Feb. 21st, 2010

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Oh man, this poor cat has PROBLEMS!

To re-cap, for those of you who missed the first post: I found 'Milky Wave', in the COLD, by the side of the highway last week.

The vet did a Feline Lukemia test, which came up negative. Yay!
The shaved off his mats and burrs. Yay! And fixed him. Yay!

He has pretty severe frost-bite of the ears, feet, hocks and tail, and will proably be dropping body parts around my house over the next few weeks. Not yay.

He is deaf. Not a surprise, but not yay.

He has the runs. See above.

He has had two seizures in the last two days. Super not yay.

It seems quite painful for him to walk, although he does. He also makes a funny tap-tapping sound, since his feet are scabbing over. He is really sweet, and loves to be scratched and patted, and if we can get him over these seizures, I think he will make a lovely addition to our home. I'm hoping they are due to stress + infection + malnutrition, but we'll see. All white animals seem to often have extra medical issues.
Pics of the pathetic new kitty )

I've warned the kids that he's not quite out of the woods yet. Infection and/or these seizures could still be his downfall. We're keeping him in a nice big cage, in the kitchen for now. We let him out lots, for love and pats, of course, but until his runs are cleared up, and until he's more healed, I think it will be better for him.

Thanks to everyone for all your well-wishes!

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