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Cat Forum / Cat Anecdotes / December 2007little Courtney is having a horrible time
Last week, our Courtney (5 months) turned up in the bedroom meowing faintly and hardly able to walk. Obviously her right back leg was badly injured; I guessed she'd fallen when climbing, she was a great climber of clothes poles, trees, walls and anything vertical. So, we got her to the vet, who gave her painkillers and antibiotics but couldn't diagnose anything at the time due to the swelling around her hip. So, we took her again today, when the swelling had gone down. Since she was very unhappy travelling in the box, we took her brother Ollie along, as he was due to be neutered. She was much happier travelling with him. The vet needed to anaesthetize her for the x-ray, and suggested it would be an idea to spay her at the same time, to cut down the amount of anaesthetic she'd need to exposed to. So we went for that. Turns out she's got a fractured femur; we're taking her to the local veterinary hospital for specialist treatment tomorrow (by taxi, it's not far away but hell to reach on a bus). So now she's lying on our bed hardly able to walk, with a raw wound on her side, presumably a belly that hurts like hell, and a plastic collar that means she can't eat or drink and can barely move her head (and she does need it, I tried taking it off and she immediately started licking at the wound). She's utterly terrified as you might expect, and tomorrow is going to be more of the same. I just hate myself for doing all this to her. At least Ollie seems okay (he's just gone off somewhere to sleep). ============== j-c ====== @ ====== purr . demon . co . uk ============== Jack Campin: 11 Third St, Newtongrange EH22 4PU, Scotland | tel 0131 660 4760 <http://www.purr.demon.co.uk/jack/> for CD-ROMs and free | fax 0870 0554 975 stuff: Scottish music, food intolerance, & Mac logic fonts | mob 07800 739 557 Awww.....poor little Courtney - purrs for Courtney, Ollie, and for you. You are being a good Paw and I know you hate to see her this way. Lorna (Chessie & Nikki) > Last week, our Courtney (5 months) turned up in the bedroom meowing > faintly and hardly able to walk. Obviously her right back leg was [quoted text clipped - 33 lines] > stuff: Scottish music, food intolerance, & Mac logic fonts | mob 07800 739 > 557 > So now she's lying on our bed hardly able to walk, with a raw wound > on her side, presumably a belly that hurts like hell, and a plastic > collar that means she can't eat or drink and can barely move her head > (and she does need it, I tried taking it off and she immediately > started licking at the wound). She's utterly terrified as you might > expect, and tomorrow is going to be more of the same. Poor girl! But she's very young and will recover quickly. > I just hate myself for doing all this to her. I can just imagine how bad you feel look at her in this condition, but it's all necessary. Purrs for a quick recovery, Joyce > started licking at the wound). She's utterly terrified as you might > expect, and tomorrow is going to be more of the same. Awwww... lots of purrs for a swift recovery.  SignatureVictor M. Martinez Owned and operated by the Fantastic Seven (TM) Send your spam here: uce@ftc.gov Email me here: pistorLITTER@BOXaustin.rr.com aw, we will purr and pray that little Courtney starts feeling better soon. Did the vet give you some pain pills? Poor sweetie. Lily & her mama SignatureIrulan from the stars we come to the stars we return from now until the end of time. > Last week, our Courtney (5 months) turned up in the bedroom meowing > faintly and hardly able to walk. Obviously her right back leg was [quoted text clipped - 33 lines] > stuff: Scottish music, food intolerance, & Mac logic fonts | mob 07800 739 > 557 > Last week, our Courtney (5 months) turned up in the bedroom meowing > faintly and hardly able to walk. Obviously her right back leg was [quoted text clipped - 29 lines] > <http://www.purr.demon.co.uk/jack/> for CD-ROMs and free | fax 0870 0554 975 > stuff: Scottish music, food intolerance, & Mac logic fonts | mob 07800 739 557 Awwww. Poor baby! They are pretty resiliant. But I can sure understand how badly you feel. Keep us posted. Will send healing purrs. > Last week, our Courtney (5 months) turned up in the bedroom meowing > faintly and hardly able to walk. Obviously her right back leg was [quoted text clipped - 29 lines] > <http://www.purr.demon.co.uk/jack/> for CD-ROMs and free | fax 0870 0554 975 > stuff: Scottish music, food intolerance, & Mac logic fonts | mob 07800 739 557 Poor baby!!!! Purrs for everything to heal up well and swiftly. --Eric, Kim and the Chigger Ranch Crew Healing purrs on the way. Ann Signatureread Sam's blog at http://kittens-3.blogspot.com/ > Last week, our Courtney (5 months) turned up in the bedroom meowing > faintly and hardly able to walk. Obviously her right back leg was [quoted text clipped - 33 lines] > stuff: Scottish music, food intolerance, & Mac logic fonts | mob 07800 739 > 557 > Last week, our Courtney (5 months) turned up in the bedroom meowing > faintly and hardly able to walk. Obviously her right back leg was [quoted text clipped - 29 lines] > <http://www.purr.demon.co.uk/jack/> for CD-ROMs and free | fax 0870 0554 975 > stuff: Scottish music, food intolerance, & Mac logic fonts | mob 07800 739 557 Purrs for Courtney to recover quickly. Sam > So now she's lying on our bed hardly able to walk, with a raw wound > on her side, presumably a belly that hurts like hell, and a plastic [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] > > I just hate myself for doing all this to her. I know how you feel. Mir was miserable after her spay, but she recovered quickly. She is sending Courtney 'been there, done that' purrs - she's a climber too, but luckily she has never hurt herself. Caliban is just sending general feel-better purrs. SignatureMarina > Last week, our Courtney (5 months) turned up in the bedroom meowing > faintly and hardly able to walk. Obviously her right back leg was [quoted text clipped - 24 lines] > > At least Ollie seems okay (he's just gone off somewhere to sleep). Purrs for Courtney's quick recovery. SignatureAdrian (Owned by Snoopy & Bagheera) Cats leave pawprints on your heart http://community.webshots.com/user/clowderuk On 6 Dez., 00:41, Jack Campin - bogus address <bo...@purr.demon.co.uk> wrote: > Last week, our Courtney (5 months) turned up in the bedroom meowing > faintly and hardly able to walk. Obviously her right back leg was [quoted text clipped - 29 lines] > <http://www.purr.demon.co.uk/jack/> for CD-ROMs and free | fax 0870 0554 975 > stuff: Scottish music, food intolerance, & Mac logic fonts | mob 07800 739 557 What a poor baby. Lots of purrs for her and for your nerves. When my Mohrchen got his collar I hated every day of it. But I had to pull myself together as it just had to be and just had to be endured. Hope time runs fast and tomorrows op and the recovery after go well. Bettina > Last week, our Courtney (5 months) turned up in the bedroom meowing > faintly and hardly able to walk. Obviously her right back leg was [quoted text clipped - 24 lines] > > At least Ollie seems okay (he's just gone off somewhere to sleep). Ohmygawd, poor baby. I'd responded to your note in rpch+b - it seems nobody else bothered to! :< Archer just went through the same thing and was in a cast for 6 weeks - be prepared!!! My fingers are aching particularly badly today from my arthritis, so I can't type for long, but if you'll google the group, you can find all my posts about what Archer (and I) went through. To keep Courtney from jumping around, I'd suggest a large dog kennel like we got for Archer (we didn't have a single room without a window sill or something for him to jump up and down from - and that was strictly forbidden by the vet) - here's what we used: http://www.possibleplaces.com/catnipped/broken/. Here's a link to the google search about Archer's broken leg: http://groups.google.com/group/rec.pets.cats.anecdotes/search?group=rec.pets.cat s.anecdotes&q=archer+broken/ or http://tinyurl.com/2rz79m. Hugs, CatNipped > ============== j-c ====== @ ====== purr . demon . co . uk > ============== [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] > stuff: Scottish music, food intolerance, & Mac logic fonts | mob 07800 739 > 557 > Last week, our Courtney (5 months) turned up in the bedroom meowing > faintly and hardly able to walk. Obviously her right back leg was [quoted text clipped - 24 lines] > > At least Ollie seems okay (he's just gone off somewhere to sleep). Purrs for Courtney to feel better ASAP. Jill > Last week, our Courtney (5 months) turned up in the bedroom meowing > faintly and hardly able to walk. Obviously her right back leg was > badly injured [...] Turns out she's got a fractured femur; we're > taking her to the local veterinary hospital for specialist treatment > tomorrow (by taxi, it's not far away but hell to reach on a bus). We took her this morning and they've operated. The fracture was through the neck of the femur, and the approach they've taken is to cut away the splintered bone and leave the top of the femur articulating as a flat surface against what's left of the ball, with muscles and ligaments holding the femur in place - apparently this works about as well as a real joint for animals up to the size of a small dog, with much less risk than pinning the joint with wires and no need for slings or casts. She may sit oddly but she should be able to walk and run immediately. The operation went very well. She'll be in for a couple of days while they have her on serious painkillers (they use stuff not officially licenced for veterinary use, like methadone - it's a world-class research and teaching hospital and they get to make their own rules). One of the student assistants was obviously smitten by those wistful eyes, pink nose and little paws that reached out to pat you. She'll probably spend the weekend having her ears rubbed and being given bits of chicken out of sandwiches. This was all excruciatingly expensive. We think she's worth it. ============== j-c ====== @ ====== purr . demon . co . uk ============== Jack Campin: 11 Third St, Newtongrange EH22 4PU, Scotland | tel 0131 660 4760 <http://www.purr.demon.co.uk/jack/> for CD-ROMs and free | fax 0870 0554 975 stuff: Scottish music, food intolerance, & Mac logic fonts | mob 07800 739 557 >> Last week, our Courtney (5 months) turned up in the bedroom meowing >> faintly and hardly able to walk. Obviously her right back leg was [quoted text clipped - 27 lines] > <http://www.purr.demon.co.uk/jack/> for CD-ROMs and free | fax 0870 0554 975 > stuff: Scottish music, food intolerance, & Mac logic fonts | mob 07800 739 557 Wow. That sounds horrible! Poor little girl! I'm glad it seems so optimistic though. What a time you are all having. We send lots and lots of healing and comforting purrs. SignatureCharleen Aggie Marble, Victor Velcro The Spirit of Mr. Pumpkin St. Cloud, Florida USA >> Last week, our Courtney (5 months) turned up in the bedroom meowing >> faintly and hardly able to walk. Obviously her right back leg was [quoted text clipped - 31 lines] > stuff: Scottish music, food intolerance, & Mac logic fonts | mob 07800 739 > 557 > The operation went very well. She'll be in for a couple of days > while they have her on serious painkillers (they use stuff not > officially licenced for veterinary use, like methadone - it's a > world-class research and teaching hospital and they get to make > their own rules). Is it Glasgow or Edinburgh vet school that you've taken her to? I used Edinburgh for HRFL Tiger and they were wonderful. Helen M >> The operation went very well. She'll be in for a couple of days >> while they have her on serious painkillers (they use stuff not [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > Is it Glasgow or Edinburgh vet school that you've taken her to? > I used Edinburgh for HRFL Tiger and they were wonderful. Edinburgh - the Royal Dick Veterinary School, a.k.a. the "Dick Vet". They've moved it way outside Edinburgh now, it's near Roslin, part of the same complex Dolly the Sheep came from. http://www.vet.ed.ac.uk/ We bought this house from a postgraduate student who'd just done his PhD there. We stayed on their mailing list for years, getting announcements about seminars in horse asthma and training courses on dog neurology. He left behind a rather good microscope and a large cardboard box in the garage, empty except for some chill-packs, with a postage label from a laboratory in England saying it contained 400 live dog fleas. We're picking Courtney up tomorrow, she's recovered well. ============== j-c ====== @ ====== purr . demon . co . uk ============== Jack Campin: 11 Third St, Newtongrange EH22 4PU, Scotland | tel 0131 660 4760 <http://www.purr.demon.co.uk/jack/> for CD-ROMs and free | fax 0870 0554 975 stuff: Scottish music, food intolerance, & Mac logic fonts | mob 07800 739 557 >> Last week, our Courtney (5 months) turned up in the bedroom meowing >> faintly and hardly able to walk. Obviously her right back leg was [quoted text clipped - 31 lines] > stuff: Scottish music, food intolerance, & Mac logic fonts | mob 07800 739 > 557 She's a very lucky kitty to have you as her slave! Christine >Last week, our Courtney (5 months) turned up in the bedroom meowing >faintly and hardly able to walk. Obviously her right back leg was [quoted text clipped - 24 lines] > >At least Ollie seems okay (he's just gone off somewhere to sleep). get better purrs on the way SignatureSteve Touchstone, faithful servant of Sammy, Little Bit, Spot, Princess and Furby with loving memories of Rocky (RB) The hardest thing in the world can be doing what is "right". >>Last week, our Courtney (5 months) turned up in the bedroom meowing >>faintly and hardly able to walk. Obviously her right back leg was [quoted text clipped - 26 lines] > > get better purrs on the way Poor Courtney -- lots of purrs for her health woes and for those hoomins who are worrying about her! Christine > Last week, our Courtney (5 months) turned up in the bedroom meowing > faintly and hardly able to walk. Obviously her right back leg was [quoted text clipped - 33 lines] > stuff: Scottish music, food intolerance, & Mac logic fonts | mob 07800 739 > 557 > Last week, our Courtney (5 months) turned up in the bedroom meowing > faintly and hardly able to walk. <snip> [quoted text clipped - 8 lines] > > At least Ollie seems okay (he's just gone off somewhere to sleep). Lots and lots of purrs, Polonca and Soncek
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