Claudication (Claudia by name and condition)

[vilakins]

I just got Claudia back from the vet. She hasn't got an injury; she has joint problems. I was warned a couple of years ago that Burmese were prone to them esp if they jump off high places (as my two girls do) but Claudia seemed absolutely fine until Saturday. I have no idea what caused her to get so much worse so suddenly--the very cold damp weather? Jumping off an extra-high place? Anyway, she's on drugs for a couple of weeks then they're going to look at her again. I mentioned the green-lipped mussel pills the health shop sells (in animal and human doses) and the vet said they were good and definitely worth a try, so I'll buy some this week.

Anyway, to cheer myself up, here are some cat icons. Except for the tiger cub (which is one of those I got to play with on my birthday), all cats depicted are mine.

Comments

[linda-joyce.livejournal.com]

Poor Claudia, I know how she feels my right leg joints from hip to toe are giving me gip at the moment and I'm putting it down to the weather.

My friend with 5 dogs uses Green Lipped Mussel for Edward a Staffie/Border Collie cross with joint troubles and it works miracles on him. It can't be psychosomatic with him he hasn't got the intelligence to think that 'Mum has given me medicine so I'll be better soon', sweet boy though he is.

[vilakins.livejournal.com]

Hah! I knew a dog who'd put on a limp for sympathy when he knew someone could see him, but I do know those green-lipped mussel pills are good. It may be the weather with Claudia too: it's been very cold with saturation humidity, but it's beautiful today--still cold, but clear, crisp, and drier. I'm going for a walk in the park at lunchtime.

[linda-joyce.livejournal.com]

Hah! I knew a dog who'd put on a limp for sympathy

Well I had a dog that knew where the medicinal brandy was kept and would go and beg under the shelf in the pantry when he was off colour, but my Sooty had more intelligence in his right paw than Edward has in his entire body. Sooty was given brandy as a palliative when we thought he would die of hard pad as a puppy and decided he liked it.

It may be the weather with Claudia too: it's been very cold with saturation humidity,

With me it's the opposite type of weather it has been a glorious summer's week here hot, still and cloudless blue skies with me limping around like Long John Silver. I hope Claudia is better now

[vilakins.livejournal.com]

We had still and cloudless skies yesterday. I'd enjoy winter more if we had more of those. It was lovely.

Claudia seems better already. She jumped up into her 'muse' position on top of the sofa last night. :-)