Archive for November, 2008
Posted on November 28, 2008 - by Booger
This is a bad week for a cat to be injured
With two broken hips I can’t get around much. For now all of my necessities have been moved to a central location until I heal. This is me in my priority location in easy reach of the food. Mmmmm… food.
With a holiday on Thursday, that means Vets are not available after Monday.
Booger was injured Sunday night and went to the Vet on Monday. They looked him over, took some x-rays and gave him pain meds. They sent his x-rays to a vet who does surgeries. At closing time on Tuesday that vet called and listed some options, said to research it on the internet and his office would call back the next day. It’s Friday now and I am still waiting for that call back. They didn’t mention the doctor would be out for the rest of the week. It’s frustrating that there are no emergency animal services available.
This morning I called several vets in the phone book and Booger has an appointment on Monday with someone new. I will have to stop and pick up his x-rays and more pain meds before then.
In the meantime, Booger has been very snuggly, even more than usual. He is always needing to be on my lap or right next to me. I am doing all I can to avoid the stairs because he will follow. He tries to play and still is trying to attack Kaleesi. It’s hard to keep him still. Maybe if I spoil him with turkey it will put him to sleep.
Posted on November 25, 2008 - by Booger
Booger’s Broken Hips
Just got back from the vet, anaesthesia hadn’t even worn off yet and they gave me pain killers. I couldn’t even move, just hang my tongue out.
This is Booger’s Mom with an update on his injuries. Thank you all for your well wishes and purrs.
The bone specialist vet called back today after reviewing Booger’s x-rays. Booger has two broken femoral heads (the balls of the hip bones). In addition, one hip is displaced. Even though he is less than two years old, the deterioration of his bones weakened them to the point that an otherwise harmless fall is very serious. I don’t know how the injury happened, but suspect he was chasing Kaleesi and fell over the half wall and down the stairs.
The vet isn’t offering any recommendations, just saying to research cat hip surgery on the internet and his office will call back tomorrow. He said the left hip, which is displaced and fractured, would need a pin and hope it heals while he continues to use the broken right hip. Once the left hip is healed enough to use, some kind of surgery can be done on the right hip. FHO (femoral head ostectomy) or removal of the ball joint may be an option. The pin can then be removed from the left hip. The genetic defect of bone deterioration reduces the chance of healing with or without a pin and two vets have said this will not heal on its own. It isn’t known how much pain he will be in or for how long.
We are looking into kitty wheelchairs hoping this will increase his chances of healing. I don’t want to put my baby down.
If anyone can point me to some good information on cat hip surgeries, bone deterioration or wheelchairs, please paste a link! I asked JustAnswer and this was the response. Hopeful at least.
I will post again when I find out more.
