Babs Update

Babs, our foundling kitten, is doing well after her operation (a combination spay and surgery for a navel hernia). She wandered around the house in a stupor for a day, after coming home from the vet. Poor Babs would just sit for long periods of time and stare out into space. She has a big, long scar with stitches on her belly. All she wanted was to curl up in a lap and sleep. We would have to lift her up at first because she was having trouble jumping up. Our terrorizing kitten who raced around the house looking for trouble and who was into everything was now this quiet, purring creature we hardly recognized.

By day two, Babs was returning to her old ways, much to the chagrin of our older cats, Spike and Sylvie. They got used to a quieter household. The stitches no longer seemed to bother her and we only gave her two of the pain medicines that the vet had sent home with her. Soon she was jumping and climbing on to everything. We still have to take her back to the vet in a few days to have her stitches removed, but the old Babs was back. Or was she?

Before her operation, Babs had become very aggressive toward our other cats. She would get jealous if she saw Spike or Sylvie in our laps and would literally chase them away. Sylvie would often spend time away from us in the back room to avoid Babs. It got so bad at one point that Lisa considered taking Babs to a shelter. Even Spike, her “buddy,” was getting tired of her climbing all over him and chewing his ears and biting him. But after her operation, Babs seems less aggressive and more willing to share our laps with the other cats. Sylvie has been sticking around when Babs is in the room or near by and a peaceful coexistence is now in place. The other day, Lisa took a picture of Babs and Sylvie sleeping side by side. Unbelievable! Babs has also been spotted licking and grooming her old buddy, Spike.

So why can’t we ALL just get along?

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