UPDATE: Cat Redistribution Centre??

Here is a long anticipated update about our darling Milo

He settled in extremely well, he is such a loving, friendly, laid back little guy. Constantly purring and wanting pats. And hanging out in his own little room. We haven’t fully introduced him to our other cats and dogs yet but we have a baby gate in the doorway and he’s had a good sniff and a bit of a hesitant hiss but otherwise doesn’t seem too bothered by them, and they are pretty indifferent.

ALTHOUGH

On Thursday he went in for his surgery to remove the cancerous tumour from his left ear. They were doing a total ear canal ablation. So pretty much removing the tumour as well as the whole ear canal. It is a very intricate surgery. The surgery itself went well but he had complications afterwards. An artery nearby had been damaged and they struggled to stop the bleeding. Already being quite anaemic it was incredibly dangerous. The vet had to resuscitate him at one point and it really wasn’t looking good. They managed to stabilise him but told us they weren’t sure he’d make it through the night

The kind vet took him home with her overnight and monitored him. We were in absolute agony waiting to know what was happening. She rang us this morning and said by some stroke of luck he is doing better and they think he is going to pull through. After many drugs and a whole lot of love from the vets and vet nurses he was well enough for us to take him home on Friday

He’s been recovering well but still looking quite rough. He has (hopefully temporarily) lost the ability to close his left eye. The vets say it could come back one the swelling goes down or if the nerve is temporarily damaged, when it repairs itself. His ear is quite swollen and bruised but he’s in good spirits, and still has the appetite of a lion

Thank you so so much to everyone for their support and positive comments towards him. And to the people who have donated towards his $5,200 vet bill, especially @StrawberryScallion you guys are absolute legends and we cannot thank you enough 🙏🏼♥️ https://gofund.me/d85b312a

TL;DR Milo the cat who went missing 12.5 years ago and was handed into the vets last week, settled in at home well, had a complicated surgery but pulled through and is recovering at home