A Sooki Update
This morning I woke up hours earlier than normal, so I could get Sooki to the Vet before 8:00 a.m. to have her Dental Cleaning and Gum Biopsy done. I always wake up much easier when I’m anticipating something – good or bad. So this morning, waking up early didn’t affect me much.
Bug woke me by almost throwing up on my pillow. Then Sooki said good morning by peeing on the blanket. Lovely.
That right there told me that it was definitely going to be a cat-day. I anticipated a day of stress and waiting much like I’ve had before. Little did I know that the day would go much smoother than the puke-and-pee morning. 
I made an attempt to tame my hair, made no attempt to put on makeup, packed Sooki in her carrier and got on our way to the Vet. I got stuck in traffic (whoa, traveling during rush hour? That’s so not normal for me.) but finally made it there after a 30+ minute drive. On the way, I talked to Sooki the whole time telling her she’s a good girl and that I love her. Yeah, I cried. I was so nervous for her to be under anesthesia.
They checked Sooki in, and went over all the specifics with me again of what they were going to do. They moved her to the first appointment of the day, and assured me they’d call me very soon. I left there, driving sort of aimlessly along some random route on my way to work. But I noticed something… I wasn’t feeling that sinking worried feeling. I felt reassured and confident. I didn’t feel too worried anymore – I really had a feeling that everything was going to be just fine. This took me by surprise – usually I’m all “dooms day worst case scenario worrier.” I got to work, sat at my desk, and actually was able to begin working.
Not 2 hours later it was all over. I barely had put a dent into my work day when I talked to the Vet and she told me that everything had gone smoothly, and that Sooki was done and just about to wake up. An hour after that, she told me she was awake and alert and doing perfect.
What a relief! It was only 11:00 a.m. and I didn’t need to worry any more. Woo hoo!
They only had her under anesthesia for an hour. They took some Xrays of her little teeth, and everything actually looks great. They cleaned her teeth, took some gum biopsies (that are being sent to a lab) and that was pretty much it!
So, the scary part is over! We’ll find out more about if/how badly she has Stomatisis next week… but that’s not something I’m stressing about. Whatever the results, there will be a simple treatment.
I went to pick her up at 4:00 p.m., and that’s when they told me she had been waiting for me all day by hissing and growling at everyone there. SOOKI! She’s like any girl… anxiety and attitude. But the minute I got her into the car with me she was all purrs and meows and head-bumps against my hand. Awww.
When we got home, she bounded out of her carrier, hardly wobbly at all, and was bright eyed and alert. This is the REAL relief. (That’s what Tap wasn’t able to do.) She immediately took interest in the little kitty “band-aid” on her arm (from where her IV was) and was annoyed with it.
She plopped down and spent some time trying to lick it off…
Eventually she gave up (it needed to stay on another hour or so) and instead spent a good long while licking that icky Vet smell off her body. Here, I interrupt her to take a photo.
After that she ran up and down the stairs a few times, jumped up on the counter to troll for food, and jumped on the couch to sniff around.
Yeah, I think she’s just fiiiiine.
YAY! There, you see? My good kitty vibes worked. SO glad it went well. She definitely looks fine. That’s so cool that she snapped out of it so quickly!
THANK YOU for the good kitty vibes!!! Not only did they work, I think they helped me be calm, too.
xoxo