Casper is HOME!

So Casper is home (again) and hopefully for good! He got home yesterday after a successful surgery the day before and he’s already acting much more normal, though he’s sleeping a lot. His big brother Copernicus is being nicer to him too! (Still hissing at him but politely keeping his distance.) Last night Casper slept snuggled up against my side, Copernicus on the other side of the bed and it occurred to me that the poor dude probably could have used a heating pad, so I hope my body heat sufficed. He has also been PURRING which I haven’t heard him do since before he got sick! The little guy has lost weight but so far he’s eating just fine so hopefully he’ll put that weight back on nice and quickly. (He was by no means overweight. He was perfect!) He isn’t galloping around yet but he’s being snuggly and he’s really appreciating the sunbeams coming from our front windows. Later, when it heats up a bit more outside I’ll open them up so that he can enjoy the sunshine even more. 🙂

Also – he’s in a cone! He looks so sad and ridiculous haha, but he has to wear it to keep him from touching his butt where his sutures are. His entire rear end and groin has been shaved.

Thank you guys for keeping him in your thoughts! I’m not really going to take a breath until his stitches are out but for now things already seem much better for him. Soon hopefully he’ll be galloping up and down the hallway. For now his province shall be sunbeams and twice the usual amount of pets until he feels better. (Plus some metacam.) All totaled, his expenses were over $1,500 but I’ll be happy so long as he is alive. Also I’m loving my new job so far – my coworkers are great and I get free baked goodies – what more is there to love? And it’s full time which I haven’t had in years which means that soon once my finances have recovered from Casper’s issue and after I have fixed my computer I might be able to think about moving out as well as getting driving lessons so that I can get my Novice license. My trip to visit my buddy in Texas is also looking more likely and I plan to reward myself with a small, cheap, non-PYO Windstone once Casper’s vet bills are paid off. I managed all of these issues that Casper went through almost completely alone. I also managed to not touch my long term savings account which I am really proud of and happy about. I didn’t have to sacrifice any of that money which is meant for my future.

I will either be looking into pet insurance in the future or simply setting up a ‘vet expenses’ account for my boys to save up funds for when they need it.