I have two cats, one is 4 years old and one is 8 years old. Both are male cats. My 8 year old who is around 16-17lbs i just noticed that he walks with a slight limp from his front paw. His head bobbles up and down like it is a bit labored to walk slow. He puts his weight on it and doesn't life his paw up at all. Also he still runs up our wooden stairs after the other cat and they still play at times. IF i shake the treat bag he comes running. It just seems when he walks very non chalantly it is very noticeable something is bothering him but then he runs like its nothing? Its been at least 3 days like this. He has had some type of crust or corn on his front paw for over 2 years now and the vet said it would heal but it never did but i don't think that is problem as it seems to be more of a soft tissue type problem.
My 4 year old cat is the definition of the energizer bunny and he does force the big one to run around more than he wants(he starts hissing after a few minutes at the smaller cat) I have wooden floors everywhere so it is pretty hard on the cats in that respect. He still jumps on the couch to sleep and he still eats/uses the litter. He has also has a slight case of Asthma and he gets one or two attacks a month, no meds for that since it isn't serious enough.
I try to get him to lose weight with food, etc but he just has a super slow metabolism while the other cat has the opposite and eats like a horse and is very very active. Also i usually have to make the VET come to the house as it is a disaster to get him to the Vet, so a house calls with exam runs me 175 bucks usually. How long should i wait for the limp to be gone? Do i call for a house visit?
Thanks,
Mike
My 4 year old cat is the definition of the energizer bunny and he does force the big one to run around more than he wants(he starts hissing after a few minutes at the smaller cat) I have wooden floors everywhere so it is pretty hard on the cats in that respect. He still jumps on the couch to sleep and he still eats/uses the litter. He has also has a slight case of Asthma and he gets one or two attacks a month, no meds for that since it isn't serious enough.
I try to get him to lose weight with food, etc but he just has a super slow metabolism while the other cat has the opposite and eats like a horse and is very very active. Also i usually have to make the VET come to the house as it is a disaster to get him to the Vet, so a house calls with exam runs me 175 bucks usually. How long should i wait for the limp to be gone? Do i call for a house visit?
Thanks,
Mike