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ACL tear
Has anyone had to deal with this with a cat? For a variety of
reasons, I'm not opting for surgery for Carey (bone thin tortie with a myriad of other issues). "Rest" is advised, and we seem to be able to prevent most jumping fairly easily (she's almost 12, not a kitten, which helps!). Anyway, would like to hear from anyone who's experienced this, what your choice for treatment has been, and the outcome. -- Janet B www.bestfriendsdogobedience.com http://pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/bestfr...bedience/album |
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On Tue, 03 May 2005 09:40:29 -0400, Janet B
wrote: Has anyone had to deal with this with a cat? For a variety of reasons, I'm not opting for surgery for Carey (bone thin tortie with a myriad of other issues). "Rest" is advised, and we seem to be able to prevent most jumping fairly easily (she's almost 12, not a kitten, which helps!). My Spotsie suffered an injury to one of her stifles. Physical examination showed damage to ligaments and x-rays showed one of the tiny bones that anchor the ligament was displaced. The vet and I talked about orthopedic surgery - large dogs sometimes get the same sort of injury and need surgery to prevent lameness - and decided to wait and see how cage rest worked before doing any operation. She recovered function fairly quickly. The outcome was that the cat still can jump to the kitchen windowsill. The explanation is that there is less strain on the limb in an 8 pound cat than there is in an 80 pound dog. |
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On Tue, 03 May 2005 13:14:26 -0500, William Hamblen
wrote: The explanation is that there is less strain on the limb in an 8 pound cat than there is in an 80 pound dog. Thanks. She's only about 6.5# so very little strain! She's doing well resting without a cage so far, so I'm hoping we don't need to go that route, but will if we need to. -- Janet B www.bestfriendsdogobedience.com http://pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/bestfr...bedience/album |
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"Janet B" wrote in message ... Has anyone had to deal with this with a cat? For a variety of reasons, I'm not opting for surgery for Carey (bone thin tortie with a myriad of other issues). "Rest" is advised, and we seem to be able to prevent most jumping fairly easily (she's almost 12, not a kitten, which helps!). Anyway, would like to hear from anyone who's experienced this, what your choice for treatment has been, and the outcome. -- Janet B www.bestfriendsdogobedience.com http://pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/bestfr...bedience/album Obviously there is a huge difference between a cat and a human, but when I tore (clean through) my ACL 10 years ago, the doctor actually gave me the option of not having surgery. He said if I wasn't going to be a very active person, then I could actually live a normal life without going through it as the main reason the ACL is there is to keep the shin bone in the correct place next to the knee cap. If you aren't going to be running hard and stopping, then you would be alright. I have no idea how the difference would be for a cat because of the difference in leg structures, and there is no way to tell a cat not to run and stop hard, but its still another 2 cents to throw in : ) |
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On Tue, 3 May 2005 20:07:43 -0400, "blueberries79"
wrote: I have no idea how the difference would be for a cat because of the difference in leg structures, and there is no way to tell a cat not to run and stop hard, but its still another 2 cents to throw in : ) LOL - thanks! She's almost 12 and relatively sedate when she's not racing around with the 3 year old cat, so hopefully...... -- Janet B www.bestfriendsdogobedience.com http://pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/bestfr...bedience/album |
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