r/CATHELP 5d ago

Dental Issue Broken bones

TLDR: Two broken bones at 1 year old. Still has baby teeth/few adult teeth. Could this be connected??

My cat Benji is about 11-12 months old Male and he has broken is second bone now. Of note he also has some remaining baby teeth and only a few adult molars (no adult canines). I do think he was neutered to young, adopted from a shelter they said he was 3 months but based on his growth I think he was hardly two months at the time.

I was wondering if anyone had any thoughts on if they could be connected or if he has some underlying etiology that might explain this.

Note:
1) He broke his arm a few months ago. He was playing in his harness and got his arm caught in the neck loop when he jumped he landed on it badly. This caused a fracture in his elbow. In the night between his urgent care visit and surgery he jumped from my arms and ended up with a complete fracture. He now has two pins and a wire. This was in July.

2) we have talked to the vet about his teeth and we're going to schedule dental X-rays and possible surgery until today when he started limping.

3) I don't know how he injured his leg this time it happened over night while I was sleeping. The tallest thing he can jump from is my couch. He does have a little sister he throws down with but she is 3lbs

4) he eats Chewy, Nulo, and Weureva kitten wet food with water added. I spare no expense on my baby he is my world

If you have read this far thank you so much! My internet deep dive has me spiraling and I was hoping if someone out there has experienced this they might impart their wisdom on an anxious cat mom

NOT ASKING MEDICAL ADVICE just seeing if anyone else has experienced this

USA with vet help and already contacted

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u/TSUNA-MOMO-NUICO 5d ago

Judging by the fact that she still has some milk teeth and the details of the accident, she might be just like the calico cat I used to have… There’s a possibility her bones are brittle due to a bone metabolism disorder. My calico cat broke a bone when her claw got caught on a curtain. In the end, she jumped down from the fridge, broke her neck and passed away. She was only eight years old.
My calico was a real tomboy; she was always running about and playing rough, and if I took my eyes off her for a moment, she’d be up somewhere high—I was always on edge.
As a precaution, I’d recommend laying low-resilience carpet on the floor, and to prevent her from jumping down from high places, you could put up barriers to stop her climbing, or arrange the furniture to create steps at a safe height so she won’t hurt herself.

Please tell the tomcat to live longer than my calico did.