This morning, Leo got into a fight with two other cats. When he came home, he was limping and meowing pitifully. Peter and Flora were up in the Rochester area and had taken the car. So Miriam and I found ourselves without a car and an injured cat. We asked around at the neighbors if we could borrow a car to take Leo to the vet, but it took us half an hour to find somebody home and borrow a car. Most neighbors were gone! Then I called the vet, but they were "at capacity" and told us to go to the urgent care vet in Olean. I called them and they said there was about a two to four hour wait before we could be seen. They knew we had to travel an hour to get to them and promised to text us when we should leave. Around three we could finally leave and drove there. Leo did well in the car. We had to wait almost two hours to get discharged. Leo has a sprain and maybe was bitten. He was running a fever. He got a strong antibiotic and a strong pain killer. That will hopefully do the trick.
Heute morgen hat Leo mit anderen Katzen gekämpft. Als er nach Hause kam, hinkte er und miaute sehr kläglich. Peter und Flora waren in Rochester, natürlich mit dem Auto. Wir wollten mit Leo zum Tierarzt, doch ohne Auto ging das ja schlecht. Wir haben bei allen Nachbarn gefragt, ob wie ein Auto leihen könnten, doch die meisten waren nicht zu Hause. Nach einer halben Stunde haben wir endlich jemanden gefunden. Dann habe ich beim Tierarzt angerufen, doch die waren für den Tag schon ausgebucht und haben gesagt, wir sollten zur Notfallklinik fahren. Die ist fast eine Stunde entfernt. Ich habe da angerufen und mir ist dann gesagt worden, daß ich zwischen zwei bis vier Stunden warten müßte, um dranzukommen. Sie haben versprochen uns anzurufen, wenn wir losfahren sollten. Gegen 15.00 Uhr konnten wir endlich fahren. Gegen 18 Uhr sind wir dann mit Leo entlassen worden. Wir mußten in der Klinik sehr lange warten, weil es so viele Notfälle gab! Leo hat eine Verrenkung und auch Fieber. Vielleicht ist er gebissen worden, aber die Ärztin konnte keine Bißwunde finden, doch hat sie gesagt, daß die bei Katzen oft so klein sind, daß man sie nicht sehen kann. Also bekommt er jetzt Antibiotika und ein Schmerzmittel. Hoffentlich ist er bald wieder ganz der Alte.
Vet urgent care
Notfallklinik für Tiere
Resting next to Flora
Hier ruht er sich von all den Strapazen neben Flora aus.




I’ve been away. I hope Leo is doing ok? Thank goodness a neighbour was able to loan the use of their car. Sending gentle hugs to Leo xx
ReplyDeleteHe is finally coming out of his daze. He slept all night and most of the day in the laundry-room/basement. He did not want to eat or drink. But now he is outside with Flora and has eaten something. I do think he is doing better. Yes, I was thankful for Katrina's car! Leo appreciates the hugs. How are you doing?
DeleteOh no! Povero Leo! Oh, these crazy cats causing such trouble. Oh, you must all be worried and perhaps some close to tears as I am. I'm remembering a particularly bad fight Xena was in . . Greg remembers having to take her to the vet on the bus and she meowed plaintively the whole way. She had a terrible abscess from a bad bite. I'm sure he will improve, but it is worrisome. I'll say a prayer for him to get well. Hugs to all of you!
ReplyDeleteYes, our neighbor feeds stray cats, and now we have so many of them! Actually, I just wrote in my other reply that maybe he fought with a racoon. We are not sure. Yes, we were worried being with him, no car, and a booked vet. We had never been to the urgent care place before, it is fairly new, but it was a good place (so many injured animals!). Leo was not bleeding, but behaving oddly and his leg was all strange. He got the antibiotics to prevent an abscess as you are describing. She was not sure if he got bitten or not. Thanks so much for saying a prayer, I am sure it helped because he tried to climb a tree!
DeleteOh Leo! Now you are trying to climb a tree! Cats reproduce so quickly. It's such a concern. Here in the city there are many people who TNR - Trap, neuter and release. They work so hard to try and keep the population down so that cats can have healthy lives, and they also support people like your neighbor who take care of cat communities. The key, however, is neutering. Do you know how Germany maintains a healthy feral cat population? Is there this situation in Munich and other cities also? I've read a little bit about efforts in Italy and in Turkey through the visits Hannah Shaw has written about (She goes under the name Kittenlady on IG and her website).
DeleteOh, we also have such a program in the county, but it is only active in the spring, I believe. You have to call the county seat and make an appointment. It seems to be a complicated process. I have never heard of feral cats in Germany, nor have I seen them. Maybe in Berlin? No idea :).
DeleteThat's good there is a program in your area.
DeleteMaybe there isn't a big problem with feral cats in Germany.
I don't think there is, in general, I never see so many cats there.
DeleteOh weh! Armer Leo. Ich hoffe, es geht ihm bald wieder besser.
ReplyDeleteJa, er ist wieder viel munterer.
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