This is an extremely long story which had kept me busy practically all day yesterday, but I shall spare you the agony of having to read a long and potentially confusing story and just stick to the important facts.
Lilac, a female cat, was someone's pet-cat. Apparently, a car had run over Lilac (I heard it was the owner's car) and the owner did not want her anymore.
Lisa took it upon herself to rescue Lilac and brought her to our panel vet for treatment.
An X-Ray was taken and a major surgery (insertion of a pin to re-join the broken bone) was required and there was also a nasty wound which would require nursing care.
The surgery would be very costly and Lisa could not afford it. So, she had to make the painful decision of having Lilac put down. She was also not sure if she could handle the nursing of the wound, which the vet had said, would require quite a bit of work.
Two rescuers found out about this and one of them requested help from us. I said we would help as much as we can. One of the rescuers also offered to foster the cat after surgery. It was these two offers of help (financial and fostering) that turned things around, else, Lilac would have been put down yesterday.
So, long story cut short, the surgery was done yesterday afternoon.
I managed to see the cat, Lilac, after the surgery.
This is Lilac. She was put on drips after the surgery. Her body was a bit cold so a blanket was put over her later.
Waking up from the anaestesia
That's the suture of the incision, but the more worrying part is a nasty wound lower down on the leg.
The X-Ray.
See the fracture?
The arrangement for Lilac now would be to let her board and recuperate for at least one week, after which, the fosterer would take her home for 6 weeks' nursing care.
Lisa has already given a deposit. We will settle the rest of the bill.
After 6 weeks, Lisa will adopt Lilac.
Let's take this one step at a time now, and let's all pray for Lilac's recovery from the surgery first.
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