Flutter's hurt :(

**Catty1** · 11-21-2007, 11:31 PM

Aw, Flutter girl! Were you playing too hard and hit your widdle leg on a piece of furniture when the other kitty ducked?

I hope the painkillers help you and you will feel better soon...your meowmy will look after you.

Get well soon, pretty Flutter!

**Catlady711** · 11-22-2007, 12:09 AM

Aww poor baby. I hope it's nothing serious. Has she gotten into a fight or had a wound on that paw a week ago, maybe it's an abcess? Of course everything always seems to happen in the middle of the night, on a Holiday, or on a weekend. They certainly know how to worry their meowmies!

**catnapper** · 11-22-2007, 01:09 AM

Ok, a concerned mommy here. I gave her some pain meds and a 1/4 pill of prednizone in case there's some inflamation. She's laying in bed looking pitiful and doing a weird blend of growling and whining. Which is worrying me to no end.... I'm probably not going to sleep much tonight. I laid in bed and softly probed her leg from the shoulder down and its definitely something in the paw/toe region. I turned on the light to get a closer look at the toe. Nothing's amiss that I can feel. I don't feel anything unusual compared to her other toes on her other paw.

BUT I did notice that her little black pads are smokey grey- white. Do you think she could have stepped in something.... maybe a burn? She's not able to get up on the stove because she can't jump onto the counters. My hot rollers weren't on tonight, so she couldn't have burnt herself on them. Maybe a chemical burn? Everyone's been cleaning for tomorrow... bleach? carpet cleaner? Any ideas?

Do you think I could put some salve on her foot? Aloe ok for cats? Neosporin? Any help would be greatly appreciated!!!

**krazyaboutkatz** · 11-22-2007, 02:33 AM

I'm so sorry to hear this.

I sure hope that it's nothing serious and that she'll start feeling better tomorrow. I think that you can put some Aloe Vera lotion on her without any problems. Maybe you should call the closest animal ER and ask them what is safe to use. I'll keep Flutter in my thoughts and prayers.

**Killearn Kitties** · 11-22-2007, 04:24 AM

Poor baby. How is that paw today Kim? Is Flutter moving yet, or do you have to carry her to the litter box?

**ChrisH** · 11-22-2007, 05:01 AM

Poor baby. Prayers on the way for sweet Flutter girl.

**catnapper** · 11-22-2007, 08:30 AM

As predicted, I didn't sleep well at all last night. She's still pretty sore. Thankfully she can get to the litter box with hopping and some struggle, but she is somewhat independent. I simply can not see what might be bothering her

Hubby was feeding the others wet food and she KNEW there was wet food but she stayed in bed... so we delivered a bowl of wet food to her. I'm glad she has a good appetite.

I've wracked my brain as to when it happened and how it could have happened (in addition to WHAT happened) She was fine all day til I left for work at noon. I have no idea what happened between then and 9:30.

**kuhio98** · 11-22-2007, 01:38 PM

Originally Posted by catnapper

She's laying in bed looking pitiful and doing a weird blend of growling and whining. Which is worrying me to no end....

I'm so sorry that Flutter has a boo-boo. Pepper does the same growl/whine/purr thing when she's sick. She seems furious that she doesn't feel good. Many prayers for you and Flutter. Could she have walked across a warm burner?

**loveallfurryfriends** · 11-22-2007, 02:20 PM

get well wishes for Flutter!!!!!!

**catnapper** · 11-22-2007, 10:29 PM

Thanks everyone for the well wishes. My little princess seems to be getting better. She spent the majority of the day under the bed, refusing to come out.... but thats because we had a houseful of people. She'd have done that feeling sick or not. She greedily ate the turkey out of the palm of my hand as I laid flat on the floor trying to wrench myself under the bed for her

She's up and walking much better tonight. You can tell she's very sore but she's much more mobile. I'm wondering if we've got a blood thirsty insect in the house because I got some type of bug bite on my upper foot and Cam got one on his face. It hurts like the devil! I'm sure if the bug bit her on the paw she'd have a hard time walking. Mine hurts and its on the top of my foot; I'm not bearing any weight on it like she has to!

**shais_mom** · 11-22-2007, 11:37 PM

poor lil girl -
hope she feels better!

**Emeraldgreen** · 11-23-2007, 01:12 AM

Wow, it sure sounds like the three of you were bitten by a spider or something. They can be terribly painful. I'm so glad that Flutter is beginning to feel better and hope that you will be on the mend soon too. Maybe there is a non-chemical way you could de-bug your house without endangering your furries.
I made the mistake of having a pest control person come to our house a month and half ago to spray for carpenter ants. I really really didn't want to do it but we had to because we are putting our house on the market and we had to resolve the problem. We took all the animals out of the house for the day and then we all went back in that night. The cats all seemed okay (I washed all their bedding and put every catfood dish and water dish through the dishwasher etc..) but every muscle in my body was sore the next day and I could barely move. I won't ever use pesticide again.