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Went to the vet yesterday since my boy was acting weird. Turns out he was showing very mild signs of paralysis.
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Vet said he needed shots to boost his nerves and if he doesn't respond well in a couple days he'll do an X-ray and decide on a further course of treatment. He's back to purring in my lap again. Hug your kitties extra tight for me tonight.
Thank you ❤️. Honestly, it was really really weird. He was his usual playful self, running and jumping all over the place. And then suddenly out of nowhere he screeched really loud from the other room. When I checked up on him he was just on the ground meowing out. And then he started walking weird, didn't come out for food (had to pick him up and bring him to the bowl), his tail got all weird so I brought him to the vet. It was literally like a switch flipped. Looking back now, I'm feeling really guilty. Maybe there were warning signs and I missed them, idk.
That doesn't sound like anything you did wrong. Maybe it was just the kitty equivalent of bending over weirdly and throwing out your back.
Hope you're kitty's feeling better soon! <3
No, no, no. Cats are really really good at hiding when there's something wrong, even if they completely trust you. My kitty started walking stiffly and wasn't playing as much. I made an appointment, because I thought it was arthritis or something as she was getting old, and that's something the vet helped me to understand.
Hope you can do treatment that will work for him and that you have many more happy years with him! You both clearly deserve each other!
It sounds like you caught it pretty early. Earlier than where it would be at for many pet parents.
Just give him love and encouragement, and do what you can to help him out. Try and reassure him the best you can through this uncertainty. Im sure hes just as confused about whats happening to him as you are. Sometimes things just happen. All you can do is to be the best friend to him that you can be and hopefully treatment will help.
You did good and you're giving it all you got. That's what counts.
Also, depending on the diagnosis, treatment needs, where your located, and your amount of resources, there maybe places with state of the art facilities that can help. Here we have Texas A&M. They can handle things like rare disease, chemo, dialysis, and complicated surgeries. If it looks like the appropriate thing to do, it maybe worth asking your vet if there's someplace like that around you.
Good luck and I wish you guys the best.