Eli's home!
I got a call from the vet this morning at work and she said that Eli's catheter was out and he was able to pee on his own. Also important, since Eli wasn't eating this past weekend, he was eating ravenously. I'm not surprised, because he was throwing up all Thursday and into Friday morning and probably hasn't eaten in three days. Eli's discharge was scheduled for 6:40 this evening.
Josh and I went to pick Eli up and speak with his doctor, who gave us Hill's s/d Feline canned food to help dissolve the crystals in Eli's bladder. Eli will be on this food for the next 6-8 weeks and even if he doesn't take to the food, we can give him non-prescription canned food. It's most important to increase his water intake.
The first couple hours home were nerve-wracking though. Morty was hissing at Eli, and swatted him a few time, most likely because of the way he smelled like the vet's office, and Eli had gone to the litter box three times in the first twenty minutes he was home. I panicked because one thing we're supposed to monitor is frequent trips to the litter box. Thankfully the doctor called back in just a few minutes and said that everything was fine because Eli was actually peeing in the box and not just straining due to a clog. So nothing to worry about with that! It's quite funny how Josh and I are jumping up every time Eli heads toward the bathroom. As for Morty, he should calm down within the next couple days as Eli grooms the smell of the hospital out of his fur.
Poor little Eli had part of his foreleg and his "crotch" area shaved, but he's got his trademark cattitude back! He's eating his food (and some of Morty's), stomping around the apartment, and even forgave his mommy and daddy for taking him to the hospital. Surprisingly, he gave us head butts and even purred for me. I'm so happy he's home, and we're going to keep such a close eye on him during the next couple weeks.
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