Couple of anxious days, but he’s almost back to the “new” Newt.
Enema averted – for now.
Thanks to all the well-wishers for their thoughts and encouragement! Cat Daddy and I were a bit worried. While the drooling wasn’t nearly as bad as it had been pre-ER, it still was a shock, I guess, to have it come back.
The trigger this time, we think was caused by him sneaking onto the counter and stealing part of a portion of cooked cabbage. (Where I’m from, it was always the COW that ate the cabbage, not the CAT!)
We are so careful with the cat food, and our food, but he has gotten so fast, and so sneaky! I opened the box with the cabbage in it, turned around to get a plate, and when I turned back, he was proudly strutting across the counter with a hunk of it clenched in his teeth, chomping and slurping with every step.
Cheeky little bugger!
While cabbage was never ON his menu, it is now certainly banned from consideration.
Possibly it upset his tummy a bit, causing him to not want to eat his dinner, upsetting the balance of his carefully timed meals, etc etc etc. Or maybe he just thought I needed to call his holistic vet in a panic – after all, it HAD been seven weeks since we’d last seen her!