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kitten with broken pelvis

  • 09-07-2018 2:09pm
    #1
    hole in my lovelywall
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 305 ✭✭


    8 months old.
    Vet given 2 options.
    Live in crate for 8 weeks or surgery.
    She thinks because he's young and hasn't totally lost mobility, he can recover without surgery.
    Has anyone experience of a cat recovering without surgery?
    I don't have insurance.


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  • #2
    Bunnyslippers
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 219 ✭✭Bunnyslippers


    Yes, I worked as a vet nurse years ago, we had a kitten in that had fallen off the upstairs bannister and fallen to the bottom of the stairs. Crate rest for 8 weeks worked, although it does depend on how badly broken and if any nerves etc are damaged, the cat may always have a limp but as the hip joints in cats is fairly muscular they usually cope fine, they may get a bit arthritic when old in that joint. Just make sure you have pain killers for the cat to start with, you do need them to be in a bit of pain just to stop them leaping about on the break but you don’t want the poor little mite in a lot of pain as they tend not to eat. Being in the crate will be the hardest thing for a kitten, lots of food related toys/treats etc to keep him busy!


  • #3
    hole in my lovelywall
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 305 ✭✭hole in my lovelywall


    Thanks for the reply.
    That's exactly what the vet said.
    I don't feel so bad for not sending him for surgery now.


  • #4
    volchitsa
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    We had a young cat when I was a child that got run over by our own car. He ran off and hid for several days, which is why when he did come back, alive but still injured, my parents didn't think there was much point in taking him to the vet at all, so he just gradually recovered.

    I don't know the extent of his injuries, but they were definitely significant. I was in the car when it went over him and there was a massive bump, it was awful.

    He had a gippy leg as an adult, and was pretty dumb (not sure that's really related TBH :D) but he lived a long and happy life all the same. Even managed to do well enough to produce babies with neighbouring female cats, going by the colour of some of the kittens that started appearing in the neighbourhood!

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  • #5
    hole in my lovelywall
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 305 ✭✭hole in my lovelywall


    That's good to read, thanks.'
    He's able use his litter tray and managed to get his collar (for the first time ever) and the cone collar off in my short absence this eve. I hope he hasn't disturbed his stitches.
    He's eating and drinking and mad to get out of the crate. He's not whining, but pain killers will probably wear off soon.
    I'm hopeful of a decent recovery.


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