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Cow hocks is a fault in the conformation of the hind quarters of a kitty. See photos of a cow hocked Exotic Shorthair kitten and learn how the condition was improved through diet and exercise.
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A luxated patella refers to the condition when the kneecap slips out of position when the joint is moved, typically resulting in lameness in the cat.
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This is the story of an Oriental Shorthair named Shrimpbait who was born with a condition called scoliosis. A twisting and fusing of the bones in her spine left her permanently leaning to the right.
Although a purely consmetic fault, discovering a tail kink in a promising kitten can mean the end of its show career before it has even begun. Most tail kinks are an anomaly in an individual vertebrae in the bone structure of the tail.
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