Sphynx Cat Emergency Part 2
Posted in Sphynx Kittens Care on 13. Dec, 2009
Continuing on from yesterdays post about Sphynx Kitten Pierre being mauled by a dog after somehow getting over/under/through a 7 foot fence to the neighbours house.
It was with great relief that i took the phone call from Pierre’s emergency vet yesterday afternoon. After stabilising him and taking x-rays, they found that there was no internal injuries that they could see. There was some compression of some vertebrae but this was not affecting his legs which was a good sign.
When we went to pick him up last night they showed us how the tearing of his skin had meant air had gotten between his fat and muscle layers. He had blown up like a balloon and when you touched him you could feel the bubbles of air moving and crackling under his skin. Very unnerving.
Pierre is in a great deal of pain and is on pain relief. You can see from the picture below the bruising from the biting, as well as from a 40kg apparently pinning him to the ground with his paw. Note also how swollen he is compared to his pictures in other posts
This is a picture I took of him this morning on the other side, where you can see the stitching of where he was torn open. Luckily none of his organs or muscles have been damaged, but he will have some scarring for life. You can also see that some of the swelling has gone down as the air has escaped from the wounds.
He still has a way to go. He hasn’t eaten yet, and I only managed to coax him to lap a tiny amount of water this morning. His bladder is working though and that is a good sign. Lots of bed rest and antibiotics for the next couple of days for our poor boy.
