Hi all
My cat Bella is 2 years old. She was found in a tire yard with her mum and siblings. The owner was drowning the kittens when a passer by saved Bella. I got landed with her shortly after.
I noticed Bella did not like to be held but thought nothing of it due to her rough start to life. Soon I noticed a bulge in her chest that would come and go. It is painful to touch but only sticks out every so often. Every time I had a vet apt for her, it was no where to be found, when she got desexed they also looked for it.
Bella had a harness to go outside with but I had to switch to a collar because the under part would rub on her lump.
One day FINALLY a vet saw it and said its a hernia. I googled it and found a condition called "Flat chested kitten syndrome" which sounds fitting as when she was a kitten she could not meow..she would open her mouth but no noise would come out. She can make noise now, but its rare.
Has anyone seen anything similar?
Thanks in advance
My cat Bella is 2 years old. She was found in a tire yard with her mum and siblings. The owner was drowning the kittens when a passer by saved Bella. I got landed with her shortly after.
I noticed Bella did not like to be held but thought nothing of it due to her rough start to life. Soon I noticed a bulge in her chest that would come and go. It is painful to touch but only sticks out every so often. Every time I had a vet apt for her, it was no where to be found, when she got desexed they also looked for it.
Bella had a harness to go outside with but I had to switch to a collar because the under part would rub on her lump.
One day FINALLY a vet saw it and said its a hernia. I googled it and found a condition called "Flat chested kitten syndrome" which sounds fitting as when she was a kitten she could not meow..she would open her mouth but no noise would come out. She can make noise now, but its rare.
Has anyone seen anything similar?
Thanks in advance