Just thought I'd log in with an update: "Mi Chiquita" is every day more like her usual self! Slightly flaky, occasionally VERY affectionate, sometimes loud and demanding, other times completely aloof as if we were total strangers - just like before!
The wound is completely scabbed over, with no swelling or heat. She is getting around on three legs, and spends most of her time lying down, but no longer seems to be in pain.
Well, that's all. Just wanted to share the good news!
Just wanted to post an update, especially in gratitude to the many who responded when my little stray (Mi Chiquita) was injured...
I was away for two months and just a few days ago came back home, wondering how she had recovered... well, was I pleasantly surprised!! Despite a broken hip, she has no limp at all! Only a slight hestiation when she gets up if she's been sleeping, and the back leg splays out ever so slightly... no scar whatsoever where she was wounded. Her hunting skills have not diminished, still living off her prey (plus an occasional treat