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We got an orphan kitten who's now around 3 months old. He had a hip problem when we first got him, he was 1 week old. He would drag his hind legs behind him and walk with lowered hip. He seemed to get better. We didn't think much of it.
Now I looked it up and he's showing symptoms of hip dysplasia. He rarely jumps and doesn't run much. Whenever I let him chase a piece of cardboard on a string, he doesn't like to run and after a little running he gets tired. He climbs the couch rather than jumps on it. He also sometimes hops with both hind legs. He's got a very narrow pelvis and his hind legs sometimes hurt, even if you just pick him up wrong, and he would limp if he jumps wrong. We thought he might have just hurt his leg and let him heal. But now it seems like something's wrong.
Today he seems worse. His tummy is firm and he complains to me. He's normally very quiet but today he mews when he gets on my lap, letting me know that he's hurting. His tummy seems firm in the upper belly, and he's hunched over, with the lower back arched inward. So he sits like a frog with his lower belly flat on the floor, lower back arched inward, and upper back hunched over, with his arms and shoulders tense, supporting his weight. He usually poops once a day, and he did this morning. He usually has best appetite during the night and not so much during the day, so I can't tell right now if he's not eating right.
We are building a house and barely have any money, even for our food; but he doesn't eat much being a kitten, so he has enough food. So, I have no idea what to do and where to go. Today everything's closed. But do the symptoms sound like an emergency? He seems okay just laying down or sleeping.
Now I looked it up and he's showing symptoms of hip dysplasia. He rarely jumps and doesn't run much. Whenever I let him chase a piece of cardboard on a string, he doesn't like to run and after a little running he gets tired. He climbs the couch rather than jumps on it. He also sometimes hops with both hind legs. He's got a very narrow pelvis and his hind legs sometimes hurt, even if you just pick him up wrong, and he would limp if he jumps wrong. We thought he might have just hurt his leg and let him heal. But now it seems like something's wrong.
Today he seems worse. His tummy is firm and he complains to me. He's normally very quiet but today he mews when he gets on my lap, letting me know that he's hurting. His tummy seems firm in the upper belly, and he's hunched over, with the lower back arched inward. So he sits like a frog with his lower belly flat on the floor, lower back arched inward, and upper back hunched over, with his arms and shoulders tense, supporting his weight. He usually poops once a day, and he did this morning. He usually has best appetite during the night and not so much during the day, so I can't tell right now if he's not eating right.
We are building a house and barely have any money, even for our food; but he doesn't eat much being a kitten, so he has enough food. So, I have no idea what to do and where to go. Today everything's closed. But do the symptoms sound like an emergency? He seems okay just laying down or sleeping.
