[cambridge] Cat Maintenance?

[tamaranth]

Anyone familiar with cat-injuries* and free today for a bout of cat inspection? ozymandias_cat is limping and in some distress. This is pretty sudden and I can't see anything wrong, but he resists examination and I'd rather double-check before paying £vast to vet.

*injuries to, not injuries by

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[tamaranth.livejournal.com]

Problem is I can't, single-handedly, get a decent look at the problem. (Can, however, tell that all legs are still attached. And fully operational in Defense Mode.) Will head for vet this evening if no improvement! But thanks for offer of walkthrough.

[woolymonkey.livejournal.com]

Everything on the sudden lameness page (Nyeh nyeh--Oz is SO LAME! Snigger. --Leicester and Humbug) seems to end with vet in 24 or 48 hours, so waiting til tonight sounds sensible.

It wants to know if he's licking his paw as well or just limping--licking would indicate damaged paw (24 hours). Most of the other possibilities go to 48 hours except for elderly cats or if the leg is obviously swollen or out of shape.

Clarendon St do a drop in at 6pm, but I think only until 6.30.

[tamaranth.livejournal.com]

I suspect he's just jarred it jumping off the bins, or something. No licking, and no obvious swelling. I'll see how he's doing by late afternoon ... will probably go to local vet, though, if only because they have his records (and that *may* be the paw he dislocated before I had him).

[woolymonkey.livejournal.com]

Dislocated hip is one of the options in the book: 'sudden limping on a hind leg, especially in older, overweight cats'. Another one for 'see vet within 48 hours'. It drops to 24 hours if you think there's back pain.

[tamaranth.livejournal.com]

this was dislocated elbow, apparently as a result of Vastness! And I think it was on front leg. Will try to find original Blue Cross documentation.