> Kitty has improved a little today. She can now get up and down to
> her-back-of- the- settee cushion and she is eating like a horse.
> She can still only walk slowly and she obviously hurts... (SNIP)
> I will take her if I think she needs it, otherwise, a glancing blow
> from a car causes bruising and it hurts for a week or ten days and
> she will recover from it in that timescale. That's what I now think
> happened to her.
Did the vet check her over for possible internal bleeding? That's the
only thing I would be really nervous about - discomfort and pain she'll
recover from, and you can get her some pain-killers if needed. They did
x-ray her for broken bones, right? (Sorry, I didn't see every post on
this situation.) But internal bleeding is harder to catch. You might want
to check her gums to make sure they're still pink - if they're getting
whitish, that might mean she's losing blood.
Sorry to be an alarmist, but if she did suffer an impact from a car,
that is a possibility.
I'm glad she seems to be getting better, and it's a great sign that she's
eating again!
Poor baby! Purrs for her recovery,
Joyce
PS - I wonder if you could go to the vet yourself and get the pain
medication and a syringe, and administer the shot yourself? You might
ask the vet if this is something you'd be qualified to do. That way
you can get her some pain relief without taking her on another stressful
trip to the vet.
Christina Websell - 11 Aug 2004 23:56 GMT
> > Kitty has improved a little today. She can now get up and down to
> > her-back-of- the- settee cushion and she is eating like a horse.
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> to check her gums to make sure they're still pink - if they're getting
> whitish, that might mean she's losing blood.
Don't worry, Joyce, that is one thing the vet checked immediately and
re-checked while she was in hospital. Her gums are pink.
They decided not to x-ray her (anaesthetic risk as she is so old) after
manipulating all her limbs.
The high glucose blood result was because of shock. The rest of it was
fine - and I'm very glad to know that such an old girl has no liver or
kidney problems.
I think she is just very badly bruised.
How lucky she was to survive "whatever-it-was" and get all her purrs and
prayers.
She has now turned slightly on her side on her cushion :-) perhaps a sign
she doesn't hurt quite so much. I hope so.
Tweed
jXwXeXrXmXoXnXt@sonic.net - 12 Aug 2004 00:54 GMT
> Don't worry, Joyce, that is one thing the vet checked immediately and
> re-checked while she was in hospital. Her gums are pink.
> They decided not to x-ray her (anaesthetic risk as she is so old) after
> manipulating all her limbs.
Oh, whew!!! I'm really glad to hear this.
> I think she is just very badly bruised.
Sounds like it.
> She has now turned slightly on her side on her cushion :-) perhaps a sign
> she doesn't hurt quite so much. I hope so.
Me, too!
Glad to hear she is progressing.
Joyce
Howard Berkowitz - 12 Aug 2004 07:10 GMT
> > Kitty has improved a little today. She can now get up and down to
> > her-back-of- the- settee cushion and she is eating like a horse.
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> you can get her some pain relief without taking her on another stressful
> trip to the vet
Actually, several relevant anti-inflammatories, such as prednisone or
piroxicam, could be given by mouth and be about as effective as by
injection. The only real reason to inject (unless she can't be pilled)
is if there's a specific inflamed area into which a corticosteroid can
be injected.