August 21st 2009 - A Dark Night For Little Mo

by Kate

Hello everyone, this is Little Mo's mum. I wanted to let you all know that Little Mo is sadly very ill tonight and in hospital on a drip.

As many of you know she is no spring chicken any more in fact she is 17 at our guess and already suffers from a on going thyroid issue which she on perminant medication for. well today it seems she must have tried to jump somewhere and didn't quite make it and came down and broke her rear leg.

Now ordibarily abroken bone is no big deal but this done is not reparable especially i a cat so old. The vet has basically said that her only optiobs are amputate or eithanise.

As you can imaine we are devestated, the decsion is not clear cut unfortunately. Due to her age and other health issues we are wondering if it is cruel to go ahead and amputate and so we are currently weighing up all the pros and cons and wnat to make the right decsion for Little Mo not us. We want to keep her with us for as long as possible, but will she cope, be happy etc. We are sitting here researching, crying, resaerching some more, crying some more.

Little Mo is currently being treated for shock and we will go and see her in the morning where we will have to decisde what is best for our little girl.

We ask that you keep Little Mo in your preayers tonight.

I will keep you all informed.

Kate