Chestnut: update P 4 #60 Jan 31.

**kaycountrygal** · 01-31-2011, 01:19 PM

Freedom, It sounds as if your talk with vet with very helpful in sorting out what to do or not do. I do hope your cat gets better. I have a thought and I dont know if it is helpful or not. Obviously I dont know the layout of your house or what irritates Chestnut's disc problem... but would a ramp of some sort be of any help to Chestnut? A ramp to his perch maybe? just trying to help. Kay, Mon, Jan 31 2011.

**cassiesmom** · 01-31-2011, 03:42 PM

Originally Posted by Freedom

We are going to treat this as a slipped disc which can be addressed w/o surgery. Keeping him on the prednisone for anti inflammatory. Only been a week, if he really aggravated it jumping the baby gate to eat, and going up and down stairs to use the box, it could be 3 to 6 weeks before we see any improvement. Adding a pain med, tramadol, for now.

I am going to take some time to close the cellar door and let him out so he has a change of environment. As he can't get up on the perch to look out the window, there really isn't much for him in Mandy's room. So of course, he just sleeps. I'll have to watch him, we don't want him trying to get up on a chair, sofa etc. And can't leave him out too long, as the others need to get the cellar door open again.

I feel more comfortable having discussed this with the vet.

Thanks you all for your support and prayers.

Awww, Chestnut! I hope the medications help tremendously! Big ((HUG)) for you and ((HUG)) x15 for your mum and everyone else.

And a candle http://www.gratefulness.org/candles/...g&cid=12579999

**phesina** · 01-31-2011, 04:44 PM

More prayers and warm wishes and healing energies for dear Chestnut.

Love from Pat and cats

**Freedom** · 01-31-2011, 05:01 PM

Thanks, Kay, I'll think about that for long term!

I have stairs up to my bed, for the dogs. The cats use those sometimes, especially going up (lazy cats, lol!) but mostly they just jump down. Until we have a better idea what is happening, a ramp "could" pose the same situation -- he'd take it up, and jump down. And even jumping down could hurt him more.