Hi, Dru, I am not goping to do your homework for you! If you look elswhere on this site you will find all the information you need, and much more. Wby Walter Beswick - Veterinary Students
Hi, Martha, You need school qualifications to get you into University to study veterinary science for 5 years, then you get a degree in Veterinary Medicine and Surgery, and then you are a vet! If you read earlier posts on this site you will find details of the subjects you need to tak at school. Wby Walter Beswick - Veterinary Students
Hi Willows arebhighy respected consultants and should know what they are doing, Presumably the medicine you mention is Atopica. Wby Walter Beswick - Ask The Vet
Hi, WEith all due respect for your vet, I would ask for a second opinion. Anal gland abscesses are far commoner in Labradors than anal furunculosis, an entirely different condtion which is much more difficult to treat. Wby Walter Beswick - Ask The Vet
It can take everal weeks to recover from injuries like this.by Walter Beswick - Ask The Vet
Hi, Jason, Jhange your vet if you are not happy with the one you attend. Your cat may have been bitten by anither cat, or he may have a broken leg or a dislocated hip; Impossible to say which without examining him. Wby Walter Beswick - Ask The Vet
Hi, Just leave her in her box to come out in her own good time. Wby Walter Beswick - Ask The Vet
Hi, You wil see from earlier posts that by far the commonest cause of this problem is a bit from another cat - often high up on the thigh and not in the foot itself. The bite wound can be very difficult to find in the fur, especially when the cat does not like being handled. Wby Walter Beswick - Ask The Vet
Hi, By far the most likely explnanation is a bite from another cat. Search his paw and lower leg very carefully, separating the fur and looking for one or more tiney punture wounds which have been made by another cat's teeth. Wby Walter Beswick - Ask The Vet
Hi, If your vet found no signs of a bite or a break, presumably you cat has strained her leg. If this is the case, you do not need to worry, it will mend in time without any specific treatment. Wby Walter Beswick - Ask The Vet
Hi, Probably a bite from another cat. If it is, he should have a shot of antibiotics from the vet to stop it going septic. Wby Walter Beswick - Ask The Vet
Hi, Ivy, Thank you for that. I assume that you live in the US. In the UK there are several animal welfare charities - the Blue Cross, PDSA, Cats Protection, Dogs Trust, RSPCA' which will help the owners of animals needing veterinary treatment and who cannot afford private veterinary fees and who do not insurance cover for their pets.. Wby Walter Beswick - Ask The Vet
Hi, You do not say how old your cat is, but the signs you describe are those of osteoarthritis, common in older cats but not in one-year olds. Wby Walter Beswick - Ask The Vet
Hi, Candy probably has an abscess in the pad, which is quite painful. If so. she really needs some antibiotics from a veterinarian. Wby Walter Beswick - Ask The Vet
Hi, Madhouse, I would certainly think twice about spending money on an x-ray at this stage, where ther is no certainty that there is a fracture, and I would not be inclined to agrre to £200+ work of surgery at this point on an 18 year-old. Wait another few days - I cannot see that it will deteriorate in that time even if it is broken, from the signs you describe. If it is no better, than revby Walter Beswick - Ask The Vet
Hi, Tom, So many questions! Your cat really needs to be examined to check if the leg is broken, ligaments torn or strained, or maybe nothing to do with the cat flap incident, like a bite from another cat.. She may be hiding away until she feels better, probably not very far away from home, or she may have met with an accident. I cannot make a conjecture of which, if any, of the above applby Walter Beswick - Ask The Vet
Hi, Joseph, I suspect that your cat has been bitten on the thigh. If you can, part the fur very carefully from the top to the bottome of the leg, and you may find one or two tiny puncture wounds - only a millimeter or so across. Many such wounds do become infected because of their deep nature and the dirty mouth of the aggressor. If that is the case, and abscess may develop. To be on the safby Walter Beswick - Ask The Vet
Hi, You just cannot allow your cat to suffer in this way- he needs veterinary attention urgently. If you cannot afford to pay for treatment, at least pay to have him put out of his misery and suffereing.by Walter Beswick - Ask The Vet
Hi, This could be a bite from another cat, or it may be broken. In either case, you should really go see a vet with him. Wby Walter Beswick - Ask The Vet
Hi, Katie, and Chris, Without a proper diagnosis, and there is insufficient information from either of you,so I am unable to advise on treatment. There is no satisfactory alternative to getting your cats seen by a veterinarian. Sorry Wby Walter Beswick - Ask The Vet
Hi, Robert, I cannot understand your vet not agreeing to x-ray your cat at once, but maybe he had some very good reason. If it is bright and well after 12 hours it is very unlikely to have internal bleeding. The may, however, be a fractured pelvis, a dislocated hip or a broken leg. If it is still limping as badly in 3 or 4 days, I think it should be x-rayed. From your e-mail address I assuby Walter Beswick - Ask The Vet
Hi, Vanessa, If your cat has been bitten - and it does sound likely - it may heal without treatment, but if it becomes very swollen and septic it should really be treated with wntibiotics. Wby Walter Beswick - Ask The Vet
Hi, Vixen, What sort of a guy is your partner who will not let you get your kitten treated? If it needs veterinary attention - and it seems like it does- you should do the right thing and tell him go take a jump. Wby Walter Beswick - Ask The Vet
Hi, As long as it is not a compound fracture - i.e. the broken bone is not sticking through the skin, the fracture may well mend on its own, if your keep her fairly restricted, though this is not a course I would recommend. Wby Walter Beswick - Ask The Vet
Hi, Ashaki, You will see from earlier replies that by far the commonest cause of the signs you describe is a bite from another cat. The injury may look like no more than a pinprick in the skin of the thigh, and can be difficult to spot. If that is the case here, as well as bruising there is infection introduced under the skin which can cause infection, sometimes resulting in an abscess. Wby Walter Beswick - Ask The Vet
Hi, Mary from England, It is necessary to restict your cat's activity until the fracture heals. Cats and dogs do accept suprisingly well being kept in resrticted conditions. However, I think maybe putting his cage where he can se into the garden is not going to make for a happy cat - better where he can see you as you go about the house, I think. Wby Walter Beswick - Ask The Vet
Hi, There are several possibilities - a tiny bit of glass in a pad in her paw, a strained toe, a sprain higher up the leg, a torn ligament, a sprained shoulder- all can be very difficult to identify. However, none of these are 'life-threatening' and faith and time are great healers! Wby Walter Beswick - Ask The Vet
Hi, Vicki, If you look at some of the earlier postings you will see that by far the commonest cause of a limp or a sore foot in a cat is a bite from another cat. Look very closely at the affected foot, at the pads and parting the fur to see if you can find the tiny mark made by the tooth of another aggressive cat. Wby Walter Beswick - Ask The Vet
Hi, I cannot suggest anything that would be safe to give to a two-month old kitten, Maybe the vet who is treating her broken leg may be able to be more helpful. Wby Walter Beswick - Ask The Vet
Hi, Karen, It sounds to me like the kitten's leg may be broken and needs proper attention. I am not familiar with the way the ASPCA works, but you could always telephone them to find out. Wby Walter Beswick - Ask The Vet
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