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Has my cat broken her leg ??

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mariebx2010

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DONT KNOW IF THIS POST IS ALLOWED-Last night my 2 yo cat and 7 yo old cat was in the garden with another cat,and i think the 2 yo was fighting with it.A few hours after i let her in i noticed she was walking really slow,when she jumps up to her 6ft cat tree or 3ft cage she cant jump high enough and holds on,pulling herself up,she is barely leaning on it and when she does her back left leg is quite shaky,when she trys to sit-she doesnt sit right down or turns alot before she does,when i touch that leg she growls and hisses-could be broken/sprained/a cut-as there was a drop of blood on my windowsill ??? She is sacred from people outside/cars and usually only stays out for 10 minutes and always stays in the front or back garden or up in the trees so i dont think she would have been hurt by a car/person.Does she nees the vet or is it more likely just to be a sprain and just leave her a few days?
 
definitely take her to the vet, no one can tell you whats wrong except a vet. cat fights can lead to puncture wounds which are barely detectable but go deep and can cause very serious infection. good luck and i hope she recovers soon!
 
Could be an abcess - cats like to bite each other in the groin, which makes life difficult for owners, as it's hard to spot.

We once thought our semi-feral cat had just sprained her leg, so left her for a few days. She then went missing for a week or so and when she came back it was too late - the infection had got hold of her. We managed to get her to the vets, but she was too poorly by that point.

Don't want to scare you, but I'd say take her to the vets, just to be on the safe side. It's probably nothing, but it's better to get her seen to put your mind at rest.
 
It could be anything, it could even be a nasty wound hidden under the fur that you can't get close enough to see.

Regardless of what it is I'd get her to a vet. She's obviously in pain so needs pain relief and only a vet will be able to rule out a break. You'll never forgive yourself if it's something serious and affects her for the rest of her life (like of it's a break and it heals wrong). If it is only a small sprain at least the vets can give pain meds, sprains can be extremely painful!

Hope she feels better soon!
 
thanks,yeah i will definately be taking her but i just wanted to know if she would even be able to lean on it at all if it was broken but i am just about to phone for an appointment.
 
To vet's in a hurry. Elliot lost his leg after a nasty accident last year, we thought it was broken, but it was worse:cry:
 
Definitely get your cat to a vet asap, it could be anything, and she could be in a lot of pain :(

When I had a cat he got in a fight and was limping when he came in. So I took him to the vets and it turned out he had cuts on his legs and a huge gash under his front armpit which needed treatment and he needed pain relief.
 
It could be a break, a sprain or a bite/scratch wound that is infected and can turn into an abscess. All three need medical attention from a vet. She definitely needs to see a vet today. Sending lots of vibes xx
 
she was at the vets about an hour ago.The vet said she felt alot of heat as if she has an abscess somewhere so gave her 3 injections-anti-inflammatory,pain relif or antibiotic and penecilan for infection incase it was a bite,she is putting more weight on the leg so definately isnt broken anyway :)
 
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