About 12 days ago my cat fell off the back of a chair onto the carpet (like she's done on several other occasions). She was momentarily dazed, but soon got up and trotted away. However, I began to notice that her right front paw was turned inwards slightly. I thought she had overgrown claws, so I eventually took her to the vet 8 days ago to have her claws trimmed. It turned out that her claws were not really the problem!
On further examination and from X-rays, it was determined that she has a slightly compressed spine (I think) which has probably caused her spinal cord/nerve to be pinched. This in turn has created a (slight) weakness in all of her legs, with her right front paw being the worst affected. Her paw is mostly turned inwards most of the time, although on odd ocassion she manages to place her paw flat on the floor in the 'normal' position.
The vets prescribed rest (she's in a cage at home), and she is due to be checked again in a few days time. However, there appears to have been only very little improvement (if any) in the functioning of her legs (especially her right front paw). She hasn't gotten worse, anyway!
From my understanding, nerves usually heal, but may take awhile to do so. Correct?
Will she recover (full) use of her legs/paws? More rest required?
Would special diet help?
Would massaging her back (manually and/or ultrasonically) help?
Would infra red treatment help?
Constructive comments appreciated. Anyone?
On further examination and from X-rays, it was determined that she has a slightly compressed spine (I think) which has probably caused her spinal cord/nerve to be pinched. This in turn has created a (slight) weakness in all of her legs, with her right front paw being the worst affected. Her paw is mostly turned inwards most of the time, although on odd ocassion she manages to place her paw flat on the floor in the 'normal' position.
The vets prescribed rest (she's in a cage at home), and she is due to be checked again in a few days time. However, there appears to have been only very little improvement (if any) in the functioning of her legs (especially her right front paw). She hasn't gotten worse, anyway!
From my understanding, nerves usually heal, but may take awhile to do so. Correct?
Will she recover (full) use of her legs/paws? More rest required?
Would special diet help?
Would massaging her back (manually and/or ultrasonically) help?
Would infra red treatment help?
Constructive comments appreciated. Anyone?