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My cat started limping around, as far as i know, this morning. We thought maybe she got into a fight with an orange feral from around here but I was just looking at her and the paw she's keeping her weight off looks crooked a the cat equivalent to a wrist, whatever that is. My parent's don't want to take her to the vet and she's very feisty, barely lets me touch the injured paw. Help?
 

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If there's any chance that it's broken or dislocated she needs to see a vet. Really, any injury that leads to refusal/inability to weight bear needs veterinary attention. Sorry...I know this isn't what you want to hear.Maybe you can talk your parents round...particularly if there's any issue with the bone, it's likely to be more expensive to fix if left than if she's seen straightway. Also, if she won't weight bear she must be in considerable pain. IMO, it's unfair to let a cat suffer when it could easily be helped.
 
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After she runs or jumps off something (stupid cat) she limps A TON more.
 
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Now she just doesn't put weight on it if she can help it...
 

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The vet is the only person who can help. The cat is clearly in pain. If money is an issue I suggest talking to shelters and see what they can do to help
 
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My mom is not taking her because of past experience. Once a cat got hit by a car, laid down for a week, got up perfectly fine. Buut there is no way my crazy cat will lay down for a week...
 

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It really sounds like she needs a vet. Yes, some cats get lucky - even with cars - but this is a different situation. If you leave it too long, there's a chance that they won't be able to save the leg, or that treatment will prove much more difficult and costly than it need have been.
 
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My thoughts exactly. But nooo, we're gonna have to wait.
 

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:hugs: I hope your parents change their minds soon. I do sympathise - I live at home too, and every so often mum and I have major differences of opinion about cat care (dog care, pony care...)
 
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I do have money..
I'm acually not sure if her paw is crooked anymore, i'm just really confused.
Eariler today she was walking outside with only a slight limp. She was lying on the sidewalk and let me gently feel her paw. When she got up again she put barely any weight on the paw..Do you think thats a matter of the cat exaggeratng her pain/showing me how much in pain she actually is because she knows im big softie and will spoil her if she acts in pain or do you think feeling it would actually do something?
 

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I've never known a cat to exaggerate a pain to get sympathy/more attention/treats etc. Sometimes an injury can briefly hurt less after a long rest - this could explain her walking more easily earlier. By feeling the leg you probably exacerbated the pain, which explains why she was worse after you felt it, however gentle you were. Bear in mind that cats are masters at concealing pain - any reluctance to bear weight on a limb means that it really hurts. I still think a vet is the best option - its what I'd do if she was mine.
 
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Same. Only I'm not the one with money... or the driver's license... :(
 
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Nope
 

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Damn. I was just thinking about my bsh boy. When he was young he used to like taking death leaps from the top of a ladder (mezzanine level) onto the main floor. Its about 2.5m to the ground. He ended up snapping a tendon (or something...can't remember exactly as he's 13 now) around his 'wrist'. This led to a permanently 'dropped' paw that wasn't fixable. He can weight bear fine, but when he does too much or lands awkwardly he goes lame for a bit, and will even sit holding that paw off the ground. I'm just wondering whether something like that may have happened. Don't get me wrong, ideally a vet check is called for, but if it's similar to what Shadow did it may just be something she'll have to adapt to. I think there are revolutionary surgeries that can fix that kind of thing these days, but they're a long way off being common practice.
 
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That's possible. Maybe that will get my mom to finally do something, considering she tore a tendon and can't bend her pinky anymore...
I think there are two reasons my parents are hesitant.
One, we planned to have Peony as a totally outdoor cat when we got her..... that changed. Also, my mom grew up with gazillions of cats and eight siblings, so they didn't really have much of the means or reason to treat every single injury to every single cat.
 
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Me meanwhile, one cat and fixed so no more kittens :(
 
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Thx :)
 
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