Our cat- an update

[SoupDragon]

I've had a few folk asking how he is doing


Background for those that don't know
He's the ginger and white one that used to sit on the window ledge in Straiton Place
Or at the corner of Regent St

He had a fall out the window on 5th Nov
We were keeping him in in case fireworks spooked him
Whether he lost his footing or tried to jump as he was bored...

So he hit the railings below, luckily wasn't impaled but had gaping wounds to his side, scratched his eye, bit abdominal damage
So it was e vets for an operation and overnight stay

He's being nursed at home now. Got his wound drain out yesterday, all looks clean so far
Hopefully stitches out next week

He is getting back to his usual self, maybe a bit clingy, but our lower windows are firmly closed

[Epykat]

Aw, hope he's okay soon! Ours fell off the telly once and broke her tail. Thought they were meant to be agile?

[SoupDragon]

Agile maybe
Stupid definitely
He still keeps trying to rub up against us, along his left side!

He's driving us daft yowling to get out to play
The stitches don't come out til Wednesday

[seashell]

whew! Glad it wasn't worse.

[SoupDragon]

That ws the last of the stitches removed this morning but as there's still a bit fluid under one of the wounds he's on another course of antibiotics.
He keeps trying to escape but it will be a wee while before we can let Frankencat out

[Maria]

Glad he's doing well Soupdragon. They're hardy things, aren't they? My bil is a vet and tells a tale of a cat being brought in to him with a broken pelvis, after being hit by a cat. Despite his quite horrific injuries, the cat proceeded to leap from shelf to shelf around the room rather than face the vet!

We had to have our cat put to sleep about a month ago. He was given only 8 weeks to live back in March, but he battled on defiantly. Really miss him. Find myself still putting cat food in the shopping basket.

[SoupDragon]

My sympathies Marya
My friends cat was hit by a car this morning, killed outright, quiet residential street, only been out 10 minutes or so. Her son found it lying on the road on his way to school to sit his Chemistry NAB.



Our cat is doing well, to finish a course of antibiotics and let the wound heal some more before he gets out. I'm almost inclined to keep him in forever but he sits and yowls at the door so much

A big blessing to my sister for keeping up his insurance, we've got a cheque to reimburse us for the emergency vet bill and the Portobello vet is submitting the claim direct to Pet Plan for the continued treatment

[Epykat]

That's good news Soupy. Insurance saved us a fortune when the dog was ill, well worth it! Hope he's out and about soon.

[SoupDragon]

The cat is now allowed out.
He's not staying out too long, obviously feels the cold as he's half naked
One of the neighbours suggested knitting him a jumper or making him a waistcoat

There doesn't seem to be any long term effects ( crossing fingers ) apart from him taking a great dislike to the cat lit we usually use, maybe reminds him of the vets? So we're using the wood pellets that we normally put in the rabbit's litter tray

[seashell]

Oh poor wee thing.
Hope his fur grows back quickly. Not too sure how he might react to having a knitted jumper on - but Pets at Home (just opened at the Fort) have a range a small dog jumper that might fit in their Christmas bit.

[SoupDragon]

On the mend








I don't think he really likes the jumper though