CAT - advice on operation costs

Trick

Hi

My cat recently ruptured his cruciate and had an operation to resolve. This occurred a couple of days ago, and i was advised to keep him in a cage (poor cat) for a few days until he had recovered, to stop him jumping up etc.

So i have...must to his displeasure (constant whining).
Anyway, today I noticed he is limping again and now I am not sure if he has upset the repair work that was done.

My question is:

If I have done exactly as the vets advised, prevented the cat from jumping or any excessive movement, but he still manage to rupture the repair work - would I still be liable for another operation to fix the problem?

This is all heresay at the moment until i get him back to the vets, but I am thinking if the original op was not good enough in the first place then why should i pay for further work?
Ok, yes he walked about a day after the op, but now he isnt so maybe they will say he was fine when we left.

I dont know, i am just seriously freaking out because the cost of the op was (incl all other bits) over 1800 quid and my insure limit is 2500, and i cant afford to pay for anothe operation.

rising_from_the_ashes

I highly doubt it - nothing is guaranteed with these things

How long were you told to keep him on cage rest / what advise were you given for letting him out after that?

I am very surprised it was only a couple of days!


Mia damaged her cruiciate ligament when she was just a baby - she was on cage rest for 4 weeks & then confined to one room (with no furniture to jump on) for another 4 weeks

And that was just for rest - without it being to recover from surgery

rising_from_the_ashes

Ohhhhh - just had a thought in case you haven't done this (but would seriously hope you have)

Please re-confine him to the cage again so he can rest / not do any more damage to it

Please let us know how you get on at the vets

gettingready

my cat had an operation for luxating patella and had to be confined to a cage for from what I remember few WEEKS (not days) at a time after each leg

if you cat's operation was just 2 days ago - he should be still in a crate/cage and not walking about free

hope this is not him damaging himself again, please take him back to the vet asap and above all, confine him to a crate/cage

moggymutt

I also can't believe it was just a few days of cage rest, I'd be thinking of at least 4 weeks.

Reading your post again, you say 'have' not 'did', so that sounds as if he is still caged- is he?

~Chameleon~

Your cat needs to be crated for at least 6 weeks post-op. Are you saying you've let him out to run around or has he started to limp whilst moving about in the crate? Perhaps he's knocked it slightly. Call your vet for advice as they'll probably want to see him again asap to determine whether any further damage has occurred. It might not necessarily require further surgery.

Trick

Just to clarify a few things... I said a few days but I did mean a few weeks. The vet advised I could allow him out to walk supervised, which is what I have been doing.
He has and still is confined to a cage, so must have somehow hurt himself in the cage. Not suprised because he has been playing up a lot and really seems irate in there. Doing my best to keep him calm.

Anyway, phoned vet and I'm taking him back early next week.
I'm sure it's the same injury because when I try and perform his Physio I can't feel the knee klonk.

~Chameleon~

Trick wrote: »

Just to clarify a few things... I said a few days but I did mean a few weeks. The vet advised I could allow him out to walk supervised, which is what I have been doing.
He has and still is confined to a cage, so must have somehow hurt himself in the cage. Not suprised because he has been playing up a lot and really seems irate in there. Doing my best to keep him calm.

Anyway, phoned vet and I'm taking him back early next week.
I'm sure it's the same injury because when I try and perform his Physio I can't feel the knee klonk.

The cat is out of the cage and walking around just a few days post-op and you're already doing physio on him? Something doesn't sound right here. He should be strictly cage bound at this stage and you shouldn't be touching the leg. I advise you call your Vet asap.

Sagz_2

My dog had 2 cruciate repairs (3 years apart). Theres more than 1 way to repair them:1 was cage rest for 4 weeks, the other was walking and physio after a week.

All you can do OP is follow the Vets advice but, as with human medicine, there are no guarantees.

Best of luck for you kitty x

Trick

~Chameleon~ wrote: »

The cat is out of the cage and walking around just a few days post-op and you're already doing physio on him? Something doesn't sound right here. He should be strictly cage bound at this stage and you shouldn't be touching the leg. I advise you call your Vet asap.

I am doing exactly as advised by the Vet.