Topic: Fingers crossed for cat with broken femur - positive update (Read 5798 times)

Mark · « **Reply #24 on:** November 13, 2010, 16:41:08 PM »

I really will have to pay a visit - I hope we make it to the xmas do this year.

Pinkbear (Julie) · « **Reply #23 on:** November 13, 2010, 13:34:37 PM »

Mark, the doggie with Luna is Darcy, Caroline's puppy... she's a little Border Terrier like Miah not quite a year old now.

You can tell because Darcy hasn't had her coat stripped yet.

Miah and Darcy are both brilliant with the kittens. Caroline has done a wonderful job teaching the dogs to be surrogate kitten mums.

Mark · « **Reply #22 on:** November 13, 2010, 13:29:38 PM »

That is Miah - she is lovely. This is a pic I posted a couple of years ago of her with a tiny kitten

Not a very good pic but I only had my rubbish phone.

I wonder what happened to the kitten, May. Hopefully she is a big girl now in a lovely home

Edit - I don't think it is Miah as the colouring looks wrong

- I guess Caroline has another dog now

Tan · « **Reply #21 on:** November 13, 2010, 13:22:25 PM »

she is lovely hun

I do love black babes almost as such as Ginge and Blue

Sounds like she is getting on very well after her op

Caroline is ding so well with her

What a wonderful caring doggie Caroline has looking after the littel ones. Is it a she or he and whats his or her name

Mark · « **Reply #20 on:** November 13, 2010, 13:19:38 PM »

I had planned to nip over to Caroline's house but you know how it is.

SHe is gorgeous

Pinkbear (Julie) · « **Reply #19 on:** November 13, 2010, 12:59:21 PM »

Aw, aw.... I got some pictures of Luna!

The word on the Canterbury grapevine is that she's a darling, a real fuss pot.

Doing really well.

(doggie in the edge of the picture is my ex-foster kitten Oliver's new doggie slave/pal - see my bathroom thread

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Tan · « **Reply #18 on:** November 13, 2010, 12:34:50 PM »

Wonderful for Luna Mark that's she had the op

I bet she is gorgeous.

How is she doing at foster mum's?

Janeyk · « **Reply #17 on:** October 31, 2010, 07:26:35 AM »

Glad she's had a little walk and look forward to seeing a photo of her

Liz · « **Reply #16 on:** October 30, 2010, 21:30:14 PM »

Our Luna is a giner feral lady

Pinkbear (Julie) · « **Reply #15 on:** October 30, 2010, 17:19:33 PM »

I think she's been named Luna. Guess what colour she is!

AliCat · « **Reply #14 on:** October 30, 2010, 17:10:03 PM »

Yay! Fingers crossed for a speedy recovery.

What's the little mite's name?

Mark · « **Reply #13 on:** October 29, 2010, 22:01:05 PM »

Got an update from Sharon. Pins are in and she has been walking gently around the surgery. Sharon is picking her up on Monday to take her to her foster mum for cage rest.

Hopefully we can get a pic.

Liz · « **Reply #12 on:** October 29, 2010, 16:56:23 PM »

It can be hard as they really play to every emotion you have during there confinement - our house was affectionatly known as Starlag Wilson during Puma's prision sentence

Mark · « **Reply #11 on:** October 29, 2010, 09:20:19 AM »

One of the experienced fosterers is going to take her. I'm not sure I could cope with it either. I guess it is a case of 'cruel to be kind'.

Shirley · « **Reply #10 on:** October 29, 2010, 08:43:18 AM »

Good news for the poor little girl-don't know how i would cope with a cat on cage rest, tho, it must be heartbreaking

Hope she makes a good recovery.

Tiggy's Mum · « **Reply #9 on:** October 28, 2010, 11:42:30 AM »

That's good news for her

Sad that her owners don't want her back but probably better for her to find a home that can provide for her and give her the love she deserves. Can't believe she's already had a litter and just 6-8 months old

Liz · « **Reply #8 on:** October 28, 2010, 10:13:07 AM »

Great news for the little lady, having rebulit Puma and full price including our discount I know how these things work - it was the 8 weeks of cage rest that nearly killed us as Puma was a little sod and played everyone a winning game and he got out for 3 hours supervised a day he hated being in his perspex lined pen to stop his bolts getting caught on the bars

4 years on he is my little Baby Boo and only has a very slight limp if you know where to look

Cooper & Peanut · « **Reply #7 on:** October 28, 2010, 10:10:02 AM »

Quote from: Janeyk on October 28, 2010, 10:08:23 AM

How heartless though that her owners don't want her back and sad they have other animals

Quite! Makes you at a loss for words... Poor babes

Janeyk · « **Reply #6 on:** October 28, 2010, 10:08:23 AM »

that's great news.

How heartless though that her owners don't want her back and sad they have other animals

All black

Mark · « **Reply #5 on:** October 28, 2010, 09:44:53 AM »

Sharon just sent an email.
One of the vets who is an orthopaedic specialist has agreed to do the op for £200

She will need cage rest.

Apparently the owners don't want the cat back as they have lots of other animals

(poor things

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She has had one litter but is now spayed. She is 6- 8 months old (not 18 as they previously said)

Vet-wise, it sounds like a similar situation to a couple of years ago, when one of the vets at PAH vets in Canterbury operated on a broken pelvis and just charged the branch for the metal parts they had to order in and no charge for the actual op.

Apparently, the vet and nurses have fallen in love with her - she is all black.

Mark · « **Reply #4 on:** October 28, 2010, 09:34:25 AM »

I hope so. This is why I think if people can't afford full cover, they should at least take out a basic insurance, which would cover a lot of things for under £5 a month https://www.argos-pet-insurance.co.uk/app/%28S%28hrpvxm2zei3h02451cey5zbn%29%29/landing.aspx?source=PPC&_$ja=kw:cheap+pet+insurance|cgn:Generic+Pet+Insurance|cgid:1123200951|tsid:10875|cn:Pet|cid:15512991|lid:34048611|mt:Broad|nw:search|crid:5315094771|kw:cheap%20pet%20insurance|pm:

Although in reality, we know most vet trips come under the excess amount.

May sound harsh, but if people can't manage £1 a week to cover their cat, should they really have pets at all?

Desley (booktigger) · « **Reply #3 on:** October 28, 2010, 08:11:52 AM »

Fingers crossed something can be sorted.

Janeyk · « **Reply #2 on:** October 28, 2010, 06:51:23 AM »

The poor thing, I hope that something can be sorted

Mark · « **Reply #1 on:** October 28, 2010, 00:27:54 AM »

I took a call today from a vet asking if we will contribute to the cost of fixing up an 18month old cat with a broken femur from RTA. The owner brought the cat in but has no money. They have given the vet £40 PTS charge but are willing to sign the cat over. I asked what kind of money they were talking about, they said the normal price would be £1600 but they aren't looking for that much but want something - "we can't go fixing up every broken cat brought into us for free" - Caroline is going to speak to them tomorrow but I can't see anywhere near that kind of money being paid out. I suggested to Sharon about asking them how much amputation is - surely it must be a fraction of the cost?

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