Hi Michelle,
I have been dealing with Bandy's limping for almost 2 months now...At first, I am sure he hurt himself by jumping down from his cat tower. Since he doesn't have much depth perception cause of his eye disorder...Now he waits for me to get him down..But the last 2 or 3 episodes of the limping seem to be un-related to jumping...I have explored all the immune arthritis problems with my vet like you had mentioned..There is really no way to know as the blood work for kitties is usually not conclusive for the arthritis...only way is to go to specialist for an MRI. His limping goes from one side to the other..2 wks ago it was on the right and last week it was on the left...and seems to affect both front and rear...I know it is really odd. He has now had 6 adequan injections which you can only do one weekly for 6 wks in a row...We have skipped a week or 2 though...If it continues, I would suggest the adequan injection...It seems to work for
Bandy..His temp has been up, too...But she said that is probably due to more inflammation associated with his leg..It is swollen at times,too. (soft tissue swelling)...But after a few days that goes away...
She did suggest metacam, too. So maybe that will help your lil Patches..
I also give Bandy 1/2 torbutrol for the pain. I have him on chondro-flex daily..it has MSM in it and some other things for swelling/arthritis.
Keep us posted...
you 2 are in our thoughts and prayers. Also, hope Lucy is doing better..
Kerry and Bandy
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