Cassy falling -- we are off to vets in a couple hours
I'm worried about Cassy. Yesterday he fell from the top of a bookcase (6+ feet/ ~2 m.) He did the typical "I meant to do that..." moves and after checking him over, I forgot about it. :eek:
Last night he tried to do a short cut to where I was putting up a treat and missed the top of the bed, sliding off and pulling the bedspread with him. More :eek:
This morning, he leapt from his cat tree to the window hammock and missed again. This is VERY unusual. I'm hoping his muscles are just sore, but his vet agrees this needs to be checked, just in case. :eek:
Catching him to take him to the vet will be a challenge. Please wish us well. :(
Back from the white coats...
Hi all,
The doctor has ruled out most of the likely problems ... his eyes are fine, if anything he's a little underweight (somebody's been sneaking sis's weight control formula cat food :rolleyes: ), but his bones and muscles seem fine too. (He demonstrated how well his hisser and growler work, too, but we all had doubts that that was the cause of anything.) They've done a blood panel tonight and we should know more by morning.
Tonight he demonstrated that he can jump from the cat tree to the windowsill with no problems. :eek: The vet's asked me to keep him on the ground. This is quite challenging!
By a really weird quirk, when I went to put him in the porto-prison the front door blew open on a gust of wind preceding the storm and out he scooted. Maybe it's as well that he's moving slowly, it was a LOT less trouble than usual catching him outside and popping him the crate...
I'm still worried what the blood test panel will say, but am hoping my darling is just moving a bit slowly due to bruises...
Oh! Cassy was born on 11 Jul 1999 -- he's almost 4.5 years. A bit early for 'senioritis' to hit. That was my co-workers' favorite guess as to what was wrong. Either that, or he's supposedly helping himself to my wine supply! :rolleyes: :p
Thanks for the warm wishes. I so appreciate them! {{{hugs}}}
