Thread: Poor Paddington :(

Oh bless him,give Paddington a special kiss & cuddle & tell him we all hope he soon feels better,hopefully it is only a sprain but sometimes they seem to be more painful than a break plus can take as long to get completely better,thing is with cats they will still keep jumping about & it doesn't help,more so a front leg sprain because they keep landing with all their weight on it & with pain killers they do it even more so becomes a viscous circle,tell him to take care & hope he doesn't end up with a cast on his leg,can you imagine the lumping of a MC with one of them,bad enough without....x

Aww poor boy :(
I hope he gets better soon.

Get well soon.

Sending big hugs to Paddington. Fingers and paws crossed here that its not broken, and that the fur ball puts in a prompt appearance x

How did Paddington get on at the vets today?

Hello all,

Not good im afraid. his Xrays were relatively inconclusive. There was a slight difference between his poorly wrist and his good wrist however this could have been because of a slightly different angle of the xrays. There was no evidence of a break or a fracture. However, Pads is now in a full arm cast up to his armpit.

His xrays have been sent off to the osteopath (which could cost us £2000 should he need to go to see them).

We have to go back to the vets on Saturday to have his cast changed.

I kind of feel that because they know we have insurance they are going over and above which may not always be in the best interest of Pads.
The vet didnt talk too much about the possibility of it being a strain/sprain but when i mentioned this at the end she said it could well just be a sprain. (but i had to probe for this information).

I dont know what to think.

Pddington is very uncomfortable and clumsy withhis full cast, we have been told to put him in the smallest room in the house and not let him jump or get it wet (two of his favourite things)

Feeling very stressed and worried about Paddington.

:((((

I am surprised they didn't suggest confining Paddington to a cage until they saw him again,the only way a sprain can heal is to rest it & the only way to rest a cat is to confine,also while they are on pain relief they don't feel the pain so are inclined to do more than they should anyway,viscous circle.
Did you mean he might be referred to an oesteopath or did you mean orthopedic ?
We have a chiro vet & no way would his costs be anything like that but the ortho bods are,fingers crossed it is nothing like that,I wonder also why he is having his cast changed as quick as Saturday,why did they need to cast him anyway if they couldn't find any sign of a fracture ? All questions I know while you are so worried about your little boy,try not to stress {from someone who stressed like hell over Bruce & should have known better} hopefully as he is now restricted things will improve bless him,strong vibes being sent your way that it is nothing more than a sprain & cuddles to Paddington x