My cat was limping yesterday. It was pretty bad and she wouldn't even put her paw on the floor. She was still limping this morning but it didn't seem quite so bad. She's an indoor cat and there were no obvious cuts. She was letting me touch her leg and run my hands down it so I'm guessing it's not broken. I've made an appointment with the vet but I'm wondering if I'm jumping the gun since she seems to be getting better. She's 14 so obviously I'm playing worst case scenario in my head.
Anyone have any thoughts.
Thanks.
Anyone have any thoughts.
Thanks.
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Re: Limping
Thu, January 17, 2008 - 4:35 PMI used to charge off to the vet with everything but now I wait and see a bit. A limp that's getting better? No other signs of illness? I'd definitely wait and see. She could have simply fallen off a chair or something and twisted her leg or ankle just as you or I might do. Don't know how your cat takes to going to the vet. Mine are awfully stressed out by it, and that in itself makes it something I want to cut back on.
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Re: Limping
Fri, January 18, 2008 - 1:07 PMBecause you say she is getting better than I would say that is a good thing and maybe the vet is not needed.
One day I came home to find Suki limping. I thought oh it might just be a sprain. So I waited until the next morning but she was still limping and curled up in a corner hiding.. I rushed her into the vet and it turned out to be a broken leg!! When she would put pressure on it, she would scream out in pain. Her leg looked limp.
I do not wish this upon your cat because it was the worst experience... She had to have an FHO surgery. $1600 later and 3-4 weeks of her healing in a large cage....emotionally draining... I don't wish this upon anyone.
It sounds good if she is getting better. What did the people at your vet say over the phone? They normally can give you some type of guidance if it is serious or not.
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Re: Limping
Fri, January 18, 2008 - 4:31 PMI have a cat that gets limpy sometimes - it's arthritis in her elbow. Once and a while she must land on it wrong and aggravate it - she'll limp more then usual but then it gets better. (The vet could tell by holding/feeling her elbow and bending it.) If it continues to get better, given her age, it might be a bit of arthritis. If not, it's probably best to have a vet take a look.
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Re: Limping
Fri, January 18, 2008 - 9:55 PMThe fact that she appears to be getting better is a good sign, but getting it checked by the veterinarian is really the only way to know for sure. Yeah, if it turns out to be nothing, you might feel a little wistful about the money down the drain. But when that happens to me, I value the peace of mind it brings, knowing that if something had been wrong, we would catch it sooner. -
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Re: Limping
Sat, January 19, 2008 - 11:10 PMYour furbaby is worth kingdoms to you...........
If you take her in, you'll know for sure.
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Re: Limping
Sun, January 20, 2008 - 4:25 PMI definitely agree. Bring your kitty to the vet for peace of mind. Since she is older, you don't want to take any chances.
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Mon, January 21, 2008 - 9:15 AMI still charge off to my vet, and I haven't regretted it yet. ;) -
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Mon, January 21, 2008 - 10:26 AMI'm guilty of that too... I wouldn't be able to live with myself if I downplayed an issue my kitty had and it turned out to be something bad. Suki is all I have right now and I wouldn't know what I'd do if I lost her :( -
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Re: Limping
Mon, January 21, 2008 - 12:40 PMI used to race off to the vet for everything until their fees tripled and they got every bell and whistle in the world (which is nice but . . . .) and now it costs at least $220.00 - $265.00 for ANY visit for ANYTHING!!! Yikes!!! Even going only when I absolutely have to, with my old cats I have spent over $12,000.00 at the vet and specialist vet in less than 3 years. Am still paying for this. (Could have bought a car with this $, and I do need one!) In some areas -- like mine -- vet care has become something so expensive that I feel it's costing a lot of cats homes, and when only $1,800.00 of that $12K was for treatment that actually seems to have worked . . . . it's just gotten unbelievably bad, and it's just as expensive at a bad vet as at the best vet. Whole 'nother topic in itself! -
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Re: Limping
Mon, January 21, 2008 - 2:14 PMYeah, it's been a bit costly to me a few times so I got pet insurance. It's about $28 a month and it's a piece of mind that some of the bill is covered if anything happens. It also covers yearly check ups and flea/heartworm preventatives.
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Re: Limping
Mon, January 21, 2008 - 4:08 PMMy youngest, Zareru, he got under my foot the other day and I stepped on him. He yelped horrid. It was bad, he limped around the house all night.. I made it up to him, then in the morning, he bounced back and was running around.
I hope your kitties limp gets better. Maybe give some extra love! -
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Re: Limping
Fri, February 1, 2008 - 9:06 AMThank you all for responding. I did take her to the vet and of course it was nothing. He thought that there might be soft tissue damage. Regardless, I had been procrastinating taking her in, she has hyperthyroidism and is having renal problems. I switched her to a raw food diet and wanted to get her levels checked, so at the very least I got that done.
Her levels are relatively normal, although the thyroid numbers are increasing so we changed the dosage on that medicine.
This is the first pet that I've had into old age so I'm constantly worrying.
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