Vet Update

Tigger's mommy here, he couldn't understand what I was telling him, so this week's blog I will be filling in.

Three weeks ago he had his first vet visit. Our wonderful vet gave him a complete once over, and instantly fell in love with Tigger. He is a sucker for a hard luck case and a real sweetheart when it comes to pets.

This is Tigger's first X-Ray, taken July 16th.

As you can see, the left ball is completely broken off the head of the femur. The right side is pushed to the left considerably, and you can see that his spine is not centrally located, it's off to the right.

Tigger was on strict crate rest when we got him, and continued after this X-Ray. He has been in his crate for a total of 6 weeks so far.

August 6th. Tigger went back for another set of X-Rays, I was hoping that there was some improvement, at least hoping that space between the ball and the femur would fill in with new bone.

There was no improvement. As you can see in the top image, the right side of his pelvis is severely pushed to the left, along with his spine. The vet is concerned that his pelvic cavity will be very narrow as he grows. Right now we will not be doing anything beyond keeping him quiet for another couple of weeks. He is allowed out of his crate for "supervised" play time. He is not allowed to jump up or jump down, but running and "lite" romping is fine. The vet is hoping that the blood vessels going to the ball that is broken off are still viable. We go back for another set of X-Rays in another 3 weeks. Then the vet will decide if the ball needs to come out, or if it can stay in.

Sigh, this was not the news I was hoping for. Tigger is such a sweet kitten, always purring, always looking at the world with a wide eyed amazement look in his eyes, and always ready to curl up in a lap, anybody's lap. The good news, he can walk and run fine, and does not show any signs of being in pain.

Tigger will return with the next blog, he loves his time at the keyboard,

Tigger Too's Mom