What an afternoon! I got a call three hours ago from an American family I know slightly, to say that their cat, that came with them from the States a month ago, had escaped yesterday when their landlord was moving furniture. Fortunately she returned a few hours later, but with a nasty bite on the top of her back leg. Tiana said that it was now looking red and the cat was lethargic, and she didn't know anyone except the private vet and he is not open till Monday!
So I called wondervet Haris and he told us to bring her in and he would meet us at the clinic in 45 minutes. Two hours later, poor little Violet has had major surgery on her leg for necropic tissue and muscle removal and the whole back of her thigh looks like a piece of meat stitched for the oven. There are bite wounds everywhere, that Haris found when he shaved her to clean the original wound, which had very deep punctures. Her meomy Tiana is in a state too, as you can imagine, her husband is away at a conference and she has two small boys to look after who don't really appreciate the seriousness of the situation.
Anyway it is now stitched and drained, we have antibiotics and a syringe and Violet is wearing a huge E collar and must be kept in a box for a while. So please spare her a few thoughts - Haris said he is still concerned and the next few days will be critical to keep off infection. What amazed me was how quickly the wound had gone bad -just 24 hours after the bite. In hot summer weather you can never be too careful.
So I called wondervet Haris and he told us to bring her in and he would meet us at the clinic in 45 minutes. Two hours later, poor little Violet has had major surgery on her leg for necropic tissue and muscle removal and the whole back of her thigh looks like a piece of meat stitched for the oven. There are bite wounds everywhere, that Haris found when he shaved her to clean the original wound, which had very deep punctures. Her meomy Tiana is in a state too, as you can imagine, her husband is away at a conference and she has two small boys to look after who don't really appreciate the seriousness of the situation.
Anyway it is now stitched and drained, we have antibiotics and a syringe and Violet is wearing a huge E collar and must be kept in a box for a while. So please spare her a few thoughts - Haris said he is still concerned and the next few days will be critical to keep off infection. What amazed me was how quickly the wound had gone bad -just 24 hours after the bite. In hot summer weather you can never be too careful.