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I have a six month old female cat who about three weeks ago started having trouble with her back legs. It literally happened over night. One morning I went to go feed her and her older brother and she did not want to eat. Then later she sat down in her litter box and got her poop all over her. She stopped running around and playing and her back was arched when she would walk. I took her to the emergency vet to address the not eating and walking issue. They x rayed her and nothing was broken, though the vet said she was walking with the "plantigrade" stance, like a raccoon. She recommended blood work to see if it was diabetes or low potassium.
I took her to my regular vet and they did blood work. No high blood sugar and all was normal except some enzymes relating to her muscles. He thinks it was some sort of blunt trauma, but without doing something like an MRI or taking her to a specialist it's hard to say. He put her on an anti inflammatory and told me to watch her. She has started eating again and generally acts normal, except she still isn't jumping or walking very much. I have left my other cat with my mom so she can be on her own and not be bothered.
I feel awful, I want to her help her. She was such an active kitten, but I am just starting out on my own and I cannot afford the type of bills that would come with a MRI or specialist. I already spent quite a bit doing these other tests, but I feel like such an bad person. My only hope is that with a little bit of time she will heal, if it was some sort of trauma and she will get back to normal. I try to keep her active and make her use her body.
Has anyone had any experience with something like this?
I took her to my regular vet and they did blood work. No high blood sugar and all was normal except some enzymes relating to her muscles. He thinks it was some sort of blunt trauma, but without doing something like an MRI or taking her to a specialist it's hard to say. He put her on an anti inflammatory and told me to watch her. She has started eating again and generally acts normal, except she still isn't jumping or walking very much. I have left my other cat with my mom so she can be on her own and not be bothered.
I feel awful, I want to her help her. She was such an active kitten, but I am just starting out on my own and I cannot afford the type of bills that would come with a MRI or specialist. I already spent quite a bit doing these other tests, but I feel like such an bad person. My only hope is that with a little bit of time she will heal, if it was some sort of trauma and she will get back to normal. I try to keep her active and make her use her body.
Has anyone had any experience with something like this?