Hi There
I have posted before about my cat Sylvester having this unknown problem. No vets can diagnose him
We have narrowed the problem down to his right hind hip. Whenever he goes to the toilet for a poo, he collapses and his back right leg goes really really weak. He twitches and jerks through the day too and has tremors when he tries to sleep and also huge twitches when he drinks water.
Unfortunately we are unable to give him an X-Ray or MRI as no vet will give him one without anaesthetic. He does not do well under anaesthetic and has a bad reaction to it so his vet for 15 years and all the other vets we have seen refuse to put him through it. Even though he is the most gentle cat in the world, and never resists any vets prodding and poking at him, absolutely no vet will give him an x-ray without anaesthetic. We have tried our best to get an X-Ray without it but have had no luck.
We don't know what else to do. We have given him acupuncture and reiki and massages and we walk him a lot on his lead. He used to be an outdoor cat however since hes became really slow we don't let him outside and take him out on his lead instead. We put a warm heat pack on his hip when he sleeps, he is taking Loxicom and medication to help with the function of his nerves. We just don't know what else we can do as we have tried literally everything we can.
He's showing no signs of pain or discomfort, we just dont know what the problem is. He has had blood tests, all indepth. They have all came back clear and show he is a very very healthy cat. He still also has a very good appetite and drinks plenty water and some cat milk.
Has anyone else experienced this? with their cat?
Thanks
Rachel
I have posted before about my cat Sylvester having this unknown problem. No vets can diagnose him
We have narrowed the problem down to his right hind hip. Whenever he goes to the toilet for a poo, he collapses and his back right leg goes really really weak. He twitches and jerks through the day too and has tremors when he tries to sleep and also huge twitches when he drinks water.
Unfortunately we are unable to give him an X-Ray or MRI as no vet will give him one without anaesthetic. He does not do well under anaesthetic and has a bad reaction to it so his vet for 15 years and all the other vets we have seen refuse to put him through it. Even though he is the most gentle cat in the world, and never resists any vets prodding and poking at him, absolutely no vet will give him an x-ray without anaesthetic. We have tried our best to get an X-Ray without it but have had no luck.
We don't know what else to do. We have given him acupuncture and reiki and massages and we walk him a lot on his lead. He used to be an outdoor cat however since hes became really slow we don't let him outside and take him out on his lead instead. We put a warm heat pack on his hip when he sleeps, he is taking Loxicom and medication to help with the function of his nerves. We just don't know what else we can do as we have tried literally everything we can.
He's showing no signs of pain or discomfort, we just dont know what the problem is. He has had blood tests, all indepth. They have all came back clear and show he is a very very healthy cat. He still also has a very good appetite and drinks plenty water and some cat milk.
Has anyone else experienced this? with their cat?
Thanks
Rachel
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