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Oscar had an accident on Friday 13th :(
Came downstairs on Friday evening to find him lying across the stairs.
He was fine about 5-10 mins before. I'd fed him a little piece of ham and a couple of Dreamies.
He couldn't stand, so I rushed him to the 24hr A&E.
X-rays showed he had dislocated his right hip and a puncture wound to the left hind.
They think it was either an RTA, he's been attacked or gotten his leg caught in a fence or something.
They tried putting his hip back, but it kept popping back out. So he had to spend the weekend there and had surgery on Monday morning.

I had a choice of surgeries, and although it cost a lot more, I went for the one which would give him best chance of full range of movement.
They were able to put some iliofemoral sutures in place to support the joint and hold it in place and I have to keep him in a cage for 4 weeks.

Picked him up on Tuesday morning all grumpy and just kept meowing all the way home.
Once we got in the house and settled he was ravenous. chomped through a whole packet of food and a load of munchies.
Apparently he didn't eat while at the hospital despite them trying an appetite stimulant and only ate a small amount on the morning i collected him.

I think he's happy to be home again, he's being really affectionate and wants tons of fusses.

I've got him in a large dog cage for now (but ordered an XXL one which should arrive today) with an old pillow to lie on, a litter tray and swapped his water bowl for a water fountain.





In a weird coincidence, it was 7 years ago on Friday, October 13th, 2017 when he broke his pelvis (think he fell out of a tree onto sandstone rocks)
Thinking of wrapping him in bubble wrap and not letting him out next friday 13th :P
 
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Oh he's a cutie!


In a turn of events, we now have another little kitty... I will pay the cat tax and get some cute photos when he spends more than two seconds standing still.

Now the fun of introductions to the other two... I'm scent swapping at the moment but think it's going to be harder than I thought as none of them will lay on blankets or anything :(
 
Pyr0m@nI@]{ said:
Oscar had an accident on Friday 13th :(
Came downstairs on Friday evening to find him lying across the stairs.
He was fine about 5-10 mins before. I'd fed him a little piece of ham and a couple of Dreamies.
He couldn't stand, so I rushed him to the 24hr A&E.
X-rays showed he had dislocated his right hip and a puncture wound to the left hind.
They think it was either an RTA, he's been attacked or gotten his leg caught in a fence or something.
They tried putting his hip back, but it kept popping back out. So he had to spend the weekend there and had surgery on Monday morning.

I had a choice of surgeries, and although it cost a lot more, I went for the one which would give him best chance of full range of movement.
They were able to put some iliofemoral sutures in place to support the joint and hold it in place and I have to keep him in a cage for 4 weeks.

Picked him up on Tuesday morning all grumpy and just kept meowing all the way home.
Once we got in the house and settled he was ravenous. chomped through a whole packet of food and a load of munchies.
Apparently he didn't eat while at the hospital despite them trying an appetite stimulant and only ate a small amount on the morning i collected him.

I think he's happy to be home again, he's being really affectionate and wants tons of fusses.

I've got him in a large dog cage for now (but ordered an XXL one which should arrive today) with an old pillow to lie on, a litter tray and swapped his water bowl for a water fountain.

In a weird coincidence, it was 7 years ago on Friday, October 13th, 2017 when he broke his pelvis.
Thinking of wrapping him in bubble wrap and not letting him out next friday 13th :P
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It was about that time one of ours, Walter (White, because he's black) got run over and shattered his pelvis. Was declared beyond saving by our local vet, but they referred him to Fitzpatrick who bolted him together again with titanium pieces, likewise he was in a cage with a cone of shame for over a month. Even with insurance, that cost an arm and a leg! The cat is a general disaster though, about a year later he got his tail run over and had to have half of it chopped off. All this and we lived at the end of a cul-desac with virtually zero traffic!

Fast forward a couple of years he decides to disappear. Wife distraught, posters everywhere. We decide to go door to door. Turns out he'd decided to live in the garden one street across and was conning an kind elderly couple into thinking he was a stray. So we put a "Do not feed" collar on him, two weeks later he arrives back at home with no collar and a massive wound on the side of his head which needed surgery. No idea what happened, maybe he got the collar caught in something, despite it being a safety collar. Like I say, a disaster!
 
Oscar will be fine - They are very hard. Our first cat was a ferral female - she had 3 1/2 good legs and half a tail - She got trod on by a cow but she survived without medical care - She was a very loving cat in the end untill some AH walked their dog up the lane off a lead and it came in our garden and grabbed her and shook her and broke her spine.
So don't worry just make sure there is plenty of TLK.
We had a cat with the same markings as Oscar - she was good -you could do anything with her.

I was sitting here this afternoon and heard this loud meowing from Ronnie - so went into the hall and he was sitting there shouting at me -As I got closer he got up and walked into the lounge then stopped in front of log burner. He looked at it then looked up looking me in the eye which said no flames - so put some more wood on and opened it up. Ronnie looked at it -flopped down and went to sleep.
 
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He's out
 
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Pyr0m@nI@]{ said:
Oscar had an accident on Friday 13th :(
Came downstairs on Friday evening to find him lying across the stairs.
He was fine about 5-10 mins before. I'd fed him a little piece of ham and a couple of Dreamies.
He couldn't stand, so I rushed him to the 24hr A&E.
X-rays showed he had dislocated his right hip and a puncture wound to the left hind.
They think it was either an RTA, he's been attacked or gotten his leg caught in a fence or something.
They tried putting his hip back, but it kept popping back out. So he had to spend the weekend there and had surgery on Monday morning.

I had a choice of surgeries, and although it cost a lot more, I went for the one which would give him best chance of full range of movement.
They were able to put some iliofemoral sutures in place to support the joint and hold it in place and I have to keep him in a cage for 4 weeks.

Picked him up on Tuesday morning all grumpy and just kept meowing all the way home.
Once we got in the house and settled he was ravenous. chomped through a whole packet of food and a load of munchies.
Apparently he didn't eat while at the hospital despite them trying an appetite stimulant and only ate a small amount on the morning i collected him.

I think he's happy to be home again, he's being really affectionate and wants tons of fusses.

I've got him in a large dog cage for now (but ordered an XXL one which should arrive today) with an old pillow to lie on, a litter tray and swapped his water bowl for a water fountain.





In a weird coincidence, it was 7 years ago on Friday, October 13th, 2017 when he broke his pelvis (think he fell out of a tree onto sandstone rocks)
Thinking of wrapping him in bubble wrap and not letting him out next friday 13th :P
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Aww. Poor Oscar.

Great to see you taking really good care of him. The funny thing is they seem to understand about that and I'm sure he's very grateful - despite all the complaints about poor aftercare!!
 
Pyr0m@nI@]{ said:
Oscar had an accident on Friday 13th :(
Came downstairs on Friday evening to find him lying across the stairs.
He was fine about 5-10 mins before. I'd fed him a little piece of ham and a couple of Dreamies.
He couldn't stand, so I rushed him to the 24hr A&E.
X-rays showed he had dislocated his right hip and a puncture wound to the left hind.
They think it was either an RTA, he's been attacked or gotten his leg caught in a fence or something.
They tried putting his hip back, but it kept popping back out. So he had to spend the weekend there and had surgery on Monday morning.

I had a choice of surgeries, and although it cost a lot more, I went for the one which would give him best chance of full range of movement.
They were able to put some iliofemoral sutures in place to support the joint and hold it in place and I have to keep him in a cage for 4 weeks.

Picked him up on Tuesday morning all grumpy and just kept meowing all the way home.
Once we got in the house and settled he was ravenous. chomped through a whole packet of food and a load of munchies.
Apparently he didn't eat while at the hospital despite them trying an appetite stimulant and only ate a small amount on the morning i collected him.

I think he's happy to be home again, he's being really affectionate and wants tons of fusses.

I've got him in a large dog cage for now (but ordered an XXL one which should arrive today) with an old pillow to lie on, a litter tray and swapped his water bowl for a water fountain.

In a weird coincidence, it was 7 years ago on Friday, October 13th, 2017 when he broke his pelvis (think he fell out of a tree onto sandstone rocks)
Thinking of wrapping him in bubble wrap and not letting him out next friday 13th :P
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Glad to see he is home, like people, just being home instead of being stuck in hospital\vets can make a big difference to them.

As you said, next Friday the 13th put him back in the cage for 24 hours as then he cannot do anything!
 
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Thank you for all the well wishes for Oscar :)
Him wearing the cone lasted about 6 days before we'd both had enough of him struggling to eat and drink properly and just being uncomfortable.
He's been really good though and hasn't bothered licking at his wound.
I purchased a Feliway Optimum plugin which I think has helped relax him.
He had a quick checkup at the vets on the 27th. He's healing well and they want to see him again on the 16th Jan.

Looking forward to being able to let him out.
 
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Woke up this morning to Tilly being poorly kitty, she was just off in a way I couldn't put my finger on, but has not moved all day long really.

She's going to the emergency vet as decided to have a grooming session and realised her tail wagged when I went near her left hip... we have a new kitten and they have loved playing but wondering if she's hurt herself in the night :(

Will update one we're back from the vets, feeling very very sad for her right now as she lays beside me :(

She's been off her food all day as well not sure if I'm being too over protective and worrying but I know she's not right in the slightest.
 
Hyburnate said:
Woke up this morning to Tilly being poorly kitty, she was just off in a way I couldn't put my finger on, but has not moved all day long really.

She's going to the emergency vet as decided to have a grooming session and realised her tail wagged when I went near her left hip... we have a new kitten and they have loved playing but wondering if she's hurt herself in the night :(

Will update one we're back from the vets, feeling very very sad for her right now as she lays beside me :(

She's been off her food all day as well not sure if I'm being too over protective and worrying but I know she's not right in the slightest.
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I think it's one of the worst things about cats (pets). They can't describe how they feel, so you are left worrying. It makes you feel so helpless. You know something is wrong but they can't tell you how bad it is, and whether they need help or not.

Anyway, I hope she is OK.
 
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SpellowHouse said:
I think it's one of the worst things about cats (pets). They can't describe how they feel, so you are left worrying. It makes you feel so helpless. You know something is wrong but they can't tell you how bad it is, and whether they need help or not.

Anyway, I hope she is OK.
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She was running a pretty bad fever, and her white bloody cells cell count was way high so she’d been on IV Antibiotics and fluids overnight and has an ultrasound today.

Just hope everything settles as it’s a complete first for me.

I think kitten may have nipped her and it’s got infected, feeling very guilty.

Hopefully the insurance cover it…
 
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