I just can't stop worrying about if it is causing her pain. It's ridiculous I know. I don't know if I want to use an animal communicator. I may hear something I don't want to hear. Thanks for the suggestion though. xx
She's not acting like she's in pain (I know, they're good at hiding it) -- even when 2 different vets moved things around. You know her better than I do, but fwiw, a cat that plays and runs and jumps like she does . . . it's hard to imagine a cat, clever as they are at hiding things, doing all that if she's in pain. And remember, x-rays don't really show ligaments and tendons, and if there is an issue, that's likely where it would be. That's why I mentioned an ultrasound. A CT scan or MRI (do they have those for pets?) would probably work, too, but I'm sure they are super-expensive and not many places do them.
As for the communicator . . . you may hear something you don't want to hear, but then, doing x-rays or something else may have the vet telling you something you don't want to hear, either. On the other hand, you may hear something that's not nearly as bad as you may think. She may very well tell you that she's fine, that it's a genetic issue, or she may be able to give you more specific information on where the problem (if any) is, so that you have more information on what can be done to treat it, if anything.
If you really want, you can always have the bloodwork done. But unless she had a broken or fractured bone, or some other bone issue, I really don't know if the x-rays would help diagnose why she walks the way she does. Just my
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