Cat with wobbly back legs

Hi everyone.

I am the owner of an eight to nine year old Siamese cat. He's recently
come back to live with me after a few years of living with my Mother
(long story). Unforutnately she had a problem keeping his weight down
(she had another cat also) and so he got VERY fat. He's a very large
cat anyway, but he shouldn't be this overweight.
Anyway, as soon as he came back to live with me, I took him to the
weight clinic at the vet's. They've put him on 50g per day of Science
Diet MD (he was previously on 100g SD PD), which seems an awfully low
amount, but I've done what the vet asked and am giving him two meals a
day, first thing in the morning (7am-ish) and before I go to bed
(10-30pm-ish).
This morning he went for his food (he didn't beg for it like crazy as
usual) and had difficulty jumping up for it (I feed him on top of the
tumble dryer so he gets a bit of exercise). I didn't think anything of
it as I was rushed, but when I came back home later this morning, he
was laying in an odd spot on the floor. He only just got up a while
ago and was wobbling. At first I thought he had a limp, but I watched
him closely and it was like his back end was unstable and tipping from
one side to the other. I gave him a little food just to see if he
still had his appetite, fortunately he does, but he's depressed. He
slumped down on the bathroom floor looking forlorn, so I carefully
picked him up, not touching his back end, he was in pain as I was
holding him as his back leg was shuddering and he cried. I've brought
him down onto the settee where I can keep a better eye on him.
I've booked him into the vet's this evening (it was the only time they
had). In the meantime I'm gonna bring his litter and water down here
so he doesn't have to go upstairs.

I was just wondering if anyone here had any kinda of idea of what this
might be? Something caused by his weight? Or his diet? The only other
noteable thing is that I've been using "Petal Cleanse" on him as my
husband is allergic, but as it's a natural product, I doubt there's
anything harmful in it.

Thanks in advance for the help,
Naomi

You need to take him to the vet immediately!
Best regards,
---Cindy S.


"Naomi" wrote in message
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Hi everyone.

I am the owner of an eight to nine year old Siamese cat. He's recently
come back to live with me after a few years of living with my Mother
(long story). Unforutnately she had a problem keeping his weight down
(she had another cat also) and so he got VERY fat. He's a very large
cat anyway, but he shouldn't be this overweight.
Anyway, as soon as he came back to live with me, I took him to the
weight clinic at the vet's. They've put him on 50g per day of Science
Diet MD (he was previously on 100g SD PD), which seems an awfully low
amount, but I've done what the vet asked and am giving him two meals a
day, first thing in the morning (7am-ish) and before I go to bed
(10-30pm-ish).
This morning he went for his food (he didn't beg for it like crazy as
usual) and had difficulty jumping up for it (I feed him on top of the
tumble dryer so he gets a bit of exercise). I didn't think anything of
it as I was rushed, but when I came back home later this morning, he
was laying in an odd spot on the floor. He only just got up a while
ago and was wobbling. At first I thought he had a limp, but I watched
him closely and it was like his back end was unstable and tipping from
one side to the other. I gave him a little food just to see if he
still had his appetite, fortunately he does, but he's depressed. He
slumped down on the bathroom floor looking forlorn, so I carefully
picked him up, not touching his back end, he was in pain as I was
holding him as his back leg was shuddering and he cried. I've brought
him down onto the settee where I can keep a better eye on him.
I've booked him into the vet's this evening (it was the only time they
had). In the meantime I'm gonna bring his litter and water down here
so he doesn't have to go upstairs.

I was just wondering if anyone here had any kinda of idea of what this
might be? Something caused by his weight? Or his diet? The only other
noteable thing is that I've been using "Petal Cleanse" on him as my
husband is allergic, but as it's a natural product, I doubt there's
anything harmful in it.

Thanks in advance for the help,
Naomi

On Mon, 04 Jun 2007 05:04:58 -0700, Naomi wrote:

Hi everyone.

I am the owner of an eight to nine year old Siamese cat. He's recently
come back to live with me after a few years of living with my Mother
(long story). Unforutnately she had a problem keeping his weight down
(she had another cat also) and so he got VERY fat. He's a very large
cat anyway, but he shouldn't be this overweight.
Anyway, as soon as he came back to live with me, I took him to the
weight clinic at the vet's. They've put him on 50g per day of Science
Diet MD (he was previously on 100g SD PD), which seems an awfully low
amount, but I've done what the vet asked and am giving him two meals a
day, first thing in the morning (7am-ish) and before I go to bed
(10-30pm-ish).
This morning he went for his food (he didn't beg for it like crazy as
usual) and had difficulty jumping up for it (I feed him on top of the
tumble dryer so he gets a bit of exercise). I didn't think anything of
it as I was rushed, but when I came back home later this morning, he
was laying in an odd spot on the floor. He only just got up a while
ago and was wobbling. At first I thought he had a limp, but I watched
him closely and it was like his back end was unstable and tipping from
one side to the other. I gave him a little food just to see if he
still had his appetite, fortunately he does, but he's depressed. He
slumped down on the bathroom floor looking forlorn, so I carefully
picked him up, not touching his back end, he was in pain as I was
holding him as his back leg was shuddering and he cried. I've brought
him down onto the settee where I can keep a better eye on him.
I've booked him into the vet's this evening (it was the only time they
had). In the meantime I'm gonna bring his litter and water down here
so he doesn't have to go upstairs.

I was just wondering if anyone here had any kinda of idea of what this
might be? Something caused by his weight? Or his diet? The only other
noteable thing is that I've been using "Petal Cleanse" on him as my
husband is allergic, but as it's a natural product, I doubt there's
anything harmful in it.

Thanks in advance for the help,
Naomi


It sounds like an injury. Take him to TED. MLB

On Jun 4, 7:14 am, "cindys" wrote:
You need to take him to the vet immediately!
Best regards,
---Cindy S.

"Naomi" wrote in message

ups.com...

Hi everyone.

I am the owner of an eight to nine year old Siamese cat. He's recently
come back to live with me after a few years of living with my Mother
(long story). Unforutnately she had a problem keeping his weight down
(she had another cat also) and so he got VERY fat. He's a very large
cat anyway, but he shouldn't be this overweight.
Anyway, as soon as he came back to live with me, I took him to the
weight clinic at the vet's. They've put him on 50g per day of Science
Diet MD (he was previously on 100g SD PD), which seems an awfully low
amount, but I've done what the vet asked and am giving him two meals a
day, first thing in the morning (7am-ish) and before I go to bed
(10-30pm-ish).
This morning he went for his food (he didn't beg for it like crazy as
usual) and had difficulty jumping up for it (I feed him on top of the
tumble dryer so he gets a bit of exercise). I didn't think anything of
it as I was rushed, but when I came back home later this morning, he
was laying in an odd spot on the floor. He only just got up a while
ago and was wobbling. At first I thought he had a limp, but I watched
him closely and it was like his back end was unstable and tipping from
one side to the other. I gave him a little food just to see if he
still had his appetite, fortunately he does, but he's depressed. He
slumped down on the bathroom floor looking forlorn, so I carefully
picked him up, not touching his back end, he was in pain as I was
holding him as his back leg was shuddering and he cried. I've brought
him down onto the settee where I can keep a better eye on him.
I've booked him into the vet's this evening (it was the only time they
had). In the meantime I'm gonna bring his litter and water down here
so he doesn't have to go upstairs.

I was just wondering if anyone here had any kinda of idea of what this
might be? Something caused by his weight? Or his diet? The only other
noteable thing is that I've been using "Petal Cleanse" on him as my
husband is allergic, but as it's a natural product, I doubt there's
anything harmful in it.

Thanks in advance for the help,
Naomi

Yes, I hope by now you have taken him to the vet. He could have thrown
a blood clot, cutting off circulation to his hind legs. This is a very
painful condition and can be life threatening, so he needs to be seen
by a vet immediately. I hope this is not the case, but even if it is a
spinal injury of some sort, the faster he is treated, the more likely
he is to recover the use of his legs.
-yngver

On 4 Jun, 17:57, mlbriggs wrote:
On Mon, 04 Jun 2007 05:04:58 -0700, Naomi wrote:
Hi everyone.

I am the owner of an eight to nine year old Siamese cat. He's recently
come back to live with me after a few years of living with my Mother
(long story). Unforutnately she had a problem keeping his weight down
(she had another cat also) and so he got VERY fat. He's a very large
cat anyway, but he shouldn't be this overweight.
Anyway, as soon as he came back to live with me, I took him to the
weight clinic at the vet's. They've put him on 50g per day of Science
Diet MD (he was previously on 100g SD PD), which seems an awfully low
amount, but I've done what the vet asked and am giving him two meals a
day, first thing in the morning (7am-ish) and before I go to bed
(10-30pm-ish).
This morning he went for his food (he didn't beg for it like crazy as
usual) and had difficulty jumping up for it (I feed him on top of the
tumble dryer so he gets a bit of exercise). I didn't think anything of
it as I was rushed, but when I came back home later this morning, he
was laying in an odd spot on the floor. He only just got up a while
ago and was wobbling. At first I thought he had a limp, but I watched
him closely and it was like his back end was unstable and tipping from
one side to the other. I gave him a little food just to see if he
still had his appetite, fortunately he does, but he's depressed. He
slumped down on the bathroom floor looking forlorn, so I carefully
picked him up, not touching his back end, he was in pain as I was
holding him as his back leg was shuddering and he cried. I've brought
him down onto the settee where I can keep a better eye on him.
I've booked him into the vet's this evening (it was the only time they
had). In the meantime I'm gonna bring his litter and water down here
so he doesn't have to go upstairs.

I was just wondering if anyone here had any kinda of idea of what this
might be? Something caused by his weight? Or his diet? The only other
noteable thing is that I've been using "Petal Cleanse" on him as my
husband is allergic, but as it's a natural product, I doubt there's
anything harmful in it.

Thanks in advance for the help,
Naomi

It sounds like an injury. Take him to TED. MLB- Hide quoted text -

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excuse my ignorance but what's TED?

"bookie" wrote in message
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On 4 Jun, 17:57, mlbriggs wrote:
On Mon, 04 Jun 2007 05:04:58 -0700, Naomi wrote:
Hi everyone.

I am the owner of an eight to nine year old Siamese cat. He's recently
come back to live with me after a few years of living with my Mother
(long story). Unforutnately she had a problem keeping his weight down
(she had another cat also) and so he got VERY fat. He's a very large
cat anyway, but he shouldn't be this overweight.
Anyway, as soon as he came back to live with me, I took him to the
weight clinic at the vet's. They've put him on 50g per day of Science
Diet MD (he was previously on 100g SD PD), which seems an awfully low
amount, but I've done what the vet asked and am giving him two meals a
day, first thing in the morning (7am-ish) and before I go to bed
(10-30pm-ish).
This morning he went for his food (he didn't beg for it like crazy as
usual) and had difficulty jumping up for it (I feed him on top of the
tumble dryer so he gets a bit of exercise). I didn't think anything of
it as I was rushed, but when I came back home later this morning, he
was laying in an odd spot on the floor. He only just got up a while
ago and was wobbling. At first I thought he had a limp, but I watched
him closely and it was like his back end was unstable and tipping from
one side to the other. I gave him a little food just to see if he
still had his appetite, fortunately he does, but he's depressed. He
slumped down on the bathroom floor looking forlorn, so I carefully
picked him up, not touching his back end, he was in pain as I was
holding him as his back leg was shuddering and he cried. I've brought
him down onto the settee where I can keep a better eye on him.
I've booked him into the vet's this evening (it was the only time they
had). In the meantime I'm gonna bring his litter and water down here
so he doesn't have to go upstairs.

I was just wondering if anyone here had any kinda of idea of what this
might be? Something caused by his weight? Or his diet? The only other
noteable thing is that I've been using "Petal Cleanse" on him as my
husband is allergic, but as it's a natural product, I doubt there's
anything harmful in it.

Thanks in advance for the help,
Naomi

It sounds like an injury. Take him to TED. MLB- Hide quoted text -

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excuse my ignorance but what's TED?

http://www.acronymattic.com/results.aspx?q=TED

The evil Doctor

"bookie" wrote in message
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It sounds like an injury. Take him to TED. MLB- Hide quoted text -

- Show quoted text -

excuse my ignorance but what's TED?
-------
The Emergency Department?
Best regards,
---Cindy S.

On 5 Jun, 02:41, "cindys" wrote:
"bookie" wrote in message

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It sounds like an injury. Take him to TED. MLB- Hide quoted text -

- Show quoted text -

excuse my ignorance but what's TED?

-------
The Emergency Department?
Best regards,
---Cindy S.

I thought the same thing,Lol...

Just goes to show how wrong you can be, & how easy the mistake is to
make, Eh?
S;o)

Hi all, thanks for the comments.

I took him to the vet who said that in all likelihood he had fallen
and hurt himself, as you suggested... He gave him an anti-inflammatory
which seemed to cheer him up and he was walking easier today. Vet said
to bring him back in a couple of days if he was no better or if the
drugs had worn off.

Today I noticed that his back end was wet and smelly and he was
licking the area a lot. I've just been upstairs now to find that he's
leaked soggy poo on the carpet and considerately gone onto the vinyl
to leak what looks like weak blood in a puddle and in little spots.
He's meowing at me but seems happy enough, he's purring when I fuss
him (which he wasn't doing yesterday).

He cannot move his tail, it's completely limp and has been all day. It
doesn't move even when I stroke his back, it drags on the floor and he
doesn't seem to care and isn't wailing in pain.

I called the vet back and I'm waiting for my ride to come help me take
him... I don't drive myself and my husband's gone away (typical that
this happens when he's not here!) so I'm relying on my Mother-in-law.
She's leaving work early to take us...

.... I'm really worried now, this is obviously more serious than just a
fall... This cat has seen me through thick and thin (I brought him
with me from California to England when I moved here six years ago)
and he's such a character, I'd hate for anything to happen to him... I
need him for years to come!!! I just lost my other cat (whom I also
brought back from CA) in February to cancer.

From a monatary point of view I'm not looking forward to this either,
after spending several hundred pounds on my other cat only to have him
die only a few days after appearing ill. I know, we have pets and we
take on the responsibility of making sure they're well looked after,
so at the end of the day, it's money well spent.

Thanks everyone for your comments and I will keep you posted!

Naomi

On 5 Jun, 17:33, Naomi wrote:
Hi all, thanks for the comments.

I took him to the vet who said that in all likelihood he had fallen
and hurt himself, as you suggested... He gave him an anti-inflammatory
which seemed to cheer him up and he was walking easier today. Vet said
to bring him back in a couple of days if he was no better or if the
drugs had worn off.

Today I noticed that his back end was wet and smelly and he was
licking the area a lot. I've just been upstairs now to find that he's
leaked soggy poo on the carpet and considerately gone onto the vinyl
to leak what looks like weak blood in a puddle and in little spots.
He's meowing at me but seems happy enough, he's purring when I fuss
him (which he wasn't doing yesterday).

He cannot move his tail, it's completely limp and has been all day. It
doesn't move even when I stroke his back, it drags on the floor and he
doesn't seem to care and isn't wailing in pain.

I called the vet back and I'm waiting for my ride to come help me take
him... I don't drive myself and my husband's gone away (typical that
this happens when he's not here!) so I'm relying on my Mother-in-law.
She's leaving work early to take us...

... I'm really worried now, this is obviously more serious than just a
fall... This cat has seen me through thick and thin (I brought him
with me from California to England when I moved here six years ago)
and he's such a character, I'd hate for anything to happen to him... I
need him for years to come!!! I just lost my other cat (whom I also
brought back from CA) in February to cancer.

From a monatary point of view I'm not looking forward to this either,

after spending several hundred pounds on my other cat only to have him
die only a few days after appearing ill. I know, we have pets and we
take on the responsibility of making sure they're well looked after,
so at the end of the day, it's money well spent.

Thanks everyone for your comments and I will keep you posted!

Naomi

Hi Naomi,

I Haven't got time to post as I would like to, so will try again later
after kids get their homework done...

With regard to vets fee's and help with them, please have a look @
this link because I think they might be able to help out here. Explain
better later. For now, I will leave this links for your
consideration...( I live in the UK too)

http://www.pdsa.org.uk/managed/finder.html

This charity has hospitals, & will also help with private vet's fee's
too. If you happen to live near one of their hospital's, or any that
they recommend, then use them because they are brilliant;if not then
use your normal vet & they will help out with the fee's there
instead.....

http://www.rspca.org.uk/

The RSPCA also help out financially if you need it too. I think it is
only about £60 per visit, but that helps when you need it..
Hoping to hear how you got on today, later.
Good Luck!
S;o)