Stockings The Kitten Was Born Unable To Walk Or Stand, But That's Not The Case Anymore

Posted: 01/23/2014 2:22 pm EST | Updated: 01/24/2014 4:59 pm EST

A kitten born with a rare deformity and found living in a suspected hoarding situation has a second chance at life after a Chicago animal shelter helped him get the treatment he needed.

Meet Stockings.

When a weeks-old Stockings was brought to the Tree House Humane Society last year, his hind legs were turned inward and fixed into a "W" position, twisted like a pretzel. Further, he was underweight and had an upper respiratory infection starting up, the shelter says.

"He had to drag his whole behind, and we knew that was going to be a really difficult way to live," Tree House spokeswoman Jenny Schlueter told ABC Chicago.

Though other shelters might have opted to euthanize Stockings due to the cost and uncertainty of treatment, Dr. Lynda Ewald, the shelter's veterinary services director, consulted with an orthopedic specialist and decided Stockings would undergo a series of surgeries to cut the tendons of his hind legs out so that they could be extended and properly aligned. The first surgery took place in October, followed by three more surgeries while he lived with a foster mother who is a veterinary technician.

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Baboon adopts stray kitten as its pet in Israeli zoo

After adopting the animal some weeks ago, the baboon has started calling for the kitten when it wanders to another area of the cage.

When the kitten returns, the baboon strokes and cares for it, checking its fur for fleas as it would with its own babies. 

The manager of the zoo says that the kitten has refused to leave the cage, according to a local news website. 

But she also told the channel that the kitten and the baboon do not always get on, and that sometimes the latter steals his new friend's food.

She added that if it continues, the pair will have to be separated. 

The video has received media attention worldwide and over 20,000 views on YouTube. 

Comments on the footage are varied, with a smattering of feline and monkey related puns, speculation on the baboon's ulterior motives and obscure comparisons to the Israel/ Palestine conflict. 

Read more: http://www.metro.co.uk/weird/917459-baboon-adopts-stray-kitten-as-its-pet-in-israeli-zoo#ixzz2Bv3tK48w

Rare fishing kitten born at Isle of Man wildlife park

An endangered fishing cat kitten has been born at the Curraghs Wildlife Park in the Isle of Man.

The rare breed is described as "endangered" by the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) with just 200 living in captivity world-wide.

Park manager Kathleen Graham said: "This kitten is only one of about 10 born in the past year worldwide, so this is incredibly exciting news."

The cats, originally from Asia, have developed webbed feet and live a semi-aquatic lifestyle.

See video:  http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-isle-of-man-19672809

Kitten with no back feet gets happy ending

SweetPea is a kitten that was born with no back feet and missing half her tail. However, she managed to beat the odds because although she wound up in a high-kill animal shelter, she now has a wonderful forever home! A worker at Cumberland County Animal Control Center saw Sweetpea and contacted Blind Cat Rescue & Sanctuary Inc., who couldn’t help but fall in love with the kitten immediately. On Wednesday she came to live with the rescue permanently.

Although it is a bit of a mystery, the vet feels that the bottom of Sweetpea’s legs were crushed in utero from the umbilical cord getting wrapped around her legs and cutting off the circulation. She also has osteomyelitis (a bone infection) and a fractured femar. However, other than that she is doing well. Despite her physical limitations, Sweetpea has no problem getting around and plays like any other six weeks old kitten.

Continued:  http://www.examiner.com/article/kitten-with-no-back-feet-gets-happy-ending

Kitten causes havoc in police chase

A kitten caused havoc in Austria after going on the run from police, who had to dismantle a force car to rescue her. Police and firefighters were called to a Vienna suburb after residents heard desperate meowing and a night-long search ensued.

When the cat was discovered under the bonnet of a car, she sprang away from police and took refuge behind several cars until seemingly disappearing - until her meowing started again. The wayward animal's calls for help were traced to a police car.

It took half-an-hour's hard work boosting the car up on a jack before the cat was released from a small space inside the vehicle's floor panel.

http://latestnews.virginmedia.com/news/oddly_enough/2010/07/28/kitten_causes_havoc_in_police_chase

Kitten survives spin cycle trauma

A six-week-old kitten has been saved after being trapped in a washing machine for a 30-minute cycle.

Toby is thought to have crawled into the washing machine in Stonehaven before it was switched on.

The collapsed kitten was rushed to the local vets, where staff managed to save the cold and almost drowned pet.

Vet David McLaren said: "The kitten's belly was full of water. But we slowly warmed the kitten up and it came back to the land of the living."

The kitten had been taken to Kirkton Veterinary Centre after being discovered in the household appliance.

Mr McLaren said: "It had been in the washing machine for half-an-hour.

"We gave it glucose and oxygen, and it became more responsive after about three-quarters of an hour.

"The kitten's belly was full of water but it never drowned. There were bumps and bruises, but nothing was broken."

The kitten is now back home in the Aberdeenshire town in a five-strong litter.

Toby the kitten is now back home after the washing machine ordeal

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/scotland/north_east/8140769.stm

Hex the kitty was born hexed.

6 Legged Kitten "Hex" Needs Your Help
Hex Was Born With An Extra Set Of Lower Legs
COOPER CITY (CBS4)

Hex the kitty was born hexed.

The adorable 6 week old kitten was born with 6 legs.

Doctors at the Animal Medical Center at Cooper City say Hex was born with and extra set of hind lets, duplication of part of his intestine and two colons; both of which are functional. The vets speculate that Hex possibly had a Siamese twin that never fully developed

The vets say Hex will need surgery to remove the duplicate lower legs and intestinal surgery to remove the part of the colon which is duplicated.

The surgery needed to remove Hex's duplicate hind legs will cost anywhere from $24-hundred to $3-thousand. Hex's family say that amount is going to be difficult for them to manage.

Hex's owners have made arrangements to collect money for Hex's operation and have set up a website where you can find out more. Info can be found at hexfoundation.org

http://cbs4.com/local/hex.kitten.cooper.2.705942.html

Royal Mail threat after kitten attacks postman

Royal Mail has warned a family their mail could be stopped after a postman was scratched by their pet kitten.

Ken Ridge, 65, and his son Bradley, 30, received the warning after the postman was targeted by kitten Illy at their home in Clapham.

Office manager Mayo Sonubi wrote: "I am writing to let you know that, on June 6, our postman was attacked by your animal in your premises while delivering mail to your address.

"Animal attacks are a major cause of injury to Royal Mail staff and so I am writing to seek your co-operation in preventing a repeat of this unfortunate incident.

"I must advise you that, if any further incidents of this nature are allowed to take place, I shall have no alternative other than to consider suspending the delivery of mail to your home."

But Mr Ridge said friends and neighbours thought the threat was laughable and he plans to ignore the letter, reports the Daily Telegraph.

"We were not around when this happened, but it seems some mail was put through the letterbox and their hand was scratched. Illy is only a kitten and I am sure she was just playing," he said.
Mr Ridge, who runs a fruit and veg business, added: "Everyone finds it so amusing that our playful kitten has been mistaken for some savage beast."

A Royal Mail spokesman said it takes animal attacks seriously.

"The member of staff suffered a very bad cut to her hand which required treatment while delivering mail through the letterbox of the address," he said.

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