Kitty chiropractors?

First I'd like to say hi! Welcome to our site!

I'm not sure about kitty chiropractors, but I think the vet visit is a wise idea.

I know some cats are just sensitive when it comes to certain parts of their bodies, fingers crossed that's all this is. Given her age, perhaps arthritis is setting in?.

Keep us posted on how she is doing

I'm guessing there are some cat chiropractors; but I KNOW there are cat and animal accupuncturists that, according to a couple of friends of mine who use the only certified one we have here near where I live, that she does miracles.

As a human, I've had accupuncture (when I herniated my disc years ago), and could talk forever of the miraculous outcome. (I couldn't sit or stand, but only stay in a bending position. After first time, I could sit up and get up on my own. Still hurt, but could do it where I couldn't before. Future treatments got me well enough. (That pain still comes and goes, but it always goes).

First thing is x-rays and whatever other tests needed to find out what's going on with your cat. Neither may be appropriate. If both are, I'm guessing accupuncture would be the safer, more gentle approach.

I hope the baby is okay and looking forward to hearing what was chosen to be done!

Warmly,

Julie O'

I don't know if you live in an area where you can find a vet (Dr. of Veterinary Medicine, DVM) trained in alternative practices, but there ARE kitty chiropractors, accupuncturists, herbalists - that are first and foremost trained vets.

You can search to see if there are any in your area. Look for DVMs, and then the additional certifications are listed under each vet when you search at The American Holistic Veterinary Medical Association. http://www.ahvma.org

site good place to start but many do not $$$ for the site to carry name.. so word of mouth is what I use

I have had chiropractor s work on my kitties in the past .. one is a vet and one is my chiropractor who has a animal certification

Is Babydoll declawed?

Definitely try accupressure!! I have found an excellent accupressure therapist for my aging dog and she has done some work on two of my cats in the past with excellent results. Also, acupuncture and massage therapy will be of benefit for you cat as well. for Babydoll

I have one cat, Fuzzy....she's at least 15 or 16 yrs old. Has ALWAYS been sensitive to having her lower back area petted such that if you do it for more than 1.2 seconds she'll actually nip at you. It's always been this way. She was a stray when I found her years ago. She's never been great at jumping up on things (couch, bed, etc). My leather couch is evidence of that for she doesn't jump up onto it, generally...instead, she'll dig her claws into the bottom of the "arm" and seem to pull her way up with her claws. When I first noticed this years ago, it was after I first found her and she'd recently been vaccinated (haven't done vaccinations now for years, she's indoors)...I had the Vet then check her out and he could find nothing amiss. Whenever I have visitors or my niece/nephew (little), I always have to remind them not to pet her lower back.

My old angel kitty Tigger once had acupuncture by my Vet at the time. He was into all kinds of new therapies and had just become certified in animal acupuncture. He told me that she had pain in her lower back and did once acupuncture treatment on her. She despised having the needles in her and it was almost impossible to keep her still. I'd never found her to have any issues with her back, she was very nimble and active right up into her early to mid teens.

I did rescue an old siamese girl several years ago, thought to be VERY OLD (but nobody could say for certain how old). She had arthritis. I found a Vet who specialized in acupressure and she would do this and massage on her and she (kitty) would be in heaven while it was being done....to the point where she would actually fall asleep during the treatment! (a session lasted about 20-30 minutes). She really seemed to enjoy it a lot. Unfortunately with all of her other health issues and treatments and meds and vet visits, I couldn't afford more than a few sessions of this but she did seem to love it.

One of the best adjustments I've ever had was from a gal who was an animal chiropractor! She did horses, dogs, cats, and who knows what else!

I'm sorry to read that Babydoll is declawed. I suspected as much from your descriptions. Most declawed cats I've met (that are a little older) have arthritis from the posture and gait changes the declaw forces.
It won't get better, though you can try supplements and kitty massage. Massage encourages blood flow into muscles and to the joints and that helps with arthritis. Try to keep her active with exercises that won't stress her joints too much. No big jumps, but encourage her to climb (steps) a little and chase things.

I actually suggest against anything forceful (chiropractor) since you don't know how strong her joints and bones are.