This evening, I noticed my kitty Indigo is limping. She is favoring her
left front paw. I looked at the foot very carefully and can't find
anything wrong with it, no sores, no thorns, nothing visible and when I
gently squeeze the foot she doesn't act like it hurts. But she doesn't
want to put weight on it. Since she otherwise appears to feel fine,
I don't think she needs to see the vet on an emergency basis (which is
good because my vet charges an addition $75 fee for emergency visits
outside of normal office hours) but if she is still limping Monday
morning, she'll have to go to the vet.
The last time I had a cat that was limping and couldn't see anything
wrong with his foot, it turned out he had a fractured hip. And he was
only limping slightly and I'd waited about 24 hours before taking him to
the vet to see if the limp would just get better, because I had no idea
he was seriously injured. I felt just terrible when the vet showed me
the x-ray. He had to have surgery and I forget how much it cost but I'm
sure it was a lot!
I love my cats. But I don't think my vet needs a new car or a vacation just now, and if he does, I don't want to fund it!
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