Hi everyone!!
I’m the proud cat mum of a little girl who’ll be 12 at the end of the month – we call her Belette!!!
On Tuesday 25th Jan, we were having a little cuddle and when I put her back down on the floor, I noticed she was losing her balance and then started limping slightly!! At first, I thought she must have just hurt herself while having a mad half-hour... I kept a close eye on my Belette and sure enough, I saw she had a small wound on her back right leg (on the side of the 'knee')!! I cleaned it up a bit with some antiseptic and told myself it was something to watch!!!
The next day, Belette was limping even more than the day before... to me, it’s not normal for a tiny wound to make her limp that much... so I decided to book an appointment with her vet!!!
On Thursday we went to the appointment... and the news was a shock... that little wound was actually a tumour that had created a lump in her thigh!!
The vet strongly recommended surgery as soon as possible to remove the mass, as it’s clearly bothering her terribly, and to have it analysed to find out if it’s a benign tumour or not!
My Belette is on anti-inflammatories while we wait for her surgery!
The following Monday was surgery day... I picked her up in the afternoon... the operation went well and we should have the results for the tumour within 15 days max!!!
She’s on antibiotics and anti-inflammatories for 5 days post-op!!!
On Tuesday and Wednesday, she was slowly recovering... she ate a tiny bit... drank some water and a few drops of milk as a well-deserved treat, as she’s been so brave these last two weeks!!!
On Thursday, she tried to use her litter tray... she was scratching at the litter... arching her back... straining, but nothing was happening!!
Oh no, she looks constipated... she’s vomited bile 5 times... I called the clinic straight away, but they can’t see her until tomorrow!! On the vet's advice, the receptionist told me not to give her the antibiotics or anti-inflammatories until our appointment (it could be those that are upsetting her little tummy) and to give her some sugar water in the meantime to help keep her going!!
