injured cat

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Hi to all you veterinary acupuncturists - my daughter has a 5 year old neutered

female indoor/outdoor cat. Entirely normal until my son-in-law found her a

little down a hillside, lying on her side, unable to move her hind legs. She's

been to the vet's (findings below), xray found no fractures, no visible

abnormalities, had a reliable response to pain stimuli. They sent her home with

buprenorphine 0.06 mg oral, ev 8 hours.

 

When she got home, I observed that she is comfortable pulling herself with her

front legs, dragging her hind legs, could move the tip of her tail. I've just

been sitting with her now (about 3 hrs after vet visit + one dose of the

painkiller). She can move and stretch her hind legs, roll over, get the legs

out of the way but won't use them to support her weight. It feels like there's

slight puffiness at the base of the tail, dorsal side, and she complains if I

palpate that area. Moves about 3 " of the end of her tail.

 

Any ideas? The vet said the possibilities are soft tissue injury, neurologic

injury, unseen orthopedic injury, spinal lesion, other.

 

I have a list of all the diag results (which mean nothing to me); I can supply

them to you if needed. The vet did say: 'hind limbs have strong withdrawal,

positive pain perception and motor. No pain with spinal palpation. cranial

nerves normal. Purposefully moving hind limbs but not bearing weight. Normal

paterllar reflexes bilaterally.'

 

thanks for any thoughts.

karen

 

 

Karen R. Adams,

Lic Ac, Dipl Ac

25 - 27 Bank Row

Greenfield, MA 01301

413-768-8333

 

 

 

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