moonstone
19-09-2009, 04:55 PM
Some of you already know that i have a little disabled girl henrietta (hetty) she is my baby girl and adorable:D
I got her from some neighbours who had allowed their numerous un-neutered cats to breed:evil: hetty was the result of Tom cat mating with his daughter:? :evil:
She was able to walk when i got her but suffered an injury when her sister jumped on her back which left her dragging her back legs:( she managed to get about really well and was able to use her litter tray:D
I took her to my vet who though that she should be PTS:( No way so i got a second opinion from an orthopeidic specialist who agreed with the first vet:?
I then had her treated with acupuncture by a lovely vet called Emma:D she fell in love with Hetty and totally disagreed with the vets diagnosis so i took her to another vet who i know well and agreed with emma that she could be treated and be able to walk again:D
he wanted her to be over a year old so that her bones would be firmer for the surgery he planned to do (that was in Feb.)In the mean time she had started to walk again on her own so last week we went back for this operation to take place only when i collected her he had just X-rayed her again and planned to operate this week (yesterday)
I was very nervous about this as it would have been major surgery but thought i would let this vet do whatever he could for hetty to have a normal life:D However about an hour after i had left her i got a call from this vet to say that he couldn't do anything for her and that he would euthanase her:evil: I shouted NO down the phone at him and rushed up to collect her:D she is now safely home and recovering :D I have rung the surgery today to speak with the vet as i wanted to know why he had changed his mind about her as when he saw her last week he made a huge fuss of her and said how well she looked (she does)He has assured me (as did the other vets )that she is not in any pain:D she is just a bit wobbly on her legs when she walks:(
He is going to speak to me on Monday as he wasn't there but i feel really let down that he has said all along that he could repair her legs and has now changed his mind:cry: after doing several lots of X-rays :? surely he could tell by looking at them if he was able to operate on her or not:?
WHY would he change his mind after just one week:? he was so positive last week that i think i need an explantion:evil:
I got her from some neighbours who had allowed their numerous un-neutered cats to breed:evil: hetty was the result of Tom cat mating with his daughter:? :evil:
She was able to walk when i got her but suffered an injury when her sister jumped on her back which left her dragging her back legs:( she managed to get about really well and was able to use her litter tray:D
I took her to my vet who though that she should be PTS:( No way so i got a second opinion from an orthopeidic specialist who agreed with the first vet:?
I then had her treated with acupuncture by a lovely vet called Emma:D she fell in love with Hetty and totally disagreed with the vets diagnosis so i took her to another vet who i know well and agreed with emma that she could be treated and be able to walk again:D
he wanted her to be over a year old so that her bones would be firmer for the surgery he planned to do (that was in Feb.)In the mean time she had started to walk again on her own so last week we went back for this operation to take place only when i collected her he had just X-rayed her again and planned to operate this week (yesterday)
I was very nervous about this as it would have been major surgery but thought i would let this vet do whatever he could for hetty to have a normal life:D However about an hour after i had left her i got a call from this vet to say that he couldn't do anything for her and that he would euthanase her:evil: I shouted NO down the phone at him and rushed up to collect her:D she is now safely home and recovering :D I have rung the surgery today to speak with the vet as i wanted to know why he had changed his mind about her as when he saw her last week he made a huge fuss of her and said how well she looked (she does)He has assured me (as did the other vets )that she is not in any pain:D she is just a bit wobbly on her legs when she walks:(
He is going to speak to me on Monday as he wasn't there but i feel really let down that he has said all along that he could repair her legs and has now changed his mind:cry: after doing several lots of X-rays :? surely he could tell by looking at them if he was able to operate on her or not:?
WHY would he change his mind after just one week:? he was so positive last week that i think i need an explantion:evil: