We found out on Monday that the procedure to re-attach the broken hip bone is not a common procedure in cats. For some reason, the success rate isn’t that great. Instead, something called an FHO (Femoral Head Ostectomy) is performed, where the ball joint (that was separated from the leg bone) is removed from the socket, and the joint is left to heal. Asher should regain close to full mobility, after about 5-6 months. It goes against how I thought joints and muscles should work, but a quick Google search found many others who said the procedure worked for them
Amazingly, God has still showed himself through the vet. The procedure should costs upwards of $800, but Asher’s doctor, knowing that we can’t afford much for our baby, agreed to do the procedure in-house for a flat fee of $500. Anyone who has ever taken an animal to the vet knows that costs quickly add up, so performing the procedure for a flat fee is the veterinarian taking a loss to service our beloved Asher. If anyone is looking for a good animal hospital (this one is located in Indian Trail), I have a great one to recommend.
The procedure was performed on Tuesday. Asher stayed in the vet through the night, but on Wednesday he wasn’t doing too well. We just got an update this morning (8:30am) that he started eating again, and that they were going to do some physical therapy today, run his blood-work again, and that he might get to come home today. This is good news, because we miss our little boy.
Even though a $815 unexpected vet bill ($315 + $500) wasn’t something we wanted to do at the moment while trying to raise funds for Liberia, God has demonstrated that he provides.
Our trip contributions now total $1,950, thanks to some new donations that we received, and Graybrooke work has been steadily increasing as well.
To God Be The Glory.
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