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Cat Forum / Health and Behavior / January 2006My kitten's abdomen is slumping.
I am new to the group and to cat ownership. I adopted 2 kittens back in the summer, one male and one female. Their names are Donny and Marie. They are now 7 months and have been a great joy to me. I want to do the right thing so at four months, I had them both fixed. Donny is fine but Marie's abdomen is slumping, for lack of a better term. This occurred right after the surgery but I didn't think anything of it at the time. Her belly has sagged and it is clearly visible. You can feel two bulges or masses in the dropped area but she is not tender at all. Can other cat lovers who have had this surgery please tell me whether or not they have had a similar experience and if I should worry or not? Thanks in advance. > I am new to the group and to cat ownership. I adopted 2 kittens back > in the summer, one male and one female. Their names are Donny and [quoted text clipped - 8 lines] > please tell me whether or not they have had a similar experience and if > I should worry or not? Thanks in advance. IMO Take her to TED and have her checked for a hernia. Best wishes that she is OK> MLB >I am new to the group and to cat ownership. I adopted 2 kittens back > in the summer, one male and one female. Their names are Donny and [quoted text clipped - 8 lines] > please tell me whether or not they have had a similar experience and if > I should worry or not? Thanks in advance. That's very common. I would check with a vet to make sure, but it sounds like primordial pouch (or "spay sway"). If so, there isn't anything you can do about it, but it also isn't a problem. One theory is that primordial pouches give cats extra protection in fights, but they do become much more pronounced in some cats after spaying. MaryL Photos of Duffy and Holly: >'o'< Duffy: http://tinyurl.com/cslwf Holly: http://tinyurl.com/9t68o Duffy and Holly together: http://tinyurl.com/8b47e Thank you for that kind and helpful reply. My local country vet will laugh in my face if I bring in Marie for this. I am sure she must have this "spay sway" since the condition coincided with the surgery and also since she seems perectly fine in every other way. I enjoyed the pics of you cats. Here are some pics of my beautiful friends. there are two pics. One is soon after adoption, in a box. In the other, they help me with the dishes. http://www.picturetrail.com/gallery/view?p=999&gid=9040654&uid=4297243 > Thank you for that kind and helpful reply. My local country vet will > laugh in my face if I bring in Marie for this. I am sure she must have [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] > > http://www.picturetrail.com/gallery/view?p=999&gid=9040654&uid=4297243 Lovely cats! Thanks for sharing. I doubt if your vet would laugh. I imagine this is a rather common question. MaryL Suddenly, without warning, lwhaley@paulbunyan.net exclaimed (10-Jan-06 5:15 PM): > Thank you for that kind and helpful reply. My local country vet will > laugh in my face if I bring in Marie for this. I am sure she must have [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] > > http://www.picturetrail.com/gallery/view?p=999&gid=9040654&uid=4297243 I don't think your vet would laugh, and if he did I'd consider another one, but would you have to bring her in? Just call and ask the question, if he's concerned he'll ask you to come in, and if not, just get it checked when she's next in for shots or whatever. jmc Ha ha. It is an exaggeration to say he would laugh at me. A polite smirk would be more like it. I have already brought my animals down there several times when there was nothing wrong with them. Dr. Busby is a good guy. He doesn't have any staff or keep any records but an office call is $15, no lie. If there is nothing wrong with the animal he will way so. He does operations for the shelter and doesn't seem to care if he makes any money. Apparently he has what he needs and just does it for the animals. The other vet would do hundreds of dollars worth of test before they tell you nothing is wrong. Yes I could call him and he would answer the phone himself, for real. I wanted to ask the forums first and I'm glad I did. That "spay sway" really sounds right especially since there are no other symptoms. Her belly actually does sway back and forth when she runs, haha. Thanks again. Lawrence > Thank you for that kind and helpful reply. My local country vet will > laugh in my face if I bring in Marie for this. I am sure she must have [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] > > http://www.picturetrail.com/gallery/view?p=999&gid=9040654&uid=4297243 Very pretty cats.
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