Question about my cat. urgent?

Question

my mum came home from work and he was at the back door putting his paw up at the window and he came in and he couldnt walk on his right paw it was like .. limp and it was curled in and we got to the vets and they took a look and they asked us when we had noticed it & stuff. and we said he was normal and didnt notice anything then the vet came back and said that it could be paralysis, heart problem or blood clot or something. his eyes was dead wide and he was blue. they wernt quite sure until they did tests they kept him in an warm incubator with oxygen going 2 him cos he **** breath properly and we got the opportunity 2 go and see him before we went home and my mum said yea but i wasnt sure cos i dint wanna see him with a drip. cos he had one of them too. but we saw him with his head resting on a pillow and i spoke thru a hole to him and he looked with his head and cried :'( so we had 2 go home then mum rang back at half 6 and they hadn't seen to him yet the vet was busy they said they'd ring us back when they had. so mum was gona ring but they rang and they said it was a blood clot in his paw. his heart was still racing even with the medication 2 calm him down.his heart is racing really fast all of a sudden they think its a heart problem which is a underlying condition meaning even if they get rid of this one then there could be others even if they amputate his paw. because its a heart problem not just in his paw. and if there are other clots like in his lungs it will cause distress and if it goes into his back legs then they will have to put him down immidiatly because of the pain. he looked perfectly normal yesterday & to us hes the best cat we cud of ever asked for. im wondering how in the space of a few houres these clots take action. & im wondering if they can rapidly spread quickly. they have given him an anti clot thing a thinning drug all we can do now is hope. I keep thinking different things about making him better but they say the vet knows best so..

im wondering how in the space of a few houres these clots take action. & im wondering if they can rapidly spread quickly.

Answer 1

I know what you need to do because it happend to my cat. You need to buy a big cage like a dog cage and make sure your cat rests for 4 weeks but can go out around the garden sometimes

Answer 2

I don't know much either but for humans I know a clot can be quick and dangerous if not detected early.  

I am really sorry though.  I hope all goes well. xx

Answer 3

I'm so sorry about your cat.  I've never had this happen so I don't know the answer to your questions, but I'm sure the vet can tell you when you see them.  Good Luck with your kittie!

Answer 4

If the problem is a blood clot, there's a chance that the clot has broken loose and moved before medications could either dissolve it or surgery could remove it.  

There may also be multiple clots that are affecting the blood flow to major organs, including heart and brain.  The clots don't necessarily "spread", but they can occur in multiple places and can move as well.

If your vet is also thinking there's a heart condition, ask him if he feels that one has contributed to the other - a blood clot in or around the heart that was present for awhile may have caused additional strain on the heart and weakened it.  

Your cat may have been sick for awhile and wasn't showing any signs.  My dog did the same thing - even though she was dying of cancer for nearly a year, never showed any signs until the tumor cut off blood her brain and caused a stroke.  It was very sudden and heartbreaking.  She never showed any signs of illness or pain and had been to the vet regularly.  Even an x-ray 6 months earlier didn't show the tumor.

I know how hard it is... but talk to your vet about what the best options are to make your cat as comfortable as possible.  And as difficult of a decision as it is to make, if he's really suffering, it might be better to put him down.

I'm sorry to hear you're going through this... I hope this helps.

Answer 5

All I have to say is he should never have been let outside.  This is a sure death sentence for cats.  Plus you weren't around to see what happened to him when this hit.

Given that the vet says it's a blood clot, it has something to do with his system and yes, it is an underlying issue.  Blood clots can travel anywhere in the body and can cause numerous issues.

Good luck with him and again, keep your pets inside.

Answer 6

I am feeling very sorry for the two of you.

I am not a vet nor I am a medicine student but I think, it is exactly, as it is with us humans. Such things are meant to be, they happen and sometimes they take place in a head spinning speed. With blood clots everything goes so fast as far as I have heard... don't feel guilty. You couldn't have done anything. I am pretty sure about that. And blood clots are nothing that could have been prevented by keeping the cat inside your house. If it had been hit by car, yes, okay. But not when it suffers sudden heart problems... such things happen. Those diseases are caused by our genes. And so they are with our pets.

Keep your chin up and all the best for you and your cat.

Answer 7

aww hunni im sorry to hear but im guessing that your cat was running and mayb his heart pumped to much blood to his leg and it clotted so it hurt and he came to see you for help nextime i wouldnt let him out of the house cause the same thing could happen im not a vet but it is a good guess hope he gets better

Answer 8

This must be heartbreaking and very worrying for you, but he has a chance to get better, he is being watched and cared for by the vet and they will do everything to get him better, and all you can do is hope that he comes through this. I hope he does!! My thoughts are with you!! I have had cats myself for years, i know what you're going through!!!