Looking for a little hope.

[oafydude28]

My male cat George was neutered a few days ago.  The procedure did not go well.  The vet said he had an alergic reaction to the penicillin that caused his lungs and heart to shut down.  They were able to revive him but he looks like he has brain damage.  The first day he just layed there and had for be fed by seringe.  

Now we have him home and the vet has us feeding him jars of chicken baby food.  It takes along time to get him started eating.  He can not find the food him self because it looks like he can't see or smell.

We can let him out and he will just walk and walk and walk and walk.  He is running in to every thing.  

What can I do to help him along?  Is there a chance that I could get my old George back? He is only 6 mo. old.

  

[aligator79]

How is Gracie acting towards him now?

[LindaTX]

I have to commend you for being such a good caregiver for him.....he is so lucky to have you.  It sounds like he is making good progress daily and you are getting your kitty back.  Good luck to you both! :)

[oafydude28]

GEORGE UPDATE.

  He has made a lot of improvements.  He can now find his food and eat on his own.  He is not using the litter box yet but he will meow at us when he needs to go and we will walk over were we have the litter box and puppy pads and he will follow us there by the sound of our feet and use the puppy pads.  His manic out bursts have stopped and he now is using all of the different meows that he use too.  His sight has not returned yet but he is learning the layout of the house.  He started playing last night for the first time and did not want to stop I ended up playing with him till 2am.  I would walk some were in the house and scratch the carpet with my finger and he would find me by the sound and when he would get closed and go into his stalking stance and when he would get about 3-4 feet from my hand he would then pounce and would get my hand almost every time.  I can believe how accurate he is by using just sound.

Again that you for all of the support and I will keep everyone updated on his amazing progress.

[oafydude28]

George did use a litter box. He used the litter box for the first time last night.  He has been peeing on his bed or anywhere else but he will not sit or sleep in the pee. Our vet is sending the referral over first thing tomorrow and they should be calling us soon afterward.

[Jade59]

Good Morning.  Interest in cleaning is a Very good sign his brain is healing and instinct is there.  The member who's link I gave you, the sight of her kitty slowly returned with first seeing shadows so I am very hopeful in hearing this.  The pacing may be frustration - this is all new to George and I'm sure he's wondering what on Earth happened to him.  

I'm wondering, does George usually potty outside or litterbox?  Our last kitty had a brain injury also and while not nearly as bad as George, she was was an outdoor kitty so we ended up getting a harness to let her walk outside, do her business and sit in the sun.  Would that be a possibility for you?  Unless he's an inside only, of course.

I am very encouraged with your news this morning.  Naturally, the only thing to do is kennel him when he's so agitated.  I know this is heartbreaking to see.  Will you making the appt with the Neuro tomorrow?    

[oafydude28]

A few things that i forgot to mention that I thought I had in there.  As of right now he is almost completely blind.  We think he can see shadows in very low light.  We also think that his sense of smell is very diminished as he has to be shown were the plate of food is in front of him.

UPDATE:  This morning was very hard to handle.  He ate just fine but he then became very manic.  He would not let us hold him and he just wanted to walk.  These are the moments that we have the hardest time dealing with as it breaks our hearts to see him like that.  When he is in this mood we cant find a way to calm him down other then kenneling him up were he just paces and cries.

After his nap we let him out while we were taking down the Christmas tree and he was walking good again and was stopping to find solutions when he would get stuck.  His hearing seems to be really good because his head would follow every sound we made.  

We did have one moment that stops us in our tracks that was when we saw him cleaning his paws and a little bit on his body.  This was the first time we have seen him do this.