Hi all
I was just wondering whether anyone had encountered a similar limp to my new cat (video below) and what came of it?
2 weeks ago I adopted a 4 year old neutered boy from a local shelter. He'd been seen by vets before he was rehomed to us and had been given the all-clear.
In the first week he was sprinting through our house and on a few occasions bashed into walls or skidded over on his side. I noticed he had a slight limp/stiffness in one of his hind legs last Monday, and assumed it was due to this. It didn't clear up over the next few days so I got the vet round to check him out. She said nothing was broken, he did have tenderness in one leg when she touched it, and she also felt "clicking" in his knees. Said it was probably a small soft tissue injury. He was given a 4 day course of Loxicom (metacam?), which he's taken, but I can't see it's made any difference. It's now a week on from when I first noticed the limp and I can't see that it's gotten any better.
Since we got him we commented on how heavy footed he is. We didn't previously notice a limp/stiffness but we also weren't looking for it - so I don't know if this is potentially an ongoing joint issue?
He still plays/sprints/jumps/eats etc etc completely fine, he just seems especially stiff when he first wakes up.
I don't know whether to wait it out and see if it resolves, as it doesn't seem to be causing him any issues, or whether to send him for x-rays etc? I've been researching joint supplements to give him.
Very stressed out about it all as a first time cat owner!!
I was just wondering whether anyone had encountered a similar limp to my new cat (video below) and what came of it?
2 weeks ago I adopted a 4 year old neutered boy from a local shelter. He'd been seen by vets before he was rehomed to us and had been given the all-clear.
In the first week he was sprinting through our house and on a few occasions bashed into walls or skidded over on his side. I noticed he had a slight limp/stiffness in one of his hind legs last Monday, and assumed it was due to this. It didn't clear up over the next few days so I got the vet round to check him out. She said nothing was broken, he did have tenderness in one leg when she touched it, and she also felt "clicking" in his knees. Said it was probably a small soft tissue injury. He was given a 4 day course of Loxicom (metacam?), which he's taken, but I can't see it's made any difference. It's now a week on from when I first noticed the limp and I can't see that it's gotten any better.
Since we got him we commented on how heavy footed he is. We didn't previously notice a limp/stiffness but we also weren't looking for it - so I don't know if this is potentially an ongoing joint issue?
He still plays/sprints/jumps/eats etc etc completely fine, he just seems especially stiff when he first wakes up.
I don't know whether to wait it out and see if it resolves, as it doesn't seem to be causing him any issues, or whether to send him for x-rays etc? I've been researching joint supplements to give him.
Very stressed out about it all as a first time cat owner!!