Cat is limping, vets are closed. Any advice?
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One of our cats has been asleep on the sofa since I got up this morning, when he decided to move I noticed he was limping very badly, trying not to use his front right leg at all.
He is still able to hop on and off the sofa and go up and down the stairs of his own free will so not sure if a visit to the emergency vets is necessary, I have a feeling that if you have to ask the price then you can't afford it.
I have had a feel down his leg and all seems intact and he didn't mind me feeling it so don't think it's broken or anything. He didn't like it at all when I started feeling his paw pad, it seems that's where the pain is, although there are no obvious cuts or splinters etc.
Any advice on what to do would be great.
He is a lazy cat so sleeping until the vets are open tomorrow won't be a problem for him!
He is still able to hop on and off the sofa and go up and down the stairs of his own free will so not sure if a visit to the emergency vets is necessary, I have a feeling that if you have to ask the price then you can't afford it.
I have had a feel down his leg and all seems intact and he didn't mind me feeling it so don't think it's broken or anything. He didn't like it at all when I started feeling his paw pad, it seems that's where the pain is, although there are no obvious cuts or splinters etc.
Any advice on what to do would be great.
He is a lazy cat so sleeping until the vets are open tomorrow won't be a problem for him!
I personally reading what you have said would not pay silly money for an out of hours emergency vet on a sunday, It does not sound to me like it is anything that cannot wait until Monday.
I once had to take our guide dog (I'm not blind just a guide dogs volunteer!)to the vets on a Sunday evening as he had gotten an eye injury, and all I can say is thank god I was not footing the bill!! It was £140 before any treatment! Obviously if you have to you have to regardless of cost, and a Guide dog with a injured eye was quite serious!
but in this circumstance I personally wouldn't do it...
hope his limp clears up soon, probably just landed funny with any luck its just a bit bruised
I once had to take our guide dog (I'm not blind just a guide dogs volunteer!)to the vets on a Sunday evening as he had gotten an eye injury, and all I can say is thank god I was not footing the bill!! It was £140 before any treatment! Obviously if you have to you have to regardless of cost, and a Guide dog with a injured eye was quite serious!
but in this circumstance I personally wouldn't do it...hope his limp clears up soon, probably just landed funny with any luck its just a bit bruised
If he's eating/drinking ok he should be ok to be left until Monday, I wouldn't leave him any longer than that.
The majority of out of hours vet services will give free telephone advice - most are pretty good about only getting animals in if they need to be seen, so give them a ring if you are concerned.
The majority of out of hours vet services will give free telephone advice - most are pretty good about only getting animals in if they need to be seen, so give them a ring if you are concerned.
Cats can tolerate quite a bit of discomfort before they become acutely lame, so definitely get him seen today, preferably this am. If it had not been ooh on a Sun I would definitely have said he should have been seen yest but I appreciate cost is a factor at weekends.
And I can back gd49 we would not see an animal for the sake of it at the weekend, telephone advice is always available.
Believe me, having just worked a Sun in an ooh practice, we definitely did not to see non urgents!! (Though a cat not putting any weight on a leg is a close call, if not broken it does suggest quite a bit of pain)
Hope he's ok today
eta, seen a couple cats with these sypmtoms recently and both had an abscess in the pad of their paw...OUCH! difficult to spot aswell.
And I can back gd49 we would not see an animal for the sake of it at the weekend, telephone advice is always available.
Believe me, having just worked a Sun in an ooh practice, we definitely did not to see non urgents!! (Though a cat not putting any weight on a leg is a close call, if not broken it does suggest quite a bit of pain)
Hope he's ok today
eta, seen a couple cats with these sypmtoms recently and both had an abscess in the pad of their paw...OUCH! difficult to spot aswell.
Jasandjules said:
And I've paid the out of hours service for a Bank Holiday as well, that wasn't nice, BUT if the animal needs urgent treatment, then so be it.
Totally agree, in serious cases it cannot wait no matter how hard it hits the bank balance! and this is the responsibility we accept when taking on any pet!bexVN said:
Unusual for a cat to bite another on the foot. They usually bite tail bases, necks etc. Hope if responds to tx fast
Is your cat a hunter?
Especially unusual for him as he is very timid and definitely wouldn't 'start' a fight, he would run and hide ASAP if he saw another cat!Is your cat a hunter?
He's a sleeper, not a hunter. He spends about 10 minutes out of every 24 hrs outside, the other 23hrs 50mins he is mainly sleeping, but he does take breaks from sleeping to eat.
Quite unusual for a young cat (1yr 6 months) but we got him at about 4 months old where he had never been handled by a human and was regularly scared, on purpose. So the poor sod is still very scared/timid. He will happily come sleep on my lap if I am watching a film though, so he is comfortable around me/us
Just to say he is using his leg almost normally now
Still obvious he is limping but he is putting weight on it gd49 said:
bexVN said:
Unusual for a cat to bite another on the foot. They usually bite tail bases, necks etc. Hope if responds to tx fast
Is your cat a hunter?
I've seen 2 in the past 2 days, maybe cats have developed a new fighting technique?!? Think in a proper fight anywhere can get bitten.Is your cat a hunter?
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