cat with a bad leg

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the wicker man

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102 posts

170 months

Saturday 6th June 2015
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Hi forum

Just after abit of advice really, Going to be ringing the vets Monday morning for a appt our moggy tigger is 7 years old & this last week or so her back drivers side leg lol shes stopped bending it when she walks or runs shes does this sort of stiff movement with it.

Last night when she tried jumping on the bed from the floor she didn't make it well she did the leg didn't, she got it stuck as she went over the bed frame end & went flying then had this look on her face that said what the hell happened there

any ideas whats up?

bexVN

14,682 posts

210 months

Saturday 6th June 2015
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No not really except poss luxating patella, or if swollen it may prevent her bending it. Definitely needs a vets, I'm concerned it has been several days already though. Personally I'd have wanted that checked out a lot sooner. Your vets may do appointments tomorrow (some do) failing that get her seen on Monday, don't feed her in the morning just in case they need to x-ray (not saying they will but can't rule it out)

In meantime keep her in and rested as much as possible.

the wicker man

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102 posts

170 months

Sunday 7th June 2015
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cheers for the relpy, vets will be booked in the morning

MitchT

15,788 posts

208 months

Sunday 7th June 2015
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She may simply have been bitten by another cat. One of mine was the same - wouldn't even get out of her bed when a dish of tuna was waved under her nose and when she did move around she was hobbling. Turned out to be a painful bite from another cat which required antibiotics.

bexVN

14,682 posts

210 months

Sunday 7th June 2015
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yes could be a bite but I would expect her to be acting more poorly by now if it were, can't rule this out either though.

the wicker man

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102 posts

170 months

Monday 8th June 2015
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the vets was fun plenty of hissing & growling but the vet got her to run around the room abit, shes had a antibiotic injection if shes the same on thursday then back to the vets for x rays etc

bexVN

14,682 posts

210 months

Monday 8th June 2015
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Hope she is better before then smile, did they find a bite/wound hence the antibiotic? Hope they gave Her some pain relief aswell.

the wicker man

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102 posts

170 months

Monday 8th June 2015
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no bite etc & yes pain killer in a liquid form that we mix in her food

MitchT

15,788 posts

208 months

Monday 8th June 2015
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Fingers crossed she's on the road to recovery now.

the wicker man

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102 posts

170 months

Thursday 11th June 2015
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all was going well she was walking fine & back to her old self talking to me & attacking the wife until last night when she could hardly walk with both her back legs going this time

shes going back in the vets tomorrow morning at 9am for x rays etc etc, vet has said she thinks its either cancer, a slipped disc or arthritis & that we should be prepared for the her to operate tomorrow

thank goodness for pet insurance

bexVN

14,682 posts

210 months

Thursday 11th June 2015
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frownsorry to read that, I hope they see something treatable tomorrow.

ali_kat

31,988 posts

220 months

Friday 12th June 2015
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Been thinking of you all morning

Paws are crossed

the wicker man

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102 posts

170 months

Friday 12th June 2015
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well that was a complete waste of fking time! poor cat had no food since 9pm last night she wouldn't leave me alone till gone 2am meow im hungry meow im hungry & repeat, get down the vets for 9am "we'll get her right in they say" 2pm comes no news so i ring them the cat is still sitting in the cat basket (7hours in that thing! she was there so long she wizzed herself) not been touched no water no food no x rays etc no anything! well we had some emergency's was the reply grrrrr



fk a duck! i had a follow up appt booked yesterday & it was them that rang me up & said can i bring her down first thing friday for x rays & operation was not my idea, so i cancel my plans for today run around like a mad man at 8am trying to catch her put her through all that stress for nothing

the wife had to stop me from going nuts at them (she just wanted to get tigger home & out of there)

complete waste of fking time & maybe if i drop her off monday morning we can play this fun game all over again, so no good news i still have a cat that cant walk properly & im all out of ideas

i need a whiskey!

bexVN

14,682 posts

210 months

Friday 12th June 2015
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That is frankly diabolical. They should have been xraying her tonight if they had to and why in a basket, that is so so old school, how antiquated are they?!!

No cat should be left in their basket like that!!!! And she should have been given water once they knew of the delay or put on a drip. I am frankly livid for you.

Why are they not doing it tomorrow
She needs investigation. I am so sorry.

I may not be being very professional with this reply but I am truly disgusted by what you have said frown

the wicker man

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102 posts

170 months

Friday 12th June 2015
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im still fking mad as hell

its the third time this vets has pissed me off now, tigger's dad was a feral cat so shes got some temper issues haha they don't even try with her anymore to make friends just pin her down & go for it then there was a skinny cat in my garden long story short she wernt being looked after by her owners i couldn't keep her none of the cat places wanted her so the vets toke her & ended up giving her back to the owners who still don't look after her so shes back in my garden eating the hedgehog food

i dont want to take her back there monday

bexVN

14,682 posts

210 months

Friday 12th June 2015
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I'm angry and she isn't even my cat. Do you have other vets in the area.

Failing that demand they xrays her tomorrow if you can even face leaving her there.

Don't get me wrong I know what it is like when rushed off your feet and the number of patients build up but that's how it goes sometimes. The only ops that should ever be put on hold are the non urgent (routine ones)

the wicker man

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102 posts

170 months

Friday 12th June 2015
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i know what you mean im normally laid back as anything, all just really wound me up today

i woundnt have minded so much if they hadn't have made such a song & a dance about it all, for the vet herself to ring me thursday & say bring her in & im going to do this this & this for it all to amount to nothing is a piss take

ali_kat

31,988 posts

220 months

Saturday 13th June 2015
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I have no words to express my thoughts frown

Poor cat frown

clarkmagpie

3,559 posts

194 months

Saturday 13th June 2015
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Time for a new vet?

S800VXR

5,876 posts

199 months

Saturday 13th June 2015
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7 hrs in a basket! I'd go nuts TBH!! They need to stop running it as a business and start getting back to being sensitive to the area they are suppose to support.

We had a vet a few years ago who said our bulldog eye issue was due to the breed and inward eye lashes. I said bks and walked out to another vey who also said it was blocks, 1 week later with drops she was fine.

I wrote to the vets explaining my concerns about them wanting to operate on a healthy dog, didn't get a reply and go out of my way to not recomend them now.