r/specialaww • u/Radtrvp • Aug 22 '24

My new baby

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Yesterday I added a new member to the family, meet Larsa (Klingon name from TNG).She is in her new forever home. She is a pure bread Manx that had a spinal deformation causing her to hop like a bunny, and there are slight issues with constipation. Any advice on how to properly care for my new baby would be greatly appreciated.

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u/a-girl-and-her-cats Aug 22 '24

Congratulations on adopting such a sweet beauty! I love Larsa so much, please give her extra kisses and cuddles from me. 💖

Have you taken her to a vet yet?

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u/Radtrvp Aug 22 '24

Well I’m dumb and spelled her name wrong it’s Lursa haha she’s the sweetest girl.

She had an exam, extensive blood work, and was spayed while she was at the Humane Society. But I did make her an appointment for tomorrow morning to get looked at, and get care advice from a vet.

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u/Bumblebee_xx Aug 22 '24

She’s a beauty! Thank you so much for adopting her! Doesn’t she have the best markings!🥰🤍🖤

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u/Radtrvp Aug 22 '24

Her little white paw tips did it for me 😊

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u/HailArtGoddess Aug 23 '24

What a beautiful cat! Not sure what help this is, but watch the constipation. Years ago we had a cat who had his tail run over by a car. Mickey had to have his tail amputated but the problem was it pulled on the muscles of the rectum causing problems with passing harder stools. As he got older, Mickey would get backed up with like eight inches of hard stool that the vet would have to get out. I can’t remember exactly what we did to help soften the stool but I remember how hard it was on Mickey and on us watching him struggle. I suspect they have better treatments nowadays for the issue of hard stools. Good luck with your baby! ❤️

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u/Radtrvp Sep 02 '24

Someone gave me a tip to get her started on some good probiotics and she’s been great. It even says in her vet notes that she will always be constipated and have UTI but she is already 7 months old and hasn’t had a single issue.

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u/HailArtGoddess Sep 03 '24

That’s great to hear!

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u/AnActualSeagull Aug 23 '24

Oh she’s gorgeous!! Are we able to get a video of her hopping?

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u/CatRescuer8 Aug 24 '24

Congratulations! Miralax works great for constipation (but of course ask your vet).

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u/Radtrvp Sep 02 '24

Vet literally said the same exact thing :) thank you!