Hello
I am new here, not sure if this is the correct forum but here goes anyway.
Bit about me first:-
I am an experienced cat owner, my three adult cats currently live with my family in France, as I moved from the UK to India four years ago. I was concerned about the health care for my cats here in India so decided it would be better for my parents to have them - they are well and happy.
I do some voluntary work for an animal shelter here in Delhi - check us out at www.animalindiatrust.com
Now for the meat of the problem
Last thursday I went to the animal shelter and there was a tiny kitten that had been handed in. I found out that this kitten had been in the shelter for a month and had a major problem walking.
I volunteered to bring him home to see if I could rehabilitate him as they did not have time to do much with him etc at the shelter. The only other option was to put him to sleep - still an option if he has no quality of life.
So far he has progressed pretty well - to start with his back legs were floppy and he seemed to prefer to skuttle along the ground to move. I have played with him a lot - getting him to kick his back legs and try to grasp with his front legs. He is being fed well (eats well) and has had calcium injections incase it was a calcium deficiency.
Anyway he is now walking a bit, but not very elegantly and is much better developed in his hind legs - some ways to go still.
I just wanted to see if anyone had any experience with this sort of problem and/or had any other ideas for helping him progress further.
The vet at the shelter doesn't think there is anything physically stopping him from walking, but also doesn't offer any other ideas as to what could be wrong. I have no idea how old he is, but he does not seem to be more than 6 to 8 weeks.
Any suggestions or comments about how else I can help him I would be most grateful.
Thanks
I am new here, not sure if this is the correct forum but here goes anyway.
Bit about me first:-
I am an experienced cat owner, my three adult cats currently live with my family in France, as I moved from the UK to India four years ago. I was concerned about the health care for my cats here in India so decided it would be better for my parents to have them - they are well and happy.
I do some voluntary work for an animal shelter here in Delhi - check us out at www.animalindiatrust.com
Now for the meat of the problem
Last thursday I went to the animal shelter and there was a tiny kitten that had been handed in. I found out that this kitten had been in the shelter for a month and had a major problem walking.
I volunteered to bring him home to see if I could rehabilitate him as they did not have time to do much with him etc at the shelter. The only other option was to put him to sleep - still an option if he has no quality of life.
So far he has progressed pretty well - to start with his back legs were floppy and he seemed to prefer to skuttle along the ground to move. I have played with him a lot - getting him to kick his back legs and try to grasp with his front legs. He is being fed well (eats well) and has had calcium injections incase it was a calcium deficiency.
Anyway he is now walking a bit, but not very elegantly and is much better developed in his hind legs - some ways to go still.
I just wanted to see if anyone had any experience with this sort of problem and/or had any other ideas for helping him progress further.
The vet at the shelter doesn't think there is anything physically stopping him from walking, but also doesn't offer any other ideas as to what could be wrong. I have no idea how old he is, but he does not seem to be more than 6 to 8 weeks.
Any suggestions or comments about how else I can help him I would be most grateful.
Thanks