A difficult week in the life of Tom the cat

Hello, friends.
Today is Saturday and that means Tom the cat is coming to visit you))

I must admit that the past week was not the best in the life of Tom the cat... but first things first...
In the spring of 2020, my wife picked up a stray ginger kitten; he was then about three months old. He was very affectionate and smart, but he had one drawback - Tom the cat asked to go for a walk and tried to sneak out into the street. We didn’t dare let the cat into the courtyard of a multi-story building and began to take him for a walk outside the city. In the summer, they began to leave the cat in the village with his grandfather for the day; the cat walks around the garden and vegetable garden, sometimes runs along the street, eats and sleeps in the house. But in the evening he leaves the house, sits at the gate and waits for them to come for him. This has been going on for more than three years.

Last Monday, when I came to pick up Tom the cat, he hobbled towards me on three legs. It was already late evening, the veterinary salons were already closed and we went home.

At home, Tom the cat immediately went to the chair and went to bed.

On Tuesday morning, my cat Tom and I went to the veterinary hospital. The doctor examined Tom's paw and wrote out a referral for an x-ray (he suspected that the cat might have a fracture of the carpal bone of his left paw).
We took pictures of the left paw in two projections, although Tom the cat was very indignant and demanded freedom. Fortunately, there was no fracture, apparently Tom the cat had bruised his paw somewhere or pressed it with something, but the veterinarian gave the cat an injection and advised him to limit the cat’s movements and see him on Thursday.

Tom the cat spent the rest of Tuesday and Wednesday at home. By Wednesday evening he was no longer limping, but he was meowing loudly and offendedly and demanding a walk.

On Thursday, the doctor examined Tom's cat and said that everything was fine with him. We went with Tom the cat to the nearest park and the cat, who had been sitting at home for a long time, flew up like a bird onto a birch tree.

On Friday, life improved for Tom the cat; in the morning he went to the village and walked all day, despite the snow and freezing temperatures. Tom the cat had such a difficult week.

Camera: Samsung Galaxy A10
Location: Russia Siberia

Friends, thank you for your attention, see you soon.
Best regards @irvet