After Lucy had recovered fully from her spay and ear surgery #1, I set up a consultation at the CARE Center (Cincinnati Animal Referral and Emergency) since my vet was not qualified to perform the bulla osteotomy procedure. The surgeon was super nice and seemed to think Lucy would do just fine. We scheduled the operation for the next day, December 17. I lived on pins and needles until the doctor finally called to tell me she had good news and bad news. Good news: Lucy was doing great after the surgery and I could pick her up tomorrow. Bad news: she had discovered another, smaller polyp in the right ear. So, eventually we would have to go through all this a second time. I was too happy to hear that my girl was okay to freak out about the second polyp just then, but later, there was plenty of freaking out. Luckily, both my parents helped with the first bulla osteotomy, so I should be able to swing the second one. Interesting fact: the surgeon has been doing this for 15 years and guess how many cats she's seen with a polyp in BOTH ears before Lucy. One. That's right. I was actually not that surprised. Lucy defies statistics in every way.
Below are pics of her recovery at my mother's house in her special cage mom's boyfriend built for us to restrict her activity but still let her see us and everything that went on in the house. Note the German Shepherd watching over her to make sure she's all right. The problem you'll notice with her left eye is called Horner's syndrome and happens in almost all cats who have this procedure done. It isn't painful and doesn't affect her vision, and was supposed to have gone away on its own in 2-3 weeks. (Of course, Lucy's special, and it hasn't gone away yet.)
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