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My 4,5 weeks old kitten is limping and the vet said its probably broken but I don’t want her to limp for the rest of her life is there anything I can do?
Yes she is and she stuck her nail in the curtain so it happened ans it swollen Im scared she will limp fereverWith kittens that young there isn't much you can do. They tend to be growing too fast for casts but are too small for surgery. The most I am aware of is a splint that you will need to see the vet frequently to refit/check or confined rest.
Is the kitten still with Mom?
Once the initial pain has passed the kitten probably isn't feeling it too much. Plus putting weight on it and feeling the pain will keep the kitten from over using the limb. It sucks in the short term of course but cats are just as much prey as predator they as long as they are eating and moving the pain is background noise.Gosh, that sounds terrible! Surely there's something safe they can give a five week old kitten for pain. It totally freaks me out to think of a kitten with a broken limb just suffering.