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I've recently adopted two kittens(they're in the avatar) a few months back, a male and a female, both 6 months old now and are from the same litter.
I never had any problems with the female (Luna) but the male(Chánder) used to alternately limp on either one of his hind legs for two to three days and then normally walk again. This happened around three times till now. He had never gotten into a fight and is really a very timid, sweet ball off fluff who loves cuddling and attention, which was why we we're worried and took him to a vet the very first time it happened. The vet said that there was nothing wrong and that he may have sprained a muscle while jumping around or when he played with Luna.
After the other two times (which weren't far apart) he was doing so well. No limping, full of energy and he seemed like a very happy kitten(yet slow growing as compared to his sister), until a week back...
He had been sunbathing in our front yard for a bit together with his sister, when we let them out of our sight for a bit, after which we suddenly heard screeching and cries. I quickly ran out to find him on his back on the floor with a male feral on top of him, almost three times his size and Luna fine but hiding inside the garden bushes.[emoji]128545[/emoji] The feral ran away while lil Chánder ran under our car. We slowly got him out, yet he wouldn't cry from pain and neither did he move either of his legs...we were so terrified and had called every vet we could find, to no avail. There were no visible injuries on him either.
He started to feel the pain after a bit and kept biting his leg and tail, but refused to walk and instead started to drag his legs. He would still eat normally, try to play and ask to be petted and carried around. I carried him to his bed, in hopes of rest helping, but nothing changed the next day.
A vet came and took a look at him, saying noting was broken, or dislocated and that rest would hopefully be all he'd needed. When nothing changed the next two days we took him to another vet, who said something similar. It was also by this time that we noticed that while he urinated normally, he hadn't defecated in three days, which worried us greatly.
By day four we had him taken to another vet and they had him forcefully defecate with a tube(i wasn't around at the time, so I don't entirely know what happened then, other than what my mom told me) as his stomach started to visibly bloat. He seemed to regain a bit of his missing energy and started to groom himself and try to walk, again to no difference. He's been at the vets since then and it's almost been a week since all this happened.
He's been given antibiotics (for fear of an infection if he'd been bitten), a neuro-regenerator(i think) and vitamin shots till now.
I don't know what to do for him, esp since the vets where I live don't really have all the necessary facilities(X-rays and such) and it tears my heart to pieces to see him this way. I really wish I could find something to do for him, before its too late...I don't want to lose him, esp if there's something i could have done for him, but didn't because i didn't know or get the correct guidance.
I hope I can find something here, as we're at our wits ends not knowing what to do for him, and I'm terrified we'd have to put him to sleep if nothing can be done.
He's eating fine, playing, sociable, asking for as much attention as he could find...but he's not walking nor defecating...help, please.
Sorry for the long post....[emoji]128532[/emoji][emoji]128532[/emoji][emoji]128532[/emoji]
I've recently adopted two kittens(they're in the avatar) a few months back, a male and a female, both 6 months old now and are from the same litter.
I never had any problems with the female (Luna) but the male(Chánder) used to alternately limp on either one of his hind legs for two to three days and then normally walk again. This happened around three times till now. He had never gotten into a fight and is really a very timid, sweet ball off fluff who loves cuddling and attention, which was why we we're worried and took him to a vet the very first time it happened. The vet said that there was nothing wrong and that he may have sprained a muscle while jumping around or when he played with Luna.
After the other two times (which weren't far apart) he was doing so well. No limping, full of energy and he seemed like a very happy kitten(yet slow growing as compared to his sister), until a week back...
He had been sunbathing in our front yard for a bit together with his sister, when we let them out of our sight for a bit, after which we suddenly heard screeching and cries. I quickly ran out to find him on his back on the floor with a male feral on top of him, almost three times his size and Luna fine but hiding inside the garden bushes.[emoji]128545[/emoji] The feral ran away while lil Chánder ran under our car. We slowly got him out, yet he wouldn't cry from pain and neither did he move either of his legs...we were so terrified and had called every vet we could find, to no avail. There were no visible injuries on him either.
He started to feel the pain after a bit and kept biting his leg and tail, but refused to walk and instead started to drag his legs. He would still eat normally, try to play and ask to be petted and carried around. I carried him to his bed, in hopes of rest helping, but nothing changed the next day.
A vet came and took a look at him, saying noting was broken, or dislocated and that rest would hopefully be all he'd needed. When nothing changed the next two days we took him to another vet, who said something similar. It was also by this time that we noticed that while he urinated normally, he hadn't defecated in three days, which worried us greatly.
By day four we had him taken to another vet and they had him forcefully defecate with a tube(i wasn't around at the time, so I don't entirely know what happened then, other than what my mom told me) as his stomach started to visibly bloat. He seemed to regain a bit of his missing energy and started to groom himself and try to walk, again to no difference. He's been at the vets since then and it's almost been a week since all this happened.
He's been given antibiotics (for fear of an infection if he'd been bitten), a neuro-regenerator(i think) and vitamin shots till now.
I don't know what to do for him, esp since the vets where I live don't really have all the necessary facilities(X-rays and such) and it tears my heart to pieces to see him this way. I really wish I could find something to do for him, before its too late...I don't want to lose him, esp if there's something i could have done for him, but didn't because i didn't know or get the correct guidance.
I hope I can find something here, as we're at our wits ends not knowing what to do for him, and I'm terrified we'd have to put him to sleep if nothing can be done.
He's eating fine, playing, sociable, asking for as much attention as he could find...but he's not walking nor defecating...help, please.
Sorry for the long post....[emoji]128532[/emoji][emoji]128532[/emoji][emoji]128532[/emoji]