Freddy's had an accident

[anef]

Phone call on Thursday at work from the vet - somebody had brought Freddy in after having run him over.  Apparently Freddy just ran under his car wheels, which I can't say surprises me.  Freddy and Raffles both trot backwards and forwards across the road, and while mostly they look, sometimes I think they don't look hard enough.

"Is there hope?" I asked.

"I think so," said Ashley.  She's the office manager for the vet practice and also a foster parent for Cats Protection - in fact she's Freddy's foster mother.  She passed me over to the vet who explained that she thought Freddy had fractured his pelvis, and his head was bleeding, and he'd broken a tooth.  They needed to do X-rays and they thought he would need surgery.  Also they wanted to refer him to a more specialist team, and if they could get him a place there that day he would need transport.

I was stuck at work in London, and wasn't sure I could get back in time to ferry Freddy over, but fortunately La Marquise was at home and came to my rescue, or rather Freddy's rescue for which I am eternally grateful.  She also later came round with some consolatory red wine and the latest Janet Evanovich which was pretty much what I needed.

So anyway, the good news is that they sedated Freddy on Friday and took a closer look at him.  They decided they didn’t need to operate for his pelvis – they think it will get better by itself.  He has a broken jaw, however, and they’ve had to wire his mouth almost shut – there’s just enough room for his tongue to come out.  They’re feeding him by tube at the moment but hoping that if he can learn to lap they can take the feeding tube out.  He’ll also need 3-4 weeks of crate rest with no jumping.  They’re also a bit worried about one of his eyes so are putting eye drops in and keeping an eye on it.

I'm hoping we can go and visit later today.

Comments

[dalmeny]

I'm very sorry to hear this but it sounds like he's pulling through. Keeping my gingers crossed for a swift recovery.

Our family dog was run over when he was a few years old, a great swathe of his fur was burnt off and he lost the use of one leg. We carefully treated his skin for months and he slowly recovered, then lived another ten years. He never regained the use of the leg but could still outrun us.

[desperance.livejournal.com]

Yay la Marquise - and a little bit of a boo for Cambridge cats who keep getting into arguments with traffic. Plz to explain to them all, they are never going to win this one...

[bohemiancoast.livejournal.com]

Oh, poor Freddy. We need the Tufty club for cats.

[elfwhistletree.livejournal.com]

My sympathies, and our very best wishes that Freddy does well and makes a good recovery ♥

[athenais.livejournal.com]

Oh my gosh! How awful. I hope everything turns out as well as possible. So very sorry to read this.

[fjm.livejournal.com]

All our best wishes.

[themonkeycats.livejournal.com]

Poor Freddy - and poor you. I've been emailing with Michael about possible sources and sizes of crates - afraid we borrowed one so don't have it any more - and a few bits of kit we still have from when Leicester was hit. I'll send him my phone number too as the best way to contact me fast. Add me to your list of people who can pop in to do cat care if you're stuck - can't do regular visits, but very happy to do occasional/irregular, i.e once or twice a week.

[andrewducker]

My sympathy. I really hope that he recovers ok.

[history-monk.livejournal.com]

Sympathises, and hopes that he's going to recover.

[ms-cataclysm.livejournal.com]

Only picking this up very late . I am so sorry and will be thinking of all of you.