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Hi all,
Wondering how best to approach my latest issue with my dear cats!
My boy (nearly 5, neutered, indoor only) is cleaning his back leg more insistently than normal. He's not limping, I can't see any injuries or swelling, it's not hot/warm to the touch and he's not crying or running away when I touch his leg. He does pull his leg away so it may be a little tender (or he may not like me holding his knees).
Normally, this would be a wait and see job for me. Give it a day or two and take him into the vet if he's still seeming bothered. Unfortunately, I'm travelling to New York tomorrow for a week (I live in the UK) for my first foreign trip with my husband in years!
We have pet sitters coming to look after the cats here but I feel awful launching this at them. Plus his symptoms are only really obvious to me as I live with him and its just a bit of extra cleaning.
Should I try and get him an emergency vet appointment tomorrow before I leave for my flight? Try and explain to the pet sitter what to look for and when to take him? Or try and ignore it based on symptoms being mild (or even non-existent and it's just my paranoia...) and take him when I return. In 6 days if he is still over cleaning?
I don't really feel like any of these options are great because the vet visit with me is stressful and then I leave, without me is worse but leaving him if he's in pain is an unbearable thought!
This is just typical. We haven't been able to travel while dealing with a chronic and then terminal illness of a cat we sadly lost last year. It took a lot of persuading for me to agree to go away and I'm very much regretting booking this trip.
Wondering how best to approach my latest issue with my dear cats!
My boy (nearly 5, neutered, indoor only) is cleaning his back leg more insistently than normal. He's not limping, I can't see any injuries or swelling, it's not hot/warm to the touch and he's not crying or running away when I touch his leg. He does pull his leg away so it may be a little tender (or he may not like me holding his knees).
Normally, this would be a wait and see job for me. Give it a day or two and take him into the vet if he's still seeming bothered. Unfortunately, I'm travelling to New York tomorrow for a week (I live in the UK) for my first foreign trip with my husband in years!
We have pet sitters coming to look after the cats here but I feel awful launching this at them. Plus his symptoms are only really obvious to me as I live with him and its just a bit of extra cleaning.
Should I try and get him an emergency vet appointment tomorrow before I leave for my flight? Try and explain to the pet sitter what to look for and when to take him? Or try and ignore it based on symptoms being mild (or even non-existent and it's just my paranoia...) and take him when I return. In 6 days if he is still over cleaning?
I don't really feel like any of these options are great because the vet visit with me is stressful and then I leave, without me is worse but leaving him if he's in pain is an unbearable thought!
This is just typical. We haven't been able to travel while dealing with a chronic and then terminal illness of a cat we sadly lost last year. It took a lot of persuading for me to agree to go away and I'm very much regretting booking this trip.
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