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Hello, my Siamese is nearly 15 years old and has arthritis in his lower spine and back legs. He'd been stiff for a while and unable to jump on things anymore so he started a course of Loxicom (daily) which initially seemed to help but in the last week, he's been wobbly and finding it harder to jump even low heights. Anyway, just over a day ago in the middle of the night, he started showing clear signs of pain, he couldn't put pressure on his back legs or walk so I took him to the vet asap and they think it might be a flare up due to a bad landing or something. He managed to walk a bit at the vet but still wobbly and in pain.
However, they gave him Buprenorphine which they said was a strong painkiller but it's honestly done nothing and he kind of seems worse this morning but they just keep telling me to wait a few days which is hard because he's in pain and also isn't eating/drinking/going to the toilet. He's also had a green lipped mussel supplement for the last 3 days which I was hoping would help.
Does anyone have any experience with feline arthritis and flare ups? I'm really worried about my boy.
However, they gave him Buprenorphine which they said was a strong painkiller but it's honestly done nothing and he kind of seems worse this morning but they just keep telling me to wait a few days which is hard because he's in pain and also isn't eating/drinking/going to the toilet. He's also had a green lipped mussel supplement for the last 3 days which I was hoping would help.
Does anyone have any experience with feline arthritis and flare ups? I'm really worried about my boy.