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Hello everyone I have 2 kittens both about 12-13 weeks now. I went to bed earlier and woke up came in for a glass of water and one of my kittens were out and about in the front room just chillen as always and the other hiding behind the sofa.. I picked him up and he started to sqeel I seen that he had hurt his back leg! And I'm freaking out it's 1am were I am and there is no vets open at this time I tryed to take a look and he just cried and so did I seeing him in pain, he is limping on it also he has finally got to sleep but I cannot sleep for anything can some one help me ?
 

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If there is no emergency vet near you that is open, there isn't a lot you can do until morning. First thing, call your vet and try to get an appointment as early as possible. In the meantime, try to relax a little. I know it's very upsetting when our kitties are sick or injured but they pick up on our stress and then get stressed out themselves. If you could get a few hours of sleep that would be good but try your best to stay calm. Also don't give your kitten any human pain medicine as this is toxic to cats. You might want to sleep near your kitten tonight - I know when my cat had a stroke and couldn't walk, I took pillow and blanket into the LR rather than move him to my bed and possibly cause him pain. It reassured him and kept him calm.

Let us know what the vet says tomorrow.
 

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Is it an open sore or does it look like he broke it? What do you mean when you say you can see that he injured his leg? Anyway, a leg injury isn't usually life-threatening but it is painful, so be sure to get him in to see the vet tomorrow. Hope everything turns out OK! :vibes:
 
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Thank you both very much and no it's not open you can't tell anything by just looking at it, he is just limping around on it atm, but he is still sleeping I'm checking him every hour!, I can see because he can't walk on it he limps around and when I touch it he crys it's horrible, but I have now made sure he is nice and comfy and can sleep the night and get him to the vet first thing in the morning! Thank you both I was proper freaking out feel so helpless my poor munchkin :( xx
 

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Oh no!!! Maybe he climbed up something and fell and hurt himself?   I agree that you should try and get a vet's appointment as soon as you can. Do you have a small room or crate or something to keep him confined in so he doesn't move or jump around too much and hurt it more?

Hope the poor baby feels better soon!!!
 
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helloo everyone!
just to let you all know , took my baby to the vets this morning and they told me he has a cracked foot but its not broken! thank god!

he had an injection for it as it was swollen!

so he is rest up now and doing much better!

thank you all for your help :)
 

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I'm so glad you were able to get him seen and helped. Amazing what kitties can get into!
 
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