| Title: | Meower Power is Valuing Differences |
| Notice: | FELINE_V1 is moving 1/11/94 5pm PST to MISERY |
| Moderator: | MISERY::VANZUYLEN_RO |
| Created: | Sun Feb 09 1986 |
| Last Modified: | Tue Jan 11 1994 |
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A friend of mine has a Burmese cat - approximately 8 years old-
who constantly throws his jaw out of joint. It happens when Pugley
yawns or eats. It seems that Pugsley panics when it happens but
eventually he works it back into place. This dysfunction has been
happening more frequently now - sometimes two or three times a
week. He has a vet appointment scheduled for Saturday but his
owner is naturally very concerned.
Has anyone ever had - or heard of - this happening to a cat?
Thanks,
Pat
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| 4978.1 | TENAYA::KOLLING | Karen/Sweetie/Holly/Little Bit Ca. | Thu Oct 03 1991 17:29 | 6 | |
I'd panic if this happened to me, too. I've heard of people having
easily dislocated joints (shoulder, usually). I have the dim
recollection that an operation can fix this, although what the
operation actually does (tightens muscles, maybe?) i dunno. Please
let us know how Pugsley is doing.
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| 4978.2 | common in people | SANFAN::BALZERMA | Thu Oct 03 1991 17:49 | 10 | |
Never heard of a cat having it but lots of people do! Sounds like a
TMJ (temporal mandibular joint) problem. I cannot imagine how they
would treat a cat for it. Most people wear an appliance called a
splint to reposition the jaw and in extreme cases some need surgery.
Let us know what the vet says.
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| 4978.3 | Chiropractor maybe..? | SOLVIT::IVES | Fri Oct 04 1991 11:36 | 7 | |
Talking with our chiroprator recently he said more of the chiropractic
doctors are going into the treatment of animals. Knowing how great
I feel after Bruce works me over I can see an animal would benefit
it many cases. I wonder if this might be one of those cases?
Barbara
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| 4978.4 | TENAYA::KOLLING | Karen/Sweetie/Holly/Little Bit Ca. | Tue Oct 08 1991 15:27 | 2 | |
What did the vet say about Pugsley?
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