This morning (about 3 am) Dixie was meowing for me to let her out. I figured she had to use the bathroom, so I let her out. She hasn't come back at all yet, and this isn't like her because in the morning at 7, she comes to the door to let her in (feeding time). I haven't seen her at all... It's driving me crazy! :bawling: :coocoo:

Ohh, noooo...I'm so sorry...I hope she comes back very soon :comfort:

:shock: Hope she is home. :bawling: :comfort:

She probably didn't go far. Is there someplace she could be hiding? Under the porch, behind the woodpile, etc?

I hope she's come back!! :(

Has she came back yet??

Nope, I've checked. I've called her a dozen times, but she's nowhere to be found. I think that she could've gone into someone else's garage, and now is trapped there. Hopefully she's ok. :(

I just found Dixie laying on the ground. I called her, and she didn't want to get up. So I went over, picked her up, and found out that there's something wrong with her right rear leg. Theres a huge mark of blood or something, going across it. :( I'm going to take her to the vet, wish us luck!

Ohh..no, that does not look good..poor Dixie...please let us know as soon as you get back from the vet. :comfort:

Poor girl! I hope she'll be okay! :hug:

:( Aw looks like she may have been in a fight. Glad she's home tho. :thumbsup:

Oh dear, hurry over there and get her leg taken care of!! Poor Dixie, I hope you'll be all right!! :(

Poor Dixie!! :( I'm so glad you found her! Keep us posted!

The vet was closed (go figure) and so I was spending time with Dixie. I put her in a temporary cast, and washed out her wound. Here's her now:


She finally has calm down, before she wouldn't stop meowing.
Thank goodness I found her, or else something worse could have happened.....

:comfort:

Oh nooo...poor Dixie....do you have any antibiotics on hand?? I think she could really use some...that's a nasty wound...

Hugs to her :hug:

I treated her wound with a spray called Solarcaine, to prevent infection. Right now, shes pretty ok, she's sleeping. She doesn't want to eat or drink water, if she doesn't want to eat tomorrow, I'm taking her to a vet. Keep your fingers crossed for Dixie!! I hope she feels better! :( :kittyluv:
No, I don't have any cat antibiotics. :(

Why do these things happen just before a weekend? And a long holiday weekend to boot? :confused: :(

Things always seem to happen at the wrong time. :confused: :( Perfect timing for the holidays :rolleyes:

I suppose the vet was closed early for the holidays. I wish cats would learn to get sick or hurt while the vets are open. :rolleyes:

Well, that sounded kind of dumb. :lol: I really wish cats would learn not to get sick or hurt AT ALL!! :)

Me too!
But at least Dixie is fine for now. She's sleeping and very calm :thumbsup:
This is the first time something has happened to Dixie, except the other time when we first got her, she was sick, had earmites, and was in bad condition. The vet said that if we haven't bought her there sooner, that she could've died. :(

It's hard to tell by the pictures the extent of how bad the wound is. Is it an open wound??? If it is and she's not eating or drinking, infection may have set in already....if so, it's SO very important to have her seen immediatly. Do you have an Emergency 24 hour vet around where you live?? I'm just worried about the little girl :comfort: And as Christmas gets closer, you'll have an even harder time getting someone to see her for treatment.

No the wound isn't open. No, there's not a 24 hour emergency vet around. I'm going to look for vets tomorrow, if she doesn't eat tomorrow. Dixie right now is fine. She is actually letting me pet her now. :kittyluv:

That's good :thumbsup: I was just worried if it was a gapping wound and getting infected....... :shock:
I'm glad she's doing well :) :luv1:

Awwww poor Dixie :comfort:

Sending some Morkle love her way for a speedy recovery xx

David, I'm so sorry. I know you're beside yourself with worry. Poor little Dixie.

I hope you can find someone to see her tomorrow. If it's a cat bite wound, it will probably get infected, and they can be very nasty-life threatening sometimes. Does it look like a bite of some kind?

Maybe it's just a bad scrape from a fence or something. I hope it doesn't hurt her too bad....

Awww, I am keeping poor little Dixie in my thoughts hun. :( :comfort:

It doesn't look like a cat bite, it's more of a scrape. I think it may also be from a fence or something.
Thank you all, I hope Dixie feels a little better tomorrow, enough to eat and drink. :kittyluv:
Right now she's still resting peacefully. Tomorrow is a new day!

The poor baby!! :bawling:

I was also worried when I read that she wasn't eating. I'm glad she's eating and drinking! :thumbsup: Has she walked around??

No, she's been laying down. Hopefully tomorrow she'll start walking! :thumbsup:

Our whole family's thoughts and prayers are with you and Dixie. Please keep all of us informed of her progress. :comfort:

Thank you!
Right now, Dixie is sleeping. She ate and drank very little, and she used the litterbox. So far so good.

That's wonderful that she used the litter box! :jump: :jump: I'll keep the gorgeous girl in my thoughts! :praying:

Is she still doing ok, David?

Yes she is! :thumbsup: She ate and drank water, and used the litter box. She now purrs when I pet her, because I think that she knows that I want to help her!

Awesome! :thumbsup: How's that leg looking? I'm sure you know this already, but please be on the lookout for any signs of infection! I hope she'll be fine!! :crossed:

Her leg looks ok, no open wound. Doesn't look infected either. :thumbsup:

It sounds like she's doing great! It must not have been as bad as it looked in that picture. If she's up and around, eating and drinking, she should be okay.

David, do you think you could feel and tell if she gets a fever? A fever would be a pretty sure sign of infection. If she gets a fever, she needs to get to a vet immediately. Their little bodies can't handle much of a fever for very long.

I hope she doesn't have a fever! :(
I'll check today if she has a fever... Hopefully she doesn't!
I just can't wait until she's back to normal!