I just wanted to let you know DO NOT give up on your dog. If you go to the incontinence/ kidney section and read Recently paralysed cat coping - you will see about my cat. He was hit by a car in august last year and only had what we were told was a broken leg that needed pinning. On further xrays AF...

I just wanted to update anybody who remembers my post from last year on my cat Simba.- (paralysed cat - coping) He was hit by a car and broke his leg and hurt his spine. Well the fiesty little bugger is up and walking on all fours for about 80% of the time. He is doing really well. He can almost pou...

Just thought i would give everyone an update!! Simba has started to try and walk using all 4 legs!!!! He still has the paw on the broken leg knuckling under slightly but he can walk about 3 metres before falling down. And its sort of a lopsided walk. He seems to walk slightly to one side. But i thin...

Sorry guys I am having a bit of trouble trying to get this photo on. My Dad has suggested "shrinking" it so when my fiancee gets home I will try and get him to do it for you. Simba is doing well. He is trying to walk more and more every day. And that little bit every say is slowly helping ...

Sorry guys, I am having trouble loading a picture. It keeps coming up that its too big. i will keep trying cause I actually snuck up on him while he was having a sleep and I was able to get a photo of him asleep on our theatre couches. he looks uncomfortable but he doesn't move so it must be alright!!

Well Simba is still going well. He is still as crazy as ever. He has been trying to walk flat footed on his broken leg but as I have said before, he has severe muscle wasting so it won't be great. He is still climbing trees and attacking me at every chance he can get. The sores on both legs are doin...

I'm quite amazed that a vet told you to put your cat down even though he could still feel/move his legs. I should clarify that at the time he told me to put him down it was when he couldn't move and they thought because of the damaged vertebrae he was paralysed from the waist down. The vet thought ...

I am glad that Tuxedo is doing better than the last time I logged on. You seem to have such a full plate on your hands. i don't know how you do it!!!! You are one strong lady!!!!

Thanks guys for all the congrats but it gets better!!!! Something new just happens every day now!!!!! My son was in his push car with his dad pushing him and the cat thought that they were chasing him so he got up and started a kind of pathetic RUN on 3 legs!!!!!!! Lasted probably a couple of metres...

Well it has been a week since Simba got the pin out and he is doing much better. He can take a few wobble steps before his legs collapse under him. Thats just from severe muscle wasting. The vet said that it wil SLOWLY come back with regular home physio - just moving his legs for him. The foot on th...

Well the vets visit wasn't as great as I'd hoped but its all good. When they opened his leg up to get the pin out there was such a build up of fluid that it gushed out. But thats okay now. And when the vet held him in standing position he moved his broken leg a bit more. He's a bit sore cause he had...

Well Simba is doing well. His sores on his feet aren't getting any worse ( nor are they getting any better but the vet says it is okay. They aren't bad at all) He still isn't walking, has tried a few times but doesn't seem to want to do it without his fourth leg. He gets his pin out of his broken le...

Barbara,

I am so sorry to hear about your cat. I am not very religious but I pray that he will get better and be snuggled up in your lap in no time. Cats seem to be very resilient so stay strong .And keep your chin up.

Amanda & Simba

I think I have good news. Simba tried to get up and walk. We have a small pile of sand leftover from my sons sandpit and simba was trying to use it as a litterbox (!) he couldn't quite drag himself up so he stood up on 3 feet and kinda hopped/ walked up it.I think it may have either hurt a bit or ti...

I don't know if this will help but I have posted a few times on this website about my "partially paralysed cat - coping" and after he was hit they gave him a 10% chance of ever walking, toileting etc again. My mum is a big believer in homeopathy so she spoke to one of her friends about rem...