by kaziah@q.com
(Wa)
Bobbi in his fish face
I went through a rescue site 2 yrs ago and got my male fold. I was taken advantage of as the man that had this cat originally had purchased him when he had a genetic condition that also affects the rear legs and hocks. My poor boy seems as though he struggles to walk at times and I want to know if there is any kind of supplement I can give him for this osteochondrodysplasia.
He is only a little past 2 yrs old and I want to know what to expect and how I can care for him. Will this totally cripple him. I love this cat so much and it pains me to see him trying to be as normal as he can with his cat mates.
Sometimes (rarely) he plays and tries to run, looking like he is kind of hopping. I need to know all I can about what to expect and do to help my boy, Bobbi, out. Can you give me any info on who I might contact about my folds problem?
sincerely
Rita Bartlett
I owned for 19 years a cat with folded ears (bad quality single fold), Goku. She was my first cat. Not a Scottish fold, but a moggy who carried the FD gene. She had short ears, double coat ad a cobby bodytipe. She had been quite healthy, with no particular problems or visible OCD. She got arthritis at the age of 11, common at this age among many cats, regardless their genetic makeup. Her tail and her paws alays looked normal.
She died last year, kidney failure. I truly miss her.
DISORDER – OSTEOCHONDRODYSPLASIA
Organ Systems Involved
Musculoskeletal
Alternative Names
Scottish Fold osteochondrodysplasia
http://sydney.edu.au/vetscience/lida/cats/search/disorder/1315/Osteochondrodysplasia
Thanks for the link.