Poor Paddington :(

[catslave]

Fingers, toes, paws and claws crossed here for Paddington as well. I bet you can't wait for him to be getting up to mischief again Lets hope his last two weeks in prison are spend building up his strength and keeping you busy stopping his escape attempts. He will have lost muscle tone and will be a bit wary of putting weight on his leg when the cast comes off. His leg will feel very light to him after thee weight of the cast so don't immediately think it hasn't worked if he is limping for the first few days; he will need time to build himself up to trusting it fully.

Big big hugs to Paddington; and one for Mummy as well x

[jckkerrison]

Thinking of you all,good luck for tomorrow.....x

[Jolly]

Hello.

So Paddington came back from the vets but is still holding his leg up like before. I could have cried.

I was so hoping that the 6 weeks cage rest with a cast & splint would have done the trick. Of course it could be too early to tell and he could just be holding it up because he isnt used to using it. But its now been 24 hours and he still wont put any weight on it.

He is to continue with cage rest for a further 2 weeks and we have been told that if he is still lame after a few days we are to bring him back to discuss 'next steps' i.e. surgery. I really really don't want him to have surgery. Its nothing to do with cost as most of it would be covered on the insurance i just don't want him to have to go to through it.

I feel really cross and upset. We have done everything we can and still it wasn't good enough to fix him. :(

On a lighter note, he seems really happy to have his leg back and has done a lot of licking, it also means he can play in water again! Yay. We gave him a baking tray with water on it to play with as a treat and he loved it. Made a complete mess in his cage which i then had to clear up but i didn't mind.

Worried Mummy.
xxxxx

[Fozzie]

Poor Paddington! I'm sorry that you are worried but you could be right, he may just not be used to using it. I really hope that he starts to use his leg soon. I shall keep my fingers and Mufasa's paws crossed. XX

[catslave]

Dear Paddington,
Please start at least attempting to put some weight on your leg and stop your Mummy from worrying so much about you. Actually stop us all worrying about you. Hoping that your feeling a bit better today and might be being enticed by treats and very gentle play to use your leg. Bet that feels really good being able to groom it after all this time Get well very soon xxxxx

[jckkerrison]

Away for a few days but still thinking of you Paddington & your poor worried mum.I know what it is like having a cast removed & the limb feeling like a limp alien hanging there,couldn't believe that the muscles could waste away so quickly & even I found it hard to use again so hopefully by now you have found out what that leg is there for, as catslave says gentle play or as you liked your water so much a spot of hydrotherapy......!Strong vibes being sent,lots of cuddles & kisses xxxxx