Leo - a close shave- Prayers please

[TopCat3]

Yes folks, I do have an update.

His Dad phoned this morning and I have also spoken to his Mum this afternoon. They were traced through the microchip and able to go over to see him late last night and again today. Leo is still under sedation but is comfortable. An opthamologist is examining his eye, possible retinal detachment. Possibly some head/brain damage, still finding out. Also believe there might be some blood in the lungs. They don't know at this stage how things will turn out but there are no bones broken and hopefully no other internal damage, and his purrents are hoping to be able to take him home tomorrow. They have promised to keep me informed. I also told his Mum about this site and she is going to log on and have a read and might post an update if she chooses to get registered with petoftheday.

So who knows, the board might have a new member soon, and hopefully she might post us a picture and an update.

In the meantime, Leo is not out of the woods yet so please keep sending that love and healing energy, prayers and thank you all.

[Sonia59]

OMG, sadly these horrible things happen too frequently
I am glad this boy has found you here and you have done the best things.
I hope he has no serious internal injury. My thoughts go to him and I hope the next news will be good

[Maya & Inka's mommy]

Poor Leo....
Thanks you so much for saving this guy from the road! His humans must fell so thankful to you for this. You risked your life to save that of a cat! How special is that!!!!!
I will pray for Leo, and hope that he will pull through this; now at least he has a chance, thanks to you!!

[TopCat3]

Oh thank you everyone for your kind words.
Really there was no alternative for me, other than what I did.
I'm sure you would have done the same if you had seen this pitiful little Burmese boy stunned and confused and unable to move properly, just sitting there with the cars coming, staring pleadingly.

Really, no alternative.

I'm hoping for fresh (and good) news over the weekend and will keep you all posted. His Mum has emailed me some pictures of Leo with his brother and I have asked her permission to show you all.

Really, paws are linking round the world for this beautiful little red Burmese boy: New York, Tennessee, New Hampshire, France, Munich, Belgium....you are all wonderful to care so much and add strength to his healing with your prayers.

I have been told he is a bit of an adventurer, our Leo. Needs the open spaces and sneaks away when no-one's looking, causing some anguish over the years. It would be good if cats learned something from these adventures, by all accounts he has used up about 5 of his 9 lives already (3 last night!) But they don't, and we must help them as best we can.

[Barbara]

Filou whom I imagine to look a little like Leo sends his warmest healing purring to Leo.

I hope so much he heals well and hope he stays safely inside.

[TopCat3]

Yes, Barbara, my understanding is from his Mum he got very stressed and sick when "confined to barracks" and had to have special diet etc, is more relaxed and healthy given a little more freedom, generally just stays around the house. I couldn't comment or generalise as I don't know the cat and its temperament, some cats are less easily managed and learn crafty ways of becoming escape artists.
My older cat Cleo has never been one to crave the wide open spaces, very much the opposite. But when Colette was a youngster she would climb onto the kitchen windowsill, from there a jump onto the pergola then up onto the roof, and stand on the ridge of the roof looking down at me going "Nah nah na-na nah you can't catch me!" All this while I was sitting in the garden with them both and I thought she was safely lying beside me - here one second gone the next. She would even slip out of her harness when I had her on a long running lead and do it

[kb2yjx]

Special prayers for Leo!! Yesterday was the feast day of St. Leo the Great, what a terrible thing to happen to him!!! Thank Heavens you were THERE!!!