Meet Apollo - Cutie Warning :)!

[Taz_Zoee]

Aweee WoW he is such a Cutie Pie.. He looks to have been born with that paw that way.. It was prob turned that way in his mother's womb & could not ever straighten.. He looks to be getting around fine..

I'd have to say you are correct. My sisters cat gets around just fine. He runs and plays just like any other kitty.

[Anikaca77]

Don't worry Apollo gets around just fine.

The only I noticed last night is his elbow where he does the most running is getting pretty red. He's in the bathroom during the day time but when we get home we usually let him out to play with the other cats.

He's such a love bug.

[happylabs]

Yes, he looks like a real sweetie. So strange about the paw issue. What do your other cats think of him?

[GILL]

what a cutie. And well to my world we had a limit of 6, then 12 then 14 and now 16.

[Medusa]

Oh goodness, he's a cutie alright. That paw appears to be a birth defect or, as someone mentioned, it may have turned that way in the womb. It almost looks as though it grew larger than the rest of his leg. Whatever the case, he's adorable! Lucky little guy that you took him in. Bless you.

[catmandu]

Awww!
What a Little Treasure!
The Found Cats , especially Michael the Dream Cat and A Certain Little Orange Lion Miquelito say send him on!
And the Other Found Cats all agree Apollo would make a Wonderous Found Cat!!!
Hes a WINNER!!!!

[phesina]

What an adorable little fellow!

He reminds me some of my little orange girl Sparkler (see below), whose BACK legs are both cockeyed. She zips around just fine, though.

If Apollo's elbow is getting red, he might be wearing his fur down so his skin develops a sore, which could lead to infection. (Could that be the source of the bacteria infection he has now?) You might want to ask your vet about it before she sees him again next week.

I had to keep an eye on Sparkler's legs for a while in case that might happen where she walks on the whole lower halves of her back legs. When I adopted her, her foster mom even gave me baby socks for her legs! (Which I tried on her and she got right off, of course.) Fortunately, that hasn't happened.

[Anikaca77]

Our other cats don't seem to mind him too much. They are playing with him and he is so full of energy! I haven't had a kitten in about 7 years, we've had 6 months old ones but never ones full of this much energy. It's crazy at how fast he moves around the house when we let him out.

Some of our older cats teach him not to bug them but he has to learn certain things.

He is such a sweetie pie. He was lying on me last night just sleeping away and I hated to move him but sometimes when I put him down he just cries and cries and want's to be held more and more. I try not to give in too much but it's hard not to especially since he's so cute.

Yes, he looks like a real sweetie. So strange about the paw issue. What do your other cats think of him?

[emily_the_spoiled]

Don't worry I understand what you mean when they just want to be held all the time Olivia (aka Spunky) is exactly the same way. I now carry her around in a sling so that she can be carried around ... what we do for them!

[Anikaca77]

Well tonight Apollo is going to the vets for his first set of shots and an exam on his foot to see if there is anything we can do for him.

He's been such a sweetie pie. I'm not sure if we are going to be adopting him out yet or not. His little face is just so darn cute and he's fitting in pretty well here it seems so far.

I will try to write when I get back from the vets because tomorrow I'm having surgery so I'm not sure when I'll be back on but hopefully by Monday I should be.

Melissa

[phesina]

He is just so ADORABLE!

Best wishes to him with his vet exam, and best wishes to you with your surgery.