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Osteogenesis Imperfecta
- Thread starter sassyfras
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Unfortunately we had to make a very difficult decision to euthanize. After just walking and breaking his leg from no trauma we just couldn't put him through any more. He wanted so badly to run and play. We had him on so many vitamins and supplements but he just wasn't responding.
I hope your baby does better. I can tell you everything we did and planned to do if you'd like though
I hope your baby does better. I can tell you everything we did and planned to do if you'd like though
I am very sorry to hear that. That is a very hard decision but the right one in such circumstances. We have been prepared to do that with Toby if needed but so far he seems to have learned that he cant move like a normal cat. If it isnt too much trouble, I would love to know what else was planned (and who knows who else it may help if posted here.)
Thank you.I am very sorry to hear that. That is a very hard decision but the right one in such circumstances. We have been prepared to do that with Toby if needed but so far he seems to have learned that he cant move like a normal cat. If it isnt too much trouble, I would love to know what else was planned (and who knows who else it may help if posted here.)
That's wonderful to hear!
We did homemade bone broth, crushed eggshells, l-lysine, and vitamin c (dr.goodpet) (75mg/kg) planned on water therapy to build muscle (speaking from myself someone who has a connective tissue disorder) and planned on acupuncture. Also had him on a high calcium diet we had him on Blue Buffalo wilderness but there are quite a few out there! He loved all food haha
Hello S SaraVHi, I am new here. I just found out my 6 month old kitten has OI. This is heartbreaking but there seems to be some hope from what I am reading here. I see this thread goes back pretty far. I'm hoping for a response from anyone with further information. My little Toby had his first injury 2 months ago and it's been a roller coaster of doing better and regressing. A specialist Othopedic vet saw him today- after evaluation and x-rays, he found 6 fractures in various stages. He said the prognosis isn't good at all and most owners euthanize. My regular vet says it's worth trying to help him and is researching the disease. I've have a few homeopathic vets say they don't have enough experience with OI to treat him confidently. He is an indoors only cat. We rescued him from animal control end of June and he was a completely normal kitten for the first month and a half. Growing fast! They do think he was the runt of the litter as he was 1.8 lbs when they got him around 8 weeks. It is unclear if he was abandoned or taken from his mother too early. The OI could be a reason a mother cat would reject him. The ortho vet said he may have even been born with a fracture. He has been in a padded room with a baby gate and has stilled managed to hurt himself. He doesn't jump up on anything. I see a lot of supplements and remedies on here that have helped but I'm wondering about dosage and where to get them. I should be hearing back from my regular vet tomorrow but and curious what others on here can offer. I'm researching the vitamin C, arnica, calc phos, ats patties, rhus tox, and silica all mentioned here.
My wife and I recently discovered that our cat has steogenesis imperfecta. We are curious if you can give us an exact list for each supplement for a 5 month year old cat. We read your post and we're intrigued and hoped to purchase all the necessary supplements to aid our cat.
If you would be so kind to
please reply here and we will check your response
Thank you in advance for your help
Michael, Caroline and Pitzy