Cats’ legs and feet are very flexible, they can easily climb walls and over obstacles, and can jump down from very high places. If one day you find that your cat’s legs are not flexible anymore, or even limping, then you should pay some attention to it and check your cat’s body carefully to see if something is wrong. Here’s what to do if your cat is limping. Inspection methods, steps 1. Check the cat’s paws. A cat with a limp leg is likely to be caused by a problem with the cat’s paws, making it impossible for the cat to land on its paws. Check the cat’s paws carefully to see what foreign objects are stuck into the paws or not, and clean them up in time to avoid wound infection. 2. Check the cat’s bones. If the cat’s leg is lame, in addition to the claws being injured, it is likely that the cat’s bones have been injured. Gently touch the cat’s leg with your hand to see if the cat reacts, if not, then feel the bones of other parts of the cat, if the cat reacts, then that part of the bone is out of order. 3. rest way. If the cat is lame, it should not be allowed to run around, it should be put into the cat cage or moved to a quiet place to let the cat recuperate quietly for a period of time, so as to avoid re-injury to the cat’s leg. 4. dietary arrangements. Sometimes if a cat lacks nutrition for a long time, it will also have weak legs and look like it is lame. Owners should strengthen the nutritional intake of cats, in addition to the purchased cat food, but also make some nutritious food for cats. 5. Cat leg lame care work. Cats with lame legs, the usual care work should be more careful, in addition to bathing and feeding the cat, do not frequently touch the cat’s body, found that the cat’s claws have cracked phenomenon, should be timely application of anti-inflammatory drugs or nourishing skin oil. Treatment 1. The owner needs to help the cat clean the wound, the owner can use mineral water to rinse the injured part of the cat, because mineral water is much cleaner than tap water. 2. Many cats will struggle because of pain, if the cat has this reaction, then the owner can choose to put an Elizabethan collar on the cat to prevent the cat from biting the owner, but also to better control the cat. 3. The owner needs to use scissors to put the cat 4. The owner needs to repeatedly rinse the cat’s wound with saline until it is completely clean and then wipe the wound with iodophor on a cotton swab. Note that after the cat’s leg lameness, it needs to be supplemented with the appropriate nutrition.
