The esophagus is expanded and poorly pushes food into the stomach.
Some time ago, two kittens, black and striped, were delivered from the street to Orphan Kitten Club, a private rescue community for kittens.
They turned out to be peers and apparently from one litter, but the black looked much larger than the striped one, which was completely weak and skinny.
Very quickly they realized that the exhaustion of a tiny kitten, which was given the nickname Jumbo, was not just a consequence of a lack of food.
When examining the veterinarian, it turned out that Jumbo had a rare congenital anomaly of the esophagus called megaesophagus. With this anomaly, the esophagus is expanded and poorly pushes food into the stomach.
To do this, immediately after eating the kitten, you need to hold it in an upright position for about 15-20 minutes. This will help food slide into the stomach under the influence of gravity.
For convenience, the owners of Hannah and Andrew’s kitten began to wrap Jumbo in a towel, turning it into a charming «purrito».
Despite the fact that the state of Jumbo is such that this condition may be for him for life, Hannah does not despair and she has the hope that in the future a kitten can do an operation or other treatment.
