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Arthritis?
We had a bit of a scare over Ruf on Sunday. When we got up Sunday
morning, he didn't do his routine stuff. He didn't eat, he didn't have a drink of water, he didn't want to get up on the desk while I did my blood test (I'm diabetic). He _did_ ask to go out to eat some grass, so I picked him up (as usual) and we went out to the lawn. He ate just a little and seemed uncomfortable. When I picked him up to come back in, he complained a good bit. Running my hand down his back, he seemed very sensitive to the fourth or fifth vertabrae before the tail. I checked it again a couple of hours later and he still made noise about my touching it - and still hadn't eaten. We had to go out of town for a luncheon. When we got back at around 4 PM, he was still lying low, but he had eaten some and had used his litter box. Monday morning all was well. He did all his usual things and was even frisky in the afternoon. I suspect that he had a twinge of arthritis in his back. He's a large cat (21 lbs, 9 oz at his last vet's visit) and aging (12 years). Any confirmation or denial of my analysis? -- My cat and I are very much alike: we're both gray, we're both fat, and we both dig in his litter box. |
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Your best bet to confirm your suspicions is to take Ruf to the vet and have
him examined. My cat (also a large boy) developed arthritis in his back that became so severe over time that it resulted in a spinal compression which had to be corrected with major back surgery. If it is arthritis, you can get him on a glucosomine supplement like Cosequin (even though the research I've done says glucosomine really doesn't help spinal arthritis). But it certainly can't hurt. S. wrote in message news:EsFkI7LVLls8-pn2-lNzzC3jCPkyu@localhost... We had a bit of a scare over Ruf on Sunday. When we got up Sunday morning, he didn't do his routine stuff. He didn't eat, he didn't have a drink of water, he didn't want to get up on the desk while I did my blood test (I'm diabetic). He _did_ ask to go out to eat some grass, so I picked him up (as usual) and we went out to the lawn. He ate just a little and seemed uncomfortable. When I picked him up to come back in, he complained a good bit. Running my hand down his back, he seemed very sensitive to the fourth or fifth vertabrae before the tail. I checked it again a couple of hours later and he still made noise about my touching it - and still hadn't eaten. We had to go out of town for a luncheon. When we got back at around 4 PM, he was still lying low, but he had eaten some and had used his litter box. Monday morning all was well. He did all his usual things and was even frisky in the afternoon. I suspect that he had a twinge of arthritis in his back. He's a large cat (21 lbs, 9 oz at his last vet's visit) and aging (12 years). Any confirmation or denial of my analysis? -- My cat and I are very much alike: we're both gray, we're both fat, and we both dig in his litter box. |
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