My cat, Bob, got injured a couple months ago.
He was on the counter with the kittens and one of them pushed him off. He pulled a ligament in his shoulder.
I took him immediately to the vet and he put him on a pain medication after doing x-rays to be sure there was no break.
The pain meds made Bob vomit after a week and I stopped them. I decided to take Bob to my Dachshunds chiropractic vet for a second check. My first vet works with us and this other vet. He sent his x-rays. The second vet was concerned that the pain med has caused kidney failure. Bob's feet were all cracked and dried. He had also begun pulling out his hair. Mange was ruled out and the vet thinks the hair pulling is stress. He adjusted his back and gave him a very thorough check up and a re-check. Since Bob is eating well and pooping and peeing the kidney failure does not look likely.
Now Bob's foot pads have shed the old skin and his formerly black pads have come back pink. His nose is also pinking up. He has pulled out so much hair he is almost bald. He still limps around.
Is this all to be expected from his experience? He mothers the kittens when they are near him and he stays away from them when they are lively. Bob has his own wing of the house where he can have privacy.
What is my next step or do I just give him time. He if very lovey to me. The kittens are now 6 months old.
He was on the counter with the kittens and one of them pushed him off. He pulled a ligament in his shoulder.
I took him immediately to the vet and he put him on a pain medication after doing x-rays to be sure there was no break.
The pain meds made Bob vomit after a week and I stopped them. I decided to take Bob to my Dachshunds chiropractic vet for a second check. My first vet works with us and this other vet. He sent his x-rays. The second vet was concerned that the pain med has caused kidney failure. Bob's feet were all cracked and dried. He had also begun pulling out his hair. Mange was ruled out and the vet thinks the hair pulling is stress. He adjusted his back and gave him a very thorough check up and a re-check. Since Bob is eating well and pooping and peeing the kidney failure does not look likely.
Now Bob's foot pads have shed the old skin and his formerly black pads have come back pink. His nose is also pinking up. He has pulled out so much hair he is almost bald. He still limps around.
Is this all to be expected from his experience? He mothers the kittens when they are near him and he stays away from them when they are lively. Bob has his own wing of the house where he can have privacy.
What is my next step or do I just give him time. He if very lovey to me. The kittens are now 6 months old.
