My 14 wk old kitten was slightly limping last night; when I got home today he was hobbling around, unable to put any weight on it, and both his eyes had something like pink eye; one was swollen shut. I took him to the vet right away, and she ruled out a fracture, thinks it's just a sprain, so he is on anti inflamm for the next 4 days and is getting ointment for the eye/resp infection. Within 2 hrs of getting the anti-inflamm., he started running around like a drunken hyena (like a normal kitten), putting full weight on the sore foot, the swelling is way down and he seems to be in no pain. I am concerned that if he runs around too much while on the medication, he may make it more sore when he has to come off the painkillers. Any idea how to get a kitten not to run around and play, in risk of further aggravating the injury, or is this something impossible to do with a kitten
2006-12-14
13:17:12
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