I've been MIA most of this week because on Monday evening Iris (white/orange kitten) took a tumble, bad enough to warrant a trip to the emergency vet clinic. They aren't sure if Iris just sprained her leg or if she's torn something, but tomorrow we are going for a follow-up appointment with our regular vet to see how she's doing. There's a chance she might need surgery and also a chance that there may be some underlying issues that caused her fall such as liver problems.
We'll talk to the vet tomorrow and see about testing that may be available.
In the meantime we have to keep her from doing any jumping, which means crating her for part of the day while we're away. At 7.5 months old she's super active when left to her own devices, which is NOT helping her injury. We also have to keep her separated from Chloe at night (they are too rough while they play) and last night/this morning they were miserable.
Please think good thoughts for our sweet little Iris. She had a rough life before she was rescued and now she's not feeling good. We're hoping surgery or life-long meds won't be necessary - we want her to feel better ASAP!
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In the meantime we have to keep her from doing any jumping, which means crating her for part of the day while we're away. At 7.5 months old she's super active when left to her own devices, which is NOT helping her injury. We also have to keep her separated from Chloe at night (they are too rough while they play) and last night/this morning they were miserable.
Please think good thoughts for our sweet little Iris. She had a rough life before she was rescued and now she's not feeling good. We're hoping surgery or life-long meds won't be necessary - we want her to feel better ASAP!