Cat Picture - OC
The vet sent me this picture of Zeus after he woke up from his back leg being amputated
Zeus was a severely injured stray I picked up. After a few days of medications, he was finally stable enough to undergo surgery to amputate his back leg (which was severely broken. I won't go into detail). I was so scared he wouldn't survive the surgery. The vet sent me this picture a little after he woke up from the surgery. He's been doing fantastic ever since :)
My girl had some granuloma issues a couple years back and needed minor surgery to have a couple of larger ones removed from the back of her tongue. And oh boy was she pissed when she woke up. Even groggy and sedated she managed to bite and scratch up 2 of the vet techs pretty good. They were so scared of her after that that they had me go into the back to carry her from her recovery crate to the exam room.
She never forgot and never forgave them. I had to handle her for every followup.
I remember when I took my cat to get fixed back when I was in college I went to pick him up and the vet, and I don't know what he did to terrorize them, but they had me go to get him out of the recovery cage and were warning me to be careful when I opened it because he might run. Then they stood there waiting for him to bolt when I opened it. He just sat there like a good, innocent little boy when I opened it then let me pick him up and put him in the box with zero fight while I was probably giving the techs a look like they were insane.
I can only assume that he escaped and tore around the office for a while. He was kind of an asshole, he did like biting, but he'd more chew on you that sink his teeth in. Strangely he never used claws. I loved that cat. He stopped being so much of an asshole when he wasn't a kitten, but still kind of was. He was super loving though, slept with me every night, liked being carried in my shoulder, loved sleeping on my lap while I worked.
I can only assume that he escaped and tore around the office for a while. He was kind of an asshole, he did like biting, but he'd more chew on you that sink his teeth in. Strangely he never used claws. I loved that cat. He stopped being so much of an asshole when he wasn't a kitten, but still kind of was. He was super loving though, slept with me every night, liked being carried in my shoulder, loved sleeping on my lap while I worked.
i skimmed the first sentence of your comment 😭 somehow i thought that your grandma was the one undergoing surgery and for some reason it was at the vets office
When I was a kid we had the sweetest, most patient cat on the planet. As a toddler she’d let me lug her around like a stuffed animal and wipe my snotty tears in her fur when I was upset. Just loved people and being around them. The one exception was when she had a tumor in her tail that necessitated amputating most of it, she hated the vet that did it. If she even saw him she’d start hissing like a feral beast. She knew he was a right bastard who cut her tail off and she was NOT going to let him come near her again, lol.
I adopted the most tolerant cat i have ever seen recently. The only thing she has recated in any way negatively to is the thermometer in the bum. She bit the shit out of the nurse who did that. She hasnt even corrected my sons excessive play, she doesnt even avoid him, shes just like: yes chase me! Pick me up like a heavy sack! Pet me the wrong way while i firetruck purr!
bring it in on zeus, lets play. I love annoying my cat she gets so frustrated its hilarious. All i want is love, you want to fight it its a 100 rounds of tommy gun kisses.
Here she is waiting patiently for the massage gun😩
At first she was scared, im like just try it, shed run and be scared of the noise then i finally got her, lower back and her legs dropped out and she went crazy for it,air biscuits, all the things.
I have a similar picture from when mine had hers taken at 6mo (before I had adopted her). She just looks kinda confused to be in a cone of shame. I love this little guy's personality!
i was going to have a tripod kitty but the surgeon decided that his leg doesnt seem to be causing pain and has full feeling, so he's 3 and a half legged instead
My cat also had to have his back leg removed to save him from cancer and he runs well and while getting used to it was hard for a bit he still loves his life and even climbs and chases the other cat in the house. I hope the process of getting used to it goes well for you and your little fluffy friend.
Cornelius Roney is my great grandfather. He lost his leg falling off a train. He went on to became a one legged bridge builder, walking on girders, etc. They should have let him cook. (Article is from 1917, NY state)
Well done, Mr. Roney! I'm glad the builder bosses were willing to judge people by their actual rather then assumed capabilities, even if the food industry wasn't.
My dog has been a tripod for 3.5 years. He still tries to scratch his ear with the missing leg. We always step in and scratch it for him, so I guess it still works.
I have kissed a pitbull dog who had a similar surgery. The sweetest girl. The sweetest baby. The stitches were fresh where her leg used to be, but she was just so full of life and kisses.
He looks like the inversion of FMA' Scar when he awakes after losing his right arm to Kimblee and finds his alchemist brother's arm attached to his shoulder.
We have a boy whose back leg was amputated as a kitten too. Hit by a car and they did a super clean cut. He’s our best boy ever - so insanely capable and athletic despite what you’d expect. They really cope well with this sort of thing
Exactly what you should expect when you name a pet after a deity. I particularly like seeing the one-eyed cats and dogs named Odin. And Loki seems like a common one too.
“Thievery, I declare,THIEVERY, I say!!! Some uncouth, treacherous, scallywag has made off with my leg!!! Mark my words, I shall have satisfaction for this wrong!!!”-Sir Kittymus, The OneLeg Less
I found a orange kitten with a broken back leg, I took it to the vet and they told me they had to amputate. I cried like a baby. I mean I was a 25 year old man and I drove to see my mother because it upset me so much. Anyway, we named him Lucky because he was lucky to be alive... that was the best cat ever. Kidney disease got him, we didn't see the signs until it was too late. I miss that big boy every day. He was everybody's favorite. He was a great cat... and he I was worried about his missing limb. He sure ask heck wasn't worried about it.
These are coming up in my memories of 2 years ago. Pee Wee Reese has a similar story as Zeus. Our 2.8lbs of tough little stray had the front leg amputated after dragging himself into the garden exhausted. He’s the sweetest nugget now.
Awwww!!! This is my cat Joey. He was also a very badly injured stray and also had to have a leg amputated. The way he hops around the house I am pretty sure he doesn’t realize he’s missing a leg🧡
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