I was doing my research fieldwork around the Bangi area in late November 2011, when I suddenly stumbled into a stray pregnant female cat. I was instantly attracted to her unique appearance, her face looked like a sad mime or harlequin. When i tried to approach her, she scuttled away. I saw something weird about the way she ran away, it was only then I realized that she has 1 missing hand, and the wound was still bloody & raw. Feeling sympathy for this 3-legged cat, I proceeded to feed & check on her for the next 2 days and nights. On the 3rd day, I successfully captured her & immediately brought her to the vet for treatment. This is her story..and mine. A story about Harlie, the 3-legged cat.

Thursday, December 8, 2011

Penjahitan semula luka Harlie - resuturing Harlie's amputation wound

Salam semua.

Short update je malam ni, macam biasa saya kekurangan masa. Rasanya saya tak sempat nak translate post saya semalam dari English kepada B. Malaysia, jadi saya akan cerita secara pendek je kat sini ok.

Kelmarin (6/12/11) adalah hari yang sepatutnya Harlie kena discharge dari ward vet di HVC. Tapi, malangnya vet mendapati luka & jahitan di kawasan amputasi tangan Harlie tu masih belum sembuh dengan sepenuhnya. Bagaimanapun, luka & jahitan kat tempat Harlie kene bedah C-section aritu pula dah sembuh, alhamdulillah. Kenapa luka & jahitan Harlie kat area amputasi tangan dia tu lambat sembuh? Haaa, Dr Joe & Dr Nurul bgtau saya ia mungkin disebabkan:

a) Harlie dah jilat & gigit jahitan kat situ, jadi ada yang dah tercabut. Mungkin sebab dia terasa bahangian tu gatal-gatal & sakit. Ada lubang kecik yang berair-air kat kawasan jahitan dah tercabut ni.

b) Kulit & tisu kat sekitar kawasan jahitan tu dah mati selepas Harlie operate emergency aritu. Jadi bila dah dijahit, tisu & kulit yg dah mati takkan bersambung semula.

Tu yang terjadi sekarang ni. Ada beberapa kawasan kat luka amputasi Harlie tu yang dah hampir pulih sepenuhnya, tapi di bahagian tengah-tengahnya memang belum lagi & masih tak bercantum pun kulit & tisu kat situ. Jadi, apa yang vet decide nak buat sekarang ni ialah untuk membuka semula jahitan amputasi tu (Harlie akan dibius & pengsan masa buat ni), buang tisu & kulit yang mati & kemudian menjahitnya semula. Proses ini akan memanjangkan lagi masa utk Harlie full recovery. Kalau sepatutnya sekarang dia dah more or less pulih, tp sekarang ni jahitan baru ni hanya akan dapat dicabut selepas seminggu camtu.

Sepatutnya penjahitan semula luka Harlie tu dah dibuat pada waktu malam 6/12/11, tp kerana Dr Joe & Dr Nurul terlalu sibuk dengan bermacam-macam kes sehingga lewat malam, maka ianya terpaksa ditangguhkan & hanya telah dibuat pada hari ni tadi (7/12/11).  Tambahan pula Harlie ada sedikit eczema pada bahagian perutnya. Tapi eczema tu dah hampir hilang selepas dah diberi ubat steroid.

Di bawah ni screenshot dari Facebook yg menunjukkan vet HVC memberitahu saya yang luka Harlie telah pun dijahit semula dgn jayanya.


Esok insyAllah saya akan pergi melawat Harlie utk melihat keadaan jahitannya tu. Harap-harap ianya akan baik dengan cepat supaya kami boleh membawa Harlie pulang.


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Greeting to all,

For our English readers, please refer to my post yesterday to see why Harlie still isn't home with us yet.  The procedure I mentioned in that post (removing the existing sutures at Harlie's amputation wound, removing dead tissue & skin & then resuturing it again) was supposed to be done on the night of 6/12/11, but since the vets at HVC were overloaded with other cases & because the sutures were getting a bit better after an application of steroids, they decided to postpone it. It only was done succesfully today (7/12/11).  Harlie's eczema also seem to be receding, mainly due to the steroid shot.

I'll be visiting Harlie tomorrow to take a peek at her condition, God-willing. I pray & hope that the new sutures will be healing well & fast so that we can bring Harlie home with us soon. Pray for her everyone :)

2 comments:

  1. Get well soon Harlie darling, you just won 8th place for the photo contest! Be a good girl and get home soon, and more fun and TLC will come your way.

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  2. Hehe, thanks Pepper. I'll pass that along to Harlie :) I'm sure if she knows what's going on & that she got 8th place in the photo contest, I'm sure she'll be excited & happy. I'll write an update on Harlie soon, thanks again!

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