Hi everyone,
So, today around 10:30 am, my cat fell from the second-floor window of my flat. I’d opened it to air out my bedroom and was making my bed when I heard a slipping sound; I turned around just in time to see my cat fall. I hadn't heard him come in and didn't know he was in the room with me. He usually climbs up on the windowsill, but I'm always there to watch him—I never take my eyes off him when he’s up there. I rushed outside; he was a few metres from where he’d landed. I picked him up and took him straight to an emergency vet. The vet examined him and said it wasn't anything serious (he’s limping on one leg, but the vet doesn't think it’s broken). I asked if there was any risk of internal bleeding or something like that, but he said the cat wouldn't look this ‘well’ if he had that. He checked his jaw and his legs, including the one he's limping on, and my cat didn't really react. Same when he checked his belly. He was just pottering around the surgery, looking at everything. I was quite relieved. The vet didn’t give him anything for the pain in his leg. So, I brought him home. When he got out of his carrier, he went straight to hide in a corner. I let him be but checked on him every ten minutes to give him a stroke. After half an hour, he climbed his cat tree without much trouble. He slept for about 20 minutes, but then he started moving around a lot—from the sofa to the floor, then back to his tree. And then finally, he went into a corner and was sick. I thought it wasn't too bad, probably just stress from the fall and the car journey. But now he’s started being sick again—he’s vomiting every half hour. He’s struggling to walk and his limp is much worse. He hasn't eaten or drunk anything, and he hasn't used his litter tray. He’s sleeping next to me on the sofa right now. I know the fall only happened a few hours ago and the vet said it wasn't serious, but I’m terrified. He’s really not well. I suppose it’s the shock, but seeing him like this is breaking my heart.
What should I do? Call the vet again or just leave him in peace? I’m scared of waking up tomorrow and finding he’s passed away from internal injuries. I would have felt much better if the vet had done an ultrasound or an X-ray, or even just given him something. What do you think?
