took Tiger to e vet e nxt morning. i felt miserable from e asthma but had no choice. poor kitty was sad and oh-so-quiet.

when i picked him up b4 leaving, i noticed his hips uncomfortably twiseted towards me, so i nicely turned them the other way. i heard/felt a quiet crunch and slip/pop simultaneously.  we both got a shock, so i put him down pronto...so worried i'd done something dreadful to him.

hurried e kids off to grandma and noticed b4 leaving that e cat somehow seemd more 'straight' in his posture. and he was walking/jumping up with no perceived probelm. thot mb i shd stay, but decided i'd best get him checked to be sure.

turns out he'd had a hip dislocation, and the muscles in his back leg bore dmage from e twist/untwist motion. but e vet said it had already bn put back. no sign of break or anything else. seems i'd saved myself $300 by putting it back myself!

not that i'd do it again of course! she says i shd change jobs to animal chiropractor! on the down side, it mt well happen again...app there's not much holding it in rt now as e soft tissue has all bn mangled.

so alas the kids cant carry him for at least a month! anyone's animal needing a click here, n a crunch there, do drop by :))  (that's a joke! btw)

oh and e bill was a sensible $40+ with 3 meds included... 1 for pain, 1 for inflammation, and one multi-vit for muscle-repair. it's cheaper than *my* doc! ...perhaps i shd go there nxt time!