FHO

 So Chunky Monkey had a crash yesterday morning, still not sure what happened because I can find no evidence of an accident.  However after a vet trip cos he was holding up his right back leg, he had to had femur surgery today.  He is a TNR cat (trap.neuter.release), one of the kittens from last summer.  Apparently they are finding when cats are fixed before at least 6 months their body is not fully developed and it can cause femur issues.  I know he was fixed around 3 months so.....Radiology showed nothing developing on the left femur, so lets hope it will be ok.  

I know the places that fix the ferals like to get them fixed as early as they can so we do not have even more feral cats, but is there some way to wait a bit longer. I wonder how many ferals have this issue and die from not being able to hunt and the pain.  

The vet showed me what he took out and it was the size of a half of a gumball.

I had to look it up to see what all was involved and:  FHO Femoral Head Ostectomy.  Involves removing the head and neck of the femur, creating a false joing from scar tissue and muscle to restore pain free mobility for conditions like hip fractures, sever arthritis, or hip luxation.   

He did walk up the stairs when he got home and immediately hid under the bed.  Last night he could not walk up the stairs. Hopefully this is fixed and he will be ok in a couple of weeks.