My new Foster baby.

Baby fo sho.

He's 8 days old, my guesstimation. Vet agreed.

Here's the deal with him..

Some kids by a local high school heard some cries by a dumpster by the school and found him on the ground behind it. So they skipped class and brought him to the shelter.

It appeared as though his foot was deformed, so said the owner.. but I knew when I saw it that mama has probably accidentally chewed his foot off when he chewed the sac off. And the a bit of his tail.
The vet confirmed that it's likely what happened, and we decided to give him a chance. He's on an ointment for his leg, his tail has already healed on it's own.

He has a pretty big appetite for a little guy.

Anyway.






That's Nixie.

What a cutie!!!

His poor little leg I hope it heals well and doesn't give him any future problems.

Once he's bigger, it'll be up to the vet if he thinks that taking the leg off would benefit him more than having the leg without the foot. I imagine taking the leg would eliminate any problems. But we'll see in a couple months.

OMG! Soooo adorable and such a sad way to begin life, until you found him ofcourse.......Many vibes and prayers his way to surviving this tough time!

Thank Goodness for those kids!

Oh what a cutie for the sweet babe

Originally Posted by BabyWukong

OMG, cut of his leg?? poor little bugger...

I do hope this doesn't happen very often to kittens!

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In 5 years of volunteering I've never seen it happen before.. but I've heard of it happening by reading about it or seeing it on TV.. can't remember. I'm sure it doesn't happen too often.



Thank you everyone. ;

Sure is a cutie! Hope his leg gets better.

Bless his little cotton socks There are some good kids out there after all

Lots of healthy healing coming his way

Oh my, poor sweet baby. Bless you for taking care of this soul and giving him a chance.....

Oh he is a doll... I look forward to seeing more pics as he grows up...

Originally Posted by BabyWukong

OMG, cut of his leg?? poor little bugger...

I do hope this doesn't happen very often to kittens!

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Sometimes it happens... I've seen it elsewhere, I've never had a tripod kitty myself (although Skippy's Trace is, I believe... one of his is). I know with dogs (and probably cats) that if there is a limb there, they will try to use it... so removing the rest of the leg, when the foot is no longer there, is best. If you left the leg on there, many times they will try to use it and will get sores and other issues on the stump... it's better all around in most cases (probably all, but I don't want to generalize that much). it keeps them from further injuring the leg. They adjust well to three legs...

Can't wait for more pics!
Amanda

Poor baby's leg! He's a cutie! I hope he heals up quickly.

Taken this afternoon. I had a shift at teh office at the rescue so I took him with me. The light was fairly good in there so I took a few pictures.

He is to cute and full of life, and he definitely has thanks for you giving him love! Will be thinking about him and checking for updates..........

Oh what a darling..........keep those pics coming!

Originally Posted by kittylover4ever

Oh what a darling..........keep those pics coming!

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Hows he doing? He looks so sweet in those last pictures, with his fur all poofy!

Oh my gosh; he is such a sweetheart! His poor little leg Thank goodness those kids found him and that he has you!