r/chcats

Hi. I’ve been fostering this cat with CH (wobbly cat syndrome) for about a month now and im a little concerned. I’ve fostered a few CH cats before but nothing this severe. Miko is 5 months old and is seemingly really frustrated with his lack of mobility. He isn’t able to walk or even stand
:( It just makes me really sad. He’s had two infections from urine scalding in a month alone. He has to sleep in a cage at night and can’t be left alone when he’s not supervised as he’ll hurt himself. Every morning his litter is everywhere, he can’t be kept with water or food or it will go everywhere and Im not sure how to help him. He has ripped off his diaper each time and just whines when he is in one. It’s pathetic and makes me so sad for him.

He can’t be litter trained either and needs to be hand feed. He tries to play with my resident cat and loves his banana toy but everything else just frustrates him. He’ll try to get around for a little bit and then will starting howling untill I move him around, brush him, wipe or or fulfill whatever his needs are. He gets bitey and will scratch when he gets this frustrated. Does anyone know what I can do? I don’t have the means to care for him long term but I woryy try about finding a home for him, i’m his 3rd foster in two months and he is very silly but high need cat. Should I keep trying to out the diaper on him at night, or continue leaving him with litter, he can move a few feet on his own but has learned to just yowl out when he wants me to move him to the litter box. My vet advised me against pee pads because he needs to be fully wiped down after bathroom use to prevent scalding, and if he doesn’t yowl out for me I won’t know to clean him.

Thanks for reading.

He is six months old. Using pee pads but not litterbox trained and trying to walk. I have located an SPCA in which I can get a vet check and rabies Vax for under $100 so I can save more for a specialized vet appt later on to do his neuter and bloodwork. I would guess this is moderate to severe CH? I am on disability and I am able to often fundraise for my critters. Is that allowed here? If not no worries.

These two are named Blizzard and Tornado, they are available for adoption at Seattle Area Feline Rescue.

Their CH is mild to moderate, and they are otherwise healthy and happy.

They are on the adoption floor, which is open from Thursday - Sunday, 12pm-6pm. You can read more about them on the rescue website!

I am an experienced exotic pet rescuer. This guy is clearly not exotic lol, but I have three male cats (able bodied) myself. I have experience with disabled dogs as my big guy is fully blind. I have experience fundraising for critters in my city (Toronto). This guy has never seen a vet so what would this look like and what tests would I want to have done? Any advice is wonderful.