Friend just adopted new kitten and found out he has broken leg

[MrChad]

Does anyone have any suggestions for this kind of situation?

A friend of my wife and I recently rescued a kitten from the local animal control. His name is Sam and he's 4 months old. He's clearly been the victim of abuse; he's underweight and has some scars from stitches.

After she brought the kitten home, she found him limping a bit. She brought him to a vet and found out that Sam had a broken front leg that did not heal properly. It's now bent oddly and causes him to favor him left front leg. He doesn't appear to be in pain (he runs on it), but I don't know if it could be a problem later in life.

She's a teacher and can't afford the estimated $2000 required for surgery to correct the leg. Does anyone have some suggestions for this poor guy?

 

[Chompman]

Return it to the store and get a new one since you have a 30 day warranty on broken items...

 

[ronin2kr6]

Originally posted by: Chompman
Return it to the store and get a new one since you have a 30 day warranty on broken items...

i laughed and im sorry but it was good. im going to hell...........

 

[MrCodeDude]

Originally posted by: Chompman
Return it to the store and get a new one since you have a 30 day warranty on broken items...

Heh.

Find a new owner who is able to pay for it?

 

[dugweb]

if it's not painful for the cat, dont do anything... it'll have a happy life one way or the other

edit: the post below mine is the best suggestion there could possibly be

 

[Sluggo]

It will be fine, just cut the leg off and attach a stick of wood.

Who doesnt want a cool pirate cat?

 

[Chompman]

Originally posted by: ronin2kr6

Originally posted by: Chompman
Return it to the store and get a new one since you have a 30 day warranty on broken items...

i laughed and im sorry but it was good. im going to hell...........

Well when you get here the party is in room 219.

 

[thelanx]

Can they rebreak it and reset the bone? I imagine you would have to pay for anasthesia and such, but it would be cheaper than surgery.

 

[ThisIsMatt]

Suggestion: get a brighter friend.


(edit: where the hell did I get girlfriend from?)

 

[ronin2kr6]

Originally posted by: Chompman

Originally posted by: ronin2kr6

Originally posted by: Chompman
Return it to the store and get a new one since you have a 30 day warranty on broken items...

i laughed and im sorry but it was good. im going to hell...........

Well when you get here the party is in room 219.

not 420 eh?

 

[quakefiend420]

Originally posted by: Sluggo
It will be fine, just cut the leg off and attach a stick of wood.

Who doesnt want a cool pirate cat?

i actually laughed out loud at this

i'm horrible

 

[shortylickens]

Either find a new owner or kill it.
I'm not kidding.

I like cats, but spending an ass-load of money on something like that is silly.
Money like that could be used to take care of your kids or get an education.

Get a new one.
Pets are cool like that. You can get a new one and love it just as much. You wont even know the difference if it has the same fur pattern.

 

[Chompman]

Originally posted by: ThisIsMatt
Suggestion: get a brighter girlfriend.

But then when she finds out what the OP is like she will leave him...

Plus dumb ones you can trick into sex easier.

 

[shilala]

Originally posted by: quakefiend420

Originally posted by: Sluggo
It will be fine, just cut the leg off and attach a stick of wood.

Who doesnt want a cool pirate cat?

i actually laughed out loud at this

i'm horrible

Sluggo's on tonight. He got me twice.

 

[Chompman]

Originally posted by: ronin2kr6

Originally posted by: Chompman

Originally posted by: ronin2kr6

Originally posted by: Chompman
Return it to the store and get a new one since you have a 30 day warranty on broken items...

i laughed and im sorry but it was good. im going to hell...........

Well when you get here the party is in room 219.

not 420 eh?

Nah, Zim told me that room is a trap and leads you straight to Satan's sodomizing room.

 

[Cuda1447]

Originally posted by: quakefiend420

Originally posted by: Sluggo
It will be fine, just cut the leg off and attach a stick of wood.

Who doesnt want a cool pirate cat?

i actually laughed out loud at this

i'm horrible

Same here, I laughed really hard at the thought of a cool pirate cat.

 

[Chompman]

Originally posted by: Cuda1447

Originally posted by: quakefiend420

Originally posted by: Sluggo
It will be fine, just cut the leg off and attach a stick of wood.

Who doesnt want a cool pirate cat?

i actually laughed out loud at this

i'm horrible

Same here, I laughed really hard at the thought of a cool pirate cat.

Shiver me timbers

 

[shinzwei]

rescuing a cat in need is a good deed, karma-what goes around comes around=)

to me karma can be a good thing also=)

 

[Sluggo]

All these people wanted cool pirate cats.

Just tell me this isnt the coolest thing ever.

 

[Ronstang]

I'm not trying to be cruel but you already know the answer to your question and that is to have the poor fellow euthanized. It is the best option. Who is going to adopt a cat that need $2K worth of surgery? It is unlikely to happen.

 

[quakefiend420]

Originally posted by: Chompman

Originally posted by: Cuda1447

Originally posted by: quakefiend420

Originally posted by: Sluggo
It will be fine, just cut the leg off and attach a stick of wood.

Who doesnt want a cool pirate cat?

i actually laughed out loud at this

i'm horrible

Same here, I laughed really hard at the thought of a cool pirate cat.

Shiver me timbers

ARRR!!!!!

 

[Chompman]

Originally posted by: Sluggo
All these people wanted cool pirate cats.

Hey now, stop showing the people my secrets.

 

[Sluggo]

Originally posted by: Ronstang
I'm not trying to be cruel but you already know the answer to your question and that is to have the poor fellow euthanized. It is the best option. Who is going to adopt a cat that need $2K worth of surgery? It is unlikely to happen.

WTH? If the cat is happy and mobile, there is absolutely no reason to have it put down. Like a cat cant live out a life with a slight limp.

 

[Ronstang]

Originally posted by: Sluggo

Originally posted by: Ronstang
I'm not trying to be cruel but you already know the answer to your question and that is to have the poor fellow euthanized. It is the best option. Who is going to adopt a cat that need $2K worth of surgery? It is unlikely to happen.

WTH? If the cat is happy and mobile, there is absolutely no reason to have it put down. Like a cat cant live out a life with a slight limp.

Ah, the liberal who thinks he is merciful yet is acutally the cruel one. You think it is OK to have a cat with a broken leg and to just let it be? If you cannot or will not pay to have it corrected then have the decency to do the proper and humane thing and have the animal put down. I am an animal person so I do not take these things lightly. Any repsectable Vet would tell you exactly what I am.

 

[AnitaPeterson]

My first cat had a broken front leg, which didn't heal properly, despite our efforts to take it to the vet and put it in a cast... Having a cast on a cat is impossible.

She healed just fine, but had a slight limp for the rest of her days, and she walked a bit funny. Otherwise it was a perfectly normal and happy cat.

Don't you dare to kill the kitten. If you can't take it to a vet, leve him be... he'll be ok, despite a physical imperfection.