An Adorable Dwarf Cat Is So Tiny That Her Owner Has Had To Kit Out The Home With A Series Of Special Steps And Ramps So She Can Follow Her Full-sized Brother Around The Home

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An adorable dwarf cat is so tiny that her owner has had to kit out the home with a series of special steps and ramps so she can follow her full-sized brother around the home.
Katie Stocks, 29, adopted Fig and her brother Dante last February but was told Fig had dwarfism. Due to her condition, the 18-month-old cat's growth is stunted.
Katie, an worker from  said: 'I didn't know dwarfism in cats was a thing until we took Fig on and there is no real information online about it.'
While it's not been an easy journey for Fig, she's generated quite a following online and boasts almost 170,000 followers on Instagram.
Fans of hers have labelled her 'gorgeous' and 'cute', with some expressing their desire of getting a dwarf cat for themselves.
Fig's dwarfism wasn't obvious at first until the charity noticed that Dante was growing at a normal rate while Fig remained small
Katie has had to kit out her home with several ramps and sets of mini 'cat stairs' to help her get about so she can still play freely with her brother Dante. 
She added: 'When we first agreed to take on Fig and Dante, we didn't know about her dwarfism.
'We met the cats when they were really tiny and they said we had to wait a bit longer [to take them home] so that Fig could get a bit bigger and could have her injections.
'A few weeks went by and they realised she wasn't getting any bigger so they told us that they suspected she had dwarfism, which they got confirmed by the vet.
'They asked if we still wanted to take her on and we did our research, but there isn't much out there other than saying they'll face health complications and their lifespan won't be as long as a normal cat.'
Fig was part of a litter of three kittens, with her sister Melody also having dwarfism while Dante does not. 
Her dwarfism wasn't obvious at first until the charity Cats Protection noticed that Dante was growing at a normal rate while Fig remained small.
Due to her condition, the 18-month-old cat's growth was stunted from a young age meaning she's remained pint-sized
Fig is half the size of her brother Dante...

but they are still close and Fig can now follow him around the house 
Fig is so tiny that her owner has had to kit out the home with a series of special steps and ramps so she can follow her full-sized brother around the home
Little Fig is not much bigger than a can of fizzy drink, but she is happy now she is on pain medication 
While an average cat's life span is between 12 and 18 years, little Fig is only expected to live between six to eight years.
She was doing well until February this year when she started to suffer with joint pain.
Katie said: 'We got her X-rayed and then got her some pain meds.
'The same thing happened to Melody just a couple of months later. 
'They both had a little bit of a wobble, but they're both now on treatments and doing really well again.'
An X-ray showed the extent of Fig's condition, with the young cat having several skeletal problems - including having no knee caps.
Katie said: 'We got an X-ray and the growth plates in her spine haven't formed properly and her rib cage hasn't formed properly. 
Owner Katie, 29, adopted Fig and her brother Dante last year but was told Fig had dwarfism prior to bringing her home
While an average cat's life span is between 12 and 18 years, little Fig is only expected to live between six to eight years
Fig is now on a handful of medications to help her with the pain caused by her condition and, while the discomfort had caused some distress for her, she's now 'doing a lot better'
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