It was two weeks yesterday that Gizmo had his FHO surgery. He is doing very well. He is still limping, but he is back to running down the hallway and being playful. I decided to let him and Gadget play around (even though i was a nervous kitty mom and didn't want them playing too rough). I figured that the playing is only going to help Gizmo in his recovery and if it is too rough for Gizmo then he will stop the playing. So far they seem to be doing really well with each other and are playing all the time.
One way i know that Gizmo is starting to feel a lot better is that he has started to wake me up in the mornings again. Before the surgery Gizmo would come running to my bed as soon as my alarm clock went off, or if he saw me starting to wake up. Then if i decided i was going to sleep for a little longer he would crawl all over me and put his face directly in front of mine and head butt me or lick my nose until i got up. (What a good kitty right? :) ) Well he has started up with the head butting and licking again. Even if i bury my face in the covers he will dig under the covers and smash his face onto mine. That must mean that he is feeling like his old self.
His limp is still a pretty large and noticeable limp. The vet said that he may always have a limp (because in the surgery they cut off part of the bone, so now one leg is longer then the other), but i think that he is still building up muscle and rebuilding a 'false joint' so hopefully the limp gets less noticeable as the weeks go on.
Oh and his hair is slowly but surely growing back. The hair is not just long enough where it doesn't stand straight up and feel spiky. Here is a picture of him at a week and a half after surgery...
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