My kitten fell, X-ray clear, but still won't walk on his leg. Why?

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My kitten fell 2 days ago and hurt his back leg. I took him to the vet and they did an X-ray which showed no breaks. He is on pain meds through the weekend. He won’t use his leg really at all, won’t walk on it, but he lets me touch it and move it around. When he is sitting to eat he has his hipped raised up weird compared to the other back leg. What could be wrong? Pet's info: Cat | American Shorthair | Male | unneutered | 2 months and 20 days old | 2.5 lbs

Jeffrey Milner · Accepted Answer

Sounds like Garth is still experiencing quite a bit of pain. While there may not be any clear fractures, other injuries involving soft tissue structures such as ligaments, tendons, and muscles can be equally painful. There are also injuries to nerves that can result in pretty severe pain. Lastly, dislocations can also occur (particularly in the hip) that are extremely painful. However, that should have showed up clearly on the x-ray assuming they shot all the way up to hip joint. I would continue to give him his medication as prescribed and make sure he is rested and confined. However, if matters are not any better by the time the prescribed course of meds is complete, he will need to be brought back in to the veterinarian for reassessment.

My kitten fell, X-ray clear, but still won't walk on his leg. Why?

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