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Oscars Story;
Oscar is a very handsome ginger and white, 8 month old short
haired cat. He was rushed into the practice when he came home unable to walk
and had an extensive wound to his hind leg. This was potentially caused by
becoming entangled in farm machinery whilst out exploring near his home.
X-rays were taken and it was
discovered that Oscar had fractured his pelvis in 3 places. Not only this but
Oscars wound was so badly infected he had an extremely high temperature. Along
with treating Oscar with pain relief, antibiotics and intravenous fluid
therapy, our nurses worked hard to reduce his dangerously high temperature
using fans and frozen ice packs this involved one to one nursing care. Oscar’s owners were warned that unless the
infection could be brought under control his chances of survival were slim. We
also needed to make sure he was able to pass urine and faeces as his bladder and
nerves round his back end could have been so badly damaged during the accident
that he would be unable to do this for himself. If this was the case then the
kindest thing would have been to put Oscar to sleep.
Luckily however Oscar passed
urine overnight, and eventually passed faeces a couple of days later. By the end
of the 4th day Oscar’s temperature had reduced enough that he was
starting to feel much better. His wound was looking like it was starting to heal
and he was starting to eat voluntarily. We soon learnt that Oscar would do
anything for food ‘Dreamies’ proved to be his absolute favourite. This proved
to be very helpful as Oscar needed his wound thoroughly flushing, cleaning and
re dressing twice a day. He was amazing in that he would lie down good as gold
to have this done as long as we kept the ‘Dreamies’ coming!
Oscar had been in with us for 10
days by the time his wound was looking well enough to just require cleaning
once a day. This meant that his dedicated owners could take him home and just
bring him back to the surgery once a day for us to continue cleaning and
dressing the wound. Oscar’s owners had been in to visit him every day, and it
was clear to see how much he meant to them and how much he loved them in return.
Oscar went home under strict instructions to keep him as rested as possible to
give his pelvis time to heal. Amazingly, despite extensive fractures that we
see a cat’s pelvis heals best via strict cage rest and plenty of pain relief.
Oscar was no exception and on the day he went home he could stand and walk
incredibly well considering the extent of damage he had arrived with.
Oscars mum Imogen had this to say
about his ordeal; ‘When Oscar first was taken to the vets after finding him cold
on the drive I was really worried I honestly didn't think he was going to make
it but once dropping him of at the vets I was relieved having him in the best
possible hands. I only had Oscar for about a month and a half after we rescued
him and already he had gotten him self into massive trouble. I couldn't thank
the staff enough for everything they did for Oscar, and the constant updates
throughout his recovery also allowing us to come and visit him whenever we
needed.’
Oscar is such a fighter and such
a lovely boy we all fell in love with him during his time with us. 9 days after
he first went home his wound had healed to a point where it no longer needed
the extensive flushing and re dressing, his owners could apply the antiseptic
cream at home and leave off the dressing. So Oscar was finally fully discharged
19 days after he was first rushed in to the practice.
Here at Ardmore we are so pleased
to report that we hear Oscar is doing well and making a full recovery, and
still enjoying his ‘Dreamies’!
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