When a cat is hit hard or falls from a height, our first reaction is usually whether the cat will have a broken bone. Indeed, this is what we are most worried about, but sometimes we may be overly worried, because the cat may only have a slight sprain, so how can we judge whether the cat has a fracture? ​​​​​​

What are the symptoms of a cat fracture

Deformation, displacement of both ends of the fracture (such as angular displacement, longitudinal displacement, lateral displacement, rotational displacement, etc.), and abnormal postures such as shortening, bending, and elongation of the affected limb. The second is abnormal activities, such as flexion, rotation and other abnormal activities when the affected limb is loaded or passively moved (but the abnormal activities are not obvious with fractures of ribs and vertebrae). Bone friction sounds can be heard at the broken ends of the bones. In addition, symptoms such as bleeding, swelling, pain and dysfunction can also be seen.

Open fractures are often accompanied by major soft tissue trauma, bleeding and bone fragments. At this time, the sick dog has obvious systemic symptoms, including refusal to eat, pain and uneasiness, and sometimes elevated body temperature.

So to judge whether the cat has a fracture, we can first touch the whole body to see if there is any part where they will cry out in pain, then remember this location, wait a while and then touch this location. If If you still scream out of pain, it's probably a fracture. Moreover, cats after fractures often become unnatural when walking. Of course, the most direct way is to send the cat to the hospital for an X-ray examination.