Toby has finally reached(ish) his target weight of 34kg ....... or to be a little more honest, he's reached 34.9kg, but it starts with 34 finally. He was 42kg when he arrived, and was one long large curve, but now has many curves.
Not such great news for the Cookie Monster. He's exhasuted every drug available to solve his need to scratch his neck. He's mostly healed, but still wears a cone and protective snood (piece of wrist bandage). He gets time out each morning and evening, when we take it all off, but has to be watched like a hawk. At times he's been on 3 different drugs at the same time, but still no success.
There's also concern about the long term harm from the drugs and steroids, and his quality of life with a cone on all the time, especially as he's only 1yr old.
So today he's gone in for an op, that the vet has never recommended before, and is banned if for cosmetic purposes. And that's to be de-clawed. Fingers crossed (bad pun?) he will only have his rear claws, and front dewclaws removed, but this won't be nice, and may impact his abilities especially outside. If it all goes well, he can have the cone removed, and if he seems to manage ok(ish) around the house, then we hope to be able to allow him outside eventually. Currently he lays at the conservatory doors and chirps through the glass at the cats and dogs outside.
But he's a sweet boy, and though smallish, weighs in at over 5kg and is built like a tank, more Staffie than svelt kitty. So I suspect he'll cope well.
Will be home later, and we're not sure what to expect.
