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Cat Forum / General Topics / November 2007Cat has hurt his paw (warning-outside cat UK may offend)
My cat came in just now limping and he has clearly hurt his paw. He does not seem in pain unless I touch it. I have given him his food and he ate it all. He has now gone to sleep in his bed and does not appear to be in distress. Do I take him to the Vet ? The problem is my car is in garage being repaired. I hope it will not be long as it is only the exhaust. Should I just leave him alone. I did not notice any splinters or such like when I examined his paw but he just wanted to be left alone. My grandfather told me years ago that cats like to be left alone to sort themselves out.  SignatureCount Baldoni > My cat came in just now limping and he has clearly hurt his paw. He does > not seem in pain unless I touch it. I have given him his food and he ate [quoted text clipped - 8 lines] > grandfather told me years ago that cats like to be left alone to sort > themselves out. Your grandfather was wise. As long as there is no obvious damage, and as you say "no distress". just let the beast have it's privacy, and leave a bowl of water and food close to where it is hiding. Cats have an uncanny ability to heal, all on their own. AMUN wrote on 01/11/2007 : >> My cat came in just now limping and he has clearly hurt his paw. He does >> not seem in pain unless I touch it. I have given him his food and he ate [quoted text clipped - 17 lines] > > Cats have an uncanny ability to heal, all on their own. Thank you very reassuring news. He is sat on the couch on his blanket and he seems most content. :-) SignatureCount Baldoni : : AMUN wrote on 01/11/2007 : [snip] : : : Your grandfather was wise. : : : As long as there is no obvious damage, and as you say [quoted text clipped - 7 lines] : : Thank you very reassuring news. He is sat on the couch : : on his blanket and he seems most content. :-) Sorry, but I have to disagree. If you are in *any way* worried about your cat, get a vet's opinion. It may be nothing, I sincerely hope it is, but how will you feel if it isn't and you did nothing..? Ivor Ivor Jones used his keyboard to write : > : : AMUN wrote on 01/11/2007 : > [quoted text clipped - 17 lines] > > Ivor I have calmed down since he came in early this morning. I was worried as I did not have the car to take him. He is sleeping at the moment and does not appear in any way to be in discomfort. I agree with what you are saying though and I will ring the vet now. If I hopefully get the car back at noon I will take him in if they require me to do so. SignatureCount Baldoni : : Ivor Jones used his keyboard to write : [snip] : : : Sorry, but I have to disagree. If you are in *any : : : way* worried about your cat, get a vet's opinion. It [quoted text clipped - 10 lines] : : hopefully get the car back at noon I will take him in : : if they require me to do so. Good that he seems ok, please keep us posted on how it turns out. Purrs for your kitty :-) Ivor Ivor Jones brought next idea : > : : Ivor Jones used his keyboard to write : > [quoted text clipped - 20 lines] > > Ivor Thanks for the concern :-) Max is at the vets now and the vet is 99% certain that it is a metatarsal injury (common with fotballers (soccer players). He has to be anethatised so they can work on it which will involve putting his front paw/leg in a cast. It will be done by today. SignatureCount Baldoni Baldoni explained : > Ivor Jones brought next idea : >> : : Ivor Jones used his keyboard to write : [quoted text clipped - 29 lines] > > It will be done by today. I forgot to add that it is a fractured metatarsal. SignatureCount Baldoni > Baldoni explained : >> Ivor Jones brought next idea : [quoted text clipped - 34 lines] > > I forgot to add that it is a fractured metatarsal. Just curious, was that a back paw? That's what I'm guessing. He probably jumped down from somplace and landed funny. I had friend who's nine week old kitten did that and had to wear a cast. He sounded like an old sea captain walking across the hardwood: clop...clop....clop. > Max is at the vets now and the vet is 99% certain that it is a metatarsal > injury (common with fotballers (soccer players). He has to be anethatised > so they can work on it which will involve putting his front paw/leg in a > cast. > > It will be done by today. Thanks for taking care of this. Max has a good catslave! MaryL > Ivor Jones used his keyboard to write : >> : : AMUN wrote on 01/11/2007 : [quoted text clipped - 24 lines] > saying though and I will ring the vet now. If I hopefully get the car > back at noon I will take him in if they require me to do so. Good. It's true that cats sometimes seem to "heal themselves" -- but it's also true that injuries that are neglected sometimes turn into something far worse. My Holly started limping one day (and she is an indoor cat, which shows injuries can occur even in that environment). I could not see anything at all, but I took her to the vet. Even he had difficulty finding the injury because the cut was very small and Holly is a solid black with black pads -- so, difficult to see anything. The cut was very small, and we could only guess that she had found something sharp and somehow suffered a minor cut. She was given antibiotics, and I took her home. The next day, it was obvious that she was in great pain when she tried to put pressure on the paw (but not when she was lying down). Off we went to the vet again. He used a small amount of anesthetic (gas) so he could probe the wound this time, and as soon as he did, pus literally exploded out of her paw. She had developed an abscess in that short amount of time. So, it's really fortunate that we took care of things quickly -- and I am really happy to hear that you are going to take your cat to the vet (and I hope that you get the good news that "it's really nothing"). Incidentally, Holly recovered quickly and with little expense. MaryL Photos of Duffy and Holly: >'o'< Duffy: http://tinyurl.com/cslwf Holly: http://tinyurl.com/9t68o Duffy and Holly together: http://tinyurl.com/8b47e >> Ivor Jones used his keyboard to write : >>> : : AMUN wrote on 01/11/2007 : [quoted text clipped - 52 lines] > Holly: http://tinyurl.com/9t68o > Duffy and Holly together: http://tinyurl.com/8b47e I had the same thing happen to my cat. She came in limping one day after prowling around the creek behind my house. (I don't let them out anymore except for a few minutes while I'm watching.) The next day seem was better, then crashed on day four. Apprently what happens a lot is they get a puncture from stepping on something or a snake bite of something, the wound heals over but festers inside to an abscess. >>> Ivor Jones used his keyboard to write : >>>> : : AMUN wrote on 01/11/2007 : [quoted text clipped - 59 lines] > get a puncture from stepping on something or a snake bite of something, > the wound heals over but festers inside to an abscess. Mine are indoor cats, so it definitely wasn't a snake bite. I try to make my house as safe as possible for them, but she obviously stepped on something (or possibly slid down over something sharp -- I checked out the cat trees very carefully but could not find any sharp extensions). MaryL >: : AMUN wrote on 01/11/2007 : > [quoted text clipped - 17 lines] > >Ivor The cat really needs to go to the vet and have x-rays. : My cat came in just now limping and he has clearly hurt his paw. He : does not seem in pain unless I touch it. I have given him his food and [quoted text clipped - 8 lines] : grandfather told me years ago that cats like to be left alone to sort : themselves out. One neighbor just went through the same experience here! Not saying the two cases are identical in all details, but this may reassure you. His cat came in limping on 3 legs, not wanting to put any pressure on the fourth. However, she seemed to be in no pain unless there was pressure on that leg. She even wanted to go about her normal life, like asking for food in the normal place, walking over to her favorite sleeping spot. This being 10 PM, he decided to wait till morning to look into it. By morning she was quite a bit better, even insisting on going out, only walking with slight limp. In another day, you couldn't tell anything was wrong. OTOH, had the progress not been so fast and obvious, I would have counseled him not to relax and seek vet help. Let us know how it worked out. I do hope your story has an equally happy end with or without a vet's intervention. > My cat came in just now limping and he has clearly hurt his paw. He > does not seem in pain unless I touch it. I have given him his food [quoted text clipped - 8 lines] > grandfather told me years ago that cats like to be left alone to sort > themselves out. I think you should be a bit more aggressive looking for the injury. Examine the pads and claws closely in good light. Also feel the bones and joints. The cat will resist but it's for it's own good. Obviously don't hurt the cat. If you can see the problem, then the vet visit might not be necessary. >My cat came in just now limping and he has clearly hurt his paw. He >does not seem in pain unless I touch it. I have given him his food and [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] >Do I take him to the Vet ? The problem is my car is in garage being >repaired. I hope it will not be long as it is only the exhaust. Take the cat to the vet. Even if you have to hire a taxi. Paul Bearer wrote : >> My cat came in just now limping and he has clearly hurt his paw. He >> does not seem in pain unless I touch it. I have given him his food and [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] >> repaired. I hope it will not be long as it is only the exhaust. > Take the cat to the vet. Even if you have to hire a taxi. I spoke to the vet and she said to leave him a while and if no change to bring him in. So first thing tomorrow I will take him to the vet. The strange thing is he looks perfectly happy and has kept on at me tonight to let him out which I have not done. He jumped up onto his favorite spot on top of the fridge freezer no problem. But there is no chance of me examining his paw because it hurts him. The vet said it sounds like a sprain. SignatureCount Baldoni > Paul Bearer wrote : >> [quoted text clipped - 15 lines] > But there is no chance of me examining his paw because it hurts him. The > vet said it sounds like a sprain. If it is a thorn, find a good mouse.....He will remove the thorn and make a friend for life. (Well, it worked in the fairy tale) > But there is no chance of me examining his paw because it hurts him. > The vet said it sounds like a sprain. You know what the vet will do? Pin the cat down and take a good look at the paw. "Dan Espen" <daneNO@MORE.mk.SPAMtelcordia.com> wrote in message > > But there is no chance of me examining his paw because it hurts him. > You know what the vet will do? > Pin the cat down and take a good look at the paw. The easiest way I've found to control a struggling cat (and avoid injury to you or your cat) is to wrap it up in a towel including its head as and then extract the part you want to examine or work on such as clipping its claws. > "Dan Espen" <daneNO@MORE.mk.SPAMtelcordia.com> wrote in message >> > But there is no chance of me examining his paw because it hurts [quoted text clipped - 7 lines] > head as and then extract the part you want to examine or work on such > as clipping its claws. a BIG towel that you can wrap around and overlap. >> But there is no chance of me examining his paw because it hurts him. >> The vet said it sounds like a sprain. > >You know what the vet will do? >Pin the cat down and take a good look at the paw. Wrong. The vet will take x-rays and/or perform other tests as needed. The cat may also have a fracture, torn muscle, etc. Manfred Mann formulated on Friday : >>> But there is no chance of me examining his paw because it hurts him. >>> The vet said it sounds like a sprain. [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] > Wrong. The vet will take x-rays and/or perform other tests as needed. > The cat may also have a fracture, torn muscle, etc. He was sedated for X-ray It showed the fracture of two outer metacarpal bones. SignatureCount Baldoni >>> But there is no chance of me examining his paw because it hurts him. >>> The vet said it sounds like a sprain. [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] > Wrong. The vet will take x-rays and/or perform other tests as needed. > The cat may also have a fracture, torn muscle, etc. Are you just being argumentative? It turned out the cat needed the xray, but this started out that we didn't know what was wrong with the cat. Are you trying to say the vet won't even look at the paw before he puts the cat under the xray? |
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