Quote Originally Posted by Wenisrubber
See, that's weird that you mention that because I did some research and some diseases DID come up! One was Intervertebratal Disc Disease and that would mean he would have had it from birth and his untimely demise would have been inevitable.

Thank you very much!
But lots of critters live with, and recover from, IVDD every day. There are even email list servs for paralyzed kitties, but most recover completely, with and without surgery. Many, many vets discourage it, though, for reasons, or ignorance, I don't understand.