thing Baby II won't be needing the playpen for a while yet...) and he'll go on a diet so his hips won't have to lug quite so much weight around.

But he's back on his feet and we can pick him up now. Such a relief!

Thank you for all your kind thoughts and well-wishes; as you can see, they helped!

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Wir hatten für unsere Katze damals auch einen alten Laufstall und haben den dann zusätzlich mit Hasengitter gesichert. Auch als Deckel damit sie nicht herausspringt. Und die Abdeckung von der Katzenkiste genommen, damit sie da nicht raufklettert. Sie hat eine Nacht lang protestiert und dann war's OK.

[oloriel.livejournal.com]

Bisher ist 'náro so groggy, dass er nicht mal protestiert... oder versucht, sich die Pflaster runterzulecken. Er hat sich in eine Pappkartonhöhle zurückgezogen und schläft.

Den Kaninchendrahtdeckel vom uralten Meerschweinchengehege haben wir trotzdem oben drauf gelegt - damit Darcy nicht zu ihm reinspringt und ihm Stress macht. Ist doch gut, wenn man alles aufbewahrt...