draggonlaady

For those few of you who are following some of my cases:

The hydrocephalus-is-not-caused-by-worms folks have not called back in. I don't know if the pup died on its own or is still around. (http://draggonlaady.livejournal.com/71971.html)

Procrastinating Bloke and his coughing puppy--I've got lab results back from WSU, but I can't tell them that, because the house phone is never answered, the cel number they gave me gets me a men's clothing store in Spokane, and nobody has responded the message I left at the message number (his ex-wife, apparently). Since I can't get in touch with them, I don't know how this dog is doing either. (http://draggonlaady.livejournal.com/70967.html)

I've called several times to try to get an update on the dog who'd been shot. Have left messages on the machine 2 or 3 times. Have not been called back. (http://draggonlaady.livejournal.com/69291.html)

Broken-femur dog that the owners wouldn't allow surgery on is apparently doing "as well as can be expected." (http://draggonlaady.livejournal.com/69007.html)

Cracked has not called back with any updates as to how Evil Beast Dog is walking, or whether she's able to get his medication down him. (http://draggonlaady.livejournal.com/68458.html, http://draggonlaady.livejournal.com/62833.html, http://draggonlaady.livejournal.com/60430.html)

(Are you all sensing a trend here yet?)

But I'm ignoring all the incommunicado people and focusing on the cat from August, (amputated a leg, sent him to WSU for a transfusion and feeding tube, and who later had a large patch of skin die and slough off--jnau, you remember him, even if nobody else does) is doing good. Racing all over the house, jumping up on the chair and climbing into the bed unassisted. Skin is slowly growing back.

My amputee kitty is back in today for a recheck. He's been walking on his remaining leg, getting steadier balance and greater mobility. Started eating on his own, and generally has a much improved attitude. Unfortunately, he's got a large patch of dead skin which crosses his back and comes down both thighs. Debrided part of that today, leaving the outside face of the "stump" as a partially open wound (too much space to close the skin over all of it). The rest will have to come off eventually, but for now am leaving it on to act as a sort of self-bandage/protection for the underlying tissue.

I get to do massively cool things, like today...

I was presented this morning with a young neutered tom cat who'd been hit by a car. Front half of the cat was normal. Back half, not so much; his left femur (and attached quadriceps muscles) was protruding outward through the 6" long gash in his flank. Amazingly, the cat was still alive when he was handed to me. Even more amazingly (yes, that's my infinite self-confidence speaking) he's STILL alive, though now he's a tri-pod.

So at first, I thought it was a dislocation that had been pushed out--but radiographs show that he's missing the left back quarter of his pelvis. So I suspect that originally the chunk of pelvis was attached to the femur, and stuck out of the side of the cat. Which means that now it's probably laying alongside the road somewhere. Guess it's alright, he doesn't need it anymore since he doesn't have a leg there anyway. But it's still pretty dramatic to think about.

Now I expect all of you out there to be sending good thoughts/vibes/happies his way--I want this cat to do the incredible and survive this!