Ok, new question for thoughts on posting my boys up for adoption. I adopted the two cute little guys out, now come the toughies.
James - Seemed fine until he got nuetered and became suddenly very dizzy. He has recovered but he has NEVER FULLY recovered. He runs and plays, but if you play with him you'll notice he can get thrown off of balance quite easily. He doesn't jump around much, I think he has a bad sense of balance.
Francis - Has from day one winked very oddly in one eye. When he was younger he showed some balance problems, he'd fall off their toy and land on his side when most kittens could have righted themselves. He has had litter box issues that I thought were completely gone, but I think he just has trouble when there is no box in the room now (he pooped in my living room in the furthest corner from any litter boxes).
They are both still rather shy, James will let you pet him and purr a lot more than Francis, who tends to run and hide.
Just the kind of cats most people are looking for right?
But my real question is - what do you think, do their balance problems probably stemming from inbreeding and nuerological damage make them Special Needs?
Who knows if they will live long/short lives because of it. They don't need medication. I'm just not sure how to advertise them.
Thanks for any thoughts.
James - Seemed fine until he got nuetered and became suddenly very dizzy. He has recovered but he has NEVER FULLY recovered. He runs and plays, but if you play with him you'll notice he can get thrown off of balance quite easily. He doesn't jump around much, I think he has a bad sense of balance.
Francis - Has from day one winked very oddly in one eye. When he was younger he showed some balance problems, he'd fall off their toy and land on his side when most kittens could have righted themselves. He has had litter box issues that I thought were completely gone, but I think he just has trouble when there is no box in the room now (he pooped in my living room in the furthest corner from any litter boxes).
They are both still rather shy, James will let you pet him and purr a lot more than Francis, who tends to run and hide.
Just the kind of cats most people are looking for right?
But my real question is - what do you think, do their balance problems probably stemming from inbreeding and nuerological damage make them Special Needs?
Who knows if they will live long/short lives because of it. They don't need medication. I'm just not sure how to advertise them.
Thanks for any thoughts.