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My cat won't eat or drink and sleeps after paw injury. What's wrong?

Updated On September 23rd, 2025

My cat has a problem, Bolt does not eat and drink very well all he do is sleep.all of this started when he had his right paw injured.please tell me how to heal him since we do not have any vet doctors in Lahad Datu, Sabah.

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Answered By David Elbeze, DVM, MRCVS

Veterinarian

Published on February 18th, 2017

If he injured his leg it probably got infected and he needs antibiotic treatment in order to get better. if you can't find a vet you will need to give him some pediatric antibiotic suspension, such as amoxy/clav for example, the dosage is 15 mg/kg.

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