This adorable little kitten is Lucy-Lou. We usually just call her Lucy. She is only five months old. We received Lucy from one of our clients who caught a litter of feral kittens on their property. In Lucy's few weeks outside, she acquired a nasty little wound that became infected. Soon after she came to us for care we all instantly fell in love. After several weeks of treatment, we realized that Lucy's wound was not healing. A biopsy of her wound showed that she had a rare fungal-like organism called Pythium which is very difficult to treat with medication. Unfortunately, the best treatment is amputation of the affected limb. So Lucy had her left rear leg amputated at the hip.
Although, she is now a 3 legged cat it hasn't slowed her down a bit. She is still Homer's best play pal. After the incision heals, she will have no problems doing normal cat activities. Plus, it is easier to play with your tail when your leg isn't in the way!
UPDATE:
Lucy is now a two years old and doing great. Her incision healed wonderfully and she has not stopped jumping around since her stitches came out!
