Saturday, February 5, 2022

Caturday Art

We're gearing up for yet another round of new bookish doodles, which of course will also star cats. Before we start sharing those tomorrow, here's one of my favorite bookish doodles from last year. It's a weird and wacky one, but what's new.


Happy Caturday, friends!




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Tip of the Day

Our last tip related to Spay/Neuter Awareness Month is to make sure that you know and follow the proper pre-op preparation and post-op treatment for your furbaby's operation. Just as with any anesthetic event, there are some rules that will need to be heeded for your furbaby's health and safety. To begin, a cat or dog's food should be withheld well in advance to going under anesthesia. Ask your veterinarian how early to pull your kitty or pup's food, as their age can affect this. For example, adults may need their access to food cut off at 10 pm or thereabouts the night before surgery, whereas young kittens or puppies may need to be allowed access to food until the early hours of the morning of their surgery. Of course, also ask your veterinarian if there are other requirements prior to surgery.

The at-home care will continue after the surgery as well, of course, so also be sure that you follow these instructions from your veterinarian. For example, make sure you know how much and how often to give any medications that are sent home with your furbaby after surgery, which may include pain medication or antibiotics. It is also of course important to keep spayed or neutered furbabies calm and as least active as possible, so that they can recover safely and quickly. This is especially important for females, so that their abdominal sutures remain intact and their incision heals properly. If necessary, a kitten or pup can be secluded to a safe area of the house, where they can recover and heal as needed. Spaying and neutering is incredibly important, but so is the care required before and after the surgery itself.

7 comments:

meowmeowmans said...

Good tips about pre-spay/neuter proticols. And we love that book-ish, wintry doodle. Yay for black cats!

pilch92 said...

I love that drawing. So creative to have a snow globe in the bottle. Excellent tips. I get so worried when a loved one ( 2 or 4-legged) goes under. XO

Eastside Cats said...

Wonderful!
We'd all like to have some moonshine in a bottle.

Melissa, Mudpie and Angel Truffles (Mochas, Mysteries and Meows) said...

Adorable doodle!

Lone Star Cats said...

So cute!

The Island Cats said...

I love this doodle! ~Ernie

messymimi said...

It's cat magic!