Dear little Kitty was found as a stray by a lovely lady who realised Kitty had taken up residence in her garden. She immediately noticed that Kitty had a problem with one of her back legs so took Kitty to her vet to be checked for a microchip. Sadly, despite being very friendly and affectionate, Kitty was not chipped. The vet who saw Kitty offered to x-ray Kitty’s back leg at no cost and to share those x-rays with ARC, for which we are hugely grateful. We have been told that Kitty has a subluxation of the right tarsal joint and that the best way to treat this is for Kitty to be operated on by an orthopedic surgeon to stabalise the joint with external fixators. She will then need cage rest and repeated vet visits until her leg has fully healed and the external fixators can be removed. Kitty is due to have her operation on 20th March all being well. As Kitty has come to us as a stray, we are unsure whether or not she is neutered so will wait to see if she comes into season. We have also not yet started her vaccinations but will do so once her leg has been fixed. Kitty has a slightly cloudy eye which has been caused by an old injury but is not ulcerated or causing her any pain.
We are happy to line up a home for Kitty for when she has fully recovered, which we hope will be mid to late May if all goes well. We would also consider letting her go sooner, after her operation, if someone was a veterinary professional or has direct experience of a similar injury.
UPDATE: The orthopedic surgeon fely Kitty’s leg was too chronic to be successfully operated on so she is going to have the damaged limb amputated.