Background: 3 months old, Maine coon, indoor cat, unvaccinated, we got her from an unofficial breeder. They assured us the kitten had no prior health conditions. We've been feeding her homemade meals (beef, chicken, pork, milk) as she refused to eat the normal cat kibble/the cat food imported from usa is expensive.
Yesterday she had a bad fall or injury (I couldn't see) and she couldn't walk properly due to her hind legs being dragged. When we took her to the vet, we discovered she has plenty of other issues as well. It's all quite shocking, and I feel that I've not been responsible enough for her health.
The vet did an x ray and confirmed she has hip dysplasia, and I have no idea how to go forward with it. The internet says it's a degenerative disease that is causing her pain. She's never shown that before. The vet gave a prescription for onsior temporarily, but long-term no plan.
Secondly, weirdly, an x ray of her spine shows that her spinal bones aren't being formed correctly. I haven't heard of this before. Instead of defined ridges, the bones are relatively smoothed over. The only thing the vet said was that it will cause her problems later in life. The pic 08d3ccfc-64c8-4ab9-a37a-7da9d594b842
She's having problems with urination/defecation and we theorize it's because of an injury to her back area from the fall, which may have interfered with the bladder. No idea what's going on there. We had to manually relieve her today.
Moreover, the vet diagnosed her with hyperparathyroidism. (?) But our diet consists of plenty of vitamin D and calcium from protein and dairy sources. And I read that this disease is prominent among very old cats. Our girl is only 3 months old. The doctor says there might be a metabolic disorder and a problem with hormones; I don't know what this means.
The vet's unclear. They say there's not a good outlook.
Does anyone have an idea of what's happened to her? What steps we should take next? And how can I treat her dysplasia going forward as this will stay with her for life?
Thanks
Yesterday she had a bad fall or injury (I couldn't see) and she couldn't walk properly due to her hind legs being dragged. When we took her to the vet, we discovered she has plenty of other issues as well. It's all quite shocking, and I feel that I've not been responsible enough for her health.
The vet did an x ray and confirmed she has hip dysplasia, and I have no idea how to go forward with it. The internet says it's a degenerative disease that is causing her pain. She's never shown that before. The vet gave a prescription for onsior temporarily, but long-term no plan.
Secondly, weirdly, an x ray of her spine shows that her spinal bones aren't being formed correctly. I haven't heard of this before. Instead of defined ridges, the bones are relatively smoothed over. The only thing the vet said was that it will cause her problems later in life. The pic 08d3ccfc-64c8-4ab9-a37a-7da9d594b842
She's having problems with urination/defecation and we theorize it's because of an injury to her back area from the fall, which may have interfered with the bladder. No idea what's going on there. We had to manually relieve her today.
Moreover, the vet diagnosed her with hyperparathyroidism. (?) But our diet consists of plenty of vitamin D and calcium from protein and dairy sources. And I read that this disease is prominent among very old cats. Our girl is only 3 months old. The doctor says there might be a metabolic disorder and a problem with hormones; I don't know what this means.
The vet's unclear. They say there's not a good outlook.
Does anyone have an idea of what's happened to her? What steps we should take next? And how can I treat her dysplasia going forward as this will stay with her for life?
Thanks