Leg amputation

[wiggal]

Im sure you have all read at some point the things that have gone on with our litter of kittens.

We have a check up tomorrow but the kittens back leg is still about 5 times the size it should be & very very purple, so we know it is likely to need it amputated.

Just wondering if any one knows how much this will cost? I am not worried about the price, we are already tightening our budget to prepare for it, but neither of us get paid til the 30th, and just would like some idea of wht to expect?

[megan07]

Hello Wiggal a vet 's prices can be expensive and i could honestly not say what the cost would be but i do still think of K.c. and her little one so please give K.c. and her kitten lots of hugs and kisses from me i do hope everything works out Ok love megan07

[mrknowall]

I know yours is a cat but my dog had an op to remove a lump and that was about �100 two years ago.
At a guess and i hope it doesnt have to have its leg off i bet around the �120-150 but that is a guessdemet
Ive seen a couple of cats with a leg missing it seemed ok dont think it would be able to climb though.

[wiggal]

Tbh, �150 or so is alot less then i was thinking,

Unfortunately Mrknowall, it is highly likely the leg will have to come off, at the vets saturday morning he said it did not look good at all and the leg has not improved. We are giving the little one antibiotics twice a day to prevent any infection, but the swelling has not gone down at all and it is still a very nasty purple colour, there is still also a very deep indention arond the leg where the kitten was knotted up :(

We are going to keep the little one whatever happens though so i know it wlll get the very best love & attention.

[wiggal]

Thank you Megan :)
K.c has been getting lots of love and attention the last few days, she spends half the night with her kittens who are next to my bed and the other half of the night cuddled up with me on the electric blanket!

[megan07]

Dear Wiggal let us know how things go at the vet's give K.c. and little one's kisses night night love megan and burty

[Trinny]

Hope you are ok wiggal x

[wiggal]

Hey Trinny :)
How are you?
I must say, i should of been in bed at 10pm tonight & struggling to stay awake at the mo! so im going to go up to the land of nod!

Hope to chat to you again soon :)
xx

[Trinny]

night wiggal. speak soon. Hope little kittie is ok xx

[bensmum]

You are obviously someone who takes their pets' health very seriously and has a good relationship with their vet so perhaps your vet would let you pay later if an operation was needed soon. I do hope everything works out for you all and I'm keeping my fingers crossed for your little kitten.

[wiggal]

Thanks Bensmum :)
I have updated the thread above by Pinkfizz re the little one, & now thanks to what i thought was bad bleeding, the leg has been saved :)