Recent Content by yasnic

@1 bruce 1, Thanks . I'll try to post updates on him frequently. @Sarthur2, Thanks, I will read it. These threads are encouraging and give me hope for him.

@Sarthur2, he is taking prednisone. @Margret, wow that's great. I won't give up on him. I'll definitely checkout that thread you shared and once he is over FCKS I'll start working with him too.

@Margret, I agree it's too big. I'm going to make it a little smaller for him. He doesn't really cry himself breathless when I put him it. He meows some but not constant. He tries to get out of it. I noticed his mobility is limited in it and that maybe one reason he doesn't like it. He may not...

I may need to make modifications. It's my first time making a vest out of cardboard for a kitten. He does not like to wear it, but when he has it on he can't lay on his chest which I believe is the goal. It just seems too big for him. I just don't want to get it too tight.

@Sarthur2, I will post a pic of him in it soon

Yes, I read the thread you shared with me. Thank you all for the advice. I will make a vest like this for him.

Something like this?

When I said sling I meant the cardboard vest. I saw some on the link using tissue paper rolls and some using a flexible plastic. I thought those were called slings but I meant the vest. Sorry for the confusion. I have been reading the links shared and the information is very helpful. I will make...

Thank you! The vet gave him some prednisone so I hope it will also help him with FCKS. I'm still researching ways to help him with FCKS. I wanted to make a sling for him, but since he can't use his back legs I'm not sure if I should or not.

Update: I took my kitten to the vet and he said it seemed like he had a spinal injury but his back did not seem broken. He still has a little movement in his back legs and the vet said this is good. He also doesn't appear to be in any pain and seems to still have feeling in his legs. The vet...

@Sarthur2, thank you for the link and info. Don't worry I don't plan on euthanizing him.

@Margret, thank you so much for all the info.

Thanks to everyone for their replies. I was not sure if the two conditions were related or not. I will wait on doing leg exercises until I speak with the vet tomorrow. Thank you for the suggestions on flat-chested kitten syndrome. Catwoman707, I will start doing what you suggested.

I have a 5 week old kitten that was born with some health problems. I noticed when it was only a few weeks old that something was wrong with the kitten's ribs. It felt flat. I researched and found out about Flat-chested Kitten Syndrome. In addition to the rib cage deformity, the kitten was slow...