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My kitten was born with a open sore on her back, which at one point healed. The mother keeps re-opening the wound. Her back legs are not working, although I try to exercise her legs. I am taking her to a vet on Saturday, and I really am asking is there anything I can do to prevent her mother from opening the wound.
I am afraid she is exposing here nerves and spine and damaging her more. I bandage her and when I come home it's off. I have put Band-Aid on her back, it comes off. I don't think the mother is removing it all the time, because the kitten is active and pulls itself around and plays with her sibling. Is there a way to prevent this? I have tried taking her from the mother but she gets depressed and won't feed.
Thank you all,
Misti,
Rather than a Band-Aid, take an old sock, cut off the foot part and use that as a "body bandage" to see if you can get that wound to heal. However, taking the kitten into the vet is a very good idea so that the vet can give you some idea of what this may be. I do not like the fact that the back legs are not working as that may be an indicator of other problems. I am wondering if there is already spinal damage, but the vet should be able to give you guidance on that one.
Please let me know what the vet says.
Best regards... Norm.
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Answers by Expert:
Norman Auspitz
Expertise
I can answer most non-veterinary questions about cats. My particular expertise is pedigree cats, breeding and showing. However, I am versed in feline behavior, cat breeds and their characteristics, general feline husbandry, and the like.
Experience
I judged for the Canadian Cat Association from 1975 until 1982. I am currently an approved allbreed judge for the Cat Fanciers'' Association (the world''s largets cat registry), and have been judging for them since 1991. I have been breeding pedigreed cats since 1971 and have been exhibiting pedigreed cats in shows since 1970. I obtained my first pedigreed cat in 1970 and have never looked back. In 1971, I obtained my first Abyssinian which has become my primary breed. In addition, I have bred Manx and Persians. Currently, besides the Abyssinians, I am also breeding Maine Coons.
Organizations
Cat Fanciers'' Association, inc. (CFA) and the Manx, Maine Coon, and Abyssinian breed councils. I am currently Abyssinian breed council secretary.
Publications
Cat Fancy Magazine, The Abyssinian Chapter in The Cat Fanciers'' Association Complete Cat Book, and Articles for various editions of The Cat Fanciers'' Association Yearbook
Education/Credentials
I received a B.S. from Drexel University in 1968, a M.Math from University of Waterloo, in 1970, a Ph.D. from University of Waterloo in 1975, and a MBA from McMaster University in 1980. I received my approved allbreed judging status in the Cat Fanciers'' Association in 1999.
Awards and Honors
We have produced a number of Cat Fanciers'' Association (CFA) National winning Abyssinian and Maine Coons. We have produced a number of Abyssinian and Maine Coon Distinguished Merit females (an award for a top producing cat), including the first Distinguished Merit Abyssinian in the red (sorrel) color. I am the CFA Abyssinian breed council secretary and belong and/or hold office in a number of cat clubs. I am also a member of the CFA Judges Association.
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