Cat

[Guest guest]

Hi all,

 

I am asking around about my cat here is the story,

 

Yesterday my 3 year old cat suddenly has been having trouble

with his back legs. He was wobbling and unsteady. So last night

my husband took him to an emergency clinic and he was evaluated and

X-rays were taken. and nothing was found. The vet said that it is a

possibility that he could of had some sort of trauma to his spinal

cord.

 

Which is possible, Miles (14months) is a bit on the aggressive side.

I have seen him hit the cats and his brother with different objects.

 

So my husband came home with our cat and some anti-immflamatory

medication. We were told to keep him confined so he can't move too

much and so the kids won't bother him. If we don't see an

improvement we should call our vet or go back to the clinic.

 

We don't have much money, any advice? This is so stressful and most

of all emotional, any advice, thought, or personal experiences would

be much appreciated.

 

Thanks so much,

Becky

[Guest guest]

Well i do not know if what i have to say will help, but here goes. We have a

hamster who went down the stairs in his ball and sustained very serious

injuries. He was knocked out cold, then convulsed over and over, he was

paralyzed on half of his body, had a broken leg, he was blind, he was having

strokes and he was blind. We could not afford the vet fee of $75 just to look at

him. They told me over the phone just to put him down, they did not even look at

him! It took a little while, but today Gizmo is very healthy. He has regained

all his function and even comes to his name. He is more friendly than he was

before the injury. When you feel his head you can feel the crack and lump where

his skull had been broken open. I held him a lot when he was sick, very

carefully.I had people praying for him even. There is a woman in this group who

is a retired vet who sent me a private email to help. She was wonderful. She

said to get this herbal remedy that destresses the animal thus

aids in his or her recovery. I cannot remember the name of it (maybe rescue

remedy), but it is available at many petstores and online. I did not end up

using it, but gizmo recovered. Your cat may have a bruised spinal cord, which

does have the potential to heal and she is pretty young yet. My advice to you is

to give her as much love as you can, a lot of affection and prayer and maybe try

and borrow the money for subsequent vet trips if needed. I feel your pain, i

know what it is like to have a baby and not know what is wrong with her. The

feelings of powerlessness and sadness can be overwhelming. You and your family

will get through though. ~Peace, Shelly

 

veggiemamma <veggiemamma wrote: Hi all,

 

I am asking around about my cat here is the story,

 

Yesterday my 3 year old cat suddenly has been having trouble

with his back legs. He was wobbling and unsteady. So last night

my husband took him to an emergency clinic and he was evaluated and

X-rays were taken. and nothing was found. The vet said that it is a

possibility that he could of had some sort of trauma to his spinal

cord.

 

Which is possible, Miles (14months) is a bit on the aggressive side.

I have seen him hit the cats and his brother with different objects.

 

So my husband came home with our cat and some anti-immflamatory

medication. We were told to keep him confined so he can't move too

much and so the kids won't bother him. If we don't see an

improvement we should call our vet or go back to the clinic.

 

We don't have much money, any advice? This is so stressful and most

of all emotional, any advice, thought, or personal experiences would

be much appreciated.

 

Thanks so much,

Becky

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

For more information about vegetarianism, please visit the VRG website at

http://www.vrg.org and for materials especially useful for families go to

http://www.vrg.org/family.This is a discussion list and is not intended to

provide personal medical advice. Medical advice should be obtained from a

qualified health professional.

 

edical advice. Medical advice should be obtained from a qualified health

professional.

 

 

 

 

 

[Guest guest]

Becky,

 

Friends had a little dog who lost use of her hind legs. Paralysed below

the waist, basically.

 

Vet said nothing could be done.

 

Acupuncturist friend had never treated a dog before. But what the heck

-- nothing more to lose. Miracle -- a few treatments and a lot of TLC.

 

Now that little yappy dog is as annoying as ever!

 

Sending healing thoughts your way -- best wishes for kitty.

 

~Paul

62N 114W

 

 

veggiemamma wrote:

> Hi all,

>

> I am asking around about my cat here is the story,

>

> Yesterday my 3 year old cat suddenly has been having trouble

> with his back legs. He was wobbling and unsteady. So last night

> my husband took him to an emergency clinic and he was evaluated and

> X-rays were taken. and nothing was found. The vet said that it is a

> possibility that he could of had some sort of trauma to his spinal

> cord.

[Guest guest]

Hi Becky,

I just wanted to say I'm so sorry for this stress, and I hope kitty

is feeling better soon. Maybe a bit of rest is all it will take.

Please keep us posted!

Amy

 

 

On May 20, 2006, at 3:03 AM, wrote:

 

> We don't have much money, any advice? This is so stressful and most

> of all emotional, any advice, thought, or personal experiences would

> be much appreciated.

>

> Thanks so much,

> Becky

 

 

 

 

[Guest guest]

I hope your cat doesn't have FIP. We had a cat that got paralysis and died

from it. It was such a sad disease.

You can read more about it on this link. Go down to Clinical signs.

http://www.peteducation.com/article.cfm?cls=1 & cat=1316 & articleid=212

 

> veggiemamma wrote:

>> Hi all,

>>

>> I am asking around about my cat here is the story,

>>

>> Yesterday my 3 year old cat suddenly has been having trouble

>> with his back legs. He was wobbling and unsteady. So last night

>> my husband took him to an emergency clinic and he was evaluated and

>> X-rays were taken. and nothing was found. The vet said that it is a

>> possibility that he could of had some sort of trauma to his spinal

>> cord.

>

>

>

>

>

> For more information about vegetarianism, please visit the VRG website at

> http://www.vrg.org and for materials especially useful for families go to

> http://www.vrg.org/family.This is a discussion list and is not intended to

> provide personal medical advice. Medical advice should be obtained from a

> qualified health professional.

>

> edical advice. Medical advice should be obtained from a qualified health

> professional.

>

>

>

[Guest guest]

Becky,

 

Many prayers and wishes for you and your cat! Here's my 2 cents:

 

1- definitely give him some Rescue Remedy. This is a flower essence tincture

you can find at most health food stores. This will help calm him down-- stress

is a big obstacle to healing.

2 - Although I am not familiar with your kitties specific symptoms, I witnessed

miracles with my kitty (who was having completely different problems) when I

switched him to a raw food diet. It was really gross (feeding him raw meat),

but it brought him back to life. You will find more info on raw food for cats

(and various natural supplements) at patmckay.com. Although Pat charges $50

or so for a phone consultation, it might be worth it. I called and talked to

her assistant who was very informed and after some polite persistence and lots

of questions on my part, she gave me a bit of info about a supplement that ended

up saving my cat's life on more than one occasion. She gave me this info free

of charge... and I had not been able to find it anywhere else (believe me-- I

searched!).

 

I realize that feeding meat to companion animals is a debatable issue for we

veg*ans, so sorry if this advice is offensive. Although I had ethical problems

doing it, I also had ethical problems not trying everything I could to help my

cat. But that's me... I know everyone has a different " line. "

Anyway, it worked, and I feel confident it would at the very least be less

taxing on your kitties system and give him more energy to heal (instead of

focusing on digesting food). If this is not affordable or practical, you might

try at least switching him to canned food for a while as the moisture content is

higher and it is easier to digest than dried food.

 

Best wishes to you and your kitty,

 

Maria

 

 

 

veggiemamma <veggiemamma wrote: Hi all,

 

I am asking around about my cat here is the story,

 

Yesterday my 3 year old cat suddenly has been having trouble

with his back legs. He was wobbling and unsteady. So last night

my husband took him to an emergency clinic and he was evaluated and

X-rays were taken. and nothing was found. The vet said that it is a

possibility that he could of had some sort of trauma to his spinal

cord.

 

Which is possible, Miles (14months) is a bit on the aggressive side.

I have seen him hit the cats and his brother with different objects.

 

So my husband came home with our cat and some anti-immflamatory

medication. We were told to keep him confined so he can't move too

much and so the kids won't bother him. If we don't see an

improvement we should call our vet or go back to the clinic.

 

We don't have much money, any advice? This is so stressful and most

of all emotional, any advice, thought, or personal experiences would

be much appreciated.

 

Thanks so much,

Becky

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

For more information about vegetarianism, please visit the VRG website at

http://www.vrg.org and for materials especially useful for families go to

http://www.vrg.org/family.This is a discussion list and is not intended to

provide personal medical advice. Medical advice should be obtained from a

qualified health professional.

 

edical advice. Medical advice should be obtained from a qualified health

professional.