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Thank you all in advance for any helpful advice you can provide.
My cat Truffles is roughly 1.5 years old. She was an unwanted farm cat so I know nothing about her medical history, however, we did bring her home when she was about 7 weeks old.
Exactly a week ago she stopped acting like herself. Instead of being the curious and playful cat that is always following us around, she started finding hiding places and desired nothing but to be alone. As far as I can tell she also stopped eating and drinking normally.
A few days later we realized that she was unbalanced when she would walk down our stairs. She was also face planting every time she jumped from any height. We realized that her back right leg was not working properly.
It's not completely lame. In fact, she is able to walk normally on an even grade. She even stood on her back legs the other day with her front paws up on a couch. But as soon as she jumps, runs, or does anything active, it becomes clear that the leg is not working properly. I have squeezed and poked all over her leg and the rest of her and nothing seems to be wrong physically. She shows no signs of physical pain.
It also appears that she is not eating or drinking normally. When we give her treats, tuna, or milk she eats and drinks normally, but her normal food and water are of no interest. She has used the litter box once (solid) in the last 5 days, and she has urinated at least once under our couch (one of her hiding places).
She still does not come out on her own, but when we pull her out she lays with us and acts relatively normal (other than not moving around like she would if healthy). It has been a week now and there has been no improvement or decline in her condition.
I am baffled by what may be causing these issues. I do not have the resources to have a vet start running every test under the sun, so right now we are doing research on our own and looking for changes in her condition.
Any thoughts are greatly appreciated. An additional piece of information - she is an indoor cat exclusively.
Thank you again
My cat Truffles is roughly 1.5 years old. She was an unwanted farm cat so I know nothing about her medical history, however, we did bring her home when she was about 7 weeks old.
Exactly a week ago she stopped acting like herself. Instead of being the curious and playful cat that is always following us around, she started finding hiding places and desired nothing but to be alone. As far as I can tell she also stopped eating and drinking normally.
A few days later we realized that she was unbalanced when she would walk down our stairs. She was also face planting every time she jumped from any height. We realized that her back right leg was not working properly.
It's not completely lame. In fact, she is able to walk normally on an even grade. She even stood on her back legs the other day with her front paws up on a couch. But as soon as she jumps, runs, or does anything active, it becomes clear that the leg is not working properly. I have squeezed and poked all over her leg and the rest of her and nothing seems to be wrong physically. She shows no signs of physical pain.
It also appears that she is not eating or drinking normally. When we give her treats, tuna, or milk she eats and drinks normally, but her normal food and water are of no interest. She has used the litter box once (solid) in the last 5 days, and she has urinated at least once under our couch (one of her hiding places).
She still does not come out on her own, but when we pull her out she lays with us and acts relatively normal (other than not moving around like she would if healthy). It has been a week now and there has been no improvement or decline in her condition.
I am baffled by what may be causing these issues. I do not have the resources to have a vet start running every test under the sun, so right now we are doing research on our own and looking for changes in her condition.
Any thoughts are greatly appreciated. An additional piece of information - she is an indoor cat exclusively.
Thank you again