Nearly a heart attack and a trip to the vets for Basil

**BasilHayden** · 18th November 2012, 12:29 AM

So Basil and I were watching some fireworks. He was loving them next thing he slips off the window sill and falls down. I rush over to the other side where he is and there he was..........Lying on his side with his leg dislocated. To my horror I couldn't think of anything else but vet bills (our other cat nearly lost his leg last year in a car accident and it cost a lot) I couldn't stop shaking I rushed to my fiancè and said its his leg its dislocated help me. I held him on his side and made sure he wasn't trying to move more. My fiancè held his leg straight and managed to pop it back in the socket.

Looking at where he fell it looks like he has hit the radiator while on the way down its a chunky gas radiator its giving me a few nasty brusies.

Overall Basil is back to himself running around just making sure he is not climbing or jumping.

I have never felt such a panic I am still shaking.

Megan

**Alekto** · 18th November 2012, 10:00 AM

Waw how high did he fall?! Poor Basil! I would be shaken too! Glad he's OK! Basil is very lucky to have a human who is a bone setter huh! :-)

Question: do you not get pet insurance for Basil's vet bills? I find it's not that expensive every month, and such peace of mind.... though you still have to pay a part of the treatment of course, but it's just a part compared to potentially thousands...

Not sure what the vet could do other than taking an x-ray, he'd probably have done the same as your fiancee did but later, and surely physio for cats is out of the question and from what you're saying he's running running around so... pfew...

**BasilHayden** · 18th November 2012, 10:27 AM

We have pet insurance but didn't cover the leg the last time so panic set in.

Here is where he fell its not high

**Alekto** · 19th November 2012, 09:17 PM

oh yes not too high - our silly kitties are supposed to fall back on 4 legs, but I guess nobody's perfect ALL the time - mine just falls asleep on great hights (well ok, the back of a sofa) and wakes up on the floor, with a puzzled look in her eyes...

**BasilHayden** · 20th November 2012, 11:45 AM

He is in the lanky stage of being a Maine Coon. Lanky and clumsy.

**Suzygeorgie** · 20th November 2012, 12:02 PM

Lanky and clumsy - such a good description of a Maine Coon!

Hope Basil is OK.

**BasilHayden** · 20th November 2012, 12:50 PM

Yeah he is fine, running around like nothing happened. Just not allowing him to jump up or anything. Insane night I still cant get it out my head and cant believe it just popped back in. eww. Poor boy. x

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