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Cat Forum / Health and Behavior / April 2006Cat born with balance problems
Hi i have a 7 month old boy cat. He was born with a balance problem given to him by his mother cat. At least thats what i was told when i took him to the vet. The vet told me there was no cure.But i think he may have been lying. He never gave me a name for the disease. Ive be searching it up everywhere and I only get cat vestibular disease.which mostly seems to happen with older cats and dogs. Anyway my cat is getting better at balancing now and im wonderin if anyone has a cat with similiar problem and how they have coped. He can now what upright for about 6 steps then tips and fall he also can run pretty fast to get away when he's in a playing mood. I also want to know if the disease would be transfered to other kittens if i was to breed him. He's a great cat but i would love to have him with another boy cat who looked just like him but smaller. theres a cat that about his age thats a girl that my uncle owns that i want to breed him with.They are of the same breed. She's also in heat. Im wondering also is it normal for that cat to be in heat so early.I thought it would atleast be over a year. > Hi i have a 7 month old boy cat. He was born with a balance problem > given to him by his mother cat. At least thats what i was told when i [quoted text clipped - 13 lines] > is it normal for that cat to be in heat so early.I thought it would > atleast be over a year. So you live in an area that isn't already overpopulated with stray/abandoned cats? Lucky you. > Path: newssvr11.news.prodigy.com!newsdbm04.news.prodigy.com!newsdbm01.news.prodigy.com!newsdst02.news.prodigy.com!newsmst01b.news.prodigy.com!prodigy.com!newscon02.news.prodigy.com!prodigy.net!news.glorb.com!postnews.google.com!j33g2000cwa.googlegroups.com!not-for-mail > From: "jtheman112" <jarool1 yahoo.com> [quoted text clipped - 15 lines] > Injection-Info: j33g2000cwa.googlegroups.com; posting-host=24.125.144.132; posting-account=K3Kg-g0AAACG07m7rFntTSgTyurZq3Zc > Xref: prodigy.net rec.pets.cats.health+behav:428694 > Hi i have a 7 month old boy cat. He was born with a balance problem > given to him by his mother cat. At least thats what i was told when i > took him to the vet. The vet told me there was no cure.But i think he > may have been lying. He never gave me a name for the disease. Ive be > searching it up everywhere and I only get cat vestibular disease.which > mostly seems to happen with older cats and dogs. It sure sounds like cerebellar hypoplasia. CH can occur in kittens if the mother was infected with parvovirus in the middle third of gestation or immediately after the kitten was born. The old name for panleukopenia was "Feline Ataxia". Go here: http://maxshouse.com/feline_panleukopenia.htm scroll down to the 4th paragraph under "Clinical Signs". > Anyway my cat is getting better at balancing now and im wonderin if > anyone has a cat with similiar problem and how they have coped. The signs usually persist for life-- but kittens are brilliantly adaptable creatures and learn to compensate and otherwise function normally and live a normal lifespan. He can > now what upright for about 6 steps then tips and fall he also can run > pretty fast to get away when he's in a playing mood. I also want to [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] > is it normal for that cat to be in heat so early.I thought it would > atleast be over a year. Please don't even think about breeding him- If you want him to have a companion, adopt a cat from a shelter and save a life instead of indirectly causing the death of 5 or 6 shelter cats whose homes your cats' kittens would be taking away. Get him neutered as soon as possible. Neutering should also make it easier for him to deal with his disability-- not to mention eliminate the risk of certain cancers. > Hi i have a 7 month old boy cat. He was born with a balance problem > given to him by his mother cat. At least thats what i was told when i [quoted text clipped - 13 lines] > is it normal for that cat to be in heat so early.I thought it would > atleast be over a year. This does sound like the problem may have happened in utero, possibly due to an infection in the mother. I would change vets if that is really all the vet would tell you. Please *do not even consider* breeding your cat. I would say this even if he were completely healthy because we already have a vast cat overpopulation, which leads to an incredibly high rate of euthanasia. Please adopt (thereby saving the life of another cat), and have your cat neutered ASAP -- both for his health and to reduce the likelihood of still more kittens. In your case, there is still another reason *not* to breed, and that is to avoid passing on any possibility of genetic defects. My Duffy has been blind since birth (but I fortunately was able to get more information than you received). He had been neutered before I adopted him, but I would have followed my own advice if he had not been. He is a truly wonderful (and beautiful) little cat, but it would have been irresponsible to consider breeding. MaryL > This does sound like the problem may have happened in utero, possibly due to > an infection in the mother. I would change vets if that is really all the > vet would tell you. A kitten can also develop CH if she's vaccinated with a MLV vaccine if she's <4-6 weeks old. Some vets say kittens can develop CH if the mother is vaccinated with a MLV during the third trimester. Alright thanks all for the info. I guess im going to adopt a new cat. see ya > Alright thanks all for the info. I guess im going to adopt a new cat. > see ya Thank you! That's great information. You will be able to find cats of almost any age, temperament, and personality at you local animal shelter. For starters, take a look at www.petfinder.com. If you select "expanded" search range, it will show pics (and descrptions) of cats in area animal shelters and rescue groups. MaryL We had a kitty with CH, too. His mother had distemper while she was pregnant. We lost him as a small kitten because he had some kidney problems also. Someone else here had a CH kitten they named "Tipsy" and she was having a long, healthy life. Thanks for not breeding your cat. Before you get a new kitty though, I would have this one neutered. He may not get along with another cat if not neutered, or he may start spraying everything to mark his territory. You might have the vet do a complete blood test first to make sure all organs are functioning properly. One of the other kittens in our litter has a very small liver. It's best for vets to do a check on these kittens first. All of ours were spayed and neutered with no problem. Good luck, Rhonda > Hi i have a 7 month old boy cat. He was born with a balance problem > given to him by his mother cat. At least thats what i was told when i [quoted text clipped - 13 lines] > is it normal for that cat to be in heat so early.I thought it would > atleast be over a year. > Hi i have a 7 month old boy cat. He was born with a balance problem > given to him by his mother cat. At least thats what i was told when i [quoted text clipped - 13 lines] > is it normal for that cat to be in heat so early.I thought it would > atleast be over a year. Wow.... Down-rite f.cking weird. My group adjutant once had an inner ear infection that was so bad that he couldn't even open his eyes without the room spinning around. He couldn't even get out of bed to go to the friggin' emergency room. An ambulance had to come and remove him from his home. It lasted a long tome, too. Maybe your boy has a low-grade inner ear infection. It might have already done some damage to all that cartilage in there. Well, good luck with your current troubles... IBen http://www.2dvalley.com/gallery/albums/RavnHearts-Gallery/Gollum.sized.jpg |
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