Poor KiKi. They can analyze the tissue from the leg in much more detail after the amputation.

Smokey the Elder looked like Frankenstein's Kitty but didn't bother the staples. They didn't bleed at all. She was the best patient ever. She hopped up the stairs the night I brought her home.

The only thing is that if he has an itch on that side, you need to scratch it for him. Smokey used to twitch her hip joint when she needed a scratch.