CLARENCE THE THREE-LEGGED KITTEN, Part 4
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Five days after Clarence came into foster with me, he was due for a recheck at OHS. I told the doctor of his progress. She checked him over and to my surprise gave him the medical clearance he needed to go up for immediate adoption. I was shocked. Even though he had been doing well, I couldn’t imagine him going to some stranger’s home without more time to heal and adjust to his new disability. There was still a week to go before he’d even be getting his stitches out.
Would his adopters make sure he didn’t overdo? Would they keep up with his exercises? Would they understand this sweet being was going through the biggest challenge of his life? I begged the doctor to delay it, to let me keep him in foster at least until after removing the stitches, but my appeal was denied.
I understood their reasoning; it would be best to get him into his forever home as soon as possible. He’d made so much headway already, and there was no reason to think he wouldn’t continue on the path to recovery. Still, I had the nagging feeling it might not be so easy for him. As it turned out, I was right.
To be continued…
