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Help: older cat can't walk
My 15 year old cat was fine Saturday night, but when I got up Sunday
morning, he couldn't walk. He could pull himself around on the floor, but could not stand up. He didn't seem to be in pain when I picked him up to go to the Vet. X-rays show some spinal problems. The first Vet suspected blood clot or tumor, but two others thought it was the back. Has anyone experienced anything like this with their cat? If it was his back would it not be sore to the touch? He still eats and doesn't mind being picked up, but five days later can only crawl a little and not stand up. |
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Gosh, have they suggested anything?? Are they having you try anything?? WHen
this happened to us once the cat was much younger (years ago now). The vet just gave him a bazillion antibiotics and he eventually got better but maybe that would have happened on its own. I hope others have suggestions. Can he go to the bathroom OK? "Jim W" wrote in message om... My 15 year old cat was fine Saturday night, but when I got up Sunday morning, he couldn't walk. He could pull himself around on the floor, but could not stand up. He didn't seem to be in pain when I picked him up to go to the Vet. X-rays show some spinal problems. The first Vet suspected blood clot or tumor, but two others thought it was the back. Has anyone experienced anything like this with their cat? If it was his back would it not be sore to the touch? He still eats and doesn't mind being picked up, but five days later can only crawl a little and not stand up. |
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Gosh, have they suggested anything?? Are they having you try anything?? WHen
this happened to us once the cat was much younger (years ago now). The vet just gave him a bazillion antibiotics and he eventually got better but maybe that would have happened on its own. I hope others have suggestions. Can he go to the bathroom OK? "Jim W" wrote in message om... My 15 year old cat was fine Saturday night, but when I got up Sunday morning, he couldn't walk. He could pull himself around on the floor, but could not stand up. He didn't seem to be in pain when I picked him up to go to the Vet. X-rays show some spinal problems. The first Vet suspected blood clot or tumor, but two others thought it was the back. Has anyone experienced anything like this with their cat? If it was his back would it not be sore to the touch? He still eats and doesn't mind being picked up, but five days later can only crawl a little and not stand up. |
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"Jim W" wrote in message om... My 15 year old cat was fine Saturday night, but when I got up Sunday morning, he couldn't walk. He could pull himself around on the floor, but could not stand up. He didn't seem to be in pain when I picked him up to go to the Vet. X-rays show some spinal problems. The first Vet suspected blood clot or tumor, but two others thought it was the back. Has anyone experienced anything like this with their cat? If it was his back would it not be sore to the touch? He still eats and doesn't mind being picked up, but five days later can only crawl a little and not stand up. Did they say what they suspected was wrong with the back? What kind of spinal problems? W |
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"Jim W" wrote in message om... My 15 year old cat was fine Saturday night, but when I got up Sunday morning, he couldn't walk. He could pull himself around on the floor, but could not stand up. He didn't seem to be in pain when I picked him up to go to the Vet. X-rays show some spinal problems. The first Vet suspected blood clot or tumor, but two others thought it was the back. Has anyone experienced anything like this with their cat? If it was his back would it not be sore to the touch? He still eats and doesn't mind being picked up, but five days later can only crawl a little and not stand up. Did they say what they suspected was wrong with the back? What kind of spinal problems? W |
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"Jim W" wrote in message om... My 15 year old cat was fine Saturday night, but when I got up Sunday morning, he couldn't walk. He could pull himself around on the floor, but could not stand up. He didn't seem to be in pain when I picked him up to go to the Vet. X-rays show some spinal problems. What kind of spinal problems? Not all spinal problems are crippling. The first Vet suspected blood clot or tumor, but two others thought it was the back. Has anyone experienced anything like this with their cat? If it was his back would it not be sore to the touch? He still eats and doesn't mind being picked up, but five days later can only crawl a little and not stand up. Are his hind paws cool and/or are his nail beds cyanotic (bluish)? Was his heart x-rayed or echoed? Was a blood test done? Potassium levels checked? |
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"Jim W" wrote in message om... My 15 year old cat was fine Saturday night, but when I got up Sunday morning, he couldn't walk. He could pull himself around on the floor, but could not stand up. He didn't seem to be in pain when I picked him up to go to the Vet. X-rays show some spinal problems. What kind of spinal problems? Not all spinal problems are crippling. The first Vet suspected blood clot or tumor, but two others thought it was the back. Has anyone experienced anything like this with their cat? If it was his back would it not be sore to the touch? He still eats and doesn't mind being picked up, but five days later can only crawl a little and not stand up. Are his hind paws cool and/or are his nail beds cyanotic (bluish)? Was his heart x-rayed or echoed? Was a blood test done? Potassium levels checked? |
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Jim W wrote:
My 15 year old cat was fine Saturday night, but when I got up Sunday morning, he couldn't walk. He could pull himself around on the floor, but could not stand up. He didn't seem to be in pain when I picked him up to go to the Vet. X-rays show some spinal problems. The first Vet suspected blood clot or tumor, but two others thought it was the back. Has anyone experienced anything like this with their cat? If it was his back would it not be sore to the touch? He still eats and doesn't mind being picked up, but five days later can only crawl a little and not stand up. If a problem in his back made him lose feeling in his legs, it might not be sore to touch or examination. Years ago, when my mother's cat was 12, he suddenly became paralyzed from the waist down one afternoon, from a blood clot. My mother rushed him immediately to the vet, but the cat unfortunately panicked all the way there, and drowned in his saliva. A week before my cat's recent thyroid surgery, he came in from the garage late at night, limping with one rear foot curled upside down. He'd been lying on the cement floor for hours, and had become a bony old thing from the hyperthyroid, so at first, I thought maybe his foot was "asleep." There was nothing visually wrong with the foot, and he wasn't in any pain when I examined it. The next morning he was still limping with his foot curled upside down. It was Sunday, so (after consulting Megan to see if she had any experience with her many cats limping in that manner) I brought him to the emergency animal clinic, where they thought he probably had a blood clot, or perhaps nerve damage -- that it might get worse or get better or stay the same. But he had a good femoral pulse (thigh pulse) in the leg, and good reflexes down to the ankle. The foot was somewhat cooler than the other 3 feet by that time. The base of the claws were a paler pink than the other feet, but not the sort of bluish as if he were in danger of losing the foot from lack of circulation. He had some feeling in the foot, but she had to pinch his toe pretty hard before he reacted. There was nothing much else to do, according to the emergency vet, but wait and see if he got worse or better, and bring him back in if he got worse. So I brought him home to rest until he could see my vet Monday morning. His foot got noticably colder that night, but the nailbeds stayed pale pink. Monday, I brought him to my vet, who was in surgery at the time, and the associate vet examined him, and relayed the info to my vet, and also took the pre-op bloodwork so that he could be taken off the Tapazole. His foot was quite cold when we got there, but by the time the blood test results were done about 20 minutes later, when my vet came in, his foot was warm. It seems he had a pinched nerve in the hip area, and the examinations must have manipulated something to unpinch it. She sent him home with Medicam drops (pain relief and anti-inflammatory) to mix with food, and I mixed it with a tablespoon of chicken babyfood in a saucer, so he could eat lying down more easily. Tues, he was walking with his foot right side up, but he was putting the leg down too far out or too far in a lot, and stumbling somewhat. By Wed, he had somewhat better control of the leg, and by Fri, only a slight limp, and after the weekend, no limp. I feel very, very lucky that his problem was only a pinched nerve. He's recovered beautifully from the thyroid and dental surgery. -- jamie ) "There's a seeker born every minute." |
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Jim W wrote:
My 15 year old cat was fine Saturday night, but when I got up Sunday morning, he couldn't walk. He could pull himself around on the floor, but could not stand up. He didn't seem to be in pain when I picked him up to go to the Vet. X-rays show some spinal problems. The first Vet suspected blood clot or tumor, but two others thought it was the back. Has anyone experienced anything like this with their cat? If it was his back would it not be sore to the touch? He still eats and doesn't mind being picked up, but five days later can only crawl a little and not stand up. If a problem in his back made him lose feeling in his legs, it might not be sore to touch or examination. Years ago, when my mother's cat was 12, he suddenly became paralyzed from the waist down one afternoon, from a blood clot. My mother rushed him immediately to the vet, but the cat unfortunately panicked all the way there, and drowned in his saliva. A week before my cat's recent thyroid surgery, he came in from the garage late at night, limping with one rear foot curled upside down. He'd been lying on the cement floor for hours, and had become a bony old thing from the hyperthyroid, so at first, I thought maybe his foot was "asleep." There was nothing visually wrong with the foot, and he wasn't in any pain when I examined it. The next morning he was still limping with his foot curled upside down. It was Sunday, so (after consulting Megan to see if she had any experience with her many cats limping in that manner) I brought him to the emergency animal clinic, where they thought he probably had a blood clot, or perhaps nerve damage -- that it might get worse or get better or stay the same. But he had a good femoral pulse (thigh pulse) in the leg, and good reflexes down to the ankle. The foot was somewhat cooler than the other 3 feet by that time. The base of the claws were a paler pink than the other feet, but not the sort of bluish as if he were in danger of losing the foot from lack of circulation. He had some feeling in the foot, but she had to pinch his toe pretty hard before he reacted. There was nothing much else to do, according to the emergency vet, but wait and see if he got worse or better, and bring him back in if he got worse. So I brought him home to rest until he could see my vet Monday morning. His foot got noticably colder that night, but the nailbeds stayed pale pink. Monday, I brought him to my vet, who was in surgery at the time, and the associate vet examined him, and relayed the info to my vet, and also took the pre-op bloodwork so that he could be taken off the Tapazole. His foot was quite cold when we got there, but by the time the blood test results were done about 20 minutes later, when my vet came in, his foot was warm. It seems he had a pinched nerve in the hip area, and the examinations must have manipulated something to unpinch it. She sent him home with Medicam drops (pain relief and anti-inflammatory) to mix with food, and I mixed it with a tablespoon of chicken babyfood in a saucer, so he could eat lying down more easily. Tues, he was walking with his foot right side up, but he was putting the leg down too far out or too far in a lot, and stumbling somewhat. By Wed, he had somewhat better control of the leg, and by Fri, only a slight limp, and after the weekend, no limp. I feel very, very lucky that his problem was only a pinched nerve. He's recovered beautifully from the thyroid and dental surgery. -- jamie ) "There's a seeker born every minute." |
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jamie wrote:
She sent him home with Medicam drops (pain relief and anti-inflammatory) That should have said Metacam -- jamie ) "There's a seeker born every minute." |
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