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Title: Should I go to the vets??
Post by: canon on May 07, 2011, 14:56:11 PM

 :scared: Hello,
Need some advice, my cat has come home walking very slowly, and struggling to jump up. When I stroke him he 'cries' out..  Hes eating.  What should I do??

Title: Re: Should I go to the vets??
Post by: moira on May 07, 2011, 14:59:12 PM

Hi, personally I would get him checked out by a vet. Always better to be safe than sorry.

Title: Re: Should I go to the vets??
Post by: canon on May 07, 2011, 15:03:29 PM

Thank you, I will do.. Feel really sorry for him. I wonder what happened to him.. :(

Title: Re: Should I go to the vets??
Post by: CatGirl on May 07, 2011, 15:07:23 PM

Do you think he might have been involved in an accident? best to get him checked.

Title: Re: Should I go to the vets??
Post by: canon on May 07, 2011, 15:13:07 PM

I hope not,  he doesnt go out for long periods of time.  Theirs no blood on him he just seems 'sore', hes currently sleeping - but thats something he does alot of anyway.
Will get him to the vets. Thanks. :thanks:

Title: Re: Should I go to the vets??
Post by: Jiskefet on May 07, 2011, 16:22:37 PM

Sounds like he had been hit by a car or a moped, or maybe fell off a wall.
We had a cat come home that way, once, when I was a child.
A cat does not show pain unless he can't help himself, his instinct  will not let him show weakness and betray he may be an easy prey, so he must be really sore.
He is almost certainly badly bruised, and may have some internal injuries. Better get him to a vet, just to make sure.

Title: Re: Should I go to the vets??
Post by: Gill (sneakiefeline) on May 07, 2011, 17:41:12 PM

I hope you taken him to a vets cos he may have internal injuries and sending best wishes  :hug: :hug:

Title: Re: Should I go to the vets??
Post by: Yvonne on May 07, 2011, 22:09:27 PM

Whwn my cat came in doing that he actually had an abcess

Title: Re: Should I go to the vets??
Post by: Jiskefet on May 07, 2011, 22:21:11 PM

Whatever the cause, for a cat to react like that, he must really be in considerable pain, which is always a reason for concern. An abcess can be lethal if it burst, as it will infect the entire abdominal cavity.
So, whatever the origin of the pain, he needs medical attention, or at least a thorough check-up.

Title: Re: Should I go to the vets??
Post by: CuteCats on May 07, 2011, 23:52:13 PM

Quote from: canon on May 07, 2011, 15:13:07 PM

I hope not,  he doesnt go out for long periods of time.  Theirs no blood on him he just seems 'sore', hes currently sleeping - but thats something he does alot of anyway.
Will get him to the vets. Thanks. :thanks:

Please let us know how he gets on.

Title: Re: Should I go to the vets??
Post by: canon on May 08, 2011, 12:02:11 PM

Took him to the vets yesterday, he had a puncture wound on his side :'(   Luckily it doesnt seem to have gone to deep. Possibility that he has fallen into something...  He was given antiflamatory injection and antibiotic injection.  Hes much, much better today and seems to be walking normally.
Got to take him back tomorrow for a check up.
Thanks everyone. :)

Title: Re: Should I go to the vets??
Post by: Jiskefet on May 08, 2011, 13:23:31 PM

Must have been a nasty little wound, though, to hurt that much.....
Good thing he got the AB shot, and the other shot probably included a pain killer, making him feel better.

I am relieved there seems to be nothing seriously wrong with him.....

Title: Re: Should I go to the vets??
Post by: Gill (sneakiefeline) on May 08, 2011, 21:13:47 PM

So pleased you took him to the vet and he as been helped  :hug: :hug:

No chance of it being an air pellet is there?

I hope he gets better very quick..............whats his name?

Title: Re: Should I go to the vets??
Post by: canon on May 10, 2011, 15:17:38 PM

Thanks,  The vet said it didnt look like an air pellet.  Hes jumping and running around like his usual self !!
His name is thomas.  :Luv2:

Title: Re: Should I go to the vets??
Post by: Jiskefet on May 10, 2011, 16:05:23 PM

Well, it looks like Thomas was very lucky!!!!!