Our 10yo cat was fine on Sunday, on Monday morning we woke up to find him feeling sorry for himself, with a swollen leg and high temperature. I felt his leg and could feel a couple of small scabs so assumed he'd been bitten.
We took him to the vet on Monday morning and in the carrier on the way he had a seizure, he's had one in the past, out of the blue about six months ago. When we got to the vet we also noticed he had a slightly sore eye. He had a long acting antibiotic jab (due to last 2 weeks) and a painkiller/anti inflammatory injection. He also has eye ointment for his eye. The vet said to keep him in while he heals but he doesn't need to come back unless he's not improving.
He is normally very independent and spends a lot of time out and about. I thought shutting him in would drive him crazy but apart from hating using a litter box he's quite settled and enjoying lots of cuddles and sleeping with me on the sofa because I'm a soppy so and so.
I think the painkiller must be wearing off because he's limping more again. He doesn't seem to be hot any more as his paws and ears feel normal. Do we need to give it more time? I don't want to take him back unnecessarily in case it was stress (rather than the high temp) that triggered the seizure but I don't want to leave him if he needs to go back. He can weight bear a bit but is definitely not taking his full weight on that leg. Is it worth seeing if they can give me some metacam for him without them seeing him again? I can give injections if need be as I was taught to do it when my friend's rabbit needed regular jabs.
Wow that got long, thanks if your read it all, I wanted to give the full picture.
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Fuzzymum1 · 15/10/2014 11:13
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