Hello!
I just typed a huged long message and was booted out (argh), so I'll keep this short in case it happens again!
I have a kitty whom I adopted by default as his owners were neglectful (in my eyes!). He was one of 8 kittens, when I convinced the owner to find homes for the kittens and in return, I had the mommy spayed. So, she found homes, but one was returned. It turns out, he had a hernia, so I took him to the vet, had the hernia removed and also had him fixed. After returning him back to his owners, they called me twice - 1) his tail had been hurt (possibly shut in a door?) and 2) dragging his hind leg (the vet said it looked like bite marks - maybe a possum or other cat?). Needless to say, after that I kept the cat (with the owner's permission, of course). Since I already had 4 of my own, my husband agreed, but also said I would need to try to find a good home.
So, we kept him and slowly fell in love (of course) and after 3 months of confinement, was tested and with a clean bill of health, integrated with the other kitties. Unfortunately, he didn't (still doesn't) get along with 2 of them, which is just aweful. So, he's back in confinement (any suggestions with this? That would be great too!).
So, we took him in about 9 months ago, and about 5 months ago I happened to notice that when he sit upright, his 2 front legs are actually shaking. It's really strange. I know I should have taken him to the vet, but he is very healthy in every other way, and just didn't want to run him throught the gammet of needs and x-rays. So, I will most likely take him in the next week, because it is starting to worry me quite a bit. If you have any suggestions as to what this might be, I would appreciate some feedback/insight before going to the kitty doctor.
thanks!
bren (meow!)
I just typed a huged long message and was booted out (argh), so I'll keep this short in case it happens again!
I have a kitty whom I adopted by default as his owners were neglectful (in my eyes!). He was one of 8 kittens, when I convinced the owner to find homes for the kittens and in return, I had the mommy spayed. So, she found homes, but one was returned. It turns out, he had a hernia, so I took him to the vet, had the hernia removed and also had him fixed. After returning him back to his owners, they called me twice - 1) his tail had been hurt (possibly shut in a door?) and 2) dragging his hind leg (the vet said it looked like bite marks - maybe a possum or other cat?). Needless to say, after that I kept the cat (with the owner's permission, of course). Since I already had 4 of my own, my husband agreed, but also said I would need to try to find a good home.
So, we kept him and slowly fell in love (of course) and after 3 months of confinement, was tested and with a clean bill of health, integrated with the other kitties. Unfortunately, he didn't (still doesn't) get along with 2 of them, which is just aweful. So, he's back in confinement (any suggestions with this? That would be great too!).
So, we took him in about 9 months ago, and about 5 months ago I happened to notice that when he sit upright, his 2 front legs are actually shaking. It's really strange. I know I should have taken him to the vet, but he is very healthy in every other way, and just didn't want to run him throught the gammet of needs and x-rays. So, I will most likely take him in the next week, because it is starting to worry me quite a bit. If you have any suggestions as to what this might be, I would appreciate some feedback/insight before going to the kitty doctor.
thanks!
bren (meow!)
