Quote Originally Posted by QueenScoopalot
knowing the awful pain she must be going through, and yet she sits there in the pictures looking like nothing is wrong. The thing that makes me wonder is how does a cat with a leg torn from top to bottom look so painfree?
http://www.straycatalliance.org/daisy.html
It's highly possible. Animals are very good at hiding illness (weakness). We recently had two cases come in that are along this line.

1) owner called with cat who had a 'broken leg' which was over a week since the injury, after rescheduling it for yet another week later the cat finally gets to come in (mind you this is 2 weeks since the injury). Cat turns out not to have a simple 'broken leg' but in fact the entire foot is missing!! Bare bone is potruding out from what is left of it's thigh, and it's using the bone that remained to walk on!! I can't tell you how I shivered hearing that boney stub clicking on the metal tables as it walked around. However the cat itself was purring (a happy purr), leaning in for a cheek scratching, and pushing it's front feet the whole time we examined it.

2) This week we had owner call saying 'cat's tail was half falling off'. When it came in, turns out the tail had actually already been amputated and only a thin strip of fur/skin was holding it on there. Injury appeared to be several days old as it was full of pus. However cat itself was purring (happy purr), enjoying the ear scratches, and doing the 'elevator butt' thing when we examined it.

So in the case of this cat in the link, it's quite possible for it to appear normal despite a very nasty injury. That is why it's up to owners to be ever watchful of ANYTHING different or unusual in our pets.