The big neuter... (special needs little big Nicholas)

Dear D'Arcy,

Little Nicholas pulled through his big neuter swimmingly! The vet loved him - she did a bunch of little neuro tests on him during his pre-surgery check-up - she thinks he may have a very mild case of cerebellar hypoplasia (I think he may just be "floppy"), but thinks he is otherwise perfect! And here is how he responded to the post-op restrictions:

What the vet says: no food or drink for a couple of hours after we get home, no baths for 10 days, no running, jumping, or rough-housing for 10 days

What Nicholas does as soon as we get home: runs to Kisa and bumps up all over her, goes out of his mind crazy looking for food (including dragging his placemat across the kitchen and burying his head in a tupperware container), scarfs down the food that I feed him ("illegally") to avoid him getting hurt, and then procedes to run across the kitchen at full speed, fly up onto the counter, attempt to leap up on top of the refridgerator, misses and falls into the sink with all of the soapy dishes, leaps out of the sink and flies through the air, crashing into one of the chairs...boy oh boy!!!! But he's still alive and going strong and it's post-op day 7 - so far so good!

I have started locking him up in the bedroom while I prepare his meals so that he isn't leaping and jumping everywhere - he sits by the door and paws underneath it and cries and cries. Then when I open it he prances out and when he turns the corner near the refridgerator to head towards his food bowl he kicks up it into high gear with his little feet slipping all over the place as he charges towards his food. I've also started locking Kisa up in the second bedroom when I feed her to give her a good half hour to enjoy her food before letting Nicholas have free range.

Huge milestone tonight though - Nicholas is finally full! My sister and I were both not going to be home until late tonight, but I managed to sneak home after work to feed the kitties. When my sister got home she fed them too, and Nicholas only picked at the food! Ah, finally!!! She thought something was wrong with him and got worried, but he is finally satisfied.

Come visit soon! - Wait until you see him - he is getting so big and starting to act like a big kitty! What a mush!!!
Nancy