After her surgery Amelia blossomed and it wasn't long before she was adopted and went off to her forever home. See below for the update from her new family. - LH
Hello Pat, Georgia, Dr. Monica and the Staff at Nine Lives:
I wanted to give you an update on Amelia's progress. She went to her new vet Dr. Mark Zimmerman of the Crosstown Veterinary Hospital (http://www.crosstownvet.com/). When I arrived for my appointment to remove her stitches they were very interested to hear her story and I made sure to tell them all about the work that Nine Lives and Persial Rescue do. They said they would add you both to their website as a link for people looking to adopt. Amelia was of course the most relaxed patient of the day. Even though I had brought in her paperwork from Nine Lives, Dr. Mark still gave her a full exam. He put her on the scale and in the first two weeks I had her in my care she gained 1.5 lbs. (I'm sure by now she's gain at least a total of 3). I even held her as the vet removed her stitches...she was her usual calm self and held very still in my arms. Dr. Mark was amazed at how mellow she was. Her eye has healed beautifully and I've included a couple of recent pictures. 
I know that Dr. Monica mentioned that she was worried about the amount of skin that she had to clip off during surgery - Dr. Mark said you did a great job and the surgery was a complete success with no post surgery complications at all. As the hair around the eye grows in it will even be less noticable. Each day she continues to amaze me with her personality. Although she's still the most laid back kitty I've ever had the pleasure to know. She also has a "wild & whacky side". She loves to play and zip around the house and leaves behind a pile of rumpled throw rugs in her wake. She's picked up on my daily routine and now wakes me up 20 minutes before my alarm clock to start the day off with her wet food. Then it's brush time followed by play time and treats.
Once I head out the door from work it's nap time until I return and the play session kicks in for round two. Rounds three and sometimes four can happen before bedtime too. Sadly I've also discovered that whomever had her originally put a collar on her. At somepoint that collar became too small and it's left a scar all the way around her neck. I can even see the imprint of the collar buckel on the back of her neck. No worries anymore as I don't like collars on cats, but at least it explains why sometimes she sleeps with her head up. I'm sure with a collar that tight it was the most comfortable position. Thank you again for directing me to Amelia. As she has healed from her surgeries, I too have healed from the loss of my cat Molly. We've been good for each other and I look forward to a long and happy friendship.
Best Regards,
Henrietta
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