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Old 10/26/2005, 05:45 PM
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Thumbs up Update on Abused Kitten with *PICS*

I went to see the kitty today, which has been named Stilts. She is doing very, very well at the vet's and is allowed to roam the office when there are no appointments. She LOVES the other cats and dogs they have as office pets.

The vet is amazed at her progress saying that she chases the other cats around, and plays all the time. She has even started jumping up on things which they can not believe she is able to do with the injuries she sustained.

The muscles through her pelvis have developed substantially since I brought her in a month ago.

Both femurs were dislocated and fractured. She said what will happen most likely is that the heads of the femurs will actually dissolve and the muscles in the hind end will make up for the lack of joint.

She definately has neurological impairment and they aren't 100% if it's brain damage or nerve damage in her neck. Her head tilts a little bit and you can see sometimes she isn't 100% sure where her front paws are. The vet said this may improve with time, or may not. Regardless of all of this she is a VERY happy cat, that puurrrrs and purrrrs She uses her litter box like a good girl (shallow and wide one) and has a good appetite.

Her fur has grown back on her head from where Evil Child shaved her, and the hair that grew back over the cut grew in white. Looks like someone dropped some white out there!

But the most important thing is, our very own Nancy King has offered to take Stilts in and give her a forever, loving home. So our lil kitty will get the love and affection she missed out on for the first 9 months of her life. I am sure Nancy will more than make up for it!

So here are the pictures of Stilts...

She's SO very curious, and had to inspect my kitty as soon as I put her down.


Here's her lounging and preening herself. You can still see her hips a bit but they have filled in a lot in a short amount of time.




And here she is, a happy lil kitten

So this story will have a very happy ending, thanks to the help and support of the Loungers!!

This little girl has so much spirit, and still so much love and trust even after all she has been through- if only I could have so much strength! She's an amazing little girl.
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Old 10/26/2005, 05:49 PM
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Thanks for the update. She is looking pretty good actually! I'm glad to hear this has a happy ending.
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Old 10/26/2005, 05:55 PM
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Wow! Certainly has made quite a turn around. Very very happy she's going to a good forever home.
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Old 10/26/2005, 06:18 PM
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Ahhhhh! She looks so happy! You did such a good thing! Its nice to hear a happy ending to this story....now if we could just torture the losers that did this, we'd all feel better
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Old 10/26/2005, 06:20 PM
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AWWWWWWWWWWWWWW! What a cutie! She looks GREAT! Did she get adopted yet???
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Old 10/26/2005, 07:06 PM
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You stole my cat!!!! And somehow made her a kitten again!!! No not really, but pretty close...


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Old 10/26/2005, 07:39 PM
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Thanks, I think she looks good too. She has a lot more confidence now as well- she still doesn't like to be picked up too much unless she is held a certain way. Which makes sense, since her back legs have issues, she doesn't like pressure on them.

Tanya- Nancy King is 95% going to take her, I just have to confirm with her on how we are going to meet. I will probably drive three hours to my mom's house in NJ and Nancy will drive an hour and a half (without traffic god willing) from NY to NJ and we will do our kitty transfer! I will be sad to see her go, but very very happy knowing where she is going!

NWG- They sure do look alike! What's your girl's name? Did she ever have kittens? LOL
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Old 10/26/2005, 08:12 PM
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We had a long haired kitty like that, her name was Shasta.
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Old 10/26/2005, 08:43 PM
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Mine is named Stinky.. She had really bad kitty breath when we first got her from the pound... She is crazy and evil most of the time.. When she is not sleeping.. But ya, crazy and evil.......
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Old 10/26/2005, 10:01 PM
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I am so glad to see things are looking up for stilts. You and Nancy both deserve a pat on the back.
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Old 11/26/2005, 05:28 PM
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How is Stilts doing?
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