Suki

I know I've been mentioning my other cats but I've not really told you about them here, it's all been about Cali. So I thought that I'd tell you about them and their stories. You see Cali is my only "normal" kitty. Suki and Casper both have disabilities. Since my Su is older I suppose I'll start with her.

Suki was a kitten that I gave to my cousins when they were younger. Unfortunately their neighbors dog came and attacked her. They were unable to pay for any vet bills and we thought that she was going to have to be put down because she could not walk. I went and picked her up to take her to the vet, fully thinking her back was broken.

The vet said however that she had no broken bones, but she did have major damage to the tendons and ligaments and possibly some nerves in her back legs. She would walk again, though with a limp, but he saw no reason to put her down if I was willing to work with him to take care of her. Luckily it was summer so I had the free time I needed, otherwise it would have been rough.

She had no bladder control at first nor could she get into a litter box so she lay on a puppy pad for about a week. Every time she went potty I had to clean her up. After that she started getting up and moving to a puppy pad and a few weeks later she was back to using a litter box.

She still has a limp, even now years later. She doesn't seem to notice much though, except that she can't jump very high. Otherwise she runs and plays like normal. She's a bit overweight because my grandmother spoiled her before I moved out. She felt sorry for her I think, but that is not a problem anymore and she's losing weight at a healthy rate now.

She's a healthy cat and I'm glad that I was able to take care of her so that she can be her fluffy happy self.