A Bone Infection Left This Poor Kitty In Need Of An Amputation
Homestead, Florida. Indica is a playful kitty who loves jumping and running around, but that ability was suddenly deprived of him.
Indica’s owners, Cayla Garcia and Natasha Vazquez, noticed that he had stopped jumping one day and started limping.
Knowing something was very wrong, they took Indica to the vet immediately. Soon after the diagnosis, the vet confirmed that the poor kitty had osteomyelitis.
There was an infection in Indica’s bone of his back left leg, and that infection had slowly eaten up his other bones.
Unfortunately, the disease was already spreading, which caused pain for Indica to put any weight on that leg. With the sudden news, Cayla and Natasha decided to save their fur baby quickly.
Cayla and Natasha had to conclude that they would have to amputate the infected leg to save Indica’s life.
“Amputation was the last route we wanted to take. However, there is no saving the leg,” Cayla explained.
“Since this infection can spread and enter his bloodstream, we would rather not risk saving the leg.”
GoFundMe; pictured above is Indica
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That was not an easy decision. Although they knew it was the best for Indica, imagining what Indica had to go through still broke Cayla and Natasha’s hearts.
Cayla had also created a GoFundMe page to help the process of Indica’s medical care a little smoother. The two have also kept the community updated with Indica’s post-surgery pictures.
As of April 14, Indica had finished his amputation surgery, which was also a success. However, according to Cayla and Natasha’s pictures, there is a long scar on the kitty’s belly.
They have also received additional at-home anesthesia and medication to help Indica’s recovery.
Cayla’s GoFundMe page is still open to raising additional money for Indica’s postoperative care. Please visit her page here if you want to follow up with Indica or send love to this lovely baby.
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