Dear Shilo, he keeps having more and more problems.
First were his gums and stomatitis. All his teeth were pulled.
Next he developed heart problems and a significant heart murmur. He's on 3 meds (1, daily, 1 twice daily and 1 two times a week).
Now he has developed not only a limp, but a lump! (not on the same leg.)
So, first the limp............right front paw. At first I thought it was due to toe nails that were too long. So I trimmed them. He seemed painful about it. I hoped that the limp would resolve itself. It didn't.
Next, the lump.......It is on his left rear leg and it's a good size, about the size of a nickel, only spherical.
OK, vet feels nothing major with the paw with the limp. Possibly some arthritis (even though he is a young cat). I can give him 1/2 a baby aspirin 2 times a week.
The lump(s), yes, where I felt only 1, the vet felt another one in the other leg and a small one in his neck, are most likely swollen lymph nodes. Probable cause: infection or (lymphoma) cancer. I'll be giving him 1 baytril once a day for a week then the vet will feel if the lumps shrank any. (cancer won't shrink.) Biopsy would be the next step if needed.
If we have his age correct, he is only 5-ish. Way to young to have had so much go wrong.
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