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need advice...cat with spinal injury
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our cat Simon has had some sort of spinal trauma, they assume from a fall. He was fine that morning and when we came home, he could barely walk. He also cannot pee on his own at this time and they are having to express his bladder. They are not sure if he will regain this control...one vet says yes, the other says probably not. Does anyone have any experience with this type of injury? He is still himself otherwise, very curious, happy, and loving and he is in no pain.
Many years ago I had a 6 year old cat who's pelvis and back had been broken. He did gradually get better and he lived to be 19, but he never could jump and walked weird. He ended up with arthritis in his back due to his injuries. This was before glucostamine.
I would make sure that he is happy and healthy in every other way. Watch for UTI's. And give him extra love and assistance getting around as long as he needs it. I use to pick up and keep that kitty in whatever room I was in and we became very attached.
I had him put down at 19 due to kidney failure many years later.POOTS KITTY
We had a cat in rescue a few years back that had been bitten rather badly by a dog, she was going to be put down due to the fact that she was paralyzed in the back legs, waist down. we decided to ask t he vet to take an xray to see if anything showed up, of course little did, the vet gave us the news that things like this are very tricky to diagnose and fix, we still decide to give her a go. she came into care from the vets with no back leg movement and no tail movement, she was lifeless in this part but we stimulated her body parts, she was also incontinent, she had trouble to drag herself to the litter tray but she did try. about 2 weeks later when touching the rump of her tail area we noticed a tiny flex, we tried the inner pads her of feet, one foot showed a very week response but the other showed nothing, weeks went on and she very slowly gained some movement, we had hope. Chloe continued to improve and soon was jumping or should i say dragging herself onto the bed from the floor, she can even get onto a tall scratching post now.
yes it is true that cats can recover, investigation is tricky and most times shows little. one thing I have heard that is good is to try lessen any inflamation in the spine area but avoid nasty medications. ask the vet about medications to help with inflamation.
Hang in there, this is a long road but one worth trying. You will know the signs if its not going to work but your cat sounds well otherwise. Also once cats come back to good you might notice a lot of muscle wastage in the legs, it will take more time again to build muscle tone.
I see that Simon passed away at the vet when they sedated him to put in a catheter. Poor baby, he was making biscuits and then his heart just stopped and he passed away. I was so sad to read that.
I tried to send a gift to Simon, but couldn't get that function to work on his page. So, Simon's people, I am so sorry you lost your baby. My purrs are with you.
I'm so sorry to hear that Simon passed away. I've cared for a spinal injury kitten and she's fine. She just drags her hind legs around after her. She has to be kenneled at night because she climbs like her back legs work and we're worried she'll fall from a high place. She can climb on a bar stool and get on the kitchen counters. I know it's hard to see your beloved pets pass -- but as time goes by you'll remember all the joy he brought to you and hopefully you'll add another cat to your family. Love Pumpkin, Fierce Kit-10, To-bey and Tiny
Our condolences. Sudden paralysis can also be caused by an underlying heart condition, where a blood clot can be thrown to the legs and cause the back legs to not work suddenly. That could have been the case too.
Hello cat lovers!I have a problem and hope you can help me. Two days ago I found a little cat it's about a month it wasn't moving both back legs.I took him to vet and x-ray showed fracture or maybe broken spine.Unfortunately the country I live in have no so good specialists.Vet told me to anesth... him.But I really need a second opinion.It is very lively.Still has no problem to poop and pee. But probably there must be a special diet and madicines.Please tell what kind.i am ready to make a back brace for it though it is only 400 grammes weight.
Hello cat lovers!I have a problem and hope you can help me. Two days ago I found a little cat it's about a month it wasn't moving both back legs.I took him to vet and x-ray showed fracture or maybe broken spine.Unfortunately the country I live in have no so good specialists.Vet told me to anesth... him.But I really need a second opinion.It is very lively.Still has no problem to poop and pee. But probably there must be a special diet and madicines.Please tell what kind.i am ready to make a back brace for it though it is only 400 grammes weight.
There is a cat at a local pet store that was adopted by the store owner. The "store cat" is paralyzed on its back legs and pulls himself around the store when he wants to get around, or they have a "kitty wheelchair" for it. They put "diapers" on the kitty with a special "flap" for the kitty's tail so the kitty has to be changed periodically, like a baby.
But the kitty does just fine as an indoor kitty.
Try researching those "kitty wheelchairs" online.
Also, they do make pet diapers for dogs, those may possibly also work on cats....check around online! There are probably some good websites on the net for info on disabled kittys...good luck!
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Sudden paralysis can also be caused by an underlying heart condition, where a blood clot can be thrown to the legs and cause the back legs to not work suddenly. That could have been the case too.
