laura_seabrook | Ebs limps home (Reply)

Ebony turned up just as we were leaving for Glendale.

I was going off to the opticians, and Kevin was coming as well so we could do some shopping afterwards. Just after we'd gone through the front gate, I heard Ebony and saw her just underneath the car. She was limping, with her left front paw bent (and slightly swollen) and holding her left front leg to her body. I opened the front door and put her inside, and she jumped up to eat some food.

We had a bus to catch, so we had to leave her home, but she was safe as that part of the house was isolated from the dogs. When we got back, she was on top of the built-in cupboards in the front room, looking down with large yellow eyes. Kevin examined her while I went out the back and fed the other pets. He seemed to think that she'd dislocated that paw. I phoned one local vet and described the symptoms, and they said that it may be either bruised, or perhaps she'd been bitten in the armpit, but that such was all they could tell over the phone.

They also said that if she's not constantly crying (she isn't) then it's probably not that bad. Kevin's going to phone another vet for a second opinion soon. If I have to take her to the vets, it'll be either Jenny (not Jenn, another one) across the road giving me a lift, or a long trip on a bus (I have a cat box), but probably not until tomorrow. She's safe in the front of the house, and I'm keeping doors shut so she can't run off or that the it isn't invaded by Halley (who probably means well, but has been spooking her). Halley and Ebony need to be properly introduced, though while Ebs is injured is probably not the right time to do so.

I am very very relieved that Ebs is back, but further complications are just draining me.