Almalfi- the boy in a bag
Well,
To start, you need to see Malfi's history in a previous thread.
His splinted leg only got worse the week the splint was on. It was so raw and goopy the vet said she could not put it back on, the wound must dry out.
Then came the E collar.
At over twice the length of his head, he could not manuever it. It would just tip him over, remember he's not putting weight on that broken leg.
He was truly helpless. After that weekend, he saw the vet again and they took biopsies, because all the feet looked to be getting infected. But, home he came with the giant E collar. It was taking a serious toll on his spirit and humor. So after spending 6 days in the e collar, I thought, well he's totally dependent on me, even to get to the litter box. I'm going to make a cat sack out of a pillow case. I sewed up the case with some velcro and after one large modification, for more front leg room, he's much happier than in the collar. only his head sticks out.
He can sleep like a cat, in many positions. I can put him under the covers, his favorite place.
Now we are 6 days in the cat bag. He is desperate to lick his feet, all four which are infected. We dip his feet in antiseptic every night. The process takes over an hour. Cleaning his toes, which had been stuck together by infection and clumping litter. (I changed litter to crystals)
I am with him 24 hours a day, with some break time given by my husband, when he's not working. He got us a TV up in Malfi's room, for my sanity. And a baby monitor for when I must leave the room to feed our cats.
The biopsy reports should be complete by Wed.
Pray they find the cause and it is treatable. This patient boy really deserves it.
Despite all that, he is a loving boy, who is purring more than before this happened.
Sweet Malfi, the boy living in a bag...
Cinder & Smoke... your prayers please.
Guess who let the cat out of the bag?
After 21 days confined to a cat sack (or E collar, at the beginning):
On Thursday I took Malfi to the vet and had his bad leg wrapped.
My husband and I both had to work, and we let Malfi out of his bag for about 6 hours. Praying he would not mutilate his ramaining three paws that were almost healed from their terrible infection.
I anxiously arrived home to find my husband with Malfi (he got home 1 hour before me) and Malfi is still out of the bag! He did not damage his paws!
This is the threshold I've been wanting to cross for a long time.
Malfi licked off a little fur at the top of his bandaged leg, but I put more bandage on it, up higher.
You wouldn't believe the things he can do now. Hop around the room on three legs, he went potty twice, by himself. He ate out of his plate and drank out of his bowl. He found a snuggly place under a comforter on the floor. Although mama called him to come under the covers a few times, he would enter then had to leave again. Freedom calls!
He is so purry and happy.
Now, keep praying for him as I change the bandage on Saturday night, that his bad leg has gotten NO worse and hopefully better.
