Hi everyone,
Searching the web, I came across this board & signed up. I have this almost exact same scenario. I found an orphan feral runt kitten in my backyard in August. He was out in the rain and sounded so pitiful! I brought him in the house and jumped on the web to find out anything I could about raising orphan kittens.
Well, he seems to be really thriving (I took him to the vet on 9/19 and he weighed .6 of a lb. and he had doubled his weight from when I found him!) but I noticed he was a "wobbly" kitten. I thought at first it was just him learning to walk, but I realized it wasn't getting any better and I'm pretty sure it's a cerebellar problem. He also has a hard time judging distance when jumping. I appreciate all the info here, esp. about getting vaccinations & neutering. I will definately tell the vet of my suspicions on his next appt. so nothing happens to my baby. The board looks good and I'll be looking around to get some more tips. Thanks!
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Searching the web, I came across this board & signed up. I have this almost exact same scenario. I found an orphan feral runt kitten in my backyard in August. He was out in the rain and sounded so pitiful! I brought him in the house and jumped on the web to find out anything I could about raising orphan kittens.
Well, he seems to be really thriving (I took him to the vet on 9/19 and he weighed .6 of a lb. and he had doubled his weight from when I found him!) but I noticed he was a "wobbly" kitten. I thought at first it was just him learning to walk, but I realized it wasn't getting any better and I'm pretty sure it's a cerebellar problem. He also has a hard time judging distance when jumping. I appreciate all the info here, esp. about getting vaccinations & neutering. I will definately tell the vet of my suspicions on his next appt. so nothing happens to my baby. The board looks good and I'll be looking around to get some more tips. Thanks!
As a baby:
Last week: