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Feb. 9th, 2008 04:34 pmThis morning, I had an unpleasant wake up call. When I first became conscious, I realized that ![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-userinfo.gif)
cosettemonster was acting a bit strangely. I rolled over and heard her make a noise. At first, I thought I had disturbed her from where she was sleeping at the foot of the bed. Then, I rolled over again and heard the same noise. I thought that was unusual because I didn't remember touching her. When I sat up, I realized that something was wrong. She was making the noise she usually makes when something is bothering her and she is in pain. I hugged her, and at first, she acted normal. Then, when I got up, she jumped down from the bed and started limping...bad. She managed to make her way down the stairs and into the kitchen to be fed, but it was painful to watch. She's barely putting any weight on her back paw at all.
As soon as I saw that, I picked up the phone and made an appointment for that day with the vet. They managed to squeeze me before they closed. We gingerly got her into her crate and brought her over. The vet didn't see any new fractures and she didn't notice any swelling. On the other hand, it did look like the bone chip in her right leg might have moved so it's in the way. The vet pretty much did X-rays on her entire back end, and noticed that she might have the start of another bone chip in her left leg. She said that there's a small piece of her patella that looks like it's about to break off on that leg. I have to say that this really sucks. They also noticed that she has some arthritis in her left leg and her hips. So...the final diagnosis is that she exacerbated the bone chip and some arthritis in her right leg. The vet gave me some pain meds to give her and she told me that I should continue giving her the Adequan (which is a medicine for arthritis). They're going to call me on Monday to see if she's any better. *sigh* I have a feeling that my cat is going to have to have surgery to remove the bone chip(s). It looks like 2008 is turning out to be a very expensive (and unhealthy) year.
I can't help thinking thinking thatcosettemonster's current knee problem may be partly my fault. I barely remember pushing her off the bed this morning when I was half conscious. That was a really stupid thing to do since she has knee problems. She was probably begging for food, and I was exhausted from not sleeping well for the past several nights because of anxiety problems. I also wonder if I rolled over onto her during my sleep. I feel like a terrible person. :(
When I got home from the vet,cosettemonster made her way upstairs and hid under the bed. I'm spending time upstairs with her right now. When I was sitting and typing this, I heard her stir underneath the bed and then cry out / growl in pain. Ugh! Eventually, she came out from under the bed when I offered her some water. She also seemed like she wanted to sit on the bed because she was looking up there with interest. It looks like she didn't want to try jumping up there on her own since her leg is sore. So...I picked her up and moved her onto the bed. She didn't object too much. Now she's spending time snuggling me when I pet her and sleeping. She still cries out when she moves her leg though. I think I'm going to leave her up here for the next day or so. I can close the door so arwenmonster won't harass her. She's got water and a litter box in here so she doesn't have to move very far or go downstairs. I can also bring her food up here too.
*sigh* I'm exhausted from all the drama that has been going on here lately. Please please please can we not have any more drama for a while? Please?
cosettemonster was acting a bit strangely. I rolled over and heard her make a noise. At first, I thought I had disturbed her from where she was sleeping at the foot of the bed. Then, I rolled over again and heard the same noise. I thought that was unusual because I didn't remember touching her. When I sat up, I realized that something was wrong. She was making the noise she usually makes when something is bothering her and she is in pain. I hugged her, and at first, she acted normal. Then, when I got up, she jumped down from the bed and started limping...bad. She managed to make her way down the stairs and into the kitchen to be fed, but it was painful to watch. She's barely putting any weight on her back paw at all. As soon as I saw that, I picked up the phone and made an appointment for that day with the vet. They managed to squeeze me before they closed. We gingerly got her into her crate and brought her over. The vet didn't see any new fractures and she didn't notice any swelling. On the other hand, it did look like the bone chip in her right leg might have moved so it's in the way. The vet pretty much did X-rays on her entire back end, and noticed that she might have the start of another bone chip in her left leg. She said that there's a small piece of her patella that looks like it's about to break off on that leg. I have to say that this really sucks. They also noticed that she has some arthritis in her left leg and her hips. So...the final diagnosis is that she exacerbated the bone chip and some arthritis in her right leg. The vet gave me some pain meds to give her and she told me that I should continue giving her the Adequan (which is a medicine for arthritis). They're going to call me on Monday to see if she's any better. *sigh* I have a feeling that my cat is going to have to have surgery to remove the bone chip(s). It looks like 2008 is turning out to be a very expensive (and unhealthy) year.
I can't help thinking thinking that
cosettemonster's current knee problem may be partly my fault. I barely remember pushing her off the bed this morning when I was half conscious. That was a really stupid thing to do since she has knee problems. She was probably begging for food, and I was exhausted from not sleeping well for the past several nights because of anxiety problems. I also wonder if I rolled over onto her during my sleep. I feel like a terrible person. :( When I got home from the vet,
cosettemonster made her way upstairs and hid under the bed. I'm spending time upstairs with her right now. When I was sitting and typing this, I heard her stir underneath the bed and then cry out / growl in pain. Ugh! Eventually, she came out from under the bed when I offered her some water. She also seemed like she wanted to sit on the bed because she was looking up there with interest. It looks like she didn't want to try jumping up there on her own since her leg is sore. So...I picked her up and moved her onto the bed. She didn't object too much. Now she's spending time snuggling me when I pet her and sleeping. She still cries out when she moves her leg though. I think I'm going to leave her up here for the next day or so. I can close the door so arwenmonster won't harass her. She's got water and a litter box in here so she doesn't have to move very far or go downstairs. I can also bring her food up here too. *sigh* I'm exhausted from all the drama that has been going on here lately. Please please please can we not have any more drama for a while? Please?
