We all know how difficult things can get over the Christmas period and many cats and dogs are dumped by uncaring owners but it is nice to hear a story with a happy ending.

Bubbles is a 6 week old female tabby and white kitten. She was brought in by a member of the public who had seen a car go over the top of her when she was out on the road. She managed to escape with her life but unfortunately had sustained a broken left
shoulder. She was also very thin, had cat flu and was riddled with with fleas and worms. She later developed ringworm as well!

She soon became a favourite with the vet nurses here at VetCare and they convinced Alex to let us try and fix her leg and rehome her.

First she was given pain relief and treated for all her illnesses and parasites and next she was given a warm bed and some delicious kitten food. She soon responded to these treaments and within a week was well enough to anaesthetize and take some X-rays of her lame leg. It was broken in the humerus near the shoulder joint and a very abnormal shape.

We decided to try and save her leg even though it would be difficult surgery with a kitten so young and only weighing 600g.

Here is the picture of her x-ray

She was placed on i/v fluids and anaethetised and then her leg was clipped up and prepared surgically. We had to try to get the bones back into line which was difficult and then put 2 very small pins into the top of her humerus to hold the pieces together in the right alignment. The tissues were then sutured and she was woken up and kept warm and comfortable on mini hot waterbottles made out of rubber gloves filled with warm water.

It was only a week before she was fully recovered from the surgery and walking around well and playing with her broken leg. The challenge now was to keep her quiet and rested and let the fracture heal.

It is 4 weeks after the surgery now and she is racing around with another kitten and all her previous problems are behind her. The cat flu and ringworm has cleared and she has put on weight and seems a normal happy kitten. She will probably always have a slight limp as we suspect the left front leg wont grow quite as long as it would of if it had not been broken but we hope she will have a long and happy life!

If you are looking for a cat or kitten please come into VetCare to talk to to our staff about potential adoptions.