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Please, please help. Am worried about cat and vet seems to have no idea.

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VivaLeBeaver · 27/03/2012 08:43

My young cat, 2yo is limping very badly. Actually its more than limping - she's not putting weight on one leg at all.

She's been like this off and on for six months. But it is very off and on. She can be like it in the morning then is fine in the afternoon, then fine for the next few days and then it happens again.

She's been to the vet who just keeps saying that she must have sprained something jumping off a wall. I'm really not convinced. Keep giving her the painkillers the vet sells us and it has no effect.

We got her at 6 months old and I thought she walked a bit funny at times when we got her - not limping but she bunny hops down the stairs with her two back legs together. So its always been like she's not quite right.

Any ideas?

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mrsflower · 27/03/2012 08:49

Doesn't sound right at all. I would try a different vet.

It might not be serious but it sounds like something needs fixing.

Jux · 27/03/2012 08:55

Second opinion required. Is there another practice you can get to? Have they done X-rays?

mrs2cats · 27/03/2012 09:16

Nothing else to add, just that I'd try a different vet too.

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VivaLeBeaver · 27/03/2012 10:45

Thanks, will ask for a different vet at the practice. They haven't done xrays but I'm going to push for that. I don't think anything is broken but I do wonder if she has some sort of deformity that she was born with.

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WantToMoveNorth · 27/03/2012 20:31

I had this with my cat, she kept limping on and off. It turned out she ruptured her cruciate ligament. We had to stop her using the stairs for 3 months (put up stairgates, luckily she can't really jump very high).

She is perfectly fine now

Hope your cat gets better soon

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VivaLeBeaver · 27/03/2012 21:49

How did they diagnose that?

Ive given my cat some painkillers and she's walking ok again now.

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BrianCoxHasScaryHair · 27/03/2012 21:53

Could be that she has had some damage to her pelvis when she was a kitten, and it's playing up?

My Bert fractured his pelvis, aged 5/6 months last November. He's fully recovered (well, not in the head - he's a loon) but the vet said he will now suffer with athritis (sp?) as he gets older.

Would it be worth asking for an xray to see if there's any damage to the pelvic area?

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VivaLeBeaver · 27/03/2012 22:17

Will ring the vet tomorrow and get her seen. Will ask for xray and also ask about the possibility of it been her ligament. This has been going on for too long now, she can't take painkillers for ever. It needs sorting out properly. I suspect the vet will try and fob me off with another bottle of painkillers and a £60 bill for sweet fa.

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VivaLeBeaver · 27/03/2012 22:17

But will try and get the head vet so hopefully might be better.

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BrianCoxHasScaryHair · 27/03/2012 22:21

any other vet practice you could take her to?

ohbugrit · 27/03/2012 22:28

Agree that you need to go back and make it clear that you expect this to be investigated. You shouldn't have to see a head vet - just explain that you're unhappy to continue with symptomatic treatment in the absence of a diagnosis, end of story. Hope you get to the bottom of things soon :)

WantToMoveNorth · 27/03/2012 22:31

The vet didnt take long to make the diagnosis, there werent any x rays. I just described her symptoms, which was basically the limping on and off and he diagnosed a ruptured cruciate ligament. I think he had a feel of her legs too.

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VivaLeBeaver · 27/03/2012 22:43

A different practice is a good idea.

Not sure if I will ring tomorrow now or not. Cat is currently leaping from the dining room table to the worktop and back without a care in the world.

Which makes me think it can't be a ligament because surely even with the earlier painkiller it wouldn't work that well? So if she's not limping in the morning there's no point taking her to a vet....they need to see her actually limping.

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BrianCoxHasScaryHair · 28/03/2012 19:04

Sounds like Bert - he only limps occasionally, if I were you I'd stuff your current vet (sounds a bit not-arsed for my liking) and go to another, ask for an xray to rule out any missed fractures.

Hope cat is ok today and continuing to leap around the dining room

SecretNutellaFix · 28/03/2012 19:11

Do you have a record function on your phone?

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VivaLeBeaver · 28/03/2012 19:13

Great minds think alike nutella. I've had my mobile to hand all day ready to film her but she hadn't been limping. I'm sure I'll get her on camera before long and then can show that tonthe vet. Thanks.

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LineRunner · 28/03/2012 19:14

I've seen Manx cats do the 'bunny hop'. It's because of the lack of tail in some cases being a bit too much for the spinal development, apparently.

beautifulgirls · 28/03/2012 21:56

High on the list of considerations here would be luxating patella (dislocating knee cap(s)) cruciate ligaments and hip problems. If your vet has not investigated these then definitely a good idea to go elsewhere for a second opinion and take it from there.

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