I need vet help

Rachel83

foreign_correspondent wrote: »

"peroxide is ok as you can buy it in the shops" - well, you can also buy rat poison, chanel number 5 and blue gloss paint - does not mean they are all ideal to bathe wounds in though does it?

lol You never know that might be tommorrows wisdom :P

Somehow cici will say you said to do it and now she has a Poisioned, stinking blue cat

foreign_correspondent

Rachel83 wrote: »

lol You never know that might be tommorrows wisdom :P

Somehow cici will say you said to do it and now she has a Poisioned, stinking blue cat

:rotfl:

Nooo - dont do it...(please do not!) I only suggested the idea to illustrate a point!!!

Rachel83

yeah but looking back at Cici's posts they all seem to have a medical advice theme to it so you never know hummmmmm

lol

UKTigerlily

Ok, we're all gonna disagree all night, but the facts are:

* Medical advice is NOT allowed here, which includes medical advice regarding animals. CiCi HAS - as pointed out by FC - been giving medical advice

* The ONLY person that will know if the Cat needs treatment is a VET, I am quite sure that after many years in Vet school & having the necessary qualifications & experience PLUS the Cats medical history & being able to SEE the Cat (Which none of us here can do, and none of us are Vets) will ensure the correct decision is made as to any treatment the Cat needs

* Leaving the Cat outside the Vets is as cruel as not taking it to one. It doesn't help matters for the OP OR the Cat

* The OP has had the correct & relevant & most importantly SAFE advice of taking it to a Vet, which I hope she does asap

What more is there to say? It's quite clear it needs to see a Vet. Only the Vet can decide how to treat the Cat. Leaving it is illegal & immoral. End of

foreign_correspondent

well said tigerlily!:T

Mandy44

The facts are

loudongirl wrote: »

My cat was in a fight and as a result he lost nails on his right paws. I have been applying peroxide but he is in a lot of pain and lifting his paws when he walks. Is there anything else that I can do to ease his pain and make the healing go faster. I can not afford to take him to the vet right now as I have a child on the way.

The cat has not lost it's paw just a few nails, of course the cat will be in pain walking on it. This will pass just the same as it's claws will grow back. The OP was looking for advice to either ease the pain or make the healing go faster as she can't afford to take him the vets. The answer to both is no she can't do anything and will have to let nature take it's course,

the cat will happily lick it's own wounds clean and will not need antibiotics unless it picks up an infection which is very unlikely, worrying about the cat burying it's mess with a bad paw is pointless as cats aren't too stupid to bury with a paw thats hurting and happliy spend time licking their own a**e's.

Even a vet is unlikely to give pain relief and for the OP to have it suggested to them is stupid as it will do more harm than good.

The OP just needs reassuring the cat isn't going to die as a result of losing a few claws not the moral outrage of the board vilifying her for not being able to pay exhorbatant vets fees for what is a common problem of owning cats

UKTigerlily

Mandy44 wrote: »

The facts are




The cat has not lost it's paw just a few nails, of course the cat will be in pain walking on it. This will pass just the same as it's claws will grow back. The OP was looking for advice to either ease the pain or make the healing go faster as she can't afford to take him the vets. The answer to both is no she can't do anything and will have to let nature take it's course,

the cat will happily lick it's own wounds clean and will not need antibiotics unless it picks up an infection which is very unlikely, worrying about the cat burying it's mess with a bad paw is pointless as cats aren't too stupid to bury with a paw thats hurting and happliy spend time licking their own a**e's.

Even a vet is unlikely to give pain relief and for the OP to have it suggested to them is stupid as it will do more harm than good.

The OP just needs reassuring the cat isn't going to die as a result of losing a few claws not the moral outrage of the board vilifying her for not being able to pay exhorbatant vets fees for what is a common problem of owning cats

YOU are not a Vet, you have no idea if a Vet will or not, you haven't seen the Cat, you don't know if it's needing a Vet or not.

Here's a very quick & very good reason to see a VET. My Dog has a lump, my human NURSE saw it, in fact two did, as did numerous other people, all said it's fine, it's a harmless fatty lump, the Vet won't do anything lalala
It's quite possibly Cancer & in either outcome needs surgery to come out
THAT is why you see a VET.

Aside from that, there may be other reasons it's lost it's claws such as an RTA with internal injuries that aren't apparent. I'm not saying it has been or that I disbelieve the OP but it's dangerous for us to say it doesn't need one, it DOES

foreign_correspondent

Mandy44 wrote: »

Of course the vet will do something he's running a business, he'll give it unneccessary antibiotics and bathe the paw. Cats can quite easily clean their own wounds and fight any infections...

Cats aren't little babies in fur unlike most the posters seem to think and can quite happily overcome injuries from fights without any need for the vet.

What rubbish - of course cats are animals, but they can and do get nasty infections from injuries - as can any animals, even ones in great condition - we once had a cat who was almost feral - one day he appeared with a dreadful hole where half of his face should have been - a couple of inches across, very raw, like a crater and full of puss. We got him to the vets and it turned out he had a nasty abscess, caused by a wound from fighting, which had burst - if it had been a little bigger he may have lost his eye.

He was a young healthy cat, but infection had set in and I wished we had noticed it sooner and got him to the vets. It was treatable but required stitches as well as antibiotics, so was more expensive, and more traumatic for the cat than earlier treatment would have been.

Anyway, you appear to have changed your tune somewhat - so now the cat does not need to see a vet, but earlier in the thread you suggested to the OP...

if you can't afford the vets try abandoning outside a vetinary practice at night in a box, that way it should get the treatment it deserves

as well as that being an underhand and low way to get rid of the cat and pass the problem on to someone else, it suggests you are ambiguous about whether the cat needs to see a vet or not... I suspect you just enjoy getting a reaction...

minniemorris

Try Cats Protection... http://www.cats.org.uk/contact/findcp.asp

When I was out of work and my kitten needed to be neutered, they collected her and I only paid what I could afford (which was £10, at the time). Not sure if they do emergency care but it's worth a shot.

Also, if you decide that you can't afford to keep your cat, esp with a baby on the way, they could help to re-home him/her.

Please get some help soon, though...

moggylover

UKTigerlily wrote: »

If the animal is suffering, the Vet will do something, which Vet school did you qualify at again?

I'm sorry but in fact it is pretty much true that a vet can do nothing for the injury except clean it. My own cat lost several claws when he was rolled by a car. He was immediately taken to the vets and found to have no serious injuries just some bruising and three claws missing. He was not given any painkillers but I was given hibiscrub to bathe the paw with (although salt water is equally effective) and I was told to keep him in and as quiet as possible and he would only need antibiotics if the paw became infected - it did not. He favoured his paw for some days, but was not in any considereable pain, just sore when moving around.

However, I would advise the Op to try to find a PDSA or RSPCA clinic to at least look at the injury if not experienced in handling animals or, as others have advised, asking a local vet if the consultation can be paid for in installments.