Cats and Trails and Garden Tales
Musings on cats, travel, gardens and life
Life is full of Adjustments, Just ask Benji
I don’t know if I would have adapted as well as Benji had I lost a limb, but that boy is adjusting well.
The surgery was three weeks ago, and the stitches and bandage removed one week ago. His right back leg is gone, so he’s down to three paws, hence he’s a tri-pawed or tripod, if you will.
From the start, walking downstairs has been easier than going upstairs, jumping down, than jumping up, though he’s figuring it out, and I’m helping him when needed.
I’ve made adjustments in my office so he can get to his perch without having to jump straight up as he did before.
Now he can use the piano bench as a steppingstone, or take the path from my chair, across my desk and printer to get there.
It’s a good thing since his perch remains a favorite place for him to look out the window, take a nap and bask in the sunshine.
He still has his favorite toys and loves to play, especially when I dangle the mouse on a stick.
We’ve figured out the indoors but are still working on the outdoors. Bob plugged the obvious holes under the back wooden fence, but Benji showed us there are other escape routes. Showed us by escaping of course, through a tunnel in the hedge, around a chain link fence and into the front yard, still not sure how he pulled that off.
So supervision is needed until we are all more comfortable with our new reality. Today, I gave him ten minutes outside, hovering over him all the while, fearful of losing him. There was a visit to the stream, a trip into the garden shed with lots of sniffing around the door, and best of all, a pit stop in a garden bed, much more natural than a cat box, just like old times.
~ Susanne
Cats and Trails and Garden Tales 
Wonderful! I am so glad that you are doing very well, Benji! ❤️🙏🏻😊
Thanks so much! 😺😸
You are welcome, Benji! ❤️😊
Cats don’t let anything stop them from what they want to do. Please tell him his package is getting mailed in the morning.
So true!! Thank you and I’ll let him know! 😻
Seems like Benji is adapting very nicely! It’s hard to keep a cool cat down!
He really is! It’s amazing to see! 😻
Good to see he’s adapting well!
Thank you! 😻
This is great news. Way to go, Benji. xo
Thank you! 😸
You have one cool cat, Susanne
Thank you! He’s a special one! 😸
I’m happy to hear he is adjusting well. I guess it’s slightly easier when you still have three legs left rather than the single one we would be left with in similar circumstances?
Must be so. We couldn’t function without a prosthetic of some kind. He’s making do very well without.
Well we all know how sturdy a tripod can be – or a tri-pawed as you put it 😀
glad he is doing well. my kitty lost an eye this past january and he’s doing amazingly well.
Thanks so much.
I’m glad your kitty has adjusted, too. Cats are amazing!
I’m glad he is adjusting well!
Thank you! Me too! 🙂 🙂
Benji is so resilient!
He truly is! And so good-natured about it all! 🙂
In that first photo he almost looks as if it is your fault! I love the adjustments you have made to your house. Here we have to adjust to aging ourselves! A new grab bar by the tub.
Yes, indeed. We are making adjustments all the time throughout our lives. Benji had to adjust quickly and is back to his new normal. Hardest part for him is being restricted from the outdoors, but we’re working on it.
Good to know Susanne.