I think my cat has a broken leg. At first I thought it was just a torn cruciate ligament, a problem she has had before twice that caused her limping, which my vet cured in the past by simply prescribing Cosequin Regular and telling me to confine her to a small area where she cannot change levels by jumping. However I began to notice that if I tried to touch her front leg, she would meow and pull away. So today I looked it up online and postulated it was probably broken. Immediately after that she jumped onto my lap and I noticed that it was bleeding(which it wasn't before), which means it is likely a penetrating bone that broke through the skin. It seems her ulna or radius is broken:
I held my cat and had my brother clean her wound with hydrogen peroxide and I currently have limited her movement by confining her to the closet in my room.
I don't know how many days it has been since my cat broke her leg, 2-3 or maybe even more, as I have been lost in my depression and anguish over unemployment. My regular vet who I trust, because he gave me a non-surgical option that worked for the torn ligament, is closed Sundays. I don't what to do:
Should I take her to any vet that is open?
Or should I wait yet another day after already waiting an undetermined amount of days that already may be too late anyway?
I am leaning toward any vet, but it is hard to trust most of them. To give an example while searching for cruciate ligament on this forum, I found a poster mentioning surgery for his cat for the same problem. So then again, a bad vet could be worse than one more day of waiting.
I held my cat and had my brother clean her wound with hydrogen peroxide and I currently have limited her movement by confining her to the closet in my room.
I don't know how many days it has been since my cat broke her leg, 2-3 or maybe even more, as I have been lost in my depression and anguish over unemployment. My regular vet who I trust, because he gave me a non-surgical option that worked for the torn ligament, is closed Sundays. I don't what to do:
Should I take her to any vet that is open?
Or should I wait yet another day after already waiting an undetermined amount of days that already may be too late anyway?
I am leaning toward any vet, but it is hard to trust most of them. To give an example while searching for cruciate ligament on this forum, I found a poster mentioning surgery for his cat for the same problem. So then again, a bad vet could be worse than one more day of waiting.
