Poorly Cat in need of some TLChttps://www.vetnurse.co.uk/f/clinical-discussions/24392/poorly-cat-in-need-of-some-tlc Hello! I am writing today to ask for some tips, we have a cat in practice who has sensation but limited use of her back legs after a mystery accident, I&#39;d like to give her some exercises or massage to help her get strength and movement into her legsen-USTelligent Community 10Re: Poorly Cat in need of some TLChttps://www.vetnurse.co.uk/thread/149730?ContentTypeID=1Mon, 17 Feb 2014 17:59:42 GMT1a0763ec-3885-442c-853e-6cef656dfec5:e960462f-3c31-46de-ad6e-88e6ffbe1ab4Laura Ringsell<p>[quote user=&quot;Alison Clare Hickman&quot;]<p>This worked for me for one puss...</p> <p>I half-filled a large hot water bottle (HWB) with warm water.&nbsp;Laid the bottle onto a flat surface and laid a towel over it. Placed cat hind-quarters onto HWB end (front legs onto stable surface). Patient was supported/held lightly at the front end with some&nbsp;&#39;coo-ing&#39;&nbsp;and&nbsp;stroking. Then I gently pushed the&nbsp;HWB&nbsp;using the&nbsp;flat of my palms either side of her hind-legs&nbsp;to &#39;wobble-wave&#39; the contents so that the hind-legs independently lifted and dropped in a semi-walking motion. The paws never left the HWB/towel surface but it was enough to promote movement in the hind-quarters. I eventually used a one-nurse&#39; technique when&nbsp;the patient had become acclimatised to the procedure (patient head towards my chest, my outstretched arms either side of her (support/restraint)&nbsp;and flat-palming the HWB). I could securely cuddle and coo and paddle at the same time. Never let it be said I ain&#39;t multi-talented (wink)...!&nbsp;haha.</p> <p>I got the idea from the technique used as physio therapy&nbsp;for dogs with hq mobility issues - so no prizes for much originality, but it did assist the&nbsp;cat I was working with and&nbsp;made improvements&nbsp;in her&nbsp;limb functionality/proprioception. Under vet approval I did it 2-3 times a day for no greater than 2-5 minutes to start with and increased the frequency/duration in accordance with her improvement/demeanour/ (she was hospitalised for about 2 weeks).&nbsp;She&nbsp;seemed to thoroughly enjoy it and look forward to it. Plus it was something her&nbsp;owners could do for her at home when she was discharged. (Fully demonstrated and explained, of course!).&nbsp;</p> <p>Hope it might help. Be lucky little puss-cat...</p> <p>Regards</p> <p>Ali h</p><div style="clear:both;"></div>[/quote] Awesome, love it and great description</p><div style="clear:both;"></div>Re: Poorly Cat in need of some TLChttps://www.vetnurse.co.uk/thread/149729?ContentTypeID=1Mon, 17 Feb 2014 17:57:31 GMT1a0763ec-3885-442c-853e-6cef656dfec5:4cf24bcf-be74-4cd3-8d72-2eff61d19d53S-J<p>Hey Alison that sounds a great way of physio, might have to try that myself<img src="http://www.vetnurse.co.uk/emoticons/new/Happy_smiley.png" alt="Smile" /></p><div style="clear:both;"></div>Re: Poorly Cat in need of some TLChttps://www.vetnurse.co.uk/thread/149694?ContentTypeID=1Sun, 16 Feb 2014 09:37:48 GMT1a0763ec-3885-442c-853e-6cef656dfec5:7edfe7ba-0ca0-4b7c-8433-a255e2afe764Alison Clare Hickman<p>This worked for me for one puss...</p> <p>I half-filled a large hot water bottle (HWB) with warm water.&nbsp;Laid the bottle onto a flat surface and laid a towel over it. Placed cat hind-quarters onto HWB end (front legs onto stable surface). Patient was supported/held lightly at the front end with some&nbsp;&#39;coo-ing&#39;&nbsp;and&nbsp;stroking. Then I gently pushed the&nbsp;HWB&nbsp;using the&nbsp;flat of my palms either side of her hind-legs&nbsp;to &#39;wobble-wave&#39; the contents so that the hind-legs independently lifted and dropped in a semi-walking motion. The paws never left the HWB/towel surface but it was enough to promote movement in the hind-quarters. I eventually used a one-nurse&#39; technique when&nbsp;the patient had become acclimatised to the procedure (patient head towards my chest, my outstretched arms either side of her (support/restraint)&nbsp;and flat-palming the HWB). I could securely cuddle and coo and paddle at the same time. Never let it be said I ain&#39;t multi-talented (wink)...!&nbsp;haha.</p> <p>I got the idea from the technique used as physio therapy&nbsp;for dogs with hq mobility issues - so no prizes for much originality, but it did assist the&nbsp;cat I was working with and&nbsp;made improvements&nbsp;in her&nbsp;limb functionality/proprioception. Under vet approval I did it 2-3 times a day for no greater than 2-5 minutes to start with and increased the frequency/duration in accordance with her improvement/demeanour/ (she was hospitalised for about 2 weeks).&nbsp;She&nbsp;seemed to thoroughly enjoy it and look forward to it. Plus it was something her&nbsp;owners could do for her at home when she was discharged. (Fully demonstrated and explained, of course!).&nbsp;</p> <p>Hope it might help. Be lucky little puss-cat...</p> <p>Regards</p> <p>Ali h</p><div style="clear:both;"></div>Re: Poorly Cat in need of some TLChttps://www.vetnurse.co.uk/thread/149692?ContentTypeID=1Sat, 15 Feb 2014 21:27:40 GMT1a0763ec-3885-442c-853e-6cef656dfec5:bff5039c-9063-4924-9bb1-cb8251b348ccIlovethebug<p>Massaging the muscles if she will let you, stimulating her paws and running movement using your hand as the ground - may have opti google this one as hard to explain see if there is a vid on youtube xhope she gets better x</p><div style="clear:both;"></div>