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Update On Pusscat.
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Hi everyone. Just to update you on my furry friend. Puss is doing very well on three legs. It was a cancer on his hind leg which did need amputation. He is running round like he still has 4. He was doing fine for first 3 weeks after op then seemed to go backwards for next 2 really very worrying and distressing to see. Our vet said he should have been better. I researched the internet to find other cat owners whose cats had experienced the same problems as ours and it seems that they had been suffering phantom leg syndrome. He was given painkilling medication over a few days and it seemed then that he turned the corner. It is now almost 12 weeks since op. Re heart condition, medication appears to be stabilizing his heart so hopefully we will have him around for some time yet, fingers crossed.
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7am this morning, Puss suffered an aortic blood clot (saddle thrombus)which caused his remaining back leg to paralyze. He was crying out in pain. I rang the out of hours vet and immediately drove to the vets surgery. She confirmed my fear and she gave Puss a strong painkilling injection with the drug heparin to follow. At 12.30 lunch time the vet rang to say Puss's condition had deteriorated and was on oxygen therapy. She said his prognosis was poor. We, hubby and I, decided the best thing for Puss was to have him put to sleep which is what we agreed. Both hubby and I are distraught. Puss had got over the hurdles of the past few months and was doing really well, even chased a butterfly this morning. I am finding this difficult to post but I thought you would all like to know. Thank you all for your previous posts and good wishes.
7am this morning, Puss suffered an aortic blood clot (saddle thrombus)which caused his remaining back leg to paralyze. He was crying out in pain. I rang the out of hours vet and immediately drove to the vets surgery. She confirmed my fear and she gave Puss a strong painkilling injection with the drug heparin to follow. At 12.30 lunch time the vet rang to say Puss's condition had deteriorated and was on oxygen therapy. She said his prognosis was poor. We, hubby and I, decided the best thing for Puss was to have him put to sleep which is what we agreed. Both hubby and I are distraught. Puss had got over the hurdles of the past few months and was doing really well, even chased a butterfly this morning. I am finding this difficult to post but I thought you would all like to know. Thank you all for your previous posts and good wishes.