Thread: Poor Paddington :(

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!!

Brilliant,I was expecting to see them both lounging out on the lawn......
So pleased you saw a more straight forward vet,know which one I would try & get in future,fingers crossed when results come back x

Yes also keeping fingers (and paws) crossed here. x