Granby wrote:
Have you taken him to a vet That would be my first move.


Since he belongs to the shelter, I need to go thru them. I talked with
them today, and was told to wait for a call back. I will eventually end
up bringing the little guy into the shelter vet tech. I expect that will
happen in the next few days. I expect this diagnosis when I do, so I
wanted to prepare for it.



"Poe" wrote in message
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I have a 6-week old foster kitten. He is from a litter of four, with two
dying at birth, and one dying about one day old. He is the sole survivor.

I've been increasingly worried about his motor skills. At 4-5 weeks I
expected to see him grow stronger, and by week 6, stable on his feet.
Instead, he seems to have plateaued at around week 4 - falls over all the
time, can't coordinate. Can't really use the litter box, because he cannot
hold himself up. He's started trembling, especially after eating. At first
I thought he was straining to make a bowel movement, but after researching
I think it is another symptom of Cerebellar Hyperplasia. I viewed a few
videos on youTube of cats with this disorder, and I am pretty sure now it
is what he has.

So - what do others here know about the disorder? I've googled around, and
see that cats can live a long, pain-free life with the disorder. I am
fostering him from our shelter, so IDK if they'll want to put him down.
I'm trying to get as much info I can right now to determine if I should
fight to keep him alive, get him adopted, or if I should let him be put
down (he belongs to the shelter, not to me).

Thanks in advance.