David and I took Thor to the vet this morning, hoping his leg would be healed enough that we could let him out of his cage. The vet said the cat's leg is healing pretty well, but he'd leave the cat in the cage another month or two. He said, "Of all animals, cats do the best in cages. Cats don't like to move around if they don't have to. Some cats live quite happily in cages their entire lives."
The vet wants us to keep Thor in his cage for another month or two. He has another appointment on Sept. 29. Poor kitty. He looks so bored. He was doing flips in his cage again last night. I guess he can live in his cage another month or two. Better to err on the side of caution...
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Hmmmm... how does the vet know this about cats? I don't think any cat... or any animal for that matter would happily live it's life in a cage. Did he take another x-ray to see if it was healed? I agree, poor kitty.
No, he didn't take another x-ray, he just felt the cat's leg and saw how it moved. He said there's no surgery on earth that will make a cat's leg hold together if it gets a good jump, the way Thor's leg was broken. It's better to keep the cat in the cage until we're sure the leg is completely healed. The amazing thing is, the vet didn't charge us ANYTHING for the visit. I thought he'd at least charge us $25 for an office visit or something.
After spending so much on the surgery, I'm going to follow the vet's advice and err on the side of caution. If this surgery and recouperation doesn't work, Thor's out of luck. I don't really want him to end up being a 3-legged cat if I can help it.
Yeah, that's a good point. Maybe we can do some testing tomorrow and see if there's something that will help heal him faster so that bone will stay strong.
Sounds good to me!
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