Purrs for Eli. Hope nothing is broken and he recovers well. Think he may have
been on the roof with Tommy and fell off?

Sherry

Lots and lots of purrs, best wishes and healing vibes for Eli's problem to
be solved quickly and easily,

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Please keep us posted!! I would take him in regardless this morning.
Internal injuries can be deceptive. Keep him quiet and let us know what you
find out.

Purrrs for a quick recovery.

Karen

 Purrs and prayers Eli is ok. Please keep us updated.
 Jazz & his mama
 --

 Irulan
 from the stars we came, to the stars we return
 from now until the end of time

 > I don't know what happened.... Eli and Tommy were outside this evening,
and
 > I heard some commotion and screaming of cats. Went out and found Tommy
on
 > the roof and Eli nowhere in sight, nor did he come when called as he
usually
 > does.
 >
 > I kept calling for Eli every few minutes. Finally he came out from under
a
 > car I have parked in the yard, and went straight into my bedroom. When
any
 > of the other cats tried to go in the bedroom, Eli growled at them.
 >
 > Eventually Eli came to the bedroom door and just stood there, growling
at
 > everyone. Then he went back in the room. A while later I went in to lay
down
 > and read, and found Eli in the middle of my bed, sleeping. When I tried
to
 > move him, he growled at me.
 >
 > He appears to be hurting a lot. There aren't any puncture wounds as far
as I
 > can tell.
 >
 > He holds one front leg stiff and won't use it and doesn't want me to
touch
 > or move it. I carefully felt around his shoulder and back. All seems
well
 > there, but when I tried feeling his chest between his front legs, he was
 > clearly uncomfortable.
 >
 > His pupils less reactive to light than normal. I moved him carefully
into a
 > cat bed and covered him with a woolen sweater, because he was trembling.
I
 > got him to drink a little bit of water by dripping it onto his fur.
 >
 > The most worrisome thing is he didn't resist being lifted into the cat
bed
 > and stayed in it when I moved it to different spots on my bed. Finally I
 > decided to put him (in the cat bed) on the floor. I figured he might
have
 > difficulty jumping down. And even then, he just stayed motionless in the
cat
 > bed as I set it on the floor and covered him again with the sweater.
 >
 > I am quite worried.... If he isn't a lot better be morning I will be
taking
 > him to the vet. In the meantime, some purring for sweet Eli to feel
better
 > would be greatly appreciated.

Please let us knows what happens at the vet.

Purrs,  Fuga

Healing purrs on the way. Let us know what TED says.

Could he have been bitten by a snake or a bee? Many purrs are coming over
for Eli to feel better soon.

...> I am quite worried.... If he isn't a lot better be morning I will be
taking

Poor little guy. It sounds like a trip to the vet is in order for Eli.
We'll be sending purrs and prayers for his recovery.
Annie, aided by Cinder and Rosie

This morning he is sitting up in bed, grooming himself. He drank water from
a dish and doesn't mind being touched on the chest/belly like he did last
night. He's also been lying on the stiff leg instead of keeping it on top.

I'm sure now that this is not a dire emergency. I'll be watching closely for
a while but at this point to try to stick him in a carrier and go out in the
frigid cold probably isn't the best thing for him.

I really hope that Eli will be okay.  Even though he's doing better,
you might want to at least phone your vet and talk to him/her about
Eli.  I know if you're tight on money and with cold weather, you
really don't want to have to take the cat out if possible.  And I've
been wrestling with this, too, since Cosmo tried climbing straight up
the cat tree the other night, but Internet was on top, so Cosmo tried
to get down, but fell instead, flat on his side, on the table next to
the tree.  Scared the heck out of us, but we've watched him closely,
and he seems to be perfectly fine -- heck, he was bolting down the
stairs yesterday like a kitten (and this guy is 13, with CRF and a
heart murmur!).  Anyway, purrs that Eli recovers fully.

Ginger-lyn

Purrs and feel better wishes and thoughts for Eli.  Let us know how he's
doing.

Pam, Rob, and the NC nine

Purrs for Eli to just have sore muscles which will heal, but very glad
to read that you've already planned on a trip to TED.

sending lots of purrs,
Brenda

I wonder if Eli fell from the roof during a squabble. He could have
broken bones. Or maybe sprained something. I am so worried about him.
My furry household is purring for him.

CATherine

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Just saw this.  Healing purrs on the way for Eli.
Sam

Many many Purrs and hugs for Eli. He certainly seems to be in
a lot of pain poor baby I hope its not as bad as it sounds.  Jean P.