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I just noticed this tonight - his rear feet aren't straight like Ginger's. He seems to walk on his rear toes ok, like all cats do, but the foot through the heel seems curved.
He seems to walk fairly normally on all 4 paws.
He runs fine, too, but has spent so much time over the last couple of weeks in a defensive crouch that I hadn't noticed it before. He's just starting to walk with his tail in the air instead of between his legs.
Less than 2 weeks since the night I brought him home, biting and scratching me - he's such a little trooper!
I took out a wand toy and got him to play with it so I could see if he could stand up on his rear legs, and to my disappointment, he could only manage it for a second or two before wobbling and falling over.
There's something wrong. His haunches aren't as developed as they should be by now, at 4 months old. I'm assuming he may have some nutritional deficiencies. He was too feral for the first vet to do much of a body check, I guess, and he was definitely too freaked out for my vet to have given him much of a go over. I assume this would have been caught sooner in a domestic kitten. Poor Ferris - I hope it isn't anything he can't live with!
I'm calling the vet in the morning, and will make an appointment for Saturday. It's going to set my relationship with Ferris back a ways again - he's just now getting over the indignity of me having trimmed the poop off his bum the other day. But we'll be fine - I'm sure he'll forgive me after I feed him a few more times.
Anyone else ever have or foster a kitty that had weak rear legs and trouble standing up on them? If so, what were the causes? Genetic deformity? Infection? Neurological issues? Again, I'm vetting him, and maybe they'll need to x-ray, whatever it takes. But in the meantime, if any of you have experience with something like this, I'd appreciate hearing about it. Thanks!
He runs fine, too, but has spent so much time over the last couple of weeks in a defensive crouch that I hadn't noticed it before. He's just starting to walk with his tail in the air instead of between his legs.
I took out a wand toy and got him to play with it so I could see if he could stand up on his rear legs, and to my disappointment, he could only manage it for a second or two before wobbling and falling over.
There's something wrong. His haunches aren't as developed as they should be by now, at 4 months old. I'm assuming he may have some nutritional deficiencies. He was too feral for the first vet to do much of a body check, I guess, and he was definitely too freaked out for my vet to have given him much of a go over. I assume this would have been caught sooner in a domestic kitten. Poor Ferris - I hope it isn't anything he can't live with!
I'm calling the vet in the morning, and will make an appointment for Saturday. It's going to set my relationship with Ferris back a ways again - he's just now getting over the indignity of me having trimmed the poop off his bum the other day. But we'll be fine - I'm sure he'll forgive me after I feed him a few more times.
Anyone else ever have or foster a kitty that had weak rear legs and trouble standing up on them? If so, what were the causes? Genetic deformity? Infection? Neurological issues? Again, I'm vetting him, and maybe they'll need to x-ray, whatever it takes. But in the meantime, if any of you have experience with something like this, I'd appreciate hearing about it. Thanks!