We took Mylo to the vet this morning. He had an X-Ray, which revealed a badly broken hip. Half of the ball of his hip has broken off and is floating around, and the other half is still inside the hip socket, but it's broken off from the femur. The vet originally said that the best bet would be surgery to repair the bones, but after the X-ray, he said that wasn't even an option given the type of break he had. We also have the option of having a different kind of surgery where the pieces of bones are removed, so technically his hip will still be broken, but it'll be less painful. The problem with this is that it will be over $1,000. Cats, especially growing cats, sometimes will be able to heal themselves. This happened with a cat that we had when I was little. In other words, we could just bring him home and hope for the best. The final option is to put him down, which my parents want to do, but my brothers and I are trying to talk them out of it. They're talking tonight and making their decision, and whatever they decide will be carried out tomorrow.
Daisy gave birth to a healthy calf last night. I'm not sure of its gender yet, but I am sure that it's incredibly cute.
About Me
- Callie
- I used to hate my name, but with time and age, I've grown to love it. I was once described as quiet, but anyone who knows me well knows that I am not at all quiet. I enjoy evenings reading by the fire, walking on the beach at night, getting good grades, taking care of my many pets, and shopping. I dislike hypocrites, fakeness, and small children.
1 comment:
The same thing happened to one of our cats - it got in the way of the dogs's food and had its hip bone badly broken. Everyone wanted to "give it some lead," i.e. shoot it, but they held out and let the hip heal itself. The cat, hunter, still had a bit of a limp, but he healed up fine.
I'd be against putting him down too. Let nature take it's course.
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