REALLY need prayers for Angel!

[catnapper]

I just got off the phone with the second vet who looked at her Xrays today.

NOT good news. He said her elbow is completely out of place and misformed. Her growth plates are closed (as we had previously thought) and one bone is not growing while the other is growing. Hence the bad bowing I noticed. She will live a life of pain and problems associated with the leg.

Our options are to go to an orthopaedic vet and see what they can do for us, but the second vet thinks the options will most likely be this:
~an operation to shorten the one one growing longer than the other bone.
~ amputation

The other thing that has me very worried is that in the Xrays, the bones are white, util you get to one point, where its pure black. Which leads the vet to think its a cyst or some other not-so-good entity.

The second vet wants me to return tomorrow and have them look at the leg again, and remove the cast because its not doing much for her except putting pressure on the bowed out bone. Its not going to set anythng straight since there's nowhere for the bones to go TO.

I feel like crying for her. She has been through SOOOOO much in her little life. First, her leg caught in a trap, then it not healing, then chronic undiagnosed diarreah. Now this.

I have to pull myself together in the next 20 minutes because her adoptive family are coming to visit her, Elfie, and Nessa at 7:30. What will I tell them? they MUMST know the truth. I have to be honest and completely up front from the start. They still want her, and I want to see her go with them.

Prayers, please for this little love!

[AlleyCat]

I'm so sorry to hear about little Angel. I will definitely pray for her and hope that those x-rays are nothing serious.

[moosmom]

I'm so sorry to hear about Angel. You've got thoughts and prayers coming from Michigan.

(((((((((((((((HUGS))))))))))))))))))

Donna

[prechrswife]

Poor little Angel... Let us know how things go tonight.

[Craftlady]

I will keep good thoughts. Is a life of pain and problems associated with the leg, a quality of life you would want for the little one?
If these operations would eliminate the pain and make quality of life meaniful that would be wonderful. The flipside.... I would not want a little one suffering if operations couldnt help.

[jenluckenbach]

I am so sorry to hear that Angel is having such tremendous problems. but think......she is still a lucky lady. She is not alone, suffering these illnesses. She has people trying to help her and loving her the whole time. She has a family waiting for her. She is a lot luckier than many who go hungry and are lonely.

My wish for her is a safe and speedy recovery regardless of what needs to be done. She's a survivor!

[catmandu]

PRAYERS,ARE COMING FROM,THE FOUND CAT HOTEL,FOR LITTLE ANGEL ,THAT THE WHITE COATS CAN FIND A WAY,TO HELP HER,WITH THE LEAST AMOUNT,OF PAIN,AS POSSIBLE.
AND ANGELS,IS COMING DOWN,ON HIS FIRST ASSIGNMENT,TO BE WITH ANGEL,IN HER TIME,OF NEED.
ANGEL,IS IN OUR PRAYERS.

[furrykidsmother]

Poor Sweet Angel! I don't know what to say, but you and she will be in my prayers!

[lizbud]

I think you should be honest wtih the people adopting
Angel, but I think you will be anyway. I hope she has the surgery.

Whichever one helps her towards a happier life. Prayers for the
best for Angel.

[Soapets]

Thoughts and prayers continuing from here in Nebraska...............

Deb

[catnapper]

Well, she is just one amazing kitty. I no sooner got done telling her new family about her leg, and she spent the past hour and half dancing for them The lept over and under chairs. Took flying leaps off my high work table. Attacked the feather teaser. Did everything but back stand on her head. I took a zillion ophotos of her and her sisters while her new parents were here. They were SOOOO cute and they KNOW these people are their new mom and dad.

[kuhio98]

Originally posted by catnapper
Well, she is just one amazing kitty. I no sooner got done telling her new family about her leg, and she spent the past hour and half dancing for them The lept over and under chairs. Took flying leaps off my high work table. Attacked the feather teaser. Did everything but back stand on her head. I took a zillion ophotos of her and her sisters while her new parents were here. They were SOOOO cute and they KNOW these people are their new mom and dad.

Typical kitty! Well, if anyone can come through such a rough start, Angel can. And if she does end up having to have her leg amputated in the future, I doubt it will slow her down at all. 3-legged kitties seem to do real well at the Catnapper house.

[rosethecopycat]

Prayers for a little Angel.

[jazzcat]

Poor Angel! She's been through so much already.

I am glad to hear she didn't let it slow her down in front of her new parents. I guess they are not fazed by this new info?

[Glacier]

Kim,

Angel's problems sound very similar to my Felicia's problems. Felicia's one leg is more deformed than the other. She has no elbow joint. The bones missed during growth and her leg is permanently fused at a 90 degree angle. If and when the time comes, I will have it amputated. The surgery suggested by the specialist sounded horribly painful to me. Felicia's other leg is bowed, much like Angel's it sounds.

If it helps at all, neither problem slows Felicia down in any way. She takes flying leaps off 6 foot high bookshelves onto the bed to ambush her big brothers. She runs and plays like a normal young cat. She eats well, she purrs and snuggles. She does not act like she's in pain. She's adapted remarkably well.

She's almost 3 now. My vet told me not to expect her to live past her first year. He now expects she will live a fairly normal life span. She will develop arthritis younger than most, but we can deal with that.

I call Felicia my handicapped cat. Felicia has no idea she's any different than the other cats.

Sending many prayers and good thoughts for your little Angel. I hope she does as well as Felicia.