I need advice about a sweet little 1 1/2 to 2 year-old kitty that future DH and I are considering adopting. This little girl had an "injured" sign on her cage and couldn''t put any weight on her right back leg. We were told her leg wasn''t broken and that the shelter vet would be examining her to determine the cause of the limp. Yesterday, we learned the kitty has a partially torn cruciate (knee ligament), a bone infection (osteomylitis) and joint swelling. The kitty doesn''t need surgery for the cruciate injury, she has been put on antibiotics for the infection and metacam for the swelling. It is now up to us if we are still interested in adopting her. Has anyone gone through something like this with their furbabies? I don''t know what to do and would really appreciate knowing if anyone has familiarity with these conditions.
I am nervous because we lost one of my cats this past September after a couple of years of fighting spinal disease. She was 16 years-old and very precious. Towards the end, we learned to give her fluids, injections and then watched her slowly lose her mobility. It was really difficult for me and future DH. As a result, when I received the news about the kitty this weekend, I sort of gulped, paused and feel uncertain about my next step.
I am nervous because we lost one of my cats this past September after a couple of years of fighting spinal disease. She was 16 years-old and very precious. Towards the end, we learned to give her fluids, injections and then watched her slowly lose her mobility. It was really difficult for me and future DH. As a result, when I received the news about the kitty this weekend, I sort of gulped, paused and feel uncertain about my next step.