Well... another trip to the emergency vet clinic tonight. Charlie decided all the cool cats were falling off of balconies so he thought he'd give it a try (Only a story drop). Fortunately, he was trying to climb back onto the balcony when I found him. As we stood in the exam room, the vet asked if he had any other injuries or illness... I'm a little embarrassed from the list and a little broke....
1. When we found him, he had a de-gloving injury of his lower lip. De-gloving injuries occur when the tissue is separated from the bone. 9 stitches later, his lip was re-attached to his gums. He tore out 2 stitches and the rest healed nicely.
2. He took a 3 story dive off a balcony and his tail was a little crooked for a few months.
3. He impacted a hairball in his intestines 3 years in a row (strangely every August) eventually resulting in the removal of about an inch of his intestine. Now he wears a snazzy home hair cut and ugly sweaters on the cold days.
4. He impacted an anal gland a few months ago. Ow.
5. He ruptured his cruciate ligament in his hind right knee about 2 months ago. During the X-ray to check his knee, they captured his right hind foot and found signs of arthritis.
6. Tonight, he injured his left hind knee. The vet is pretty sure he didn't rupture the ligament, but he definitely damaged himself. No xrays needed, so no new gems provided. I'm sure we will need to xray something soon enough.
So this is my 9 year old cat... the vet thinks he has 3 lives left. I was just proud that he didn't draw blood on this vet.
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