A Chrismukah Miracle

Hey Everybody,

Libby here.

Do you remember a few weeks ago when I wrote a post about a cutie-patootie kitten named Oscar?

Well have I got a story for you!

This little guy is amazing! When he was first found, he was not in the best situation. In fact, to be blunt, he kinda had one foot in the grave.

But the folks of PPAC were, as always, cautiously optimistic and they nursed him back to health. In fact, he got so much better that Dr. Silverman's family adopted him. Yay!

Oscar was an amazing pet. He was incredibly cuddly and warm and mellow. Everyone loved him.

Until one day, the Silvermans were sitting in the living room and they heard a thump.

Everyone of course got all nervous and ran in to see what had happened, only to see little Oscar looking a bit dazed on the floor. Through some deductive reasoning, it became apparent that the poor little guy had fallen through the banister onto the floor one story below. Dr. S. inspected him and he seemed pretty OK so everyone thought everything was fine. But, a week or so later, he fell again!!!

At this point, he was exhibiting some weird behavior. He was looking a bit shaky and was having trouble focusing. He also appeared to have broken his hip. So Dr. S. operated on the little guy in the hopes that he could help him get better.

But no such luck. Post surgery, his coordination had not improved. There was some concern that he had bonked his head during one of the falls and experienced brain damage which, when compounded with his fall....the outlook was a bit bleak.

Everyone wanted to help this adorable kitty so, all the esteemed vets and Vet-wannabees (Dr. S.'s son Nick is in vet school and he pondered the situation, too) pulled a House

and discovered that sometimes, kittens born to mothers with feline distemper have an underdeveloped cerebellum (balance center in the brain) which can result in their having balance issues.

Since Oskie had exhibited this, the vets came to the conclusion that this was what he was suffering from and, with a bit of physical therapy and a lot of love, Oskie can recover and live a full, happy life with the Silverman family.

It is truly a Chrismukah miracle!

-Libby