Feb
21
A Picasso Update
by Leslie
Picasso didn’t come home today, so I went to see her. She’s in a critical care hospital, which meant I had to wait more than an hour to see her for about five minutes. But it was worth it.
I think she looks pretty good, all things considered.
She has a broken jaw, which is what she needs surgery to fix. Her vitals are stable and she is now breathing on her own, but she’s still very swollen. And though her x-rays show that her skull, spine, neck – pretty much everything except her jaw – are in tact, she’s having some trouble coorindating her movements due to pressure on her nerves from the swelling. The vet needs to see her controlled movement return before he’ll perform the surgery.
She moved plenty when she saw me, though! As soon as she heard my voice, her head popped up and she scrambled to her feet and flopped toward me. She pushed her head against my hand, like she always does when she wants me to pet her MORE! and HARDER! And she purred and purred and purred.
She’s going to be okay. It’s just going to take a little longer than we thought.
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Oh my goodness. This breaks my heart. I’m so glad she’ll be okay.
From someone who just lost her cat, I’m so glad she’s going to be OK. She will…I’m sure of it! Thanks for hanging in with her and not giving up!
i cried just reading that, i dont know if i woulda been able to leave her! im glad she will be okay though!
Oh your poor pretty girl. What a mircale Dave found her, what a miracle she is going to be okay. From one cat person to another I feel for you. ((hugs)) to you all.
I know if it were my cat, I would be upset. I am sure your cat was so glad to see you after such a terrifying incident!
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awww….she looks so helpless! poor pretty kitty!
So glad to hear she’s gonna be all right – that would have scared the crap out of me – my animals are my world!
xxx
cats can be pretty resilient. I’m sending lots of virtual kitty love to Picasso! Hang in there cutie, it’s going to get better.