Mr Ólta Minnesota

It gives me great pleasure to introduce you to today’s Star Kit, Mr Ólta Minnesota. He is a 5 month old DSH from West Cork, Ireland.

Mr Ólta Minnesota

Mr Ólta Minnesota has been with us now for nearly 2 months 🙂 He traveled a very long way to get to us and he’s a very special kitten!

He was born with a condition called Cerebellar hypoplasia. Before he was born his mother was exposed to a virus this unfortunately affected Ólta and meant his cerebellum stopped growing. Cerebellar hypoplasia affects a cat’s mobility and balance and can range from very mild (slight head wobbles also known as attention tremors) to severe, where a cat requires assistant to remain upright and has no balance whatsoever. I must stress that CH cats are in no pain and are not dizzy or in distress. They live perfectly healthy normal lives in the right environment.

Mr Ólta Minnesota

Mr Ólta is classed as a moderate case. His balance is badly affected, he falls a lot and has noticeable head tremors but he does walk unaided and uses his litter box just fine 🙂

Mr Ólta has had a few health scares because of a virus he contracted from his mother. Feline Herpes has caused some severe URI’s, but he is on L-lysine daily and this helps greatly!

Unfortunately Ólta had a reaction to his first vaccination 3 weeks ago and we almost lost him 🙁 It was a very scary two weeks of recovery but he’s a fighter! He’s our little spitfire! Mr Ólta also has a condition that means both his testicles are retained. This is very rare and makes his upcoming neuter operation a little more complicated along with his CH status as only certain anesthesia meds can be used, but we have great vets and I have absolutely no doubt he will do just fine 🙂

Mr Ólta Minnesota

Mr Ólta Minnesota is an amazing addition to our special furry family! He now has a Big Brother Mr Noodle Kaboodle (also special needs three legs and only has full vision in one eye) , Miss Teeny Tiny Nutini (suffered from PTSD and suspected hypersensitivity) and Ms Moneypenny our one eyed Diva 🙂

Ólta also has two barn cat siblings but he hasn’t met them yet and 4 doggie siblings but he doesn’t appear to like them very much yet 🙂

Mr Ólta Minnesota

Author: Tom “The Kittenmaster” Cooper

Tom is the owner of 4 amazing cats, and using the Daily Kitten he provides a place for cat and kitten lovers to share the love for their own cats and kittens.