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Tess and her
kittens |
Tyler |
A very small tabby she was the first kitten
born and has very deformed front feet which I didnt notice until she
was about 8 days old. The vet wanted to put her to sleep as she said
she wouldnt be able to walk properly but I refused, determined to give
her a chance to prove herself. In the photo below she is 5 days old.
For two weeks she had trouble with a sticky eye but with some cream
we put that right. |
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| 7 days old |
Her eyes are open but one is stuck closed.
Now I can more clearly see what colour she is. |
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This is Tyler. In the photo above she is
one week old. She is the smallest of the kittens and sadly she has deformed
feet. |
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I didnt notice until she was nine days
old. I just thought she had small feet but when I saw how huge the feet
were of the two males I looked closer and this is what I saw. Her legs
just end in stumps. There is one discernable claw and no toes. She is
a very strong kitten, feeds well and is healthy, can also hold her own
in a fight with the biggest kitten Bruiser but how she will be able
to walk I do not know. She will be visiting the RSPCA vet next week
when I take Toby to be castrated. |
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Tylers feet on the left, Isacc who is a
similar size on the right. |
| DAY 13 |
Today I went looking on cat forums for
anyone who had experiences of living with deformed cats. I heard some
encouraging tales of very deformed cats that lead very happy lives and
who have adapted to get around in their own fashion. It really gives
me faith that Tyler will be able to adapt too. Tyler is easier to photograph
than the other two as she doesnt cry much unlike the boys. She still
refused to look at me though. |
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2 weeks old (March 16th 2009) Tyler is now much more alert. When you sit near she looks up at you. If you pick her up her cry compared to the others is tiny, barely audible, but I know she can cry when she really wants. This morning whilst really active she stood on her front legs with her legs totally straight before going back to crawling so she is making similar progress to the other two kittens. |
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| 19 days old |
Took Tyler to see the RSPCA vet today.
The vet said she was very healthy and a good weight. Her legs were checked
and found to be too short and deformed to support her and the vet wanted
to put her down there and then. I refused as she is still so young and
you cannot possibly tell how mobile she will become. She is strong and
feisty and I have to give her the same chance her brothers have. Having
said that I will never let her suffer and if at any time I feel she
is really struggling then I will review it. The vet said to bring her
back after two weeks to see how mobile she is but I feel this is too
short a time still to see how she will cope so I will only take her
back once I am satisfied either way. I am appalled
at just how quickly a vet will put such a healthy animal to sleep without
giving any other alternatives. |
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In the photo above Tyler is sat up with
her legs straight. She is very steady with no wobbles at all. This is
very encouraging. Here she is sat enjoying the sun as it shines into
their little corner. |
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Here is Tyler with Sam. They are very similar
in their face markings but their body colouring is very different. Tyler
is all tabby whereas Sam is black white and ginger. |
| 3 weeks old |
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Tyler has taken her first steps! For the
last two days she has been walking quite steadily with her legs straight.
She appears to be in no discomfort and dispite her timid nature seems
to enjoy exploring. The only thing I have noticed is that she keeps
her head down alot. I dont know if that is because she is still too
young or anything to do with her deformity? |
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