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I Think My Kitten Has Cerebellar Hypoplasia
I have a 6-week old foster kitten. He is from a litter of four, with two dying at birth, and one dying about one day old. He is the sole survivor. I've been increasingly worried about his motor skills. At 4-5 weeks I expected to see him grow stronger, and by week 6, stable on his feet. Instead, he seems to have plateaued at around week 4 - falls over all the time, can't coordinate. Can't really use the litter box, because he cannot hold himself up. He's started trembling, especially after eating. At first I thought he was straining to make a bowel movement, but after researching I think it is another symptom of Cerebellar Hyperplasia. I viewed a few videos on youTube of cats with this disorder, and I am pretty sure now it is what he has. So - what do others here know about the disorder? I've googled around, and see that cats can live a long, pain-free life with the disorder. I am fostering him from our shelter, so IDK if they'll want to put him down. I'm trying to get as much info I can right now to determine if I should fight to keep him alive, get him adopted, or if I should let him be put down (he belongs to the shelter, not to me). Thanks in advance. |
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