Lillie to the vet

Lillie came in to us some months ago.  She had been running around on a building site, a stray who was in very poor condition.  She’s a young cat and usually they pick up quite quickly.  Lillie was pregnant when she came in but her single kitten was born dead.  It took a while for her to get over this, she is a sensitive and hardly more than a kitten herself.

When she pulled round and began putting weight on the vet agreed that she was well enough to be spayed and this was done.  She’s a lovely affectionate little girl and we began the adoption process hoping to find her a good home.   So far, this hasn’t worked out – Lillie takes one look at prospective adopters and says ‘no way’!  She won’t go to strangers and clings to us so it looks as though she will be staying until she becomes more socialized.

Another problem has arisen over the past few days.  When she came in she was covered in dirt and dust – looked more like a black cat than a white one.  Her ears in particular where really dirty.   We cleaned them up and over the weeks have put cream on them and the vet has seen them a couple of times.  White cats and ears?   Always worrying and we wondered if she’d had some sunburn in the past. Sunscreen is advised if you have a cat with white skin on the head and face especially if it’s thin as Lillie’s is.

We took her back to the vet this week as her ears have suddenly become sore again.   The bad news is that it could be cancer.   Hopefully it isn’t and we have cream to put on for the time being.  If the broken skin doesn’t heal more investigation is needed and it’s back to the vets.  Poor baby.