03/03/2026
I would like to do a foster series for you all.
Rocky Mountain Leos got their start in animal rescue, specifically with pregnant and medically fragile animals.
With that said, whelping in a foster setting is unethical to its core. I didnāt know then, but by the time we opened our own rescue, spay abort was the path for pregnant animals, aside from one dog that was too sick to spay.
This series will go over some of our hardest, most heartbreaking and biggest triumph cases.
I am starting with Triumph!
Meet Crom, the kitten that was born to us with his legs on backwards.
We did an ortho consult on him immediately after birth, and it was recommended to euthanize him.
He was not in pain though, so I researched instead and found that physiotherapy had helped neonates just like him. Puppies and kittens are mostly cartilage at birth so I started massaging and wrapping his little legs. By 3 weeks old, his legs were holding steady in a straight position and by 8 weeks old you would have never known his life started in such a traumatic fashion.
My brother fell in love with him and his story and was all go on adopting him when he was old enough, no matter his potential needs. Thankfully he is a happy, fiesty cat now with no lingering issues.
My brother passed unexpectedly last year, but Crom has become a precious source of comfort to all of us.
Iām so thankful for this little, tailless kitty.
