cat advice please, not happy cat

[charlie76]

My cat, who had been outside , came in last week with oil on his head and was very lethargic and off his food, he also cried when I picked him up.
I took him to the vet and they weren't overly worried , they thought he had fallen and hurt himself. They gave him and anti inflammatory and pain killer and he has been fine ever since.
Until today, I have come home from work and he is sad again and meows when I pick him up and seems to be sore when I touch him in the same place as last time .
I think he is walking oddly too and was reluctant to climb the stairs.
He is a young, boisterous cat and I wonder if he has pulled a muscle?
Does anyone have any ideas?
I will take him again tomorrow

Thanks

 

[alainax]

I would take him again tomorrow. Has he maybe fallen into something and struggle to get back out, or eaten something he shouldn't have,?

 

[fiwen30]

I'm sounds like something more serious internally, a pulled or strained muscle should've healed in that time frame. I'd be getting him fully checked out and scanned at the vet to check for any internal injuries. I hope he improves for you!

 

[hackneylass2]

Indeed, get him schecked out for possible internal injury. Oil on his head? maybe he had a tangle with a car and the oil was from the underside of the vehicle? What are his claws like? if they are scratched or split or damaged in any way I would suspect a vehicle. Hope he is better very soon.

 

[Juniper Jack]

I wonder if he could have hit his head and there is more going on than just a pulled muscle. Did the vet check his eyes? How do his gums look?