We have a litter of kitties about 5 weeks old. One of them has birth defects: malformed front legs. It's like one of the lower joints are the wrong way on both legs. She walks on her "elbows" sometimes. Prior to two weeks ago, it appeared she was OK, and would just walk with difficulty. She seemed happy enough.
Now it seems to have a digestion problem. When she eats solid food, at some point later, she cries in pain and seems to be choking. White foam is coming out of her mouth and her body seems to convulse. While that's happening, her breathing is rough and loud, possibly because she's breathing through mucus?
She vomits mucus and chunks of solid food. One guess is that she's not chewing properly, another is that there's a blockage somewhere.
She does eat liter sometimes. She is still nursing as well. She does urinate, but we don't know if she defecates.
Does anyone have any ideas? Her sisters are getting bigger and look much better. She does look under nourished, yet still runs and plays sometimes.
Now it seems to have a digestion problem. When she eats solid food, at some point later, she cries in pain and seems to be choking. White foam is coming out of her mouth and her body seems to convulse. While that's happening, her breathing is rough and loud, possibly because she's breathing through mucus?
She vomits mucus and chunks of solid food. One guess is that she's not chewing properly, another is that there's a blockage somewhere.
She does eat liter sometimes. She is still nursing as well. She does urinate, but we don't know if she defecates.
Does anyone have any ideas? Her sisters are getting bigger and look much better. She does look under nourished, yet still runs and plays sometimes.