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The clinic said the operation ideally 10-14 weeks and she’s already on the late side at 16 weeks for best results - from experience, at this stage after the surgery the ribs would still have a slight curve in but would be better and giving her heart & lungs more space.

Thanks! I think I will go with surgery - as at this stage it’s non-invasive, increases her life quality for long term & would give me peace of mind. The alternative - something happens to her later down the line, too late to do anything or too risky, I think I’d have so much guilt. Financially I...

The problem is one month is crucial - it’s possible by then her ribs are already grown not to be able to be corrected. The surgery should be done 14-16 weeks. She’s going to be 16weeks

Now I need some community wisdom. So Petey’s CT result came back as severe deformity. But her heart is healthy, the curve is at a slight bended angle so not pointing/pressing the heart. However, it does add pressure to lungs. The vet got me to calculate her sleeping respiratory rate, which is...

Thanks! She’s almost 4 months old. Though her breed (Savannah) do take longer to mature & I just hope her ribs won’t get in the way during her growth. The cardiovascular expert at the new vet place confirmed she’s got a strong & healthy heart. I am waiting for a call from the soft tissue...

I want to update the community again - hopefully giving other people in the same condition some references. Although the local vet confirmed with ultrasound her heart’s in good condition and did not recommend surgery, I wanted to be absolutely sure so got them refer me to the country’s...

Same here, I am following this thread. Wishing the girl the best. When I was a fresh graduate I had a dog, it went into an accident and cost 3months of my and my bf’s salary to fix it. It was extremely frustrating and I borrowed money from several friends. But the dog was saved, ex-bf’s mother...

You have formula, start supplement feeding asap, the new born kittens should gain weights everyday between 6-13g, any loss is dangerous. I had the same thing - I felt ridges on her belly and freaked out, thought it’s a dead kitten or tumor, brought her to see our vet who said she’s normal...

I’ve found a solution. I thought she was going around due to separation anxiety. So I took two of her most outgoing kittens to the same room in a cat carrier case (in case she gets aggressive again). Boom! She wanted to nurse them straightaway and the kittens were not afraid. She’s now calmed...

Yes I said so too - even if this one’s out, more are probably in her and vet’s needed asap.

New development, the mom cat got aggressive towards the other male cat, and also towards one of her own kittens! I now have the mom cat in a separate room. The kittens are out playing when she’s not there, and the two male cats are also more relaxed. She’s not happy in the room though. I try...

Omg, this is urgent and bad situation. I believe it the kitten’s head and shoulders are out you can help to gently get it out -there’s a couple of videos on YouTube vet giving a demo how to do it. BUT - she’s likely to have other dead kittens in her, you need to get her to vet ASAP. It does cost...

Not spaying her until the kittens are gone. As I heard that after spaying she may turn hostile to her kittens. The male cats are scared and mom’s in distress, kittens are hiding and scared of mom, on my goodness I hope the situation improves soon enough.

We’ve got three adult cats (2 neutered male and 1 female), the female gave birth to a litter of 5 kittens before Christmas and all of them have been getting along just fine. The adult male cats would lick the kittens, sometimes play - if it gets a bit rough, the mom intervenes and back to peace...

I’ve got a final update on this: Peter Pan just had an ultrasound scan today by a heart surgeon. Although she’s got quite a dint into her chest, the upper ribs are long and there’s enough space for her organs. Her heart is slightly rotated but otherwise healthy without any complications. The...