Guardian: Tail through here
Guardian: Paw
The reason why my cat Hyesung has to wear a diaper..
The family welcomes the production crew
Guardian: Hyesung!
She calls someone as soon as we enter
Guardian: He's under the table
Guardian: Hyesung! Come out!
Finally, we get to see today's star!
Hyesung runs away, seeing strangers in his house
And.. .
He cannot use his hindlegs at all
His hind foot is twisted like this
when it should be like this
What had happened to Hyesung?
In fall 2 years ago, Hyesung lost his mommy in 2 weeks after he's born
no one was taking care of such Hyesung
and on top of that, he lost his legs in an accident
He wasn't even weaned.. he was as small as my fist
I asked my husband to raise him and he objected at first
He said I have to call an animal rescue organisation
Then he said that he fell in love with him in 5 minutes, once he came home
The family has embraced Hyesung with love
For Hyesung who struggles to go to the toilet by himself
the guardian takes him out and massages his under the back
I have to massage his spine, near his bladder, so he can pee better
3 times a day, every day, the guardian brings him outside
When doing this, a leather jacket is a must!
Hyesung's claw marks all over the jacket haha
I have to wear it 24/7, 365 days
I wear this leather jacket in summer, too
I think it's ridiculous, too
What an amazing devotion for Hyesung
On top of that
I cut the diaper like this
and cut here a bit, too
so it sticks well and doesn't fall
The guardian even customize the diaper for him
Guardian: Tail
Guardian: Paw
Hyesung takes their help easily
One thing that bothers the guardians is...
Guardian: He looks out nonstop. I feel sorry seeing him like that
The guardians are sad that Hyesung cannot run and play like other cats
They really wish to help him live more comfortably..
Is there anything that can be done for Hyesung?
We took Hyesung to the hospital to examine his legs
He reacts when pinched at the end of his paws
But
His reaction gets dull as the vet pinches up his leg
Vet: He should feel pain when poked, but he doesn't seem to feel it
And he showed no reaction to the spine nerve test
More detailed examinaion proceeded
The X-Ray scan shows, see this black gap (disk) in between bones?
They are disks
Se? They gap between the bones is consistent
but this damaged part, the gap is too narrow. They're almost overlapped
severe disk
For now, unfortunately, there is no medical procedure that could improve the situation
His legs have already stiffened like that..
There is one thing that could be helpful
A wheelchair just for Hyesung!
The guardian finds smiles, hearing the good news
Hyesung, are you happy, too?
3 weeks later
Hyesung's wheelchair has arrived
For the first time, he tries his wheelchair!
It's a little awkward as it's his first time
Vet: This is a very normal reaction
He couldn't believe that he's now able to walk
What Hyesung has to do now is
to train walking on the wheelchair
Guardian: Get down
Step by step, Hyesung tries to move
It'll be hard but once he's used to it, he'll be having so much fun!
After a month, we revisited Hyesung
Is he walking well in his wheelchair?
Now he even runs!
Guardian: Let's go home
Hyesung walks back to the house all by himself
He'll be better
he'll walk naturally soon
He lost both of his legs, but now he has hope