**PICS**Kitten with no back legs or tail**PICS**

[lute]

Someone brought a little 4-5 week old kitten to the vet clinic I work at the other day. This kitten was in horrible shape. The man told us that he found the kitten in his barn. Noticed it had no back legs or tail so he rushed it in. The vet asked the man if he was going to keep the kitten if we could save him. He said "well, if he's lived this long, why not." That's exactly what I wanted to hear! So we sewed him all back up and put him in a cage in the back.

This little buff colored kitten, that I've dubbed Trooper, is the happest lil guy ever! He just purrs when you love on him, meows real loud when he sees you, and is eating wonderfully. Unfortinatly, the man that brought this kitten in has failed to return to pick up the lil guy. I don't know what the vet will do if the man does not pick him up. I can't take him as my dogs would kill him. It would be amazingly hard to adopt out a kitten with a nearly $200 vet bill and such severe challenges.

I do have pics of Trooper. They are on my phone though. I go in tomorrow to clean cages and kennels. I'll take my camera along and get digital pics of him and post them.

UPDATE!!! I finally got my pics uploaded!!! Sorry it took forever! Last I've heard the kitten is still doing very well.

Lil Trooper in my pocket. His favorite place to be when he was at the clinic.


My lil buddy, Trooper.


The sutures. You can see he has no back legs or tail!

[catmandu]

If You Got Get The Local Newspaper To Print A Story On Trooper
And I Am Sure That There Will Be Someone Who Will Gave This Brave Little Cat A Great Home.

We Know That The Pet Angel Visitors Squad Is With Trooper Now Keeping His Spirits Up And Helping Him Be As Happy As He Possibly Can Be.

Trooper Sounds Like The Purrfect Name For That Game Little Fellow.

[rg_girlca]

OMG!!!! This poor sweet baby. What happened to him, that the vet had to stitch him back up? He wasn't born this way?

at the guy for not coming back to get this precious baby.
I pray everything works out well for Trooper and some kind soul will adopt him.

I know this is wishful thinking on my part, but do you think maybe the vet would consider keeping Trooper as a little mascot at the hospital.

Please keep us posted on the situation.

[kimlovescats]

It sounds like he was attacked by something and had his back legs and tail torn off! How horrible!!! Poor little baby boy!!! I guess the man started thinking about all his injuries would involve and wimped out on the little guy! I'm wondering how the little guy will adapt ... using the litter box is going to be a challenge and keeping his backend clean. He will probably get sore from having to drag himself around too. I wonder if he could learn to walk on his front legs in a "handstand" like that other little kitty that was in the news? That would be awesome for him! Poor little fella deserves a chance! I sure wish I could take him!

Edit: Has the vet mentioned any details about his general health. Did the accident injure anything internally, what about his private area .... will his bowels and bladder be able to function normally? I'm just wondering how extensive his injuries were.

Kim

[Karen]

Do you have a veteran's rehab hospital nearby? This kitten might be a perfect mascot for such a place, and the veterans would probably get some joy out of seeing the kitten grow and adapt. I bet he could use a little cart to get around ...

[Medusa]

When my RB Peeka had to have her tail amputated (due to abuse from kids trying to skin her alive; they got all the fur off her tail and then broke it), my vet at that time said that he had to be really careful when operating so that he didn't hit the nerve back there that would render Peeka incontinent. He did an excellent job and Peeka lived to be 14 before she passed of acute renal failure. If this kitty can use the litterbox, the vet may be able to rig some sort of harness w/wheels for where his legs used to be. Poor sweet boy. I'm going to say some extra good prayers for this sweet one tonight. What in the world got ahold of this little guy?

[lute]

I'm bumping this on up so everyone can see the pics!

[Taz_Zoee]

Oh, tears in my eyes here. Have you heard how he is doing?
He is sooo cute!!!

[WELOVESPUPPIES]

What a little sweetheart. Lucky for him the man found him and he was able to be all patched up and have a chance at a loving home.

[Catty1]

Um - where are the pics???

[lute]

Um - where are the pics???

I put them in the origonal post.