Kitty Specialist

I was up early this morning (early for me on a Saturday anyway) to take the kitty to a specialist about her leg/limp. I've been nervous all week about the appointment because they said if she needed surgery, they would do it the same day. Well, no surgery. But I'm still nervous for my kitty. The specialist was great with her and I really liked her. If only we could find a regular vet that was this good. She tried to mess with Maumau's leg at different places (shoulder, elbow, paw) to see where she was hurting but the cat didn't want to be touched anywhere. She had the same reaction with her other leg, so the doctor couldn't tell where she was feeling pain, if anywhere. She did yet another set of x-rays (this is round 3), only to confirm that she can't see anything. She thinks the kitty may have some arthritis but it doesn't look too bad. However, it could be enough to cause occasional limps that last for longer than expected. So we're on another round of meds and orders to keep her from jumping up and down on things (haha- how do you keep a cat from jumping?).

While I'm thrilled that she didn't need surgery, I'm sad that they can't see anything to fix the limp. It is actually possible that my kitty is just going to have a limp, which I guess is ok as long as she isn't in pain. It's just very strange. After all of this, we've paid around $550 for a bunch of professionals to tell us that the cat has a limp. Gee, thanks.