Cat having leg amputated, what to expect?
I watch a lot of Animal Planet – the rescue shows and ER vet. All I have ever heard is that cats and dogs do just fine when a leg is amputated. Don’t project your human considerations of such a “mutilation” onto your cat. You can get a bottle of Rescue Remedy from a health foods store for under $20. That is excellent to put on her prior to going into surgery, if you visit her at the vet’s and when she comes back into your home. You simply put three to four drops on her fur between her ears as often as you can. It is immensely helpful in reducing anxiety, fear, shock and pain following a surgery. It cannot harm her in any way nor interfere with pain medications, antibiotics or whatnot that the vet may give her. It will help reduce her restlessness and anxiety if she must be caged for a while. You can apply it every fifteen minutes until she seems to settle down well and become more relaxed. I hope the surgery will do the trick and stop any cancer from spreading, giving her a long and he
