🐱 {19/04/25} ✦ [CATURDAY] "Ambessa almost lost her paw?" 😰 😿 🩺 ✦ 🇪🇸 │ 🇺🇸

2025-04-19T21:41:06
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✦ I originally started writing this as a catharsis but finally decided to share it on Caturday when I saw what day it was... literally from the stress I didn't even know what day it was today - Collage & Edition in FotoJet, photos by @Tesmoforia
🇪🇸 ~ El 22 de abril por la noche fue una pesadilla. Cuando fui a llevarle la cena a los gatitos comunitarios (que seguro conoces por post anteriores) encontré a una de las hijas de Pesto atorada en la pieza metálica de una bicicleta.
🇺🇸 ~ On the night of April 22nd it was a nightmare. When I went to take dinner to the community kitties (which I'm sure you know from previous posts) I found one of Pesto's daughters stuck in the metal part of a bicycle.
Cuando saqué su patita con todo el cuidado que pude de donde parecía haber caído y quedado atrapada mientras jugaba, se me heló la sangre. Su pata colgaba como si estuviera separada del resto de su cuerpo. Eran las 9 pm del sábado y no tenía manera de correr a la clínica de emergencia.
When I pulled her paw as carefully as I could from where it seemed to have fallen and gotten caught while playing, my blood ran cold. Her paw was dangling as if separated from the rest of her body. It was 9 pm on Saturday and I had no way to run to the emergency clinic.
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✦ Ambessa is one of the kittens I have available for adoption, if you live in the city of Maracaibo or you are from the state of Zulia and you want to adopt her, do not hesitate to contact me in the comments or via Instagram! ✦
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✦ Improvised immobilization at home due to the emergency ✦
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✦ Ambessa was moving a lot and it was difficult to try to calm her down ✦
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✦ I spent the whole night holding her, the affection and cuddles at least comforted her and she fell asleep again ✦
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✦ But undoubtedly he was in a lot of pain... I will never forgive myself for not having gotten the painkiller faster... but thinking calmly, in my city there are no veterinary pharmacies that work at night, and I was very afraid to give her medicine for humans because I do not know in what dose I should dilute it and the veterinarians that my friends managed to contact did not want to advise us by phone ✦
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Tener un animalito accidentado de noche es desesperante, fue desesperante. Comencé a llamar por teléfono a todo amigo que pudiera ayudarme con instrucciones porque nunca antes he atendido una fractura en un gato pequeño, Ambessa (así la nombro @vanuzza) lloraba y se retorcía, no había nadie en casa para sostenerla mientras buscaba el botiquín de emergencia y trataba de controlar a los demas gatitos enloquecidos por la cena.
Having an injured pet at night is desperate, it was desperate. I started calling on the phone to any friend who could help me with instructions because I have never treated a fracture in a small cat before, Ambessa (that's what I call her @vanuzza) was crying and squirming, there was no one at home to hold her while I looked for the emergency kit and tried to control the other kittens going crazy for dinner.
Sufrí un sentimiento de derrota devastador. ¿Cómo había pasado esto?, Ambessa estaba bien, hermosa y feliz jugando con sus hermanos y hermanas por la tarde cuando les lleve su almuerzo... y cuando regresé me encontré con esa espantosa escena... ¿cuántas horas pasó esta pequeña gatita de apenas 2 meses colgando alli, con su pata rota sufriendo?, ¿no fuimos lo suficientemente cuidadosos?, recuerdo haber guardado cada cosa que pudiera representar un peligro para los gatitos, incluso bloqueado las entradas a cuartos o espacios que se vieran inseguros, jamás hubiera visto estas bicicletas estacionadas en la sala de la casa como peligrosas... mi mente se fue a lugares muy oscuros llenos de culpa y frustración, por la injusticia.
I felt a devastating sense of defeat. How had this happened? Ambessa was fine, beautiful and happy playing with her brothers and sisters in the afternoon when I brought them their lunch... and when I came back I found this dreadful scene.... how many hours did this little kitten, barely 2 months old, hang there, with her broken leg suffering, were we not careful enough?, I remember putting away every single thing that could pose a danger to the kittens, even blocking off entrances to rooms or spaces that looked unsafe, I would never have seen these bikes parked in the living room of the house as dangerous... my mind went to very dark places filled with guilt and frustration, at the injustice.
Después de dar muchas vueltas con Ambessa en los brazos tratando de que no se lastimara más por fin conseguí un vecino que me ayudara a sostenerla. Encontramos en internet algunas instrucciones sobre cómo fabricar una rótula para la pata fracturada de un gato pequeño, y sí, tenía todo en casa, las gasas, las vendas, el adhesivo quirúrgico, paletas-baja lengua grandes, todo... excepto analgésicos... SE ME HABÍA ACABADO EL ANALGÉSICO PARA GATOS y yo sentía que me quería morir, porque esto significaba que Ambessa pasaría la noche sin calmantes hasta que amaneciera y pudiéramos salir a buscar el medicamento.
After a lot of walking around with Ambessa in my arms trying to keep her from hurting herself I finally got a neighbor to help me hold her. We found some instructions on the internet on how to make a kneecap for a small cat's broken leg, and yes, I had everything at home, the gauze, the bandages, the surgical adhesive, large tongue depressors, everything... except painkillers... I WAS OUT OF CAT ANALGESIC and I felt like I WANTED TO DIE, because this meant Ambessa would be going without painkillers all night until it was light and we could go out and get the medicine.
Y qué noche tan dolorosa, horrible. Ambessa lloro de dolor durante toda la madrugada, su pata por fin limpia y estabilizada ya no se movía en todas direcciones pero vamos, una fractura es una fractura y duele como lo que es... busque una caja no muy alta y la coloque en mi cama, y pase la noche vigilándola porque de a ratos, se retorcía como un resorte llorando, y de pronto parecía quedar dormida, luego entendí que del agotamiento la pobre Ambessa caia inconsciente.
And what a painful, horrible night. Ambessa cried in pain all night long, her paw was finally clean and stabilized, no longer moving in all directions, but come on, a fracture is a fracture and it hurts like it is... I looked for a crate not too high and placed her on my bed, and spent the night watching her because from time to time, she twisted like a spring crying, and suddenly she seemed to fall asleep, then I understood that from exhaustion poor Ambessa was falling unconscious.
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✦ Everything I used to take care of Ambessa these past few weeks, oh, and some fabric for the community kitties' post-op girdles after their surgeries ✦
✦ I lost count of how many times I thanked God when the pain medication finally arrived home. Ambessa was very noticeable when she stopped feeling pain and fell asleep for many hours ✦
Al día siguiente una amiga muy querida compró el analgésico que Ambessa necesitaba, nos lo envió por delivery y pude por fin medicarla, ella se calmo infinitamente y durmió durante todo el día. Ese domingo super trasnochada nos dedicamos a buscar dónde hacían radiografías y presupuestos, y dónde en la ciudad podíamos conseguir consultas veterinarias a bajo costo ya que la pasada jornada de esterilización y la siguiente (especialmente en inversión de transporte y el alimento para el post operatorio de un mes) nos dejo en 0 fondos... darle vueltas al asunto era una perdida de tiempo, Ambessa necesitaba urgentemente visitar al doctor, incluso nos llegaron a decir que por la gravedad del caso quiza se tendría que amputar su patita (llore muchísimo cuando escuche eso).
The next day a very dear friend bought the painkiller that Ambessa needed, she sent it to us by delivery and I was finally able to medicate her, she was infinitely calmer and slept all day. That Sunday we were very tired and we started to look where we could get x-rays and estimates and where in the city we could get cheap veterinary consultations, because the last sterilization day and the next one (especially investing in transportation and food for the post-operation of one month) left us with 0 funds... avoiding the issue was a waste of time, Ambessa urgently needed to see the doctor, they even told us that due to the severity of the case she might have to amputate her paw (I cried a lot when I heard that).
El domingo se sintió infinito, pesado, agotador. Tenía 5 gatas con cita para operacion de esterilización el miercoles 26 de Abril, es decir 4 días despues del accidente de Ambessa, a eso se le suma los 4 cachorros a los que aun no les hemos podido conseguir familias adoptantes, y los 4 gatos que tengo dentro de mi casa. Es decir debía cuidar ahora a 12 gatos más 1 accidentada. El corazón me dolía de maneras que no se cómo describir.
Sunday felt endless, heavy, exhausting. I had 5 cats scheduled for spay/neuter surgery on Wednesday, April 26th, 4 days after Ambessa's accident, plus the 4 kittens we still haven't found homes for, and the 4 cats I have in my house. I had to take care of 12 cats plus 1 injured cat. My heart ached in ways I can't describe.
El lunes por la mañana, 2 maravillosas amigas llevaron a Ambessa al veterinario. El pronostico fue bueno, no había que amputarle la pata, necesitaría reposo extremo y cuidados, mas la férula, por los siguientes 21 días, vitaminas y sobre todo cuidar que no corra o salte... cosa bastante dificil considerando que es una gatita carey muy activa. Y así, desocupe uno de los baños de mi casa y lo habilite como una pequeña habitación cerrada exclusivamente para ella, debía separarla de los otros gatitos porque era inevitable que quisieran jugar y perseguirse.
On Monday morning, 2 wonderful friends took Ambessa to the vet. The prognosis was good, she would not have to have her leg amputated... she would need extreme rest and care, plus the splint, for the next 21 days, vitamins and above all to make sure she does not run or jump... which is quite difficult considering she is a very active tortoiseshell. And so I cleared out one of the bathrooms in my house and set it up as a small, enclosed room exclusively for her, I had to separate her from the other kittens because it was inevitable that they would want to play and chase each other.
Las semanas pasaron y si creía que sería controlable esta situacion me equivoqué, Ambessa desarrollo una infección terrible en su pata y no me di cuenta a tiempo porque por agotamiento más exceso de trabajo desarrolle el inicio de una neumonía, solo cuando me sentí mejor pude sentarme con ella a examinarla con cuidado y bueno... me sentí una terrible cuidadora. Afortunadamente el tratamiento para atender eso sí lo tengo completo en casa, ya que Apolo es muy buscapleitos y con frecuencia debo atenderle heridas infectadas en sus patas.
Weeks went by and if I thought this situation would be manageable I was wrong, Ambessa developed a terrible infection in her paw and I didn't realize it in time because due to exhaustion plus overwork I developed the beginning of a pneumonia, only when I felt better I could sit with her to examine her carefully and well... I felt like a terrible caregiver. Fortunately I have the treatment to take care of that at home, since Apollo is a very troublemaker and I often have to take care of infected wounds on his paws.
Hoy Ambessa esta bien, justo el 18 de Abril (un poco pasada la fecha) le retire la férula. En total se la cambié durante su reposo unas 6 o 7 veces, cada vez que se humedecía o se ensuciaba le hacía un cambio completo del vendaje y férula y mi corazón se sentía pesado porque la indicación de los doctores veterinarios era cambiarla lo menos posible, para no perjudicar los huesos que se estaban sellando, pero es tan dificil evitar que un gato como ella no se ensucie las patitas (especialmente cuando va al baño).
Today Ambessa is fine, just on April 18th (a little past the date) I removed the splint. In total I changed it during her rest about 6 or 7 times, every time she got wet or dirty I did a complete change of the bandage and splint and my heart felt heavy because the veterinary doctors' indication was to change it as little as possible, so as not to damage the bones that were sealing, but it is so difficult to avoid that a cat like her does not get her paws dirty (especially when she goes to the bathroom).
Estoy muy agradecida con todos los amigos que nos ayudaron y acompañaron en este tiempo, especialmente a quienes financiaron los medicamentos y a un querido amigo de la escuela que hoy día es un gran doctor veterinario, y que vía mensajes nos ayudo un mundo con mucha información valiosa para la recuperación de Ambessa.
I am very grateful to all the friends who helped and accompanied us during this time, especially those who paid for the medication and a dear friend from school, now a great veterinarian, who sent us a world of valuable information for Ambessa's recovery.
Por muchos días me pregunte por qué, por qué estas cosas horribles pasan, por qué cuando haces tu mayor esfuerzo por tener todo controlado y seguro aún así no hay garantía de que algo malo no suceda. Me siento agotada mentalmente, y físicamente desgastada; hoy ya no me hago esas preguntas y tengo un sentimiento-mentalidad inclinándose a la practicidad, sé que esta muy de moda el discurso de la no invalidación de tus sentimientos pero siento que para mi, OJO, para mi, enfrentar las tragedias de forma practica me funciona mucho mejor, centrarme en resolver las cosas y mucho despues procesar mis emociones, porque en este caso con Ambessa siento que pude atender su emergencia mejor si emocionalmente hubiera sido algo mas dura conmigo misma. Ah, y fue un llamado de atención efectivo para recordar que hay medicamentos indispensables que jamás debo permitir que falten en el botiquín de emergencia.
For many days I asked myself why, why these horrible things happen, why when you do your best to have everything under control and safe there is still no guarantee that something bad will not happen. I feel mentally exhausted, and physically worn out; today I no longer ask myself those questions and have a feeling-mentality leaning towards practicality, I know it's very fashionable to talk about not invalidating your feelings but I feel that for me, for me, dealing with tragedies in a practical way works much better for me, to focus on resolving things and much later process my emotions, because in this case with Ambessa I feel I could have dealt with her emergency better if emotionally I had been a little harder on myself. Oh, and it was an effective wake-up call to remember that there are indispensable medications that I should never allow to be missing from the emergency kit.
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✦ Today Saturday April 19th our beautiful Ambessa is free again to play (with care) with her little sisters ✦
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✦ Please send your best wishes and good energy for these babies, so we can get them loving homes and responsible families to have a happy life free of cruelty or mistreatment in the streets ✦


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