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My cat's paw is hurt and she's limping for two weeks. When to see vet?

Updated On September 23rd, 2025

Pet's info: Cat | Domestic Shorthair | Female | spayed | 14 years and 11 months old

my cat slipped and has hurt her paw..she limps she has had this for two weeks now

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Answered By Jennifer Summerfield, DVM CPDT-KA

Veterinarian, Certified Dog Trainer

Published on March 14th, 2018

Poor Cleo! If this happened two weeks ago and the limping has not resolved, she definitely needs to see a vet - I would be concerned that she may have a fracture or other serious injury. Your veterinarian can do a complete orthopedic exam and will probably also recommend x-rays to help diagnose the problem and see what kind of treatment is needed.

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    Answered By David Elbeze, DVM, MRCVS

    Veterinarian

    Published on May 20th, 2017

    It's very hard to tell, it depends how bad she hurt her paw. as it's been a week already i would probably recommend to have an xray done if the limping is not better by the middle of the week in order to rule out a fracture.

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