I have a male kitty, 5 months old. Yesterday I found him stuck in a tree. Actually stuck, he was wedged between the "v" of the branches. His right side, the rear leg, abdomen and front shoulder, were wedged at a downward angle for a possibility of 5 hours. When we were finally able to get up to him (he was about 20 feet up the tree), and we pulled him out, he was so stuck that we had to use a small amount of force to raise him out of the wedge.
He now walks sideward and wobbly on his right rear leg and the right side of abdomen is protruding/swollen about 2 inches out. He shows willingness to eat and drink, he tries running, playing, jumping. He purrs and shows affection. After the ordeal, he slept for about six hours straight. When I touch him and put light pressure on him, he doesn't yelp, or wiggle, or act like it hurts him.
(Warning! Gross detail: this morning when he went for bowel movement it was water with yellow tint, then a small amount of solid waste.)
Does this seem like a moderate injury that will pass, or are these the signs of something that will get worse if I don't take him to the vet? Thanks for your time.
He now walks sideward and wobbly on his right rear leg and the right side of abdomen is protruding/swollen about 2 inches out. He shows willingness to eat and drink, he tries running, playing, jumping. He purrs and shows affection. After the ordeal, he slept for about six hours straight. When I touch him and put light pressure on him, he doesn't yelp, or wiggle, or act like it hurts him.
(Warning! Gross detail: this morning when he went for bowel movement it was water with yellow tint, then a small amount of solid waste.)
Does this seem like a moderate injury that will pass, or are these the signs of something that will get worse if I don't take him to the vet? Thanks for your time.