I took my poor injured stray, Ginger Tom, back to the vet today as I was concerned that his foot was still swollen and mis-shaped. And the vet said that now some of the swelling had gone he could see that the poor boy has fractured two toes and htey are just dangling there. He has also already lost one claw and possibly part of a toe. The foot is still infected so he is back on antibiotics, and once that has gone they will make a decision as to whether to amputate the broken toes, as the fractures will not heal now - the bones are simply completely broken and his circulation may be affected in them if they are left where they are.
So Ginger has another problem to deal with. And he was such a good boy and allowed the vet to remove the crusts that had built up on the pad and to manipulate his paw without a murmur. More and more I cannot see me ever letting this boy go, but today my father left the doors open with the result that there was a mingling of cat populations and a dreadful fight. I just do not know how they could ever mix. I am really looking hard for a good home for him but no-one is prepared to take him on.
So Ginger has another problem to deal with. And he was such a good boy and allowed the vet to remove the crusts that had built up on the pad and to manipulate his paw without a murmur. More and more I cannot see me ever letting this boy go, but today my father left the doors open with the result that there was a mingling of cat populations and a dreadful fight. I just do not know how they could ever mix. I am really looking hard for a good home for him but no-one is prepared to take him on.