kitten injured back leg, what is the best way to care for him?

helsic · Sep 6, 2014

Hey everybody!
I had some sad news, my black kitten got his back leg injured while playing with his brother this morning. He can't step on his leg and he cries in pain if I touch him even softly. I cried too by looking him in such a pain, he's just a 2 months old baby his limps must be very fragile.
So we took him to the Vet, we finally found a decent veterinarian in our town, because in China it's not as common as in the Us. So I was reluctant to going to a Vet near my home because I saw him smoking inside the clinic and there was lack of hygiene too, but a Chinese friend told us about this good Vet and we went there this afternoon.

The X-ray showed that it wasn't a fracture! What a huge relief!! The vet gave him some medicine but not pain killers. He gave my kitten Glucosamine and another solution full of vitamins, calcium and stuff like that for the muscles and bones.

The kitten is resting on a box inside the toilet room because we need to keep him separated from his brother for a couple of days until he feels better. So what kind of pain killers can I give to my kitten to help him feel more comfortable during his recovery? Or should I just let him be? And also any advice about how to deal with a leg injury in kittens is very apreciate.

Pd: he's such a good boy, he didn't cry in the way to the Vet, he didn't pee or poo in the cradle as many cats do when in fear, he's even using the litter box on his own even though is very painful for him. Also he is taking all the medicine unbelievably well, this is the first cat I have seen is easy to give medicine!!

lite1 · Sep 6, 2014

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Originally Posted by helsic

The kitten is resting on a box inside the toilet room because we need to keep him separated from his brother for a couple of days until he feels better. So what kind of pain killers can I give to my kitten to help him feel more comfortable during his recovery? Or should I just let him be? And also any advice about how to deal with a leg injury in kittens is very apreciate.

I would consider NOT giving any pain medication, or only small amounts. Resting quietly, limiting movement, and probably especially climbing and jumping I believe would be very helpful for your kitten. Pain when we move is feedback that that was not a good idea and a kitten learns quickly what movements are OK and are relatively comfortable and which are not. If a bit of pain encourages your kitten to rest this would be good. If there is enough medication that this natural feedback does NOT happen then he might choose to be more active than is wise.

I have a 6 year old who just fractured her pelvis and while she does not seem to be in much pain; I have decided not to give her any pain medication for the same reasons as above. There is a big difference: she is NOT a kitten. BUt more important, she had been missing outdoors for 13 days before finding her way home and so during the initial injury when there was certainly a lot of pain she was choosing on her own the level of activity and I did not have to witness her being in pain.

Keeping them quiet ... This is especially hard with a kitten and also keeping him away from his brother who will be curious and simply want to play. I'd keep your injured kitten as close to the floor as possible so that it does not fall or want to jump down from something. It sounds like he is resting on a box that is a bit high up?

Palming: This can be very calming and healing. Rub the palms of hands together to create some warmth/heat and good energy. Then rest the center of your palm over the center of the area of the injury, or even just a centimeter above the area if your kitten is uncomfortable being touched in that area. If you can close your eyes, exhale deeply and inhale; relax; let your shoulders drop so that your own body feels as comfortable as possible. Hold your hands in a soft manner in this area for a half minute or minute. Repeat all steps several more times.

When you have your eyes closed and hands on your kitten you can also imagine light coming into you as you breath in and as you breath out you can imagine that light going out from the center of your palms and being offered to your kitten. You might find that one time that you do this that you imagine a wonderful jade green color, or another time you might feel drawn to receive and offer a sky blue color. Let your intuition sense what color to offer to your kitten.

Let us know how your kitten is doing. He is so young and growing so rapidly that it is very likely that he will out grow this little mishap in just a few days. Kittens don't hold on to bad experiences and are ready to move on very quickly which is wonderful. It is just one of the many things that they teach us as they grow into being strong, playful, and loving adult cats.

helsic · Sep 6, 2014

Lite1 said:
I would consider NOT giving any pain medication, or only small amounts. Resting quietly, limiting movement, and probably especially climbing and jumping I believe would be very helpful for your kitten. Pain when we move is feedback that that was not a good idea and a kitten learns quickly what movements are OK and are relatively comfortable and which are not. If a bit of pain encourages your kitten to rest this would be good. If there is enough medication that this natural feedback does NOT happen then he might choose to be more active than is wise.

I have a 6 year old who just fractured her pelvis and while she does not seem to be in much pain; I have decided not to give her any pain medication for the same reasons as above. There is a big difference: she is NOT a kitten. BUt more important, she had been missing outdoors for 13 days before finding her way home and so during the initial injury when there was certainly a lot of pain she was choosing on her own the level of activity and I did not have to witness her being in pain.

Keeping them quiet ... This is especially hard with a kitten and also keeping him away from his brother who will be curious and simply want to play. I'd keep your injured kitten as close to the floor as possible so that it does not fall or want to jump down from something. It sounds like he is resting on a box that is a bit high up?

Palming: This can be very calming and healing. Rub the palms of hands together to create some warmth/heat and good energy. Then rest the center of your palm over the center of the area of the injury, or even just a centimeter above the area if your kitten is uncomfortable being touched in that area. If you can close your eyes, exhale deeply and inhale; relax; let your shoulders drop so that your own body feels as comfortable as possible. Hold your hands in a soft manner in this area for a half minute or minute. Repeat all steps several more times.

When you have your eyes closed and hands on your kitten you can also imagine light coming into you as you breath in and as you breath out you can imagine that light going out from the center of your palms and being offered to your kitten. You might find that one time that you do this that you imagine a wonderful jade green color, or another time you might feel drawn to receive and offer a sky blue color. Let your intuition sense what color to offer to your kitten.

Let us know how your kitten is doing. He is so young and growing so rapidly that it is very likely that he will out grow this little mishap in just a few days. Kittens don't hold on to bad experiences and are ready to move on very quickly which is wonderful. It is just one of the many things that they teach us as they grow into being strong, playful, and loving adult cats.

Thank you so much for your reply, what you said about the pain killers is very logical, I didn't see that way but you're totally right if my kitten doesn't experience pain he would start playing roughly with his bother and his injury could get worse.

What you described sound like Reiki to me, my mother used to apply that sort of energy to me when I was young, she learns long a go from a master in a seminar. I'm not sure I can do it since I have never study and practice that field of energy controlling but I'll give a try!

It's been one day and my kitten is showing signs of improvement, he's eating vigorously and resting on my lap while I write this. It's seems he kind of understand he needs to stay still because he's behaving so well.

cprcheetah · Sep 6, 2014

Cats are really sensitive to pain medication. I am surprised the vet didn't feel it was necessary as there are a couple of options (Buprenex or Tramadol) that can be helpful for pain in cats. You don't want to use Metacam as it can cause kidney failure and even death in cats. The best thing would be to keep the kitten confined to a small room so it can't be super active to give his injury time to heal.

lite1 · Sep 6, 2014

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What you described sound like Reiki to me, my mother used to apply that sort of energy to me when I was young, she learns long a go from a master in a seminar. I'm not sure I can do it since I have never study and practice that field of energy controlling but I'll give a try!

Glad to hear of the good progress. My experience with "energy work/healing" is that everyone has some natural ability and intuitive feel for this. Training builds on that and certainly can increase ones skill and effectiveness, yet it is best to asssume that you, me, everyone already has some experience and skill. Just enjoy this kind of play and way of hanging out with your cat; you will probably find that you both enjoy it.

I expect that are situations in which pain meds are helpful, but I think they are way over used, just like antibiotics are way over used.

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