My cat is dragging his left legs when he tries to walk!

Hello! So my lovely cat Eddie, who's 4 years old, was fine last night when I went to bed. This morning, he would not walk. I put him on his feet, and he was dragging his left legs, like it was hard for him to walk. We took him to the vet when they opened and we were told that his vitals are fine. He had an x-ray, which didn't show that anything was wrong with his legs. The vet did tell us that he has a heart murmur. They did blood work and will get back to us tomorrow. Since we brought him home, he's barely moved at all. He's only changed positions in his little bed. He ate and drank fine, but he's ignoring any affection (which is definitely odd for him). He hasn't used the "bathroom" at all, even though we relocated it to right near his bed for ease of access. We put him in there a few times ourselves to see if he'd go, but he just laid down in the box. The pads of his feet are still warm, so I'm assuming there's still blood flow in them. We check often to see if he wants food or water or the bathroom, and we check his feet to make sure the pads are not cold. The vet recommended a specialist, but we do not have the money to take him. Has anyone had a furry friend with this problem before? Does anyone know what it could possibly be? I love my little buddy so much!

My cat has a heart murmur as well and the biggest risk with the murmur is blood clots from the backflow of blood through the valve in the heart.  

It is possible your cat had a clot go to its brain, causing a stroke, but without seeing your cat and without other information, I cannot be sure.  

What do you see in your kitty's face when you look at him?  Does one side (left?) of his mouth droop?  Did you mean that BOTH front and back legs drag or is it back and not front or vice versa?  

If it were me, I'd get a second opinion.  You cat also could use some subcutaneous fluids before he gets dehydrated.  Have you tried using a syringe to give fluids orally?  Watch and note if the fluids drain out the (left) side of his mouth.  

There may be some kind of subsidy assistance for help with affording vet visits.  I'd do a search to find something in your area.  

Thank you for your fast reply! It's both his front and back legs that he's dragging. He has no face drooping, and when I look at him, he seems normal. He's alert and seems aware of what's around him. He'll move his head, and he'll wriggle to switch positions to get comfortable, but other than that he won't get up and walk. I lift the bowl of water up to him so he'll drink, and I do the same with his food. He still hasn't gone to the bathroom since we brought him home this evening, and it's now midnight. I'm making sure he's drinking often because I'm afraid he'll get dehydrated. Should I give him some wet food to help with keeping him hydrated?

I'm going to be calling the vet again first thing in the morning. I'm very worried about him.

don't call the vet except to tell them to email his lab results to a new one...look at the links on the site for "if u can't afford a vet" etc