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Cat Forum / General Topics / May 2006Broken Foot??
My poor kitty Monty appears to have hurt his back foot/leg over the weekend.Although I am taking him to the Vet tomorrow morning I'm wondering, If it's broken would he put any weight on it at all? He doesn't appear to be in any physical pain, is hopping around on three feet quite well, is eating and drinking normally. I'm assuming it's just sprained (he was chased by a fox terrier over the fence) but am still getting him checked out in case. Poor thing will go nuts at me - hates the car and hates the cat carrier ever since my mother forced him into a box to visit the vet. I'm thinking tomorrow is not going to be a pleasant experience for either of us. Cats are adept for hiding their pain. Probably a sprain or an injured toe you are doing the best thing by going to the vet. And no the cat would not put any weight on it unless it had to > My poor kitty Monty appears to have hurt his back foot/leg over the > weekend.Although I am taking him to the Vet tomorrow morning I'm [quoted text clipped - 12 lines] > a > pleasant experience for either of us. >My poor kitty Monty appears to have hurt his back foot/leg over the >weekend.Although I am taking him to the Vet tomorrow morning I'm wondering, [quoted text clipped - 6 lines] >him into a box to visit the vet. I'm thinking tomorrow is not going to be a >pleasant experience for either of us. Yes, you can bear weight on a broken bone--humans can, so I have to believe cats can, too. As long as he's eating and drinking okay, he should be fine. You may want to consider having an indoor-only cat. wester wrote: >Yes, you can bear weight on a broken > bone--humans can, so I have to believe > cats can, too. That is just plain bull----. If a leg bone is really broken, a human could not put weight on it. I have had two broken legs (not at the same time) and there is no way I could walk on it. ---MIKE--- >>In the White Mountains of New Hampshire >> (44° 15' N - Elevation 1580') > wester wrote: > [quoted text clipped - 9 lines] > >>In the White Mountains of New Hampshire > >> (44° 15' N - Elevation 1580') It really depends on the break. I have looked after people with impacted fractures (where the bone ends are forced into each other) and sometimes they walk around for several days. It may also be possible to weightbear on a greenstick fracture or a fracture to one of the small bones in the foot. Kate >wester wrote: > [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] >could not put weight on it. I have had two broken legs (not at the same >time) and there is no way I could walk on it. Not bull, and you're very rude to boot. I had three broken bones in my right leg and walked. No crutches. I have also broke the my leg in several places in a car accident years ago in a rural area of Kentucky had to get out of a ditch and go down the road to a service station this was obviously before cell phones. some of the most agonizing pain you can imagine specially when they have to line them up I have seen guys before in accidents with both legs FU in biker accident get up and walk around till the shock wore off. The body and mind can do many things when it needs to >>wester wrote: >> [quoted text clipped - 8 lines] > Not bull, and you're very rude to boot. I had three broken bones in my > right leg and walked. No crutches. > I have seen guys before in accidents with both legs FU in biker accident > get up and walk around till the shock wore off. The body and mind can do > many things when it needs to A friend of mine had an accident whilst sailing, something big and nasty hit the lower part of his leg, The next day it was bruised and hurt but he expected that and it wasn't until a couple of weeks later when it still was bruised that he took himself off to a doctor, he found that he'd been walking on a leg that was broken in 2 places Lesley Slave of the Fabulous Furballs I suppose there are different types of fractures. Both times I broke my leg (the last one was a skiing accident) the leg was like a piece of wet spaghetti. My foot was pointing one way and my knee the other. It was a complete separation with both bones totally broken. There is no way I could have put any weight on it. ---MIKE--- >>In the White Mountains of New Hampshire >> (44° 15' N - Elevation 1580') Thanks for advice folks. I did take him to the vet on monday and thankfully the lovely vetlady said it was more likely he'd gotten a sharp nip from another cat and was in pain from that. Couple of injections and a round of antibiotics, and thankfully he's walking, albeit with a very slight limp still, on all four feet. Unfortunately keeping him inside 24/7 is not an option as he's get extremely narky with me if he doesn't go out for at least a couple of hours a day. But I've scaled his times back. Only out for 5-7 hours during the day and as soon as darkness falls he's in. >Thanks for advice folks. >I did take him to the vet on monday and thankfully the lovely vetlady said [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] >I've scaled his times back. Only out for 5-7 hours during the day and as >soon as darkness falls he's in. Glad to hear it's minor. But I would keep him in the house and quiet until he's 100 percent again. |
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