My poor cat has had one heck of a life so far. I found her as a kitten about 3 weeks old laying on the center line of the highway. Her face was scraped up, she had a rock indent in her head, was bleeding from her rectum, and was dehydrated and overheated from laying on the blacktop in the sun. Due to trauma she also lost the ability to meow and only makes a range of squeaks plus hissing and an overly dramatic tail.
Despite the odds and some ADHD type problems which made litter box training a nightmare she grew in to a pretty cat:
She had finally adjusted to a mostly normal life, aside from thinking she's a dog instead, and not having to be caged, I built a huge enclosure for her in the dining room to help with all the litter box issues and such, when the past few months she had severe ear infections with odd and uncommon bacteria. A few weeks ago a raw patch appeared on her leg over the joint. I thought she injured it so cleaned it and kept an eye on it. It faded but her face broke out next followed by the other paw. Today after a thorough examination at the vet we found patches under her legs and on her belly as well and she still has bumps on the back of her ears. The vet finally diagnosed her with pemphigus erythemotosis. An autoimmune disease where the antibodies attack the layers of the skin. She is now on daily prednisone and will be for life. If it doesn't work and she turns out to have a more severe form of pemphigus she will have to be PTS. As is her lifespan just got shorter.
I wish someone would find a way and expend the effort to neuter all the feral and mostly feral cats wandering about this state. All the roadkill kittens, packed shelters, and sick cats from genetic or communicable diseases is truly tiring.
Despite the odds and some ADHD type problems which made litter box training a nightmare she grew in to a pretty cat:
She had finally adjusted to a mostly normal life, aside from thinking she's a dog instead, and not having to be caged, I built a huge enclosure for her in the dining room to help with all the litter box issues and such, when the past few months she had severe ear infections with odd and uncommon bacteria. A few weeks ago a raw patch appeared on her leg over the joint. I thought she injured it so cleaned it and kept an eye on it. It faded but her face broke out next followed by the other paw. Today after a thorough examination at the vet we found patches under her legs and on her belly as well and she still has bumps on the back of her ears. The vet finally diagnosed her with pemphigus erythemotosis. An autoimmune disease where the antibodies attack the layers of the skin. She is now on daily prednisone and will be for life. If it doesn't work and she turns out to have a more severe form of pemphigus she will have to be PTS. As is her lifespan just got shorter.
I wish someone would find a way and expend the effort to neuter all the feral and mostly feral cats wandering about this state. All the roadkill kittens, packed shelters, and sick cats from genetic or communicable diseases is truly tiring.
