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Hi, been a long time since I last posted. My cat is completely , suddenly unable to put any weight on his left front leg. Robin was licking his left paw intently last night, but seemed otherwise ok, though he was still sleeping on the sofa when I went to bed (a bit unusual).
I work shifts and slept all day, and noticed it immediately when I woke up. [emoji]128575[/emoji] Eating, he lays down and seems unable to pull that entire leg close. (See picture). It's his left.
I can't feel anything wrong, but that joint seems "off"--a bit bent or swollen?
What should I look for? His pads seem ok. He did injure that same paw as a kitten--at the time I thought it might be a shoulder injury. He cried (never does this) when I examined him. Not the arm, but around the chest area.
I can bring him to a vet but not before Monday unless I can get family to help, and that's quite unlikely.
Meanwhile, should I have him sleep in his kennel? It's a cage, but not big enough for a litter box. He is really quite uncomfortable, right now he's trying to sleep while keeping the paw away from him.
Might it be a sprain or strain? Robin was playing on top of my 4 1-2 foot tall dresser the other night, and he jumped off it like usual.
My poor guy. It doesn't seem like an emergency, but I am really concerned.
Anyone have any ideas on what I should do? I'm trying to keep him from jumping, but he just jumped from my table to the sofa. He's so out of sorts, because he knows something is wrong.
He just fell asleep. Poor baby. [emoji]128575[/emoji][emoji]128546[/emoji]
I work shifts and slept all day, and noticed it immediately when I woke up. [emoji]128575[/emoji] Eating, he lays down and seems unable to pull that entire leg close. (See picture). It's his left.
I can't feel anything wrong, but that joint seems "off"--a bit bent or swollen?
What should I look for? His pads seem ok. He did injure that same paw as a kitten--at the time I thought it might be a shoulder injury. He cried (never does this) when I examined him. Not the arm, but around the chest area.
I can bring him to a vet but not before Monday unless I can get family to help, and that's quite unlikely.
Meanwhile, should I have him sleep in his kennel? It's a cage, but not big enough for a litter box. He is really quite uncomfortable, right now he's trying to sleep while keeping the paw away from him.
Might it be a sprain or strain? Robin was playing on top of my 4 1-2 foot tall dresser the other night, and he jumped off it like usual.
My poor guy. It doesn't seem like an emergency, but I am really concerned.
Anyone have any ideas on what I should do? I'm trying to keep him from jumping, but he just jumped from my table to the sofa. He's so out of sorts, because he knows something is wrong.
He just fell asleep. Poor baby. [emoji]128575[/emoji][emoji]128546[/emoji]