My kitty has a weird bone in between his ribs?

Question

yeah like i said weird bone in between his rib cage like a floating rib? is this normal? he is a barn cat so may be inbred ha ha. my daughter was petting his tummy and it feels kinda odd never felt that on a cat before. any ideas? please help i a m a little worried.

Answer 1

well im gonna think on the bright side

it could be a wad of knoted undercoat hair

idk

Answer 2

i would take him to the vet, that isnt normal, i have had bunches of kitties and they are very simple bodies, that is odd....

Answer 3

HAHAHAHHAHAHAA BARN CAT IMBRED

GO SEE A VET COZ NOBODY ON Y!ANSWERS

HAS SEEN AN XRAY OF YOUR CATS BONES

IM PRETTTY SURE

U NEED SERIOIS VETINARY MEDICAL ADVICE

IF U ARE WORRIED DONT WAIT FOR SOMEONE ON Y!ANSWERS TO TELL U NOT 2 WORRY

U NEED 2 WORRY AND GO SEE A VET

Answer 4

well your kitti is wierd then

check his blood for any stange stuff

u know like in the movies

the kitti is probably hunted or something

whats its name???

Answer 5

mabe its a belly button. I would get it checked by a vet it could be nothing. so i wouldnt waste any time. just do it. it will save you stress amd maybe your cats life

Answer 6

Does it actually feel like a bone, or is it soft? If it's soft, umbilical hernias are not uncommon. Basically its a gap in the abdominal wall where the intestines will fall through. Unless it's huge, it isnt a big deal, can be fixed at the time of spay or neuter.

Answer 7

Are you sure it's a bone.  Could be a tumor or something.  If it doesn't feel  normal take him to a vet.

Answer 8

no clue  maby  go vet and find out?

Answer 9

If it's along the rib cage it could just be a floating bone as you said or an undeveloped bone that hasn't fully calcified.  Bones of young animals are mainly cartilage, which is rubbery until they get older and get the necessary calcium in their diet.  The ribs should be evenly spaced, yet again they're quite flexible, which is why human infants or toddlers for example are far less prone to broken bones if dropped or injured then adults are.  Ribs have a thin bone layer and lots of cartilage, which produces white blood cells (immunity system).  The arch of the ribs is a design that withstands tremendous payloads of weight or force.  That's why many of our bridges are built with them. Nature is quite efficient. If it gets larger it could be a hernia, but that's rare that far up by the stomach, liver, pancreas area, where you describe.  It would more likely occur with males primarily in the lower abdominal region as females have specialized and very strong muscles for child birth.  Or a tumor, but that's unusual in a kitten.  I'd have a wait and see attitude.

Dale

Answer 10

the breast bone maybe?

Answer 11

You'll probably be taking him to be neutered soon, so while he is under anesthesia, have the vet feel his ribs.  It is will be easier to examine him at that time so take advantage of the neutering appointment to have him really checked out.