Kittens front leg looks longer than the other

[carelewis]

Hello I have a foster kitten that doesn’t seem to be doing well. He is 13 weeks old and super skinny and has no muscle tone. On top of this he has a front leg that looks longer than the other. I have had this kitten to 3 different vets and no one can give me a clear answer. One said amputate 🥱. One said genetic and the other said we have no idea.

 

[FeebysOwner]

Find a specialty group - maybe to start off with an internal med vet that has other specialty vets in the practice, such as orthopedics, that they can confer with. Amputation may be the only 'easy' solution, but finding out other potential options from specialists would be the best place to start.

The lack of muscle tone might be something that can be resolved once he is able to get around more easily - ditto with the weight. But in the meantime, feed him high calorie kitten food and maybe some KMR too. The specialty group should be able to help with his dietary requirements, but these vets you've seen should have been able to offer some suggestions/ideas as well. Does he eat fairly well on his own?

 

[Mac and Cats]

I don't have any advice at all, but maybe a few questions/suggestions that might not amount to anything: 1) Can he walk on it? 2) Does it seem like he is in pain or has difficulty walking on it? 3) Has anyone taken an x-ray? 4) Has anyone recommended a specialist and is that even something you could feasibly do?

 

[fionasmom]

I completely agree that the kitten need some further consultations with specialists. You said that you are fostering, so I realize that there may be some monetary constraints; however, a consultation will answer a lot of questions and you do not necessarily need to proceed with treatment depending.

As for amputation, I would not jump right into that with this kitten. You need more information; however, as the kittens grows, if the leg is a hindrance to movement it might be considered. The first vet may have jumped to a conclusion, but probably had this in the back of their mind. The other two vets were useless.

 

[carelewis]

Find a specialty group - maybe to start off with an internal med vet that has other specialty vets in the practice, such as orthopedics, that they can confer with. Amputation may be the only 'easy' solution, but finding out other potential options from specialists would be the best place to start.

The lack of muscle tone might be something that can be resolved once he is able to get around more easily - ditto with the weight. But in the meantime, feed him high calorie kitten food and maybe some KMR too. The specialty group should be able to help with his dietary requirements, but these vets you've seen should have been able to offer some suggestions/ideas as well. Does he eat fairly well on his own?

He eats great! Just wanna know if anyone else has ever seen a kittens leg like this

 

[carelewis]

I don't have any advice at all, but maybe a few questions/suggestions that might not amount to anything: 1) Can he walk on it? 2) Does it seem like he is in pain or has difficulty walking on it? 3) Has anyone taken an x-ray? 4) Has anyone recommended a specialist and is that even something you could feasibly do?

X-rays was taken. They said nothing was wrong. Well obviously there is something wrong. He uses it. Plays and runs and climbs on it as of today! Yeah! He’s a foster kitten. The foundation doesn’t have that type of money. They have trapped and fixed over 80 kittens this summer so far