My cat broke his hip, won't eat or drink after 24 hours. What to do?

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Yesterday I found My cat and he couldn't move or stand up so we took him to the vet and turns out he has the joint where the hip joins the femur broken and since we can't afford the surgery so we are letting him case rest but he hasn't eat or drink anything or done anything in the litter box. We are giving him vitamins, antibiotics and painkillers but it passed 24 hours and he doesn't seem better. What can we do. Pet's info: Cat | European Burmese | Male | 4 months and 29 days old | 6.6 lbs

Karly Macon, DVM, MS, CVA Certified Veterinary Acupuncturist · Accepted Answer

It's hard to know what's going on with him without seeing the xrays and knowing which pain medications your cat is on. Hopefully there is an opiate on-board like a long-acting buprenorphine injection to help appropriately with the pain. Usually with adequate pain medication cats will start eating after an injury if there is no other issue like kidney disease or a ruptured bladder (like from trauma). If he has not had bloodwork and a urine test done, I recommend these tests to make sure there isn't something else going on besides the fracture. Appetite stimulants like Mirtazapine may help him to start eating on his own, or you may have to force-feed him with a syringe and canned cat food. Hope that helps!

My cat broke his hip, won't eat or drink after 24 hours. What to do?

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