A proud but very shaken dad takes his first born son home on a very wet and windy Saturday night,…read moreit is the start of an adventure that many have undertaken in the past and what a whirlwind it is!
One of the first things we do is introduce junior to Missey, the family cat, she is less than impressed but decides she'll put up with it.... what ever it is.
Sunday morning life started in the usual manner, Q gets up, mourns his lost freedom, gets over it, puts on the kettle, feeds the cat, changes a nappy, lets the cat out.
Some hours later cat arrives to the back door, Q lets her in, she just about gets herself over the door stop before she falls over. This is very not good, it's a bank holiday in March, the vet is closed, I have a 2 day old child and partner that needs looking after and now Missey is in trouble.
Q calls the emergency hospital (you cant just turn up, you need an appointment) and fairly pelts up the N11 to UCD.
I could go on for hours here, it was all terribly traumatic and fraught but bottom line is cat got a hell of a thump from something, her front leg was shattered,. UCD rebuilt the leg and put plates in it.. This all took months. I cant imagine what we would have done if the emergency hospital wasn't there, we owe them a lot.
Other things to note, the hospital is only open out of regular surgery hours and it costs a fortune, thank jeebus for pet insurance!