Poor baby Bella, so sorry that this has all happened. What happened to cause her to break her leg? Huckleberry's a rear right amputee. He came home just several hours after surgery. He was also feral. I had to be incredibly careful handling him as until he met us my guess is that he was born feral and never had any real human contact. 

I used to be a veterinary technician so recovering animals is pretty second nature to me. You should definitely have a backup plan with an emergency vet number in hand before all of this takes place just in case. It seems these days some vets will also keep in touch via text so if your vet offers their number it would be a good idea to take it in case Bella presents any unusual signs that you are not comfortable with and you have questions.

I had a large dog crate for Huckleberry, and I always kept a large light blanket on the top of it. I covered most of his cage during rest times or times that he seemed agitated, which was plenty for him. I left just enough uncovered so that he had a place to peek out of so that he could see for himself that all was well, but covering the crate helped calm him a great deal. I also created a playlist of soothing music which I played often for him. 

If you will be keeping Bella in a bedroom for her recovery, I would strongly recommend taking the bed off the frame and laying it directly on the floor. At some point in her recovery you will likely let her wander out to stretch for short periods and I made the mistake of thinking 500 blankets, pillows, and comforters could block him from hiding under the bed.. I was wrong, lol. He was like a mouse in a maze and I ended up having to fix the bed while he was there in the crate which was a royal pain. If you can, get the room set up before you take her home and make sure it is secure so that when she is finally ready to come out and stretch there is nothing for her to harm herself with. It is natural instinct, feral or not, for them to want to hide with an injury. Huck was much happier up on the bed after we took it off the frame. I had a "step" to help him up so that he was not trying to jump up there from the floor. 

I could not get an E-collar or a onesie on Huck without risking my limbs, lol.. so I cannot help you there. Good luck tomorrow, will be thinking of you.

Jackie and Huckleberry 

Oh... and this is just after our 9 month ampuversary, taken this afternoon ❤️❤️😘🤗❤️❤️

You will be so blessed by this site and the great advice!  My cat, Rocky (14yo), is just over 3 months since his front leg amputation and this support network has been so helpful.

Rocky spent the first 24 hours at the hospital and then came home with with Buprenorphine and Gabapentin (14 days on both).  I did continue Gabapentin on and off for another 2 weeks if I noticed phantom limb twitches.  

The first night Rocky was in a puppy pen, but the next night he wouldn't be still unless he was in bed next to me.  He wore a onesie but it kept twisting and exposing his incision, so that needed straightening often (at night he also wore an inflatable post surgery donut type collar).

Block off any access to get under beds/furniture where you can't reach her!

I modified his litterbox with one cutaway entrance.  But right away changed to a larger rubbermaid tub with 2 "doorways" cut in it.  Rocky likes having the extra room and an in and out door.

The Meer Cat exercise has been great to build Rocky's core muscle strength, we still do it every day.

Fix-up ramps or steps to all the couches/chairs/beds. I used pinterest for home made ramp ideas and a single step stool (from walmart) by favorite chairs and couch.  

Please post updates about Bella!