How can I tell if my cat's leg is sprained or broken? It's not crying

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leroyandlexie

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but won't put weight on it. My daughter accidentally shut our kitten's paw in the door - the kitten cried once and wouldn't put weight on its leg. It is now sleeping peacefully. How long would a sprain take to heal?
 
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Rachel

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You can never really be sure whether it's a sprain or a break until you take a x-ray. The sprain should probably heal in about one-two weeks in a kitten. But if it is so young and it has a broken bone, I would take it to the vet just to make sure it didn't because the bone in his foot could be permanently damaged for life. It could have a multitude of problems as it gets older, ranging from early arthritis to eventually not being able to use his foot. If you possibly have the money it would be a good idea to take him on to the vet.
 
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Tay Tay

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Sprains are very painful, so keep an eye on her. She is young though, so she should heal quickly. if she doesn't put any weight on it after a few days I would take her to the vet.
 
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sweet_gal117

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if u even think your cats legs can possibly be sprained or broken, take it to the vet!! idk y u wudnt take ur kitten to the vet immediately after seeing it get its paw slamed in a door. and also if its limping, thats a bad sign.VET!!!
 
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clvr1001

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How long has her leg been sore? If she still won't put weight on it after a day - take her to the vet.

Cats never complain when they are in pain - They stay quiet so if you really think she is injured take her to the vet ok?
 
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Rivka

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ARE YOU KIDDING? YOU CAN TELL BY ATTENDING TO HIS MEDICAL NEEDS BY.....
TAKING YOUR CAT TO THE VET.
TAKING YOUR CAT TO THE ANIMAL HOSPITAL.
TAKING YOUR CAT TO GET MEDICAL TREATMENT....SOMEWHERE....ANYWHERE.
Would you play guessing games if your kid had done the same thing???????

Not trying to be mean, but it's clear that you would rather wait for all of us Yahoo Answers inexperienced know-it-alls, bored teenagers and hobbyists to answer a medical question while your cat could have a broken limb.
Please use some common sense, and for God's sake, get the animal some help.
 
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Cat Mom

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Are some of these people serious? Wow..relax. Cats often time injure themselves by simply running. Slamming the cats paw with a door is much more serious, but you should continue to monitor the cat before running to the vet!!!! My cat limped for a day and the next day was fine. We still took her to the vet and they told us she was ABSOLUTELY fine. Idiots.
 
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Cat Mom said:
Are some of these people serious? Wow..relax. Cats often time injure themselves by simply running. Slamming the cats paw with a door is much more serious, but you should continue to monitor the cat before running to the vet!!!! My cat limped for a day and the next day was fine. We still took her to the vet and they told us she was ABSOLUTELY fine. Idiots.
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hi cat mom, i agree with you totally, i have always took the best care of my animals, cats and dogs, but i have a question for you, if you could please help me, i have never had this happen to me before, my full grown male cat left yesterday and came back today limping, his right hind leg was dangling down, he could not lift it, nor could he put any body weight on it, even though he seems to be in a little pain, cats have a high tolerance for pain, yet he seems to be fine otherwise, he has nice pink gums, his heart rate is not fast or racing, but his right hind paw and distal <lower> leg toward his paw is swollen bigger than his other hind leg and paw. what do you think? i think it is probably broken, but wanted to ask anyway, if he not better tomorrow i am taking him to be seen. have you ever encountered this before with any of yours? thanks.
 
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my cat fell from high up on furniture...bout 6wks? limpiing wat do i do its 1 in the morning?
 
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Are you Serious.

You know, you people are friggin RUDE.
I came in here looking for advice since my cat, too, appears to have a sprain. I will take him to the vet, when the holiday weekend is over. He is looking at me right now, he is not crying, and he is FINE.

You know when people come in here it is for HELP. Not to be told they are some abusive asshole. All I want to do - like this poor bastard asking the question - is make him more comfortable in the meantime.

This cat is my favorite pet. Ever. But sometimes you have to give nature a second. You people jumping up and down at a drop of a hat is why the vet is so overpriced to begin with.
 
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well, not everyone can afford VETERINARIANS, $$$$$

I had a kitten, sister to my cat now. When it was a kitten, my roomates threw it off the loft floor down 15 or so feet to a couch on the floor below. The runt of the two, broke his leg after continous tossing :mad:

I should of taken legal action against them or made them pay for the healing. I was broke and young at the time. :(

still makes me cry when I think about it. I ended up bringing it to humane society, pretty sure they put it down. I wish I had my cats sister still. Perfect pair.


Well, I was giving my cat a bath(fleas), long story; well he usually is fine with it, but people were around so, she acted different. Anyway jumped like 5 feet over my head, out of bath, and landed on the toliet, legs all sorts of wrong places, and ever since she is now limping and has a bloody mouth for a bit. Her leg is swallen by the knee join of her back leg. Im hoping its a sprain. Ill keep an eye it and hope its just that. A vet bill, xray bill, ect would wreck me right now in this recession. If it comes to that guess ill be picking up a spare job to pay the vet :(
 
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CatLover09

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Wow calm down! She/He may not have the money to take it to the vet that's why they are asking how to tell first so that they do not waste their money if it is fine! Honestly a cat is your pet not CHILD it is a completely different situation! That is why I linked to this website bc I thought my cat's leg is broken but I do not have $5000 to get xrays and treatment for it.
 
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i<3animals

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wow thanks cat mom.. .. my cat actually did come home limping last night and some of us dont have the money to get overpriced xrays.... especially if its just sprained..... :clubbing:
 
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the broken door of the closet fell onto my cat leg(i donno how)but it's hurting alot.it can walk but with difficulty and there is no blood or a scratsh.what should I do to make sure that if it's broken or not?
 
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sweet_gal117 said:
if u even think your cats legs can possibly be sprained or broken, take it to the vet!! idk y u wudnt take ur kitten to the vet immediately after seeing it get its paw slamed in a door. and also if its limping, thats a bad sign.VET!!!
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Wow. I can see you need to go take some english courses to teach you how to spell. And for your information, some people, like me and maybe even the person who described their problem above, might not have enough money to take their cat to the vet. And usually people like you who tell people to take their cat to the vet without giving them any other advice, end up costing the poor person $30 just for a vet to look at it and nothing be wrong.
 
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I had almost the same problem last night, and my cat is 18 years old. She jumped off my bed or fell off or whatever, but she hurt her leg. She will put weight on it, but barely. She can still move it, but only slightly. She tries to walk, but she tries so it wont hurt. I dont know if it's twisted because it feels the same way as the other leg does. I don't feel any problems with her leg. Idk what to do though. I want to take her to the vet, but I dont wanna have her put down. what do i do? if its not bad and just a sprain, will it be easy to fix? if its broken, will it be costly to get it casted or such?
 
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All these people that say take your cat to the vet must have money coming out of there asses. I mean vet bills cost the same if not more then human hospital bills. All you people are sick in the head. I have two cats and I love them but, in reality there are just animals that have been selectively bred/ domesticated by us humans
 
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No, i haven't my cat was walking down the steps today and i heard a meow and he was limping so we are going to wait and see if he is ok , but we are probably going to take him to the vets in a few days . , . c/ .
 
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