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tulosai: Point well taken and excellent advice. We have no intention of taking any steps not medically approved, but I find the methods those with experience have used to handle their situation as well as the pointers in providing relief to be invaluable. Thank you, cprcheetah and peaches08...

Hi. New here, and don't want to overstep, but thought I'd comment. Just wondered if anyone pondered the possible consequences of advising a 14 yr old to defy his parents or do an end run, even in circumstances that might be construed to be an animal rescue? For one thing, a 14 yr old's...

Thanks for your response, cprcheetah. Nice to have a direction and a possibility to ponder. He seemed to have a particularly rough night last night and so we were worried. I suppose our next step is to find a vet we trust. Thanks to all and happy holidays!

Just a little additional info. This all seemed to happen about 1 1/2 weeks ago. What's disturbing is that he is so young (2 1/2 yrs) and that it came on so suddenly and severely. Some days are better than others (in our brief experience), but sometimes (like tonight), he seems really bad and...

Thank you for your responses and the advice. It's nice to have such a resource. This was a complete surprise to us. There were no previous symptoms...he just came in one day limping. And the baffling thing is that he's only just over 2 years old. His parents and siblings have no history or...

Our cat (Felix) recently and suddenly started limping. Examining him proved that there was no external injury, so we assumed he must have pulled a ligament or something. We took him to a vet. The vet felt around and his speculative (no x-ray) diagnosis was a torn ligament. He gave him "laser...