Cats have seven lives? That is not always the case. Whoever has a cat at home will know that they are pets that like heights, risks and free fall. Unfortunately, feline accidents in the home are frequent, especially serious ones, so it is ignored since when this affirmation exists that offers long life to felines.
We must know that cats do not really have nine lives and that they can suffer serious accidents that require a lot of help from the owners, after leaving the veterinary consultation. On our site today we bring you a help guide to know how to care for a cat with a hip fracture, without our house being in chaos and we can collaborate with this terrible pathology.
Flying cat syndrome
The term for skydiving cat syndrome or flying cat is given to animals that not only enjoy heights, but also in addition, willfully throw themselves or accidentally fall from 7 meters or 2 stories. Normally this episode does not end well so we have to go to the veterinary emergency room as quickly as possible to assist him. Another saying that we have known since time immemorial is that cats always land on their feet, which is generally true. But no matter how agile they are and the great flexibility they have in their legs, they can suffer very serious falls that require immediate assistance from a professional.
Normally they have a highly developed sense of balance but any external stimulus, be it a noise, a branch that breaks when they are not yet ready or a miscalculation that prevents our cat from reaching the a window or to the ground, it can become a tragic feat.
I don't want to dwell too much on this but we didn't just get to the hip fracture on this side. Also, it could have been run over, so reading about first aid for run over cats is essential.
Caring for a cat with a hip fracture
Once the unfortunate accident has occurred and leaving the veterinary office with our little one, with one less life, we must start the care he will need until his complete recovery.
First of all, we must follow all the advice of our veterinarian to the letter. From managing pain with pain relievers to limiting movement in order to speed recovery, I recommend learning about natural pain relievers for cats, to the comforts you'll need during these months.
Within the amenities we can offer you, we'll have to see if you slept normally at a certain height. Then it is advisable to lower her bed so that she can be in it, with her smells, on the floor. We will have to help him relieve himself, such as pee and poop, holding him so that, due to pain, he does not decide to do it lying down, which, psychologically, can affect him more than the injury itself.
In these cases we can rely on Homeopathy and/or Bach Flowers, since they can greatly reinforce the treatment and the go through different pathways within our pet, does not interfere with the medication recommended by the allopathic veterinarian.
When the cat feels bad, or weak, it tends not to eat or drink. We must be vigilant if this happens since he cannot, in his situation, afford to be weak since we will delay the recovery. Hip fractures or large bone fractures, which are very important for our animal, must ossify as best as possible since they are the sustenance of almost all of its small body.
Looking ahead
In this section we will give some measures to consider for the prevention of new accidents. Since it is impossible to change, we don't want to either, the genetics of the cat's behavior, here are some preventive measures:
- Limit access to terraces, balconies, etc, without our supervision.
- Place containment nets to prevent falls from balconies or outdoor areas that could pose a potential danger.
- Neutering in cats that are used to leaving the house in search of mating can be a piece of advice, but we will not always limit falls with this intervention.
- Take special care of elderly cats as their movements are often limited and they, like elderly humans, refuse to accept it.
- Play with our kitty to give him a reason to be close to us.
