Cat Is Limping And Not Eating

A cat with arthritis may have difficulty sitting standing lying down and squatting.

Cat is limping and not eating. A limping cat that is not eating is very suspicious for an abscess. We also worry about other serious viruses like panleukopenia feline leukemia fiv and fip as causes for poor appetite. Arthritic cat limping may seem worse in the morning and on colder days. A sprain is usually a minor injury to the ligaments in the limbs of a cat.

Arthritis is a common cause of limping pain and join stiffness in older cats. These cats just stop eating and can become lethargic. When cat owners see their pets refusing to put weight on the injured limb crying out or favoring that limb they should make an appointment with the vet. We dont have a good explanation for why this happens either.

Some causes of limping in cats do present more obvious symptoms. As a result the wound closes quickly trapping the bacteria from the bite under the skin. The wound swells and is painful. Cat limping cause by arthritis usually involves both rear legs and can result in a stiff irregular gait.

Additionally the limping may be unrelated due to an injury or could be due to calici virus which is a type of upper respiratory virus that can also cause joint problems in cats. The swelling is generally caused by one of two things. First and foremost the cat is lethargic and not eating. If the cat has a small wound it usually means the cat is limping but there is no swelling.

If your cat has swelling on the leg then it is likely there is something more seriously wrong with it. We do have a test for this spec fpl although ive come to doubt its reliability in some cases. Cat bites result in small punctures in the skin due to the diameter of cat teeth. Treatment consists of fluids and pain medication we believe the pain is why they stop eating.

Take your pet to the veterinarian who can take x rays to determine the actual problem. Limping often is the result of a soft tissue injury in the animals leg like a strained muscle or injured ligament says dr. Tanya you probably are correct that your cat is not producing stool because he. He also is not producing stool.