Back from the vet!

She gave Scout an anti-inflammatory shot. She said there is an area going down towards Scout's paw that seemed to be especially sore to Scout and it could possibly be a fracture but she thinks more than anything it is arthritis. She said after watching Scout walk and feeling down her back where she felt a knot in her lower spine she thinks Scout has arthritis in her lower spine. She wanted to know Scout's history before I adopted her and all I could tell her was that someone rescued Scout from two boys who put her in a backpack and was playing football with her. That person took her to a local rescue shelter where they discovered she was pregnant and spayed. They guessed her to be around 8-9 months old at that time. She was in the shelter for several months before I adopted her.

The shot is suppose to last about 24 hours so I am suppose to watch her closely to see how she does on it and how she does when it wears off and then let the vet know Wed. morning to decide what the next step is. She said a lot depends on how she responds. We will decided then if an x-ray is needed to rule out fracture and/or arthritis.

Scout is also on antibiotics for a week to be on the safe side. The vet said it will probably help her weepy eye too.

Poor Scout. She's my heart kitty and I just hate seeing her hurt. She cried the whole way to the vet and most the time we were there. Usually she doesn't make a sound.