The particially bionic cat.

Lady got hit by a car or some other traumatic injury on the Wednesday before Thanksgiving. She was at the vet with Grish all weekend....Grish was on call...and Grish saw her on Wednesday. She broke her femur in a couple places. It was a difficult weekend while Grish checked for heart/lung bruising and any possible neurological damage. We had to decide if we wanted to go ahead with the surgery...and basically decided if she made it through the weekend ok we would, since they said they could fix her and she should be as pretty good as new leg. Mom and I drove her down to Purdue on Monday. They had to wait until Thursday because of all the admittees after the holiday weekend...and they liked Lady....they had crazy dogs they wanted out on Wednesday. She had a pretty complicated surgery, but they saved her femoral head. She had a pin, 6 screws and a plate put in her leg. She broke her pelvis, but not bad enough to repair. It should heal on it's own. She's in confinement for the next 6 weeks. Mom and I just brought her back last Friday. She just settled a little. She initially tried to climb up Trixie's old cage, so Amy and mom went to the store and bought a new cage so I wouldn't worry about her falling while trying to get out....So, it's been a rather traumatic week for us all as we realized we were more emotionally attached to the cat than we thought...and it's difficult, but she should be a-ok in about 6 weeks.....and annoying in a couple because she'll think she's better...but she's not...I'm calling her the partially bionic cat...The x-rays were fierce. She's got 4 inches of metal in her little leg. Metal runs all the way up and down her entire femur. It's a lot on her little cat frame. The incision runs almost all the way down her entire leg. It's very sad, really.....but she seems to be doing ok.....and she's started purring and is just a little badass cat still....she sat on my lap for a while while Amy and mom were getting the new cage, so I'll bring her out later and do the same so she's got some normal-ness.It's going to be a long 6 weeks. I can't imagine this with a sick kid....it's bad enough as it is...