QUICK VET VISIT TODAY FOR OZZIE

Ozzie had a routine visit to the Vet this morning to see how he is progressing since the operation on Monday, and the good news is its looking good, Andy the Vet is very happy with how it looks and unless there are any problems in the mean time his next check up will be next Monday & then if all goes to plan the following Monday the stitches can come out and that annoying collar can come off ! .
He is still a bit quiet and spends most of the time sleeping on our bed, saying that since he came back from the vets this morning he has settled himself down in the top of the airing cupboard, which is a lovely cosy place to have a nap and also well out of the way just in case anyone tries to bundle him in a cat carrier again.  Had his breakfast in bed again today hope he is not expecting this to become normal routine ! this has started something because  his sister Jasmine expected her breakfast upstairs as well today.

Ozzie having a nice little sleep in the Airing Cupboard.

OZZIE'S BACK HOME AGAIN !

Ozzie is now back home again after his operation, feeling a bit sorry for himself after his ordeal, we collected him from the vets yesterday afternoon as we suspected he did not enjoy his experience at all, He wouldn't eat anything at the vets they tried him on his favourite Gourmet Pearle Pouch but he wouldn't touch that and they even gave him some lovely freshly cooked fish & chicken, but no he wouldn't have any of it, so when he got home he was starving and got stuck in to his food straight away with a little difficulty as he has to wear an Elizabethan Type Collar to stop him scratching. The vet had warned us all along that it might be shock when we first see him after the Op as they have to shave his fur off around the area of the eye, so when they brought him out to us he didn't look as bad as we thought he would and when the stitches come out in about 10 days time and his fur starts to grows back he will have his handsome good looks back again. He has a course of antibiotics some anti inflammatory  medicines to take but luckily we can administer them in treats and in his food that makes life easier and also less stress for Ozzie !.
He has spent most of the time since he got home sleeping on our bed, got me up about 6am so he could get a drink from the bathroom sink then lay in the bath and had a nice bit of fuss for a while purring away as loud as you like, then it was back on the bed again where he remains at the moment, he even got treats & his breakfast in bed today ( little did he know they contained his medicines ) so I hope he doesn't expect this all of the time !.
Jasmine doesn't quite know what to make of her brother, when he came home she just sat and looked at him for a bit thinking it looks a bit like my brother, but there is something different about him !, then she preceded to follow him around watching then sniffing him which in the end Ozzie was beginning to get fed up so he went under our bed for a while until she got bored and left him alone. He will have to go back to the vets on Thursday just to check on his progress.

Ozzie relaxing after his Operation

TODAY IS THE DAY OF OZZIES EYE OPERATION !

The day we have been dreading has finally arrived. Ozzie is off to the vets this morning for the operation to remove his left eye. Its been what seems a long four days since we made the appointment, time seems to go so slow in the build up to any situations like this we have been on very stressed, with it always in the back of your mind, and to add to the stress my 8o year old Mother had a fall on Friday dislocating her hip so she was rushed into hospital and is still their at the moment with the possibility of needing another hip replacement, so we have been visiting her and feeding her cat & budgies and our friends cat as they are on Holiday this week all adds to the fun !. Ozzie will have to stay at the vets for 24hrs after the Op so hopefully he can come home on Tuesday. So must go and get his carrier ready that's usually a tricky manoeuvre getting him in to it. He is wandering around meowing at us both because he has not had anything to eat since last night so cannot understand why he can't have his breakfast !. Will write an update later.
UPDATE: Ozzie had the operation this morning it all went well they will see how he is in the morning and if it all looks ok he will be able to come home tomorrow. Can't Wait to get our mate back where he belongs having a mess about at home. Jasmine has been a little quiet today without her brother around but like I said make the most of it he will soon be back hogging all the food & treats ! .

OZZIES EYE UPDATE 2

Some of you might have noticed Ozzie has not been Tweeting much the last few days https://twitter.com/ozziecat1 . Not good news this week we noticed there was quite a dramatic change in the look of the Tumour in Ozzies left eye it looks as if it has got a lot bigger quite quickly over the last week, also Ozzie has not quite been himself for the last few days a lot quieter than usual and hasn't been upstairs in the early hours of the morning to hunt for his treats that we hide in different places every night, usually waking me about 6am to help him get to the last ones that are behind a curtain at the top of the stairs which he needs a bit of help getting too ( but sometimes he manages on his own, think he just likes to get me up to join in the fun ! . ). Anyway up to now his has shown no sign of his eye bothering him but I suspect it probably starting to do so now. We spoke to our vet Andy Barwise @ http://www.demontfortvets.co.uk/ who has been monitoring the pressure in his eye for the last 9 months or so and as Ozzie has probably got little or no sight left in the eye now we have decided that the time has come and the eye will have to be removed. He has been booked in for Monday 28th October to have the operation to remove it. We are very stressed at the moment with the thought of it ! but no other choice it has to be done. We will update you on his progress.