This is Lazzy (like jazzy). She is a girl with extra needs and holds a special place in our hearts. She was a kitten that was born breech, her sack tore early which allowed her elbows to spread and made it difficult for her to come out even with traction. She was kicking on the way out but was not breathing by the time she came out. We did 15 minutes of CPR to get her breathing, I only continued so long because every few minutes she would take a gasp. Just as I was about to give up she started crying and breathing on her own.
We knew she might have some problems with the lack of oxygen during those minutes. As she started to learn how to walk we saw that her back legs were not as strong as her front legs. As she grew up, she didn' let her wonky legs get her down. She is now an adult and runs around by using her back legs like a springboard and runs like a kangaroo. She does still have weakness and sometimes falls off the cat tree when she's running around like crazy.
We are on the fence about finding another home for Lazzy but decided to share her story in case an adopter with prior pet mobility experience could treat her like the queen she is. She does not have mobility problems now, but that could change as she gets older. Since she has sensory issues, she doesn't clean herself as good as the other cats so going to a smaller pet family would get her the eye, ear, and maybe light brushing she needs to help with her grooming. She has a break in her nose (like Persians and exotics) so she stains like crazy and needs powering, it's a throwback to exotics that were used in the development of the Scottish folds for a time. And here is her sometimes issue, she can't feel her butt of back legs, so she needs a high litter box that will nudge her into the litter box. We have to have low litterboxes upstairs and downstairs so our baby kittens can crawl in when litter box training. On these low ones, she sometimes has her butt having over and she pees on the litter mat. This only happens occasionally but is why we decided to make her available.
We want to be clear, she will only go to a home with prior mobility experience, cats or dogs, so please share how you have previously cared for a pet with a walker or diapers. While she is not at this stage, we want her to have a family who is fully committed and capable of providing for her. Her rehoming fee would be a $25-50 donation to a pet charity just to ensure she is not used for snake food or dog fighting bait. If you are looking for donation suggestions, we recommend:
https://seattlepugs.com/
Seattle Pug Rescue is a group that takes pugs in and get them the medical care they need no matter the cost on top of regular rehoming.
https://communitycatcoalitionwa.org/
Community Cat Coalition is a TNR that also does adoption for cats that can be homed either inside or outside and those that are just too feral are released and get supplemented dry food.
