Need vibes for another rescued kitten!

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Aww, what a sweet little baby. Bless his heart and bless you for saving him, sending many good vibes to little Cillian that he continues to get better!
 

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I am so glad that the vet was able to help and so quickly!

I hope that your yard sale goes well and you can raise some much needed funds..
 

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Bless the little darling, it just makes my heart warm to think of what a little trooper he is. Kind of makes all my petty problems pale in comparison.
 
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Well, with all the rain, I haven't been able to have a yard sale yet...

Little Cillian has coccidia. I'm not surprised...

He is doing really well... Right now he is wrestling his toy mouse...

He can walk, run, and play just like a normal kitten. It's kinda hard to keep him calm. I have had him staying in one of my dog crates. But when I open it to feed him or love on him, he comes flying out! He just wants to run and play and be loved on... He is so full of life! His favorite thing to play with seems to be his tail.


His stitches come out on thursday. The he can finally have the head collar off. But he'll still have to be cage rested for at least another 2 weeks... maybe longer depending on how he's healing...

I wish I had a web cam so you all could see what kind of a maniac he's being. He's attacking his bed, his tail, and his toys. Running in the litter box, out of the litter box, back in the litter box. Croutching down, springing up and attacking his bed some more...He's all over the place!
What a nut!!!

Well I have to go back to work... Just thought I'd update you all on how he's doing!
 

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Aww, they're such little troopers. Goodness! They just don't seem to let anything get them down, do they? Sometimes I think humans could take a huge lesson (or five) from animals.
 
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I think something has gone wrong... Cillian started favoring his right rear leg this morning. I thought maybe it was just a little sore. Now he is hardly walking at all and I can tell that its his right rear leg thats causing him pain... He was fine yesterday... I'm bringing him in for xrays... I think the pin may have rotated or come out completely... I really hope not... If it did, that means more surgery. He'll either have to have it plated or amputated.

Please pray that he is just having a bad day!!! I really dont want to have to put him through more surgery... Not to mention, I dont know if I can afford another one... particullarly not having a plate put in at the specialist again.

Right now he's just looking at me with very sad eyes... I just know that something has gone wrong.

PLEASE let me be wrong...
 

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Oh no! I hope he's all right! Sending lots of good luck and extra healing vibes!
 
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Bad news... his pin in his right leg is backing out... that means he will have to have surgery to remove it. We are just hoping that it stays where its at until there is enough bone healed. If it backs out too far too soon, he may require an amputation. So keep sending those vibes. I know it may sound bad, but at least the discomfort is keeping him from moving around too much. He is on pain meds now, but you can tell it bothers him to walk on it.

He got his sutures out today. He was very happy to be able to clean himself. (he spent an hour tidying himself up)

I guess I will just keep hoping for the best. At least if it is just the pin removal and not an ampution, it will be relatively inexpensive. (The vet said he would neuter him at the same time. so it is basically the same cost as a neuter plus about 25 - 50 dollars for the pin removal itself...)
 

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How long does he need to stay subdued and will immobilizing the leg help to keep the pin from traveling any further? Is there any way to keep him from helping the pin to move or is it all just luck based?

Sending lots of stay put vibes to that pin.
 
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Ok... So I emailed the specialist the xrays today. The surgeon said that he wasn't comfortable leaving the pin in any longer for fear that it would cause nerve damage. He said that he would be willing to remove the pin tommorrow that way he could see how stable the bone was. He said that if he didn't feel it was stable enough, he could place another pin in his leg that would be secured in place to prevent this from happening again. I asked him if he could neuter the little guy at the same time... he said it would be no problem.

But wait, here's the best part.... He said, "don't worry, I'll do it all for no charge".


I LOVE THIS SPECIALIST
... If you ever need a specialist and are in the tampa bay area. Go to tampa bay veterinary specialists! I just can't say enough about how awesome these people are! This totally made my day!!! I am just so happy right now!! There are still kind hearted people out there working for more then just the all mighty dollar!

Keep those vibes coming... Hopefully surgery goes well tommorrow!
 

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Sending all the best wishes and strong kitty get better vibes! If he feels too down about the neutering, just tell him that Pogue goes to be neutered Tuesday... (by the way, since he's a champagne pointed Tonk.. his little "fluffy parts" are dark brown... it's kind of funny to see such a startling contrast to the creamy white base coat). Anyway, thought you all might get a chuckle out of that, and that Cillian wouldn't feel so alone if he knew it was happening to kitties everywhere.
 
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Cillian is back at home now... He had the pin pulled and the vet said that his leg was already stable enough that he didn't have to put another one in. (Aren't kittens amazing?) 2 weeks and his leg is stable!!! The vet just said that he has to stay cage rested for the next 2 weeks or so until it is fully healed. He doesn't seem to miss his manhood. He's to busy eatting right now to care about much else.

I have a question though... Has anyone else ever noticed that when you shave a siamese type cat, that where you shave them seems to grow back darker??? It happened with another rescue of mine (Yuki) and and now Cillian's whole backside is coming back brown instead of the cream color he use to be. Am I just imagining it or is there a real reason?
 

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I just saw this and I've got to say, you have a wonderful heart and I wish there were more people out there who would go that extra mile for an animal in need like you are.

for your special Cillian.
 

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I don't know if the shaving has anything to do with it... but I do notice that they darken as they age. It may simply be that they're darkening naturally because they're getting older, and the shaving is.. just coincidental? Pogue is darkening up, fairly rapidly, so I know if I shaved him (or when he comes back from "snip snip" on tuesday) that he'll be markedly darker when it grows back in. He's the only one that I've had that has any known oriental background in him... had a Bengal that the breeder thought had Siamese in her background and she did the same thing, but all the Bengals did this as well.
 
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Cillian goes back to the specialist tommorrow. His other pin has started to move and the vet thinks it would be best to pull it so it doesn't cause him any pain when it starts to come out farther.
Otherwise he is doing really well. He runs and plays and thinks he's just as normal as any other cat.
We are having some problems introducing him to the other cats. He thinks everyone is his friend, so he runs right up to them and trys to jump on them. Needless to say, they don't take too kindly to it. He doesn't understand why they hiss at him when he does that.

His little dark butt is the funniest thing. He has a definate line where they shaved him. He's a beautiful off-white and then, BAM, brown with dark brown stripes....

I'll have to post a pic later...
 

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Please keep us posted!!! I'll be prayingfor the little guy.
What part of Florida are you in? I'm in Boynton Beach.
 

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Yeah for little Cillian! He is a "little warrior"


Let's hope he gets the hang of making friends...I bet he will be a very sweet kitty for someone. I can't wait to see a picture of him now.
 
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Surgery went well... He wasn't bothered by it at all.... Here are the pics I promised!

He looks sooo sweet...



Here you can see the little devil he is...



And here you can see the dramatic color change where they shaved him...
 
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