Before I start I just wanted to say - we have already taken Milly to the vet about this, I am just after any advice you may feel you want to give, or any tips you could share.
Here's what happened: Milly had a bit of an accident on Friday, we have had to piece together what we think happened from the clues she left us. She must have fallen from the windowsill onto the kitchen bin and got herself tangled up with the bin lid. Both back legs seem quite sore, she keeps flopping over and lying down in odd places, sometimes she will hold up one of her back legs. Her tail works fine, as do all her other bodily functions! The vet gave her a good examination, no bones broken, no thrombosis or anything like that, he couldn't find anything sinister that would cause her to lose her balance and fall, so we think she must have got a fright & lost her footing. So he said not to give her painkillers right away as she needed to rest her legs, but if it's no better by tomorrow he will let me have some pain relief for her so that her muscles don't start to waste away.
She is still a bit sore, so I guess I will be getting some tablets for her tomorrow, but is there anything else I can do apart from making sure she has plenty of comfy resting places and giving her a lot of cuddles? Can I massage her? Do you think it would help?
Milly is ten years old (or thereabouts) and is otherwise exceptionally healthy!
Here's what happened: Milly had a bit of an accident on Friday, we have had to piece together what we think happened from the clues she left us. She must have fallen from the windowsill onto the kitchen bin and got herself tangled up with the bin lid. Both back legs seem quite sore, she keeps flopping over and lying down in odd places, sometimes she will hold up one of her back legs. Her tail works fine, as do all her other bodily functions! The vet gave her a good examination, no bones broken, no thrombosis or anything like that, he couldn't find anything sinister that would cause her to lose her balance and fall, so we think she must have got a fright & lost her footing. So he said not to give her painkillers right away as she needed to rest her legs, but if it's no better by tomorrow he will let me have some pain relief for her so that her muscles don't start to waste away.
She is still a bit sore, so I guess I will be getting some tablets for her tomorrow, but is there anything else I can do apart from making sure she has plenty of comfy resting places and giving her a lot of cuddles? Can I massage her? Do you think it would help?
Milly is ten years old (or thereabouts) and is otherwise exceptionally healthy!