Thread: Poor Paddington :(

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

Originally Posted by jckkerrison

Did you mean he might be referred to an oesteopath or did you mean orthopedic ?

Whoops, i mean orthopedic. They told us to keep him in one room and limit his movement as much as possible. So unfortunately he has had to be shut in the hall :(

Here is a photo of my boy.

The vet said to bring him back on Saturday so they can change his cast and check his paw (!) She said to us to keep an eye on his cast as it can act as a tourniquet and if we suspect this we have to bring him back. I feel really uncomfortable about this as how would i know if it was acting as a tourniquet?? He is obviously uncomfortable in his cast but what would be the warning signs of this....?

Got the day off work with him today and he is currently crying at the door, it breaks my heart.

:(

Oh bless him,Candes will now have her wish granted,handsome MC plus cast....
I still can't understand why she didn't tell you to restrict him to begin with,we have mobile cages to hire out to make life easier,would be a bit hard to know if there is a problem with the cast being too tight, you would have soon known if the paw was uncovered any sign of swelling means a quick trip back ,if you are worried in any way just phone & get him in to be checked,better to play it safe,might sound a bit nasty but could you get in with another vet in the practice,sometimes a different view can help,still a bit bemused as to why they suddenly decided to put a bloody big cast on him at this point,hopefully their will soon be something back from the orthopedic side,I take it that they have sent the xrays off to be viewed by them,have known in big dogs for it to be nothing more than a quick spurt growth causing the animal discomfort so have everything crossed for your boy but as I say don't spend the day worrying if everything is ok,get him back for a check & at least a bit more peaceful mind for you....x

Not that I know much about it, but seems very OTT to me. A cast is used to help broken bones fuse so why put it on a cat who has no obvious breaks or fractures. Poor boy is going through an awful lot for something unseen. I'm not saying you're going OTT by the way, I mean the vet. lol I agree confinement at the start would have been the best option.
In our Great Danes, they would get growing pains in legs, growth plates etc and limp for a few days then it would go away. I hope you and paddington get past this soon and I'm sure he's absolutely fine

At least they didn't use the pink casting!!! I wonder why they didn't splint it and bandage it with vet wrap? If they were worried about paddington messing with it they could have used the foul tasting one - no I've not tasted it but have seen people tasting it at BSAVA!! I refused too!!!

Who are they refering him to?

Anyway a big snuggle to poor Paddington xx