Yesterday your cat joyfully rushed with a ball, and today cannot even get up. The paralysis of hind legs at a cat is not by hearsay familiar to many owners. Some go to lull the poor fellow, others, contrary to bad forecasts of veterinarians, try to take all measures to cure the pet. And not for nothing. Often after the strengthened therapy the animal completely recovers.
First of all it is necessary to solve whether there will be enough at you forces, time and money to provide to the pet due support and care. Perhaps, on treatment of a cat years will be necessary. If the problem does not manage to be fixed in short terms, veterinarians, usually do not give hope to clients, considering that long and tiresome treatment is necessary for nobody.
Therefore if you soberly estimated the opportunities and made a choice for treatment, inform the veterinarian. Depending on the reason for which there could be paralysis of hinder legs he will appoint the scheme and medicines for restoration individually.
What can be undertaken in addition.After the competent veterinarian is found and necessary instructions are received, the owner can accelerate treatment process, having taken additional measures. Massage will help to improve a condition of a cat. It should be carried out easy, but rather heavy traffics. So muscles will not manage to atrophy quickly. Massage needs to be carried out every day on five sessions lasting ten minutes. Also with a cat it is necessary to carry out a peculiar gymnastics - to bend and unbend paws, to imitate physical activity in a position lying and standing. Exercise "walking" will be useful for the paralyzed extremities. For this purpose under a stomach of a cat pass a towel and slightly pull it, inducing an animal to the movement. If paws of a cat are completely immobilized, it is necessary to rearrange them the hands. You should not refuse also water procedures. Even if the cat shows discontent. In the course of restoration the swimming is very effective. There is enough only few times in a week to lower an animal in water where it would strain pads, trying to move them. At the same time the cat needs to be supported. Also main treatment of the paralyzed pads can be complemented with classes on a ball. Put the pet on a ball of the suitable size. At the same time pads have to touch a floor. Your task to make so that the cat began to rest extremities against a floor. For this purpose slowly roll a ball forward and back. Over time, when paralysis of back pads will recede and the sensitivity will return to them, try to tickle a cat behind an ear. The reflex will work and it will make an attempt to reach an ear a back pad to scratch it. It will also be a peculiar training.
If treatment was not effective.
Happens that all made efforts are left without result. In this case it is possible either to lull the pet, or to buy for him the special wheelchair. Very soon the cat will learn to use independently this simple device and will not experience difficulties in movement.