Poor Shimba....

**jckkerrison** · 14th November 2011, 04:30 PM

Thank goodness for having a chiro vet in our practice.
On Saturday I took Bruce up to work for his top up chiro session,there were a few pops up the spine but five minutes later & a good shake a very pleased proud Bruce had been sorted,also took Shimba up,he had slight problem with his back once before but really only took him for a quick check,he wasn't very happy from the start & mid back he got really grumpy with both vet & me so Ken said he had managed to do a bit of adjustment on him but rather than trying to do it all in one go take him back for short episodes during this week. {Have to say Shimba is not so stoic as Bruce at the vets even howls when he has a booster} After this mornings surgery session got him out for Ken to look at him again,all started off fine until he got to the same spot as Saturday when Shims flew round ready to bite so decided to sedate & just xray his spine to make sure things were ok,mum very big at this point,blubbering mess while cat was laying out on the table,nothing more heartbreaking seeing a super 10kg spoilt MC just limp & helpless,especially when its your own,took the xray which thank goodness was fine,feeling really sick by then just in case it shew something bad,while Shims was still under sedation Ken went straight to the spot which was bothering him & the cat still flinched,Ken then went back to the basics & started with him again & it turned out his left sacroiliac joint was fixed just about solid,released that done a thourgh check up the rest of his back all seemed ok & his really sore point gone,it seems as if the fixed joint was interferring with his nerve at that point,once awake before he left Ken just checked Shimba again & got purrs & headbutts as his reward,no pain. I now have a happy boy who has just run & jumped into the middle bed on the cat tree,hasn't done that for a while he has been going the chair arm,windowsill & in route for a good while but I thought he was just being lazy,wrong,note to me,take more notice of your cats change in behaviour mother there could be a problem you are unaware of.Great that it is all sorted without pain killers though.
Do you know the one thing I wished I had done while he was still sedated,measured him,all the staff that kepy coming through to give me moral support got the giggles because of how much of the op table he took up,what an opportunity missed,but I was a very worried mum....!

**Howlinbob** · 14th November 2011, 05:36 PM

Good news that it was all sorted so quickly and it was nothing too worrying!
Just shows you how stoical they are when it comes to pain, there's a lesson for us there, any slight change in behaviour could actually be pain avoidance.
Hope Shimba got a special treat when he got home, good lad! x

**jckkerrison** · 14th November 2011, 07:46 PM

Think the effects of the sedative have kicked back in,he had eaten & seemed pretty good but suddenly he started wetting himself,when he realised what he was doing he flew out into the pen to use the tray leaving a trail of pee,have cleaned his trousers but he is all jumpy so as much as I hate to do it I think its off to his bedroom so he can sleep it off quietly,hate seeing him like it want my Shimmy cuddles....

**Helen & John** · 14th November 2011, 08:28 PM

Aww poor lad, give him a big snuggle from me xx

**brightlight23** · 14th November 2011, 10:32 PM

Poor Shimba, hope a good night's sleep will help any pain to subside and leave him as his old happy self but with the added bounce of restored joints x

**jckkerrison** · 15th November 2011, 08:17 AM

Putting him into his bedroom didn't work,thought there was a wolf howling in the house so brought him out wrapped him up in a blanket beside me & held his paw until he settled,an hours good sleep later he bounced back & not even a hair quiver this morning when you feel his sore spots from yesterday.
Although I felt really guilty putting him through the xray when perhaps there wasn't any need it is a relief to know his back is/was fine seeing he is now doing his racetrack of the sitting room & cat tree,which he missed I have to add & was left hanging from the top bed until he twisted & jumped down,another trip to the vets coming up again now....? Hope not,he is still flying round so hopefully it was just a natural cat turn,oh boy !

**Howlinbob** · 15th November 2011, 03:01 PM

Hehe Jackie, are you sure that treatment didn't work too well?

**jckkerrison** · 15th November 2011, 03:58 PM

Originally Posted by Howlinbob

Hehe Jackie, are you sure that treatment didn't work too well?

You could be right there,he obviously was feeling uncomfortable before so had seemed to quiten down but now he is like a looney,left him this morning laying half in the water dish & getting a paw & chucking it all over himself,have just come home to a super wet floor,looks nice & clean now though,Ken did suggest a quick check later in the week,might give that one a miss...!

**Helen & John** · 15th November 2011, 09:44 PM

Don't forget Miss P's snuggle.......she's got the healing touch!! xxx

**catslave** · 16th November 2011, 01:12 AM

Hope all is ok with Shimba now and that he enjoyed his morning wash

Miss P seems to have done a good job on him while you were at work but she will never admit it again xx

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