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Have heard from the vet and it's not the worst, but it's not good.

 X-rays show the break in the pelvis is just where it needs to bear the load from the hip joint, and it's pushed really far in on one side which may make him unable to poo.  They want to wait for the other vet's opinion this time tomorrow.  Possible options are
- 6 weeks cage rest
- surgery and cage rest
- amputation of left back leg to remove strain on pelvis there
- giving up

At the moment it's definitely too soon to be giving up on him, so we go on waiting: waiting for the other vet's opinion and waiting to see how he gets on over next few days, especially whether he pees and poos. Looks like he'll be at the vet's over the weekend and we'll won't know until next week whether he's coming home.  As long as the vet thinks he can recover, we'll do what it takes, but if it gets to the point where he's suffering to no good purpose...

On the plus side, he's clearly very comfortable in his cage and on cat drugs, and I'm very impressed with Hollyoak vet.  They do their own 24-hour and weekend service, so he won't have to be moved around.

I've taken him his blankie and some of the fudz he likes.  Have I missed anything else I could do to help him be comfortable?

Comments are much appreciated but I probably won't be replying.

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[veronica-rich.livejournal.com]

We had a cat when I was a teenager that dragged home one night after being gone a while, with a broken pelvis. We took her to the vet and had it set and kept her in the cage until she'd recovered - and then she was fine the rest of her life. Her tail did fall off at one point, well after she'd recovered, but she didn't seem to be pained by it. So in your case it might just be a matter of what you're willing to spend, which is probably a hell of a lot more than it was 25 years ago. Good luck! :-/