CLARENCE THE THREE-LEGGED KITTEN, Part 7
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Clarence’s final checkup with the OHS doctors had been all good. The URI and eye infections were cured, and amazingly his heart murmur had disappeared. As I understood it, the murmur they’d heard previously could have been brought on by the surgery and anesthesia process. I was just glad it was gone. He still had a few days to go on his ear medication. Sometimes I would see him stop and try to scratch with the missing leg. How frustrating that must have been!
By this time we were into our third week together. I was keeping to his exercise instructions and restricting his playtime as much as I could for a kitten of six months. Everything seemed to be going well. Clarence and Tyler were adjusting to each other’s presence with very little aggression, and Clarence was getting stronger every day.
Then I began noticing something strange. Out of nowhere, he would flip on his back and flop around as if someone had jabbed him with a pin. The first few times, I discounted it as related to his trying to maneuver on the phantom leg, but as it continued, I found it was happening even when he was lying down.
Up until that time, Clarence had been increasingly active, coming to greet me at mealtimes and playing with his toys, but suddenly he didn’t want to move from his bed. I carried him in to sit with me on the couch where he had another one of his spasms. That’s when I contacted OHS and told them something was wrong.
They quickly offered me an appointment for the next day. Clarence spent the rest of that day and night resting in his heated bed. I witnessed no more spasms, but I wasn’t with him all the time so I couldn’t be sure he didn’t have one. The following morning he seemed back to normal, scooting around and curious about everything. Since through his resting period, he had always remained alert, the doctors and I agreed to delay a vet visit unless the issue arose again. I’m thankful to say, it did not.
To be continued…
