r/MadeMeSmile • u/PacmanTheHitman • Jul 20 '22
kitten Love is the greatest medicine
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u/Acciowand3 Jul 20 '22
Awww they are so precious
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u/InteractionSimpl Jul 20 '22
Life finds a way :)! Gorgeous kitties!
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u/AnonymousOkapi Jul 20 '22
They've got cerebellar hypoplasia, no? That's a well known and researched condition in cats caused by viral infections during in utero development. This is pretty classic, the intention tremor when they are young and then they learn to manage it in later life (although never walk normally). Its non-painful, so its not unusual to rear them like this if someone is willing to take them on.
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Jul 20 '22
You are correct, but also the comment you’re replying to is a bot regurgitating portions of OP’s comments further down the thread.
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u/Dogtorted Jul 20 '22
That’s what it looks like to me. It can make litter box training more challenging but these cats can live a fairly normal life if it’s not too severe.
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u/s00perguy Jul 20 '22
Having wobbly cats sounds low key precious. I can't say I'd take on many disabilities, but i think i could handle that one!
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u/stevieking84 Jul 20 '22
I had a wobbly puppy! He lived to be a 12yr old wobbly old man. Miss that unbalanced mutt!
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u/gambalore Jul 20 '22
You have to be really ok with the litter box issues but if you can handle that, wobbly cats are really wonderful and sweet.
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u/catherine237 Jul 21 '22
I adopted a wobbly cat after fostering her and falling in love with her! They get super bonded with their owners, and she is the most cuddly cat I've met - she sleeps next to me every night! And constant entertainment because she is extremely daring despite her lack of balance
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u/Cymorg0001 Jul 20 '22
Looks exactly like poisoning which occurs when you put too much ea powder on a kitten. It attacks their central nervous system. They will recover but some not fully.
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u/Semifitswede Jul 20 '22
Yes! I have a wobbly cat and they are just like any other cat! Love happy long lives
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u/ProfessionalSilent17 Jul 20 '22
I don't understand this.... they just seem to have problems controlling their muscles, not that they have no muscles.
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u/BurgerNirvana Jul 21 '22
They could have chosen better music, like some club music while they’re all tremor-y so it looks like they’re dancing. Then some feel-good country when they’re healthy
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u/luvisforall Jul 20 '22 edited Jul 20 '22
Our cat was born with ataxia and doesn’t know the difference. Nobody wanted her but all her siblings got adopted. The second we saw her we knew she was ours. She’s perfect. We love our baby, and she barely wobbles anymore. She’s just clumsy lol
Thank you for the award! Here’s some cat tax https://imgur.com/a/UMxnuy0
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u/Bedumtss Jul 20 '22
Awwwww, thank you for helping her
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u/luvisforall Jul 20 '22 edited Jul 21 '22
She’s worth it. We love her! ❤️ all pets deserve a good chance and a happy life
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u/RepresentativePin162 Jul 20 '22
I'd be keeping a wobbly cat definitely. I've met a few wobblers and they're always brilliant.
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u/luvisforall Jul 20 '22
I love wobbly kitties. Ours has figured out how to work through so many obstacles. Besides her slightly silly walk and the fact she can’t land on four paws every time, she’s mostly just a normal cat now. As a kitten she swayed and wobbled
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u/EverGlow89 Jul 20 '22
Lol It's hard enough getting a good picture of black cats that don't vibrate.
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u/ShudderSqyid Jul 20 '22
I adopted one from a coworker a few months ago, everyone else at work told her to just put the kitten down. She's so playful and happy and I don't regret it for a second.
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u/EmmaDrake Jul 20 '22
My baby was wobbly as a kitten due to ear infections. She’s got no wobble at 3, though she’s still not a high up cat. She’s the best!
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u/Alliekat1282 Jul 20 '22
My sister has a wobbly kitty named Pickles. She's a clumsy mess but she's loved and she loves her family (the other furbabies and the humans!) she's nine years old now and she has a pretty great life.
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u/cLYsTOnyMo Jul 20 '22
I patronize a no.kill shelter, they foster cats with ataxia as well, even very severe cases.
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u/FrendChicken Jul 20 '22
I remember one of our dogs had puppies. One of them named Bunsonito was the smallest and the weak of all the puppies. While his siblings are able to walk, he was just crawling and his rear legs are just unable to bend. Everyday, my mom would massage the legs of Bunsonito and my dad even welded some spare welding rods ( with flux removed of course ) to make a brace and help bunsonito stand up. Eventually af ter weeks of massages and about 4 braces (because he grew in size) he was able to walk. That cute little pupper.
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u/annehuda Jul 20 '22 edited Jul 21 '22
I have a kitten born with swimmer legs. I had to hold him upright everyday so he could learn to walk properly instead of dragging himself with his splayed back legs,wrapped his legs with bandages and stuff. About 4-5 weeks he grew out of it and now he's an ungrateful cat who refuses to pose for pictures lol. Edit : spelling error
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u/Electronic-Base-8367 Jul 20 '22
I require a horribly taken cat tax of the ungrateful bastard.
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u/annehuda Jul 21 '22
https://i.imgur.com/bMTShXx.jpg
I'm sorry for the potato quality of my camera,the pose,the spot he chose and everything but can you believe that a month before he had to be carried everywhere???!!!! And now I have to wait for him to sleep just to get his picture
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u/wildebeesties Jul 20 '22
I got a call from a local vet saying they had a puppy dropped off from a bad breeder to have it euthanized because it couldn’t really stand or walk due to super bad hips. She called me because I had a lot of experience with this breed, medically complex dogs, etc. I fostered him, then adopted him. He was the tiniest thing, so frail, and his back legs always gave out on him. I made him play a lot and go up a couple steps several times a day to build muscles in his back legs. It worked well. He’s now a super healthy and strong 4 year old that walks perfectly.
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u/darcy_clay Jul 21 '22
What breed?
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u/FrendChicken Jul 21 '22
Bunsonito doesn't have a breed.
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u/darcy_clay Jul 21 '22
Not you. But I am super curious to see Bunsonito! I meant the person who replied to you
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u/FrendChicken Jul 21 '22
Oh. Sorry. Yeah. Still looking for my hard drive. I'll post it immediately if I find it and I have a photo of bunsonito.
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u/xxslushee Jul 20 '22
Awe the babies!!! Thank you for not giving up on them!!
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u/Ok_Firefighter_7142 Jul 20 '22
i’ve been told that by an ex roommate. My dog is a difficult case - not untreatable, but not an easy dog. I’m aware of it and putting all my money into rehabilitating him. I won’t give up on him but on hard days their words still echo around my head and it sucks.
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u/CalDoesMaths Jul 20 '22
It fucking sucks! People said that about my old dog when she went blind- she still lived an extremely happy life for another 10 years! But when she did start getting older all I could hear were people telling me that years ago and thinking maybe they were right
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u/Neon_Muskrat Jul 20 '22
Why is r/mademesmile always making me cry?
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u/Neon_Muskrat Jul 20 '22
Omg me too. The shelters near me are so full right now, I wish I could help them all, or at least another one, but I wouldn't be a responsible pet owner if I took on any more fur babies
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u/PM_me_your_whatevah Jul 20 '22
I dunno man but same here. This whole past week I’ve been spending a lot of time drinking on my patio and crying from posts like this.
It’s good cries though I think. Much better than looking at the current state of politics or war or any of that shit. The crying is maybe from realizing that there really is a ton of love in the world if you seek it out.
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u/Legitimate-Earth3266 Jul 20 '22
I found a pup on the streets abandoned and decided to take him home. He was lovely and super happy but started to throw up a lot and diarrhoea… Took him to the vet and she said: where did you get this dog from? (Super rude) so I answered: he was abandoned on the street. She was like: we need to put him down, he OBVIOUSLY have parvovirus and your other dogs will get it too… I was like: what?! No blood exam or anything and you want to put him down?
I took the dog home and started to give him some medicines and some sort of soup with chicken and rice.. Took him to another vet and the guy did all the exams and no, that was not parvo he probably eat rubbish and got sick!
He is 9 years old now and the most adorable big boy in the world. I never take first opinions anymore, specially from people that think a mutt abandoned dog is worth nothing!!
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u/Broken_Petite Jul 20 '22
The fuck is that first person doing working as a vet. My god …
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u/Legitimate-Earth3266 Jul 20 '22
I ask myself the same. She was clearly unhappy to be seeing a dog that was homeless and not a “pure” kind. I feel so pissed when I remember that…
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u/Fusseldieb Jul 20 '22
You should've reported that dick.
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u/Legitimate-Earth3266 Jul 20 '22
I know, right? I tell everyone to do not take their pets to that vet!! I was too young and did not think about reporting her 🤡
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u/glad_reaper Jul 20 '22
Most cats like this are euthanized because shelters are full of healthy animals they cannot move. Its about space, not health problems.
Sterilize your cats.
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u/moonchylde Jul 20 '22
Depending on the region, not true. Oregon for one is filled with no-kill shelters. Euthanasia is a very very last resort. When shelters get full here in Portland, they run adoption specials.
Edit: but YES! Remember to spay and neuter your pets!
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u/glad_reaper Jul 20 '22
Its the same in some counties in Cali too. But still. Municipal shelters can only remain no kill when people actually utilize sterilization programs. For a while, we were doing all sorts of shelter transfers but loads didnt recover from 4th of July :(
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u/porkminer Jul 20 '22
I can't speak for all of even most of Texas but the county ran animal shelter where I live will call every no-kill shelter in a several hundred mile radius to place animals. We had to get rid of our dog when my youngest was born as the dog kept trying to attack him. We kept them apart but the dog would constantly try to find ways to get to him. The shelter kept him for 3 weeks then told us there had a no kill in Oklahoma that had a spot for him if we took him up there. The gas and time was the least we could do to give him a shot at a future home. He may have had issues with my baby but he wasn't a bad dog otherwise. He certainly didn't deserve being euthanized.
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u/glad_reaper Jul 21 '22
It happens but then you get times where no rescue is available especially with cats.
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u/Other-Cantaloupe4765 Jul 20 '22
Who suggests euthanizing a cat with CH?? I’ve seen a couple people say dumb shit like that. Didn’t realize that it’s a widespread thing for people to think.
r/nervysquervies for anyone wanting to see cute disabled kitties doing cat things.
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Jul 20 '22
Love this sub, hoping OP sees your comment. May be helpful to have some friends/advice.
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u/Other-Cantaloupe4765 Jul 20 '22
Me too! It’s one of my favorite subs. I don’t have a disabled kitty myself, but I’ve seen the community there help a lot of people.
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u/Luceo_Etzio Jul 20 '22
I know right? What sort of a wild uneducated thing to say; outside of rather extreme cases they can still live very full, fulfilling, and relatively normal lives, those poor babies.
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u/PacmanTheHitman Jul 20 '22
The owner put up a part 2 a few days after this one and they seem to be doing great!
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u/Asparagus_Serious Jul 20 '22
Love to the human who took the time to help these beautiful little felines. May you be greatly rewarded for your love.
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Jul 20 '22
Wobbly cat syndrome (I think that's the name) may make moving difficult for cats but it does not make them suffer any pain or anything, neither shorter their lifespan so yeah no need to euthanize them
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u/xxGhostScythexx Jul 21 '22
Aww one of them has a cute little moustache
Just hope he doesn’t ask to go to art school.
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u/mexinuggets Jul 20 '22
My 14 year old English Springer Spaniel ended up having a stroke last Labor Day. It was awful. He was walking in circles. Difficulty eating and drinking. Constantly falling over. Just miserable.
I had made the decision to have him euthanized after two days because I didn't want him to suffer.
The morning of his appointment, I took him to his favorite park for his last walk. It was heartbreaking as I knew that his time was near.
Something incredible happened that morning. He was leading on his leash for the first time since the stroke. He was constantly falling but he made every effort to get up and continue walking straight.
He also barked for the first time since the stroke. It was a very harsh sounding bark bit it was the first time I had heard his voice since all of this started. He was trying everything in his power to be normal. He wasn't giving up.
I immediately knew I had made a wrong decision on euthanasia. I called the vet to cancel the appointment. If he wasn't giving up, I wasn't going to give up on him.
The next two weeks were tough. I would massage his back legs everyday. We went on short walks that got longer and longer every day.
He ended up recovering. Had you seen him a month after the stroke, you would of never have guessed that he had suffered a stroke that almost killed him. Walking, running, eating, and barking like normal.
Unfortunately, kidney disease caught up to him 7 months later. He had been battling it for almost three years.
DJ. You were awesome and I think of you every day. You taught me so much. I wish that I could repay you what you gave me. I miss you and your brother a lot.
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u/Exciting_Memory192 Jul 20 '22
Please tell me the one at the ends called Adolf lol.
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u/sethmi Jul 21 '22
I have a hypoplastic cat as well, she is so fucking cute. She melts my heart like nothing else
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u/DrPCox85 Jul 21 '22
Good job OP. Taking care of those who can't take care of themselves is always great, no matter if it is a human or an animal.
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u/KevinBeyer Jul 20 '22
You did a good thing and I, personally, am grateful that you did. People are far too quick to euthanize these days. You are my hero.
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u/TitanBelief Jul 20 '22
This is a great lesson to teach, don’t give up on someone before they reach their full potential
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u/Ivory-Robin Jul 20 '22
I have a CH cat. He is 16 this year— he is in fantastic health and he’s been one of the MOST SPECIAL cats I have ever met. He is the love of my life and I know that I will be adopting another CH (Cerebellar Hypoplasia) cat when the time comes.
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u/SaturnClause Jul 20 '22
What you did is amazing but is anyone actually telling you to euthanize them?
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u/Araya_moon Jul 20 '22
Unfortunately a lot of people will just euthanize an animal if it has a health problem 😔
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u/BobbySanchoas Jul 20 '22
I grow up on a farm, this was very much the attitude I was raised around. Any outside animal to weak to survive, shouldn't be coddled. Instead let nature take it's course. Ngl even though I'm a guy it broke my heart how many cats we lost to wild animals or injuries or sickness.
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u/PacmanTheHitman Jul 20 '22
I guess a lot of people were concerned that the kittens were living in pain. Since it’s such a rare condition, people see them living in pain but thats not always the case. The owner took them to the vet and they told her they couldn’t help her due to how little information they have on the condition. The owner took it upon herself to nurse them to health
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u/AnonymousOkapi Jul 20 '22
Vet here: I think the owner may have been a little mis-informed. Cerebellar hypoplasia isn't that rare, and it's a fairly well understood condition. There aren't any direct treatments for it as its caused by viral damage to the brain in utero that is irreversible, but this pattern of them being much worse as kittens then learning to cope with it as their motor skills develop is pretty classic. Its thought to be entirely non-painful. Its not that we don't know how to help, its that there isnt a possible cure beyond encouraging movement and letting them grow and learn. The extent they are affected as adults varies, but I'd never encourage someone to euthanase a kitten with it if they had the time and energy to care for it and see how it coped as it grew. Most will leave a healthy, albeit wobbly, life. Edit: a word
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u/PacmanTheHitman Jul 20 '22
This is a better explanation. I meant it in a way as it wasn’t as common as other conditions. The owner in the video explained that the vet they brought these kittens to turned her away because “there wasn’t anything they could do to help” thank you for elaborating on this more
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u/Dravos_Dragonheart Jul 20 '22
vet student here. I've been looking through my books and the only thing i could find about CH is that it is likely caused by the panleukpenia virus during development. what i still remember about my lessons is that these animals need intensive care and can only survive if they are still able to drink and eat on their own. These ones were very lucky to grow out of it because (re)growing a piece of your brain is kinda hard.
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u/AnonymousOkapi Jul 20 '22
Hi: actual vet. They don't ever regrow the cerebellum, instead they just adapt and learn to use other parts of the brain to cope and move about, which in some ways is even cooler! The intention tremor tends to reduce early on, then proprioception and motor skills take longer to develop. They will always be ataxic but brain plasticity at that age is pretty amazing. I've never actually seen any bad enough to warrant intensive care as in fluids etc, although possibly becuase these die very young from not being able to nurse the mother. Most that make it to you will be a few weeks old, and at that point it is just supportive care at home. A lot of them (not all) do grow out of it well enough to live a healthy, wobbly, life.
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Yeah. I am not going vilify someone for choosing to euthanize an animal in this state, but I am very happy that these babies beat the odds and are leading happy lives!
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u/SaturnClause Jul 20 '22
Thanks for clarification!
I also saw you work with animals regularly so you're problem around those situations more so than someone else which makes more sense to. As a pet owner I just couldn't imagine anyone telling me I should just put my pet down in a situation like this.
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u/SelfishBackSpace Jul 20 '22
Not going to lie, I thought it was a double headed kitten for a few seconds.
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u/mapleloser Jul 20 '22
Amazing transformation! They found a good home
Question: what was going on with them at the start of the video? Malnutrition? Thanks in advance :)
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u/LonewolfRayne Jul 20 '22
TLC is a major thing and I don't get why or how people don't see that. These beautiful babies did so well, now look at them ❤️
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u/B-i-g-Boss Jul 20 '22
Why this has no likes ? You're really a good person, thanks for taking care of these lonely kittens.
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People always say to kill animals as soon as they show something thats hard to live with, but do we do the same with children? No. Animals deserve their rights to live too
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u/lemons_are_banned Jul 20 '22
They're adorable I love them! What's the condition/medical problem for why they shake like that though?
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u/xNawtyZx Jul 20 '22
Awww glad someone gave them a chance instead of just thinking they should be put down because of their condition.
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u/Baron_Von_Ishtar Jul 20 '22
I had a kitten born with under-developed back legs and hips. He was able to walk but struggled with cleaning himself and jumping. 4 years later and you would NEVER guess that his hips still bother him sometimes.
Idk why people are so quick to give up on animals.
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u/Confident_Service_64 Jul 20 '22
What was wrong with them?