Four out of my dozen cats are "red cats."
"Trouble" is a special needs kitty, who came into my life in 1999. He appeared one morning after the school bus picked up the neighbor children. He was covered with black grease & fleas, half his face was covered with sores, probably flea bites, and his right front leg did not work properly. He appeared to be about 2-3 months of age. He did not appear to be in any pain, but it hurt just to watch him walk.

The vet gave him a thorough examination, including x-rays, but could not find anything physically wrong with him, except that he has no feeling in his right front foot. He finally learned to walk with only a slight limp, but when he would try to run if that foot hit the ground backward, he would go tumbling. After a while, he could run as fast as the others & not fall. He had learned to run on three legs. He had several problems growing up due to the defective paw. The major problem was when he cut a big gash in his pad & had to have it glued back together. I check that paw on a regular basis to assure there are no injuries, etc.

Now, he is 14 pounds of solid muscle and his limp is hardly noticable. Since losing 2 of my kitties in the past year, he is now the oldest of my tribe.