Thanks, Julie! The vet was actually surprised that she had all of her functions about her by the look of her pelvis! Her thigh muscles are very atrophied so her back legs are a little cattywhampus...the more I look at her pelvis, though, the more I can see the extent of the damage...her spine is even a little twisted just above the pelvic bone! So it's hard to say at the moment, without x-rays, what really happened (there's a possibility that her condition could be genetic...or a birth defect)...but she's definitely one tough little girl! :)
----- Original Message ----- From: Julie Johnson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Date: Wednesday, November 24, 2004 8:57 am Subject: Re: Update on Maggie! > Jen, what wonderful (negative) news for Maggie! Poor girl must > have been sidelined for a while with that pelvic fracture. > Occasionally if it's a clean break, nothing is done surgically and > only cage rest is prescribed, so I guess Maggie was 'lucky' in the > type of break she had. She sure is lucky NOW, to have found you!! > > Jen Meyer <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hello, again! > > Well, just got back from the vet's office...the vet suspects that > she did, indeed, suffer a fracture to her pelvis! She gets around > just fine...and there's no outer signs to indicate that the injury > is recent...so she's been adapting for quite some time! But you > can really see a large "divet" where her pelvis should meet her > tail...we'll eventually have her spayed (the vet could see no sign > that she's ever had the surgery done) so when this happens, the > vet will take an x-ray of her pelvis to see what's going on! And, > again, she's remarkably clean...a few fleas but no ear mites or > intestinal parasites...she also tested negative for FeLV/FIV! So > we started vaccinations (FeLV and distemper, I believe)... > > So we're just focused on putting a little (actually, alot) of > weight on her...she's only 4 lbs.!! I guess we'll never know her > story...but she's as sweet as she can be...the plan is just to get > her healthy again and we'll take it from there...but seeing as > though she's already got a name, I have a feeling she may be > around for awhile! :) > > Thanks, everybody, for all of your well-wishes! > > Jen > > > > But if you tame me, then we shall meet each other. > To me, you will be unique in all the world... > To you, I shall be unique in all the world... > You become responsible, forever, for what you have tamed... > -Antoine de Saint Exupery > > > > "I hold that, the more helpless a creature, the more entitled it is > to protection by man from the cruelty of man. " > > "The greatness of a nation and its moral progress can be judged > by the way its animals are treated." > > Mohandas Gandhi (1869-1948) > > > Paws Come WITH Claws!!! > > If you're thinking about de-clawing your cat, you need to re-think > your decision to acquire a pet. > > --------------------------------- > Do you Yahoo!? > Read only the mail you want - Yahoo! Mail SpamGuard.
