Quote Originally Posted by Gina's Ark Inc.
hey snoopy, flutter, impy, and all hoppers - I needs mentors! anything should my meowmie know when I come home?! such as home conditional, low litterbox, etc. (yay, I'll be that special!) I soon will realize I do not have my leg for how I love jumping on high surfaces.. when my leg was unusable for a week, I've already adjusted well with using my right hind, I had no problem hopping around for food! well, I know she had one three-legger once before but only for two weeks, she had a mild allergic from him and that doesn't count. any advices for her would be great, thanks!
I only needed a quiet place. All the other guys just KNEW I was especially delicate and they gave me lots of space and were gentle with me. Meowmie was a little upset, so I spent a lot of time cuddling with her and convincing her I was just fine. I was up and running around like normal a day or two later -- I felt a million times better after the surgery than before and I HAD to investigate the world all over again.

Meowmie keeps my front nails longer than the rest of the kitties because thats how I get into bed and climb up to my feeding table. I of course am very gentle with my nails and only use them to get me where I need to go. Meowmie has "steps" for me to help me get up on places. The people who adopted my sisters have steps everywhere for them too. The steps can be nothing more than a cardboard box that helps me get from the floor to the bed... but I prefer to climb up, whch is why meowmie allows mwe to keep longer nails to help me grip and climb. She never yells at me for putting holes in her new sheets

Meowmie plays a lot with me because she says I need more exercise than the others to keep my back muscles in shape. She worries about keeping me in shape and watches what I eat so that I don't get fat and put too much strain on my back -- at least thats what she says to me. I purrsonally think she likes to starve me!

Good luck my new friend,
Flutter

Flutter's Meowmie here to Gina,
First, I am THRILLED to hear the latest update! I know EXACTLY the relief you're feeling. I just wanted to let you know to NOT be shocked when you see him walking and him doing a large dipping action as he walks. First time I saw it, it kinda freaked me out. He'll get into the swing of things and figure out how to get his movements in sync so that he can walk properly. You will see that he'll start to twist his back leg so that it goes under him as a central pivot point. If you want, I can make a video of Flutter walking so you know what to expect.

PS: If he has intestinal parasite, make sure the rest of the ark gets the meds so they don't reinfect him (I'm sure you probably already figured that one out, but in case you haven't thought beyond your relief that Miles did well, I thought I might remind you )