URGENT! 2 months old kitten fallen from 8-9 feet height, NO VET for another hour, what to do?

Just keep an eye on him, you did the right thing by calling the vet asap after it happened, its clear you care very much for this little kitten. He is probably very sore, but may not be hurt seriously. I would just sit with him and keep him calm until the vet arrives. Don't let him play, or give him anything to eat. Just sit calmly with him until the vet gets there. Good luck, keep us up to date!!!

If you're anything like me, being "mentally prepared" is knowing the worst possible scenarios. Be prepared that the vet might want to take him back to the office for x-rays, so get the carrier ready.

You didn't mention how your kitten landed? Did he l and on his feet? The fluid and the wheezing would be possible if he cracked a rib. You wouldn't feel a cracked rib unless you were trained, but it can affect lung function and breathing. There could be some damage around the nasal area that would affect his breathing. Co-incidentally, he could have a kitty cold, which affected his balance/equilibrium, which is why he fell in the first place.

You are doing the right thing by keeping the kitten calm -- he no doubt had the wind knocked out of him big time. Now, YOU have to keep calm. Make a nice cup of tea, the vet should be turning into the drive in a few minutes.

Good luck and stay calm.

ADDED: Thanks for the update....spleens can be removed and livers can heal. I will send good thoughts for your cat's complete recovery. In addition to your prayers, create a halo of clear white light of protection around your cat. Good luck, and I hope all is well.

I had a very similar incident happen with my 4 month old kitten. He was playing on our catwalk inside our house and fell off an 8 foot balcony onto the floor below. He sat there a little while, then got up and ran off. He seemed to be fine for 2 days, he ate, drank and used the bathroom fine. But after the 2 days he became lethargic and had a little bit of diarrhea. I took him to the vet and he ended up having a 105.3 degree temp. My vet said that the biggest thing you have to worry about when kittens fall a ways is blood clots forming in their lungs. Luckily my kittens lungs sounded fine, however the trauma from the fall caused him to have a high temp. due to the inflammation in his abdomen. I would monitor your kitten make sure he is eating, drinking, and most importantly pooping normally! If worse comes to worse just take your kitten in for an exam, the doctor can take a listen and feel and tell you if he finds anything.

Whatever you do, do not pick him up. Just lay him stretched out in a box, but don't squash him. Clear fluid from the nose or ears is a symptom of a fractured skull. But if your vet has checked him, its most likely just mucus so don't worry about that. Make sure he is warm, and if he cant move about, give him water with a baby medicine syringe to make sure he doesn't gat dehydrated. Set an alarm clock so you don't forget to give him the medicines throughout the night. And be sure to be quiet and calm around him, and don't touch him much. His body needs to recover, and being loud/touching him will distract his brain, which needs to be using all its energy to heal. That's why people are put into induced comas, so their brain has nothing to do but heal itself. If tonight is

critical, why isn't he staying at the vets? He will most likely get better, if the vet thought he was likely to die or was in pain, he would've told you and suggested euthanasia. I'll pray and hope for both of you xx

Stay with him and try to comfort him. And try to keep him calm.

I don't know of anything else you can do. Don't poke around at him, if he does have internal injuries there's nothing you can to help him until the vet's there and poking around at him could make things worse (I'm not trying to suggest that you've hurt him with what you did already, just trying to be cautious).

Can you talk to your vet while he's on the way? If so then give him another call and ask if there's anything you can do until he arrives. You need to be very careful trying anything because it would be easy to make the situation worse. If you get advice on here clear it with your vet before trying it. You can't know if someone on here is educated or not.

good luck! I hope he pulls through.

If it helps..

I had a cat that was hit by a car which caused her diaphragm to split. Her internal organs had gone up into her lung cavity causing breathing problems. She survived with micro surgery after hours of waiting on the doorstep at night so fingers crossed your kitten will be all right. Keep it confined in a cat carrier or box in a warm quiet place as it will probably be in shock. Gently talk to it but try not to investigate or probe if no obvious broken bones as it might of broken its pelvis or elbows as cats do tend to land on their feet.

All the best

keep him as comfortable as possible. try to keep him calm and keep reassuring him. and like the person above keep him warm so he doesn't go into shock.

if you have a carrier or something might be good to put him in there as it would restrict his movements until the vet gets there to check him out and give him the okay to be out and about too

good luck

and awesome on being a responsible pet owner! you rock! and yes please keep us updated on his progress :)

I would confine him to a carrier till the vet gets there to check him out. Hopefully all is well and he's not hurt.

Just get that kitten medical attention RIGHT NOW!!! Falling from that high he/she had to have broke or damaged something inside of him/her. I will pray for him/her to be ok, stay alive, and not have anything broken or damaged inside of him/her. I will pray as soon as I get done writing this, Hope I helped some :)

this is what you need to do,

keep him warm comfort him the reasurance of your voice will keep him aliitle better just stay with him, DONT leave his or her side, talk to her or him so he or she knows your there, please tell me if every thing goes well GOOD LUCK dont touch it to much incase its bad you know