Nursing tips for cat with fractured pelvis

[The Brit]

Thank You to all who responded!!! We think the fracture was not as serious as first feared. Poot's going to be living quietly for the next several weeks, but is mending nicely, eating well and is even more affectionate than ever before!
For those who asked: We find the Sebastopol Animal Hospital to be marvellous. This is the 5th pet that we take there and recommend them in every way.

Original message:
A friends cat disppeared Friday and was found Monday afternoon in a sorry state. Vet has diagnosed a fractured pelvis and he has lost a few teeth. The little guy is barely 18 months old, a couple of lives fewer and probably -hopefully- has a new perspective on trying acrobatics in traffic.....

He'll probably need a good six weeks of quiet convalesense, we think. Has anyone experienced a similar situation? We'd like recovery to be as sucessful as possible, of course! Any tips/advice as to how to keep him comfortable/quietly entertained...monitoring for possible internal complications would be gratefully appreciated.

[wildflower]

Hi

One of my dogs was rescued from Modesto...was in a shelter with a shattered pelvis...and other damage. A vet had seen her and said there was nothing he could do so she was supposedly on crate rest. When Marin Humane Society did a sweep and rescued Roxie, their vet said her pelvis would NOT heal without repair/reconstruction by surgery. They repaired her pelvis with titanium wire and other hardware and she is the strongest, most athletic dog I have ever seen.....so I don't know.....I just tell you all this to give you information. I didn't pay for the entire surgery either...

Maybe the cat's pelvis will heal on it's own....maybe get a second opinion.

Good Luck and Thanks for caring for the little guy. Keeping cats in at night AND when you are not home goes a long way to keeping them safe!

Best Regards
Karin Lease


A friends cat disppeared Friday and was found Monday afternoon in a sorry state. Vet has diagnosed a fractured pelvis and he has lost a few teeth. The little guy is barely 18 months old, a couple of lives fewer and probably -hopefully- has a new perspective on trying acrobatics in traffic.....

He'll probably need a good six weeks of quiet convalesense, we think. Has anyone experienced a similar situation? We'd like recovery to be as sucessful as possible, of course! Any tips/advice as to how to keep him comfortable/quietly entertained...monitoring for possible internal complications would be gratefully appreciated.

[helenscott08]

I don't have any experience with this prob lem but thought you might check in with the BRIGHTHAVEN RESCUE ORGANIZATION. They have a web site and they take in very unadoptable animals who are either very old and ill or simply ill. So they may have encountered this situation and can tell you what they did.

Did the vet offer any advice re possible surgery? What vet do you go to?

helen s



A friends cat disppeared Friday and was found Monday afternoon in a sorry state. Vet has diagnosed a fractured pelvis and he has lost a few teeth. The little guy is barely 18 months old, a couple of lives fewer and probably -hopefully- has a new perspective on trying acrobatics in traffic.....

He'll probably need a good six weeks of quiet convalesense, we think. Has anyone experienced a similar situation? We'd like recovery to be as sucessful as possible, of course! Any tips/advice as to how to keep him comfortable/quietly entertained...monitoring for possible internal complications would be gratefully appreciated.