Thunder, a beautiful Maine Coon cat was brought in to see Dr John Parker, as his owner had noticed he was unstable on his hind limbs.

An MRI was performed, and showed Thunder was suffering from intervertebral disc disease (IVDD). He required s surgical procedure called Hemilaminectomy.

Also known as decompression surgery, a hemilaminectomy is a type of surgery commonly used to manage injuries and spinal conditions such as IVDD, which can cause spinal compression in dogs and cats. The hemilaminectomy reduces pressure by removing part of one side of a vertebra, which allows removal of the extruded disc material from the canal. RVN Charlie scrubbed in to assist John during surgery. The surgery went well and Thunder was quickly back in to recovery.

He stayed for 5 days with us on kennel rest to allow him to recover from his surgery.

Thunder became a firm favourite with the whole practice due to his goofy nature and incredibly beautiful looks! We look forward to seeing Thunder back for his rechecks and we hope he continues to recover well (with lots of dreamies!)