Cat Limping

Help please while i call the local emergency vet.

Our oldest boy was, what we thought, barely stepped on by my husband earlier today.  He squawked a little bit and ran on out of the way.  We thought the DH just stepped on his foot. Neither of us saw it happen.

We were gone for 2hrs for dinner with friends and came home to him noticably limping on the left rear leg and when he sat down to eat his food, he throws that left leg out.  Not sitting normal.  And he talked quite a bit when I tried to feel of it.  Not biting or anything seriously defensively but doesnt want you touching it.  Any ideas while I'm awaiting the vet to call me back?

The only advice is to do what you are doing- get him to a vet, and absolutely ASAP.  Try to limit his movement as much as you can until then.  There is nothing you will be able to o for this at home other than keeping him as still as possible, unfortunately.

Spoke with the ER vet & described what was going on.  He stated that, because he was still bearing weight on it, sounded much more like a sprain rather than a dislocation or break.  He said to bring him in at 8am this morning which I will of course do.

Back from the local vet now.  After examination & watching Si wander around the exam room, the vet felt there was not anything out of order bone/joint/spine wise and that he was walking a lot better than I described to the ER vet last night - Not sitting as funny as he was last night.  She did give him an anti-inflammatory small dose of Metacam, which I'm not thrilled about, but have very few options in this area .. except to walk out right that minute.

Anyhow, she stated the obvious - no hard playing with toys or his little brother for the next few days.

And I am fortunate to be retired so I can watch him like a hawk for any weird effects of the Metacam.

Since I have read most everything here on that drug as well as in the past, scared myself to death of Metacam, is the general concensus to mark all his files now, not to ever administer it again unless his health is such that it truly warrants it for serious pain associated with other diseases?