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Kitten Isn't Using Hind Legs
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Something like this?
Yes, exactly. That is from the thread I posted in which Catwoman explains the vest.
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Yes, I read the thread you shared with me. Thank you all for the advice. I will make a vest like this for him.
Post a picture of him in it if you can. 
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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.
I think for your first one, it looks great! Good for you both!!
Ah, I understand. I was thinking something like a baby sling, and you were thinking in terms of broken bones and confused "splint" with "sling." This is understandable, especially since the words are superficially similar.
The vest looks like it may be a bit too long for him; otherwise it looks good. He looks very alarmed by it, though. Is he crying himself breathless over it? If he is, it's doing more harm than good. Did you check first by gently pressing the sides of his rib cage to be sure that it got better rather than worse when compressed?
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Looks good, just cut it shorter. He’ll get more used to it. The more he wears it the sooner his ribs will correct. Make sure it is not tied too tightly or it will have the opposite effect.
You’ll need to adjust it as he grows. Make the strings longer so it’s easy to loosen it.
You’ll need to adjust it as he grows. Make the strings longer so it’s easy to loosen it.
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, 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 like bc it is too big so I hope by making it smaller it will fit him better and he will get used to it. When I gently press on his ribs he doesn't mind seem to mind (he doesn't cry) and it does seem to make it better.
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, I will cut it some so hopefully it will fit him better On a side note: It seems like he has gotten a little bit more movement in his back legs but he still is unable to walk. The vet did not say if he would get back full movement in his back legs or not.
Is he taking any medicine for his condition?
The vet probably doesn't know yet, but even if he says the kitten will never regain use of his legs don't give up on that. We had a thread a year or two ago about a kitten who had been mauled by a bobcat and was seriously paralyzed. Most people would have given up on him, but @jennyrosalie kept working with him and eventually we had videos of him stalking and pouncing on toys. Kitten who can't move
It's too soon to do any of the things she did yet, but once your kitten is past the FCKS stage I suspect that you'll find this thread to be quite instructive.
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Oh my gosh. Bless his little heart...and yours for going through all this to help him!!!!!
He's got a beautiful, inquisitive expression. I'm really pulling for this little one!
We have another very heart-warming thread currently about a cat who is unable to use his hind legs.
Paralyzed Stray Black Kitten
Paralyzed Stray Black Kitten
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