Hi there,
I would have replied earlier but I only saw the post today. Don't worry even with only 3 legs cats can enjoy life, they might feel a bit frustrated sometimes when they cannot do certain things anymore (like jumping on top of high furniture) but they do adjust believe me. One of my three cats has lost most of one of her front legs in a car accident, her pelvis and one of her back legs were also badly broken (it happened when she was quite small and before I adopted her), she is fine now so full of life that we say that she could teach us humans a thing or two. When she walks she limps quite badly so she found the perfect solution, she just runs everywhere (her balance is better this way) and she is much faster than the other ones. She has also learned to break jumps into a series of smaller ones.
I also know a cat who has lost a leg when she was older than mine and she has also adjusted very well. She is so sweet, she walk up to people and asks to be scratched behind her earwhere she can no longer do it herself. This happened a few years ago and she is a very happy (and extremely spoilt) cat.
I'm sure that with all your love and support, your Lucky will adjust. Please write if I can give you any more advice. I'll be thinking of you and Lucky on August 22.
Take care
Gio
Bookmarks