My Blossom was hit by a car and suffered nerve damage to her front right paw. The vet said it would never heal and to amputate the whole arm. Most of her arm did heal though, except the wrist and paw area....should I still consider amputation. She gets around really well...she just gets soars on her wrist area from time to time.
2006-07-27 11:52:08 · 8 answers · asked by Blossom_Kitty 3 in Pets ➔ Cats
I would get a second opinion. But, if you have to amputate, she'll be fine.
I went through this dilemma a couple of months ago. My vet said my cat had bone cancer and we needed to amputate her back leg. I put it off until it was obvious she couldn't walk on it anymore and was in pain. I had to put her to sleep or amputate. I finally decided to amputate. It worried me to death. I'm glad I did it though.
She's doing just great. She gets along just fine. The day she came home, I was going to carry her upstairs. She gave me a dirty look and ran up the stairs before I could pick her up. It was like she was telling me, I'm normal, treat me that way.
I know it's a tough decision. Best of luck to you.
2006-07-27 15:33:43 · answer #1 · answered by Karen H 5 · 2⤊ 0⤋
I know amputation sounds drastic to most people. I believe it is based on human's anthropomorphizing (sp?). Cats and dogs do really well with amputations of one of their limbs.
The fact that the limb healed fairly well is a good sign, but the fact that the cat is causing wounds either from dragging the paw or from self-mutilation is not good. These type of injuries may be only once in awhile now, but as the cat ages it can become more common and the older the pet is the harder an amputation surgery will be on the pet. Meaning, the younger the pet is for a major surgery the better and quicker they recover from it. In this way they are similar to humans.
It really doesn't hurt to seek another opinion or go back to the first veterinarian and have them re-evaluate the limb - they could change their opinion as well.
Good luck and please don't let Blossom suffer.
2006-07-27 19:18:26 · answer #2 · answered by dogvet 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
That is a tuff one. I think that you need to determine whether or not your kitty is suffering or not. There is a stray that comes out to my house that I feed whenever I see her and she is missing her lower right foot. I am not sure how she came to be that way and she is way to scared of people to let anyone near her. She seems to be doing OK though. Talk to your vet about what is best for Blossom. You can even go for a second opinion. Good luck with Blossom. I hope that she gets better soon!
2006-07-27 19:14:35 · answer #3 · answered by zoerayne023 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No amputation. Get some collodal silver at any health food store and put it in her water. Neosporin might help to!
2006-07-27 18:57:31 · answer #4 · answered by motherpeanutbutterbutinsky 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
ask if you can just amputate the paw... or get like a transplant of somesort
2006-07-27 18:56:30 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Get 2 more opinions.
2006-07-27 18:55:28 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
seek a 2nd opinion?
2006-07-27 18:54:53 · answer #7 · answered by Shan 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
get a second opinion
2006-07-27 18:57:45 · answer #8 · answered by macleod709 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋