Jennyarn

Poor Oliver! He frequently comes home limping. The good thing is that whatever
malady he incurs usually heals itself within a couple of days. Estimating when a
kitty would be better off with a visit to the vet can be a difficult judgment call.
I would be better off if I had become a veterinarian!

Tommy’s recent bout with hepatitis was caught early and, I am told, made
a rapid recovery possible. Tommy had just finished his course of antibiotics
when Oliver came home limping. I am so used to that by now. Maybe I was
extra wary because of Tommy’s illness. I examined Oliver right away. And
something just wasn’t right.

Oliver is a bit of a contortionist. Once I asked the vet if Oliver could possibly
be double jointed. He arranges himself beautifully in serpentine formations that
seem more than a little unnatural. The vet didn’t give me a clear answer.

Was Oliver’s front leg broken? It looked that way. Except Oliver did not seem
that disturbed by it. I took him to the vet.

The vet was puzzled. The fur on Oliver’s leg was shaved so the vet could get
a better look. There was enough movement at the joint which didn’t seem to
bother my lovey little leopard. So the vet’s best guess was that it wasn’t broken.
Was it a wound? That was more likely. So now Oliver has been on a course of
antibiotics. I don’t see much change in his leg though; part is still jutting out in
a precarious-looking way. The next step is to have x-rays taken.