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| Milly with her big protector |
Very sad morning............after finishing feeding the strays, I noticed Milly at the bottom of the field and she didn't appear to be moving. Upon closer inspection, she was only moving on her stomach. Oh heck. What has happened to her? She obviously missed her breakfast. I picked her up carefully and put her to where some food was and noticed still that she wasn't able to stand on her legs. Poor girl! She was Lucy's friend and Lucy was the big protector of all the strays. Many thoughts went through my mind. Had someone done this deliberately, had she injured herself or what? We knew she had to go to the vet immediately. An appointment was made for that same evening. Upon examining Milly, the vet gave her injections and said that if she doesn't start walking within the next 3 days, an X-Ray would be taken. Why an X-Ray wasn't taken then, I don't know, but I am not the vet. During this time, Milly was put into a very large dog box, to give her movement. Three days passed and still no change. Now what? If she can't be helped, we have to consider putting her to sleep, but vets here in our location do not perform this practice to a 'well' animal, regardless of its disabilities. No one will agree to foster Milly as she will have to be an indoor cat. Oh my, this is one of the problems of living in Greece, no easy solutions at all.
I rang a friend to see if he could help, as there was no way Milly could continue living in an open space. I wasn't happy for her to be in a large box all the time, she needed to be out. He agreed to take her and care for her, but he took her to another vet who did an X-Ray immediately. Results showed that she had a broken spine. How could this have happened?
This second vet advised that a period of 21 days or more would be needed to see if she heeled. If not, then a decision would have to be made regarding Milly's future.
Luckily with the care and physiotherapy my friends were giving Milly, she started to make progress. As time went by, she started to walk small steps at first, to her litter tray. This was amazing. Had it not been for the kindness of these people, then Milly's chances would have been very slim.
However, the good new is that Milly has been fostered by these kind people, and finally is enjoying life. All I can say is a huge thank you for the care, time and patience that has been given to Milly. She is such a lucky girl.
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