# Dislication \[of my cat's shoulder\]

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dislication-of-my-cats-shoulder/823254>\
**Category:** In My Humble Opinion\
**Created:** [October 20, 2018, 6:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dislication-of-my-cats-shoulder/823254 "2018-10-20T18:35:36Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
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**Author:** ![Tuga](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/51bf81/32.png) [@Tuga](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tuga)\
**Post date:** [October 20, 2018, 6:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dislication-of-my-cats-shoulder/823254/1 "2018-10-20T18:35:36Z")

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My cat has “dislocated” his right shoulder blade he can’t use his front right paw or leg what can I do?

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**Author:** ![Colibri](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/colibri/32/1841_2.png) [@Colibri](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Colibri)\
**Post date:** [October 20, 2018, 6:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dislication-of-my-cats-shoulder/823254/2 "2018-10-20T18:56:28Z")

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Note: This post was originally posted to [this thread.](https://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=410469&highlight=clavicle) Since it is asking for veterinary advice, I have moved it to IMHO and edited the title to indicate the subject.

Colibri  
General Questions Moderator

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**Author:** ![elfkin477](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/a9a28c/32.png) [@elfkin477](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elfkin477)\
**Post date:** [October 20, 2018, 7:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dislication-of-my-cats-shoulder/823254/3 "2018-10-20T19:10:38Z")

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Do you know how to pop a cat’s dislocated shoulder back into place? No? Me neither. Bring him to the vet and they’ll do it properly.

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**Author:** ![MichaelEmouse](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/michaelemouse/32/101_2.png) [@MichaelEmouse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MichaelEmouse)\
**Post date:** [October 20, 2018, 7:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dislication-of-my-cats-shoulder/823254/4 "2018-10-20T19:11:03Z")

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Be kind towards him to comfort him until you get him to a vet. Focus on this rather than the anxiety this situation is causing you.