Wake me up to put me to sleep?

The night didn't go very smoothly for me. I didn't sleep well on a hard cold surface, and without my mommy or daddy I was very lonely. The strange cat stopped crying long enough for me to get a few hours of sleep but I woke up very quickly when someone walked through the door. I looked to see if mommy was following behind, but I didn't have much time to look before Dr. Emily opened the door of my cage and lifted me out. It was sure nice to be held by something warm and soft again.

Dr. Emily carried me into a separate room, a different lady friend followed her in and held me down while Dr. Emily poked me with something sharp. I cried in pain at first and tried to wiggle free, but before I knew it Dr. Emily's voice faded and things went dark. All I could hear was the sound of my own rapid heartbeat before I fell asleep.

I don't know how long I was asleep, but when I woke up I felt swollen and heavy. There was a strange chemical smell coming from in front of me but I couldn't open my eyes to see it. I shifted around a little and felt I was inside the small cage again. When would I get out of here? As I shifted I felt a little poke in my stomach, it really made me itch but I just couldn't figure out how to scratch it. How miserable!

When I could finally open my eyes, I lifted my paws to remove them from under such a heavy blanket. Before long I realized there was no blanket in front of me at all! The strange smell was coming from the yellow fabric wrapped around both my front paws! What is this nasty thing? Why is it stuck to me, and why is it forcing me to bend my paws inward? Would I be able to walk or even stand with this stuff on me?

I didn't even get to fully stand up and stretch before Dr. Emily came in saying "well good morning sleepy head! Mama's here to take you home". She was right, mommy was there too! I cried and cried, I wanted to tell her all about the horrible night I had. I hope she understands what I had to go through since she left! I was about to tell her all about it when I heard Dr. Emily explain to her what she did to me. Good, maybe then mommy would know never to leave me here again. "Cyan is perfectly healthy, the surgery went smoothly and was done within 20 minutes. We used special surgical glue rather than stitches. We find it is easier for both of us and it will naturally fall off in time, by then the wounds will scab and heal up on their own. "

Mommy wrapped that wonderful orange jacket around me to hide in, then said "should I give her any medications? Does she need to come back for anything?" Why is she encouraging such thoughts, doesn't she know how horrible this place is?

Dr. Emily handed her a bag of some plastic sticks with liquid inside them. "Give her one of these dark ones, every morning at around this time, they will help with any pain or discomfort she might have. I'll also give you a bottle, this is to help her heal faster. I want you to give her about this much" she marked a line on an empty stick and pointed. "Fill up to here and give this at the same time as the others. One time every day. That's it." Dr. Emily opened the jacket to find me buried in it and pet me again. "You don't need to bring her back here unless you notice anything strange. For the first day she will be sore and she might show signs of depression - laying around and whatnot. If you have any questions please call immediately."

Dr. Emily had alot more to say about things I need, but I didn't listen. I just wanted to hide in the orange jacket forever. I love the warm comfort of mommy's heartbeat, without having to look at or smell anything else but the familiar scent of home.

I could tell mommy walked around alot, buying some new supplies for me no doubt. I heard the lady at the door tell her to bring me back for a checkup in one week. I hope that doesn't mean I need to stay here again!

When we got home all I wanted to do was drink some water, alot of water, and sleep. Mommy laid out her favorite pillow and set me down on it with a blanket over me. It didn't matter, I'd sleep wherever I lay at that point, but it was a very comfortable pillow so I fell asleep before I even realized my head was down.