How to take care of a disabled cat?

Disabled cats need love

Although we all hope that every cat is perfect and has unique beauty for us to appreciate, but God does not allow it As expected, we will always find that there are a few cats whose bodies are disabled. These congenital or acquired disabilities will have an impact on the cats' lives to some extent. When facing these cats, we must not be weird about their disabilities. Instead of abandoning them, we should give them more care and let disability be called a kind of beauty in cats. ? Monika Malek, a 22-year-old photographer from Poland, completed a great photo project "I'm Still a Cat", in which the subjects were 100 cats due to illness or illness. Injured and disabled cats, some are blind, some have lost a leg, and some have diabetes or leukemia. Malik said she hopes to use this to change people's prejudices, stop mistreating them or ignoring them, and look at their flaws from a normal perspective. A newborn cat in the United States was unable to stand or walk. Thanks to a shelter in Chicago, the cat was lucky enough to survive and was sent to the "Treehouse Humane Society" when it was just a few weeks old. After diagnosis by medical staff, it was discovered that its leg joints were deformed, which meant that "Socks" could not run, jump or play, and could only lie on the bedding all day long. In addition, it is underweight due to malnutrition and suffers from upper respiratory tract infections. Dr Steve Neihaus, an orthopedic surgeon, recommended removing the sock's hind legs and refitting them with prosthetics. "We knew it was risky, and there was no guarantee it would work," Schlueter said. In October 2013, the kitten had her first surgery, and since it was a success, It's full of life now. "Socks"'s adopter, Priscilla Cherry, a veterinarian, has been caring for him since the surgery. She said: "When I saw it dragging its deformed legs without anyone taking care of it, I knew it needed my love and care." Sometimes, those disabled cats are also strong. There is a kitten named Roux in the United States. Although he was born with only two paws, he lived a normal and happy life. Roux's owner shared his adventure story through photos on Instagram, and netizens were deeply moved by this strong kitten.

Due to a birth defect, Roux was born without front paws. However, he was strong and overcame this difficulty and lived a normal life of his own kind. Its owner specially applied for an Instagram account to record Roux’s adventure stories. Currently, this account has 132,000 fans. ?

Roux was a stray cat who was adopted by a New Orleans veterinarian when he was six months old. Because Roux has a rare disease, his previous animal shelter wanted to move him to another facility. Roux’s owner recalled hearing that Roux was returned to the shelter because he could not bury his feces. But it really wants to do its best, which is really heartbreaking. Infected by this optimistic spirit, Roux's owner adopted the kitten without hesitation. ? With the development of medical technology, animal prostheses have become increasingly popular. Disabled cats can overcome some congenital obstacles with the help of medical methods. Vincent, a cat at the Story County Animal Shelter in Nevada, Iowa, recently received a special gift - a titanium alloy prosthetic leg. When people found it at a campsite, the unfortunate cat had lost its hind legs from the tibia down. The shelter didn't know how to deal with it until he was adopted by Cindy Jones, whose daughter happened to be studying veterinary medicine at Iowa State University. ?

Emily found Mary Sarah Bergh, a veterinary orthopedic surgeon and associate professor of orthopedic surgery at the school's Lloyd Veterinary Medical Center (Lloyd Veterinary Medical Center), to help. At the age of 3, lucky Vincent was finally fitted with a pair of titanium alloy rear prosthetics, and he could finally walk around like an almost normal cat.

"I expect that soon he will be jumping around and doing things like any other normal cat," Bergh said. However, he also pointed out that only about 25% of the world's animals receive the same treatment as Vincent. ? The prosthetic limb was donated and manufactured by a veterinary orthopedic company called BioMedtrix. The first surgical operation took place in February 2014, when they first implanted a titanium shaft into Vincent's thigh bone and emerged from his fur.

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