Awoke monday to the sound of my cat Kit (not in the picture) hissing. I figured they were just play fighting again. Grabbing my glasses, I noticed her limping. I thought she must have sprained it or something. I did notice two things: Nothing was out of place and she was dragging one of her hind legs as if it was dead. Took her to the Vet. It turns out she had preexisting neurological damage. It can just hit them sometimes in terms of functioning. Tried some treatments overnight. Her mobility did not really improve. I took her home today. We're going to wait 2 weeks to see if anything changes. Amazing thing: She had been a 'scaredy cat. I took her to get groomed once. They were unable to even give her a bath. Now, she's this bundle of purrs and happiness. She was cooperative at the Vet's even. It hurts a lot when she tries to walk. I set up a special room for her in a large closet space. She peeks around every time I walk by. Her purrs are anticipatory whenever I go to pet her. She is, essentially, paraplegic now. There is no definite answer to when/if that will change. She may lose the leg. It is all just amazing to me somehow. You would never know if you just walked up to her sitting. It has been an awful couple days, but she will not give up ... nor will I on her. I'll do whatever it takes to make her life as pleasant as possible.
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