Here is “Gordon” as a kitten and later as an adult (today) at the end of the video (15 months old). He was birthed by his mother in the rafters of a barn, and fell down from the nest, then he was taken in by us. Although his condition may be due to the fall, it has the symptoms of Feline Cerebellar Hypoplasia. It’s almost like his hind motor skills are separate from his front. As a kitten he would frequently flip over forward (seen once in the video).
We now nickname him “Dink” because on hard floors his deliberate footsteps are “dink, dink…” As an adult he is able to function fine, not all cats with this condition are so lucky. The only thing special about his care is blocking him from stairs to another level of the house with a baby gate. The more he is able to concentrate on his standing/walking/running, the better he is able to do. When his attention is diverted, that’s when he tends to fall over.
This cat is very people friendly brings us a lot of love. The black cat in the video is blind, and it’s the same story with him. Please give imperfect animals a chance!
24 responses so far ↓
1 helloboy44 // Jan 2, 2009 at 12:19 am
its very good you give these cats a home like these that have this diesease i feel so much better when i see this and not people making fun on them
2 alilinzee // Jan 2, 2009 at 1:40 am
What a lovely cat..thanks for giving these animals a chance in life..and lots of love xx
3 crystalrspencer // Jan 2, 2009 at 2:20 am
He looks like a sweet cat, I am happy that he is OK now.
4 marysissy1 // Jan 4, 2009 at 10:38 pm
Oh SO ADORABLE your cats Gordon i happy you to see him so happy.:)thank you for video:)
5 Furtoosh // Jan 5, 2009 at 1:05 pm
Cute cat
6 ExtraordinaryGrrl // Jan 6, 2009 at 6:47 am
I agree wholeheartedly with your comment to give imperfect animals a chance! Gordon’s a darling, and though it almost broke my heart in the beginning to see him stumbling, to see him playing as an adult really made me happy! Thank you for posting this video!!
7 yomi1896 // Jan 8, 2009 at 9:24 am
Im so happy you took such great care of him! we need more pet owners like yourself.
its great to see him so happy.
8 yomi1896 // Jan 10, 2009 at 9:21 pm
=[ i know how you feel. I lost my cat recently as well. I hope your doing well. they are in a better place.
9 DemonaLlama // Jan 13, 2009 at 5:21 pm
He looks happy! You’re doing a good job.
10 Killbride // Jan 16, 2009 at 8:48 am
That big roll over was so cute.
11 XindiiitaAh // Jan 18, 2009 at 10:23 pm
aiiiii miii amooor !
qe hermosuuuraa !
12 DarkEdith // Jan 21, 2009 at 1:54 am
i miss my kitty! =[
13 nerdgant // Jan 23, 2009 at 7:25 am
the poor dear
14 nerdgant // Jan 23, 2009 at 2:53 pm
*gasps* he’s sooo wobbly!
15 Looneymegaman // Jan 25, 2009 at 1:12 am
Adorable. It reminds me of my kitten.
16 exiumik // Jan 25, 2009 at 4:37 am
the kitten is so cute!
17 girashk // Jan 28, 2009 at 1:53 am
Ohhh So cute man im really glad he got better.
18 Hadra568 // Jan 28, 2009 at 6:48 am
Gordon moves quite well as an adult
19 taliesin142008 // Jan 29, 2009 at 2:23 am
oh so cute!!! My cat had its tail broken when it was in the womb and its affected his balance slightly but he seems fine with it and everything. doesnt like people touching it much but he seems at peace with it
20 XKITTYDUDEX // Feb 1, 2009 at 4:23 pm
ADORABLE!!!!!!!
21 RockxChickx666 // Feb 2, 2009 at 8:08 pm
Bless him xxxxxxx
22 gradgurl2007 // Feb 4, 2009 at 1:32 am
Yes, you’re right. Next we should start putting all people with mental diseases ,cerebral palsy, and any sign of bad motor skills down too. Weed out the weak and different, right? What’s wrong with you should be the question.
23 jello2112 // Feb 4, 2009 at 2:32 am
You’ve just assumed there’s something terribly wrong with this animal, and it’s people like you that wind up needlessly snuffing them out. This cat is not suffering in any way. Aside from impaired motor skills, the cat is living normally.
Pick up a book, read about the things you see and stop assuming the worst.
24 gbtread // Feb 4, 2009 at 4:55 pm
This is due to the mother having contracted an illness while pregnant. It is no way limits the cats life span or inhibits it ability to live a full life. Many of these cats are the best pet you can have.
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