Leshanah Tovah!
Had my first Rosh Hashanah celebration on Long Island with Brett's family. Lots and lots and lots of food. Still here digesting. We may try to come back out in a week for Yom Kippur as well, especially if we can make it to temple. I'm excited to do all the high holidays. :-) Oh and I had my first Gefilte Fish last night too! (Not as good as chopped liver.)
In other news, Momotaro has been at the vet's since this past Tuesday. He'd been limping for a couple days. We thought maybe he just twisted it while playing, but when it didn't get better, we decided to do something about it. We took him to the vet of the woman who runs the adoption agency. After a preliminary exam, the doctor suggested x-rays. He guessed it was a dislocated hip and a chronic problem, but to be sure and to determine treatment he'd need x-rays. So he stayed the night and the next morning they took x-rays. They discovered that it wasn't a dislocated hip but an old femural fracture. So while he was anesthetized, they took him into surgery. Cut off the top part of the bone, polished it down to fit in the socket, etc etc. He's been at the vet's ever since, on pain medication and antibiotics. Last I heard he was doing fine and already standing up, though not with his full weight on the leg. I'm glad we caught it, as it would be a chronic problem. (And don't worry, as a pre-existing condition, the adoption agency pays for all this.) I'm hopeful that when all this is over (they suspect the lump on his side happened at the same time that his leg was fractured and toe tendons broken, so they may inspect that when they neuter him, in case it's an intestine jutting through the abdominal wall or something), he'll be like a brand new kitty. All ready to run and jump and do all the kitten things he loves to do. I can't wait.
That's all for now. Happy New Year everyone!
In other news, Momotaro has been at the vet's since this past Tuesday. He'd been limping for a couple days. We thought maybe he just twisted it while playing, but when it didn't get better, we decided to do something about it. We took him to the vet of the woman who runs the adoption agency. After a preliminary exam, the doctor suggested x-rays. He guessed it was a dislocated hip and a chronic problem, but to be sure and to determine treatment he'd need x-rays. So he stayed the night and the next morning they took x-rays. They discovered that it wasn't a dislocated hip but an old femural fracture. So while he was anesthetized, they took him into surgery. Cut off the top part of the bone, polished it down to fit in the socket, etc etc. He's been at the vet's ever since, on pain medication and antibiotics. Last I heard he was doing fine and already standing up, though not with his full weight on the leg. I'm glad we caught it, as it would be a chronic problem. (And don't worry, as a pre-existing condition, the adoption agency pays for all this.) I'm hopeful that when all this is over (they suspect the lump on his side happened at the same time that his leg was fractured and toe tendons broken, so they may inspect that when they neuter him, in case it's an intestine jutting through the abdominal wall or something), he'll be like a brand new kitty. All ready to run and jump and do all the kitten things he loves to do. I can't wait.
That's all for now. Happy New Year everyone!
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