Update On Pusscat.

[furrypusscat]

Hi everyone. Just to update you on my furry friend. Puss is doing very well on three legs. It was a cancer on his hind leg which did need amputation. He is running round like he still has 4. He was doing fine for first 3 weeks after op then seemed to go backwards for next 2 really very worrying and distressing to see. Our vet said he should have been better. I researched the internet to find other cat owners whose cats had experienced the same problems as ours and it seems that they had been suffering phantom leg syndrome. He was given painkilling medication over a few days and it seemed then that he turned the corner. It is now almost 12 weeks since op. Re heart condition, medication appears to be stabilizing his heart so hopefully we will have him around for some time yet, fingers crossed.

[seekeerz]

Always good to hear puss is doing well after surgery, etc. they're tougher than we think, hope all continues to go well

[furrypusscat]

Thank you seekeerz. I agree they must be tougher than we think.

[AniaBomb]

Glad to hear hes over the worst. I'd certainly hate it if my black cat was suffering. Hes lucky to have an owner like you. x

[boxtops]

Thanks for the update, furry - our three sent best purrs to your puss x

[DrFilth]

same as what seekeerz has posted above hope all continues to go well

[janbee]

hope the improvement continues. xx

[furrypusscat]

Thank you all for your good wishes & purrs.

[ruthann58]

glad he is doing well ours has been scampering about on 3 legs for 3 years now

[nungate]

My tribe of cats send their best wishes to your Puss. The also hope he will
also continue to get stronger and will be with you for a long time yet

Molly, Lou, Max, Henry and Teddy

[furrypusscat]

Thank you ruthann58 and nungate & tribe for your good wishes It was a very difficult decision for us to make but hubby and I now know it was the correct one. I don't think Puss would have been with us for long without the op. Now he has a second chance.

[furrypusscat]

Further update.
7am this morning, Puss suffered an aortic blood clot (saddle thrombus)which caused his remaining back leg to paralyze. He was crying out in pain. I rang the out of hours vet and immediately drove to the vets surgery. She confirmed my fear and she gave Puss a strong painkilling injection with the drug heparin to follow. At 12.30 lunch time the vet rang to say Puss's condition had deteriorated and was on oxygen therapy. She said his prognosis was poor. We, hubby and I, decided the best thing for Puss was to have him put to sleep which is what we agreed. Both hubby and I are distraught. Puss had got over the hurdles of the past few months and was doing really well, even chased a butterfly this morning. I am finding this difficult to post but I thought you would all like to know. Thank you all for your previous posts and good wishes.