Ziggy's records

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Ziggy is one of the cats being held against a judge's order. This cat had just been to the veterinary and was up-to-date on his vaccinations. If the state is allowed to take him, they can take yours too. It is cruel to force a cat with his condition to continually adapt to new people and places. If you are in possession of this cat, I suggest you return him immediately. I will not stop until I find him.

Ziggy is a seven-year-old black and white male. He is one of my last polydactyl cats. He was born to one of the feral cats and was raised in the shed attached to the house so became friendly with humans. He was brought inside to get neutered and kept inside for safety from predators. He waves a little white flag at the end of his tail. His was the first known case of cerebellar hypoplasia in this community. His condition is fairly mild. He rarely has tremors at home. He has a sway when he walks and when he tries to jump up on things he sometimes falls down. He will tremble uncontrollably when he's sick, nervous or scared. His eyes dilate and become big round black holes. He trembles when we go to the veterinary, so the veterinary will never see him in his normal state. His worst trembling incident occured when he became constipated. I thought whatever was wrong in his brain was killing him and he was a goner. The veterinarian thought so too. But, nope, had a scare from the veterinary's initial misdiagnosis, but when Ziggy started throwing up, I took him back to the veterinary and this time they did an x-ray and found he was very constipated. Want to know how he was trembling during that episode when I thought he was going to die? Just watch his state custody 11/6/19 video on this site. You can see how dilated his eyes become as well. Some of you will understand how disturbing it is to helplessly watch someone you love being abused by authority.

Ziggy was diagnosed as a kitten by our regular veterinarian. There was never any question that he had anything other than cerebellar hypoplasia. His condition has never slowed him down. I worry when he falls, but he doesn't fall often. He is trained to jump up into my arms on command. He is one of a few cats allowed into my office and he was trapped in there when the state did their seizure. When I did the walk-through of the cats in January, Ziggy was still trembling. His eyes were slits. I called to him quietly, but he didn't even respond. That's a cat who doesn't want whatever is happening to him. Believe me, that was an extremely difficult day for me.

Ziggy is an extremely sweet-tempered cat. He is socialized and has never been any trouble for the veterinary. They carry him around like a cradled baby there. But the state has captured him in a net and marked him as feral on their triage form. Why would they do such a thing?

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Unbelievably, they say he is feral on this form. They are way off on his age. So probably they are confusing him with the black and white male cat from the other upstairs room. But no, that cat's triage is also marked feral and his age is correctly estimated. How can they be so far off on this cat's disposition and age?

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As described in the article Faulty Interpretations Lead to Wrong Conclusions, there are two copies of the 11/6/19 exam forms, one is incomplete and one is the original. The form below is the incomplete copy.

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This is the original exam. Notice they have changed his age (still wrong) and now say he is fearful. They can't decide if there are findings or no significant findings for ears, eyes and nose. I know it's difficult to read, but look at all the stuff they write about him. This cat is one of six who are noted on their 11/6/19 exam as afraid to urinate in this environment. It's at least 24 hours after they are seized and they haven't peed in all that time, so they now have distended bladders. I didn't know this was a thing. But now we know this is a thing the state knew could happen when they took my cats.

Ziggy was at the veterinary on September 16, less than two months prior. This cat is more proof the state exams and body condition scores are biased. You have to believe the veterinary who had the advantage of owner input and the ability to do a thorough exam on a cooperative cat. On 9/16/19, his medical exam results give him a weight of 8.17 lbs and a body score of 5, well-muscled; dirty ears; some scabbing over entire body; white fur on paws stained yellow; no fleas or flea dirt seen; left upper premolar with significant tartar and gingival recession may need to be removed, halitosis; noted cerebellar hypoplasia w/ intension tremors. Treated with clindamycin for the body scabbing and Revolution for possible ear mites. Note this veterinarian recognized his condition. Please note the yellow staining on his paws is from treating his ears. Also note the veterinary found no fleas or flea dirt. A fecal test was negative for worms and Giardia. My cats have never tested positive for worms or Giardia.

According to the state, Ziggy has acquired seven new medical conditions (flea dirt, eye discharge, nasal discharge, distended bladder, dehydration, buccal lesions, toxoplasmosis) and lost two points on the body condition score in less than two months. He's given Convenia and clindamycin. The clindamycin is for toxoplasmosis, a biased misdiagnosis. He is treated again with Revolution and given a second rabies vaccination and a second FVRCP vaccination. He is given an unnecessary wormer medication.

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Two days later he is at Falls Road. Now he is congested and has a nasal discharge despite getting Convenia and being on clindamycin for two days. They note his dilated pupils, but like his tremors, don't seem to recognize the cause. The Falls Road veterinary thinks the tremors could be due to cerebellar disease or infection. They cleaned and medicated his ears even though two days earlier he had only mild ear debris. They give him a double dose of Convenia and say they are starting clindamycin, even though he was already supposed to be started on it. Again, they think his tremors might be caused by toxoplasmosis, continuing the bias that assumes this cat has been around litter boxes that are not cleaned regularly or a living space contaminated by cat feces.

Documentation Posted August 29, 2020 by Elmvale Farm

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