The ‘sad’ truth about Jimothy, Seattle’s uber-viral mutant raccoon with a short spine

There’s no masking the sad truth about Seattle’s superstar raccoon. The deformed critter who went ultra-viral for his bizarre backbone — and lovable misfit energy — is doomed to live a short life because his spine condition makes it harder to evade predators and hunt, experts told The Post Friday. The freaky furball, dubbed “Jimothy” by locals, suffers from short spine syndrome, a rare congenital condition that affects “almost zero” percent of animals, veterinarians said. “If he doesn’t have the flexibility and agility to move from predators, this could turn out to be a sad story,” said Brian Collins of the Cornell College of Veterinary Medicine. “I’d be concerned his biggest predator would be dogs or cars.” Jimothy has a rare congenital condition known as short spine syndrome. Instagram/c