We have a litter of three we are caring for, and while the 2 boys are running wild, their sister seems to be having a small problem.
Some background: They were born on 12/30/06 and it was a normal, uneventful birth. She was the last-born of the three. Mom was well fed and cared for during pregnancy.
She can walk, but her hind legs splay out to the sides rather than go underneath her as she walks, and when she sits, her hind legs go out to the side. It's cute, but it's not "normal". We are going to take them all to the vet in another week or two for their first checkup, but I was hoping maybe one of you guys on here had an idea what this might be. She moves as fast as her brothers on a towel or on carpet, but on the laminate floor she gets no traction and it's hard for her. All four legs move well; i.e. she can kick and stretch, her tail moves; so there is no paralysis or nerve damage that I can imagine.
BTW, the boys are Aurelius (long haired orange boy) and Spartacus (grey and white longhaired boy), and the girl is Andromache (grey and white longhaired). She got her name from how well she holds her own while wrestling with her brothers; Andromache, a name from Greek mythology, translates as "She fights like a man"!
Thanks!
~Sue
Some background: They were born on 12/30/06 and it was a normal, uneventful birth. She was the last-born of the three. Mom was well fed and cared for during pregnancy.
She can walk, but her hind legs splay out to the sides rather than go underneath her as she walks, and when she sits, her hind legs go out to the side. It's cute, but it's not "normal". We are going to take them all to the vet in another week or two for their first checkup, but I was hoping maybe one of you guys on here had an idea what this might be. She moves as fast as her brothers on a towel or on carpet, but on the laminate floor she gets no traction and it's hard for her. All four legs move well; i.e. she can kick and stretch, her tail moves; so there is no paralysis or nerve damage that I can imagine.
BTW, the boys are Aurelius (long haired orange boy) and Spartacus (grey and white longhaired boy), and the girl is Andromache (grey and white longhaired). She got her name from how well she holds her own while wrestling with her brothers; Andromache, a name from Greek mythology, translates as "She fights like a man"!
Thanks!
~Sue