> was to be sure. I'd offer him two options to lay one, an ice pack under a big > fluffy > towel, and a heating pad under a big fluffy towel, and let him choose what fe > els > better for him. I do this with all my injured, sick, or recovering from surge > ry cats,
Great idea. > and they always choose one of the two. Did your vet do a neurological exam in > addition to looking for sprains and injuries? Favoring a leg but NOT expressi > ng pain > during manipulations points towards something neurological. Which leg is he f > avoring? > A rear leg? Neurological issues often start in the rear and progress forward > as they > worsen. Did your vet do a toe pinch test on all legs to test for a pain refle > x? What > about pin prinks up the inside of the thighs? Is he dragging his tail, or is > it > functioning normally? You can do most of these tests at home, especially sinc > e your > partner is a vet tech, she should know the basic neurological tests. Is he po > oping > ok? He did not do any of those. My partner is uncertified, and only knows what she's seen the vets at her clinic do -- and in my opinion they are not particularly competent. I will ask her if she knows how to do a neurologic exam. His tail seems normal for a sick cat. I also can no longer tell that he is limping on any particular leg. I just wonder if his fever was so high that everything hurt. I feel REALLY badly that I didn't take him to emergency. We could have checked his temp here but didn't because it seemed like a leg thing. He's definitely better but still not active. I don't know for sure if he is pooping. During the periods he has been confined he has peed but not pooped. However he's eating enthusiastically and showed no sign of gastro distress when palpated by the vet. Lynette
