regarding your kittens
Hi,
from experience, the one who wipes his bumbum on the ground may have worms... he may also have long hair and the poop stays 'stuck' there, as it was with my kitten Tonali... What I did was clip the hair at the hind, and help her by watching her every time she pooped, and then 'wiping' her with a lukewarm washcloth...not the funnest thing to do, but it worked!
As for your kitten with non-functional hind legs... you can use 'lego' blocks, or 'k nex' building blocks and build your own wheelchair, you may need to adjust the contraption depending on the cat... velcro straps from craft stores work well to 'rig' it on the cat. Store baught 'atelages' some are now made of neoprene, can be of great use to help rig it on the cat...the key here is to be creative and inventive! Once you figure out the best 'wheelchair' option, you can glue the blocks together with contact glue or superglue to give it more stability and avoid the cat eating them.
Depending of the area you are in, you can probably contact the local university or college of vet medecine, some of the later years students ( contacted personally by email or by going on site) may be of great help and ressource!
I wish you the best of luck with your bundles of love! Thanks for being there for them!
Any more questions are welcomed, and I as well as others will answer them lovingly, I am sure! Keep up the good work you are doing with them!
Sandy
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Helper to:
Cookie July 1st 1999 f/ RIP July 31st 2008 -cat
Tonali June 3rd 2007 f -cat
Elphin April 21st 2008 m -cat
Stibule(Gino,Airell,Katla,Rasta)June 6th 2009 f- cat
Gino Ferrero April 8th 2010 m -cat
Airell Awenn Awnfenn Ep Berrth April 8th 2010 f- cat
Katla Chilam Balam April 8th 2010 f- cat
Rasta Farian Marley April 9th 2010 m- cat
Chipcat-Filou found June 12th 2011 (Ocicat 6months old) f-cat
Jane the Snow Cat rescued Dec27th 2012 f- cat
Last edited by sandyrivers; June 2nd, 2008 at 08:08 PM.
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