My sister in law (Spiritserpents on PT) works at the shelter I foster for, and she fosters too. Recently, a precious singleton bottle baby came in to her home...she was all white, but her blue nose indicated that she would turn into a blue-point!
She got the name Bramble because she had a rather....thorny personality at first. She mellowed out though, and grew into a beautiful young lady. We were certain that she would be adopted immediately once she was ready to go.
Then...something was off. She didn't seem to know where her left leg was when she walked, and her spine felt odd. X-rays revealed scoliosis. This is so uncommon in cats that my sister in law was only able to find one case study on feline scoliosis despite extensive research! Unfortunately, the curve in her spine appears to be interfering not only with her walking, but with her ability to poop. The shelter vets think she has less than a year of comfortable life left to live. So my sister in law is "fospicing" her...she still technically belongs to she shelter, but she gets to live in the home she grew up in until she can't be comfortable anymore.
Bramble comes over for play dates with Ember, since they have similar energy levels. They both seem to like this, though they do need frequent breaks because they seem to annoy each other eventually. Here are a few pictures from her last visit.
The curve to her spine is really obvious here. It seems a little more noticeable every time I see her.
It doesn't stop her from having fun though!
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