Thread: Poor 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

So Paddingtons trip to the vets yesterday went well. They didnt change his cast and just checked it was still in place.

We saw a different vet to normal and he was much more straight talking. He said he thinks it is just a strain/sprain and that he will be fine in no time. He said Xrays are being sent off as a precaution and because its free we may as well do it.

Paddingtons cast stays on until this Friday, he will have it removed and spend the day at the vets so they can check out how he is doing. Hopefully when we collect him in the evening his cast will be gone! Fingers crossed. I really hope the ortopaedic people say that his xray is normal! Took a photo of my boy sitting on his "lawn" with his sister! I thought you all would like this!!!

Love it, its mine all mine!! Phoebe has got a fab fluffy duster too!!