That is little me watching Mom's old moniter, ......that is a photo of my adoption from "Save the Cats."
I have a disability..........
Actually, the Vet I use to see just said I will catch up to my brothers in time but mom could see that it wouldn't happen. She was looking at cat to adopt on Catster and liked an orange kitty named DUDE who is living in NYC. That's how she came upon the answers she had been needing. He has Cerebeller Hypoplastia and has a video on youtube...then mom found other's that put video's on youtube showing this disability in their cats too. Now that there was a name for this problem I have she could research further on the net. ...........
"CH cats are sometimes born to females who have suffered Feline Infectious Enteritis (FIE), Feline Panleukopaenia, Feline Distemper) during pregnancy. It is not known to be caused by a pregnant cat receiving a Enteritis vaccination and is usually only seen in kittens born to feral, stray or unvaccinated cats."
My mom was a feral cat and was rescued shortly before my two sisters and I were born. Here is the info Mom found.........
"Affected kittens may not grow as large as unaffected kittens or they may have a slower development. The virus affects the cerebellum area of the brain, an area involved in fine motor control. Typical symptoms are poor co-ordination, gait abnormalities and perception. Affected cats are wobbly and unco-ordinated and have characteristic head tremors which are evident when they try to focus on something like a bird. They may even have sight problems but it is difficult to assess their sight due to their strange posture and gait. It often looks as though their body goes the opposite of what they are telling it to do, or one part goes in one direction while the other tried to head off elsewhere! They adapt to these challenges but will always be clumsy and may be nervous or unsure of themselves in new situations. Barring any accidents caused by their unco-ordination, their life expectancy doesn't seem to be affected and given a safe environment, they live as long as unaffected cats and seem little troubled by their condition. It is not advisable to give a (CH) cat free access to outdoors as their mobility problems, perception problems and possible sight problems makes things doubly hazardous! For more information....http://www.messybeast.com/disabled.htm
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JiEUECIwTTU
I was a very tiny 8 week old kitten sleeping in a dolls chair! I am now the smallest cat, even Teak is just a wee bit taller but it looks like he will be small too.
Sorry we haven't been visiting as much but Mom and Mike have been working on our deck again. Mike had to replace some trim wood boards to plastic/wood composite to not have to repaint so much. Today they are picking up screening...YEAH!!!!=^Y^=Tang
TEAK "Today I am 1yr old and officially a ManCat! Can you see my mustache, just like my brother, Tinkers!! Mom will take photo's of me with my new toys and I even have a cake! She will post them later or for tomorrow...OBI may have to go to the Vets...his right eye lid is swollen and the underside is red like it may be filled with blood. Nooooo, I was not the one who scratched him.....he could have also been stung by a bee 'cause they are really made since the place they were going into on the deck has been closed up. Mommy will see how it looks tomorrow morning.
Tinker, "See that cat pan behind us, it's old and scratched up so we got a new gold Boodah and we will show it later when Teak shows his presents!"
