Thank you.  I think the pain medication keeps her on a fairly even keel.
And I feel so guilty that I'm going way overboard in pampering her and she
has not objections to that at all!!  ;?

To pique her appetite I bought cans (all packed in water) of tuna, chicken,
salmon, albacore, and crab meat.  Plus fresh roast beef that I chop into
small pieces, dampen, and nuke for a few seconds.

I'm still worried about one thing.  I've seen her in the litter box
urinating (I think, it's hard to tell with "Yesterday's Mews" since it
doesn't clump), but she hasn't defecated yet.  I'm assuming it probably
hurts her to strain even a little in order to eliminate waste, but it's
worrying.

Regarding the quilt - yeah, I got it at Foley's when we moved into our
house.  The comforter set (sheets, pillow cases, bed skirt, pillow shams,
and comforter) was *way* too expensive - over $600.00 - but I was still
working at my old (well paying) job and since we'd just gotten the house I
decided to splurge.  It demonstrates just how much I love my Bandit to tell
you that 2 days after I bought it she hurked up a hairball all over it and
she's still alive!  ;>  Actually, it didn't even make me mad, I just swabbed
it up and she's done it dozens of times since then.  Now with the wound she
has and the burn before that, gawd knows what else is all over it.  Ah well,
that's what washing machines are for.  Got to say though, that it has held
up nicely through all of that, so I guess you do get what you pay for.

Hugs,

CatNipped

I think the stainless steel stitches were put in for two reasons - first,
cats don't tend to mess with them as much, and second, since there was so
much infection in the tissue that was removed there is less chance of
tearing and further infection - that wound is bound up *tight*.

As to the meds yes, you guys really came through for me.  DH and I wrap her
in a towel and he holds her and I put the drops in the corner of her mouth.
She still drools and foams, but I give her warmed up chicken right
afterwards.  So all of her Clavamox is getting into her and not all over all
of us!  ;>

Hugs,

CatNipped

I just posted some more pictures of it and it looks 10 times better than
that now.  Cats' recuperative abilities are amazing!!!

Hugs,

CatNipped