My lovely little cat (18 month old black male, our lockdown baby lol) was hit by a car on Weds night, came home dragging his hind legs on Weds AM. X ray showed femur completely snapped in two, right up by the hip joint. Vet operated on Thursday (femeral head ostectomy - -Google it!) to remove the ball from the ball-and-socket joint in his hip completely. Sent him home in the afternoon with a massive scar, a cone and 2 types of painkillers, and an order to be in cage rest for 4 weeks but to get him out several times per day for gentle walking round the room, no jumping.
last night he was quite perky, walked around a bit, ate some wet food and some mackerel with tablets hid inside. Did a couple of wees and slept in his cage all night. This morning he came out the cage in his own accord for food. Ate half a packet of wet food, then went back to sleep.
since then he’s barely moved at all. Won’t stir even for his favourite treat foods. Won’t eat anything. Asleep all day. We have taken to syringing water into his mouth as I am worried about hydration. He’s had his 2 gabapentin pills today which could be making him sleepy (I called then vet and that’s what he said). No idea how to give him his daily dose of Metacam painkiller tonight as it says only with food and he won’t eat anything.
I know he’s had major surgery and I guess a lot of sleeping is to be expected. Does this tally with anyone else’s experience of a cat who’s been hit by a car and had a major opp?
i have held an appt at the vets in the morning in case he doesn’t perk up overnight.
he purrs if we scratch his head or kiss him. And he’s breathing regularly. Just asleep.