My cat injured his back paw and he is still limping?

Basically on thursday my cat jumped off my lap awkwardly and hurt his back paw he wasn't putting any weight down on it but since then he has been putting more weight down gradually and still jumps and walks about and eats e.c.t but he still has a slight limp he lets me touch his foot and i don't think its broken, is there anything i can do to check it as i don't have the money to visit the vets :( :( i was told it could just be a sprained paw???



he should be fine if he has rest, but cats at the end of the day are playful. my 2 cats always run frantacally round the house. he'll probably b as good as new at the end of the week.





if you can handle his paw and squeze a little without any big reactions, he probable has just sprained it. its just like us stepping on the side of a hole and twisting our ancles.





he proably is fine, hope this helps




You need to take him to a vet, regardless of your finances. He is your responsibility, and to be perfectly frank, most posters on YA are not millionaires, but we all still find a way to take care of our pets. Cats do NOT display the amount of pain they are really in, because it would get them killed in the wild. If your cat is displaying pain, then its severe and the injury could cause him permanent damage. Please take him in and discuss a payment plan with your vet, and if you really can't take care of him, consider surrendering him to your local shelter so they can care for him and place him in a home that can care for him.




If it is getting better, that's a good sign. You should just wait it out a bit and see if he gets back to normal soon. There's nothing you can really do for him right now but take him in and I doubt you are willing to pay hundreds of dollars for an x-ray, just for them to tell you that it's a sprain, Good luck!




the problem with animal they cant tell you how much pain there in try seeing if the foot is swolen or try to move it around see if you cat fliches best thing to do is go to the vets its been 6days lend money if you have to or go to a charity vets (in the uk we had PDSA and RSPCA ) there alot cheeper




From that height he's unlikely to have broken anything just sprained it. If it's getting better then he'll probably be fine.





If you are really broke (and claiming benefits) then you can always take him to the PDSA for free treatment.




Keep watching him. If he continues to limp I would take him to the Vet. Since he isn't crying and only limping he could have bruised the pad of his foot. You could call the Vet sometimes they will give you free advice over the phone.




Here's an answer give you pet to someone that can afford to take care of them properly. If you can't afford to take it to the vet and do the right thing then dont get another one.




Does sound like just a sprain that's getting better. He wouldn't suffer you to touch his foot if it was very painful.




You need to take to the vet to get checked out it could be ligament or tendon.




please find someone who cares about this cat enough to take proper care of it since you don't seem to want to.