My cat, Charley, was a rescued cat. Someone drove by, tossed the poor fur ball out, & I rescued him. I took him immediantly to the vet where they said he was at least 5 weeks old. Within his 1st week with us, he was fixed, shots, you name it. We were going to put him up for adoption but it didn't take long before we fell in love with him.
Charley is now 6 months old & as time goes on, I notice something very wrong with his back. He looks like an old, worn out race horse. His curved spine is very noticeable. It dips in at the waist area and shoots slightly back up as it gets closer to the tail area.
Charley, over all, appears to be a very healthy, over fed cat. He runs, jumps, plays, and still has a ton of kitten in him. He drives us crazy most of the time but I do worry about his spine.
I'm wondering, prior to taking him in for x-rays, has anyone ever seen an animal with this type of problem & what is it usually? I'd like to have maybe a general idea of what we are looking at before going through a ton of tests at the vets, which I rightly can not afford. Any help would be greatly appreciated. Please feel free to email me privately.
Much thanks,
Julie
[email protected]
Charley is now 6 months old & as time goes on, I notice something very wrong with his back. He looks like an old, worn out race horse. His curved spine is very noticeable. It dips in at the waist area and shoots slightly back up as it gets closer to the tail area.
Charley, over all, appears to be a very healthy, over fed cat. He runs, jumps, plays, and still has a ton of kitten in him. He drives us crazy most of the time but I do worry about his spine.
I'm wondering, prior to taking him in for x-rays, has anyone ever seen an animal with this type of problem & what is it usually? I'd like to have maybe a general idea of what we are looking at before going through a ton of tests at the vets, which I rightly can not afford. Any help would be greatly appreciated. Please feel free to email me privately.
Much thanks,
Julie
[email protected]