Cat Back Legs Won T Move

This occurs when the rise in blood sugar level associated with feline diabetes as a result of low insulin production in the pancreas causes.

Cat back legs won t move. This is because diabetes leads to kidney and even liver issues. These can be as serious as clots in human beingsDiabetes can cause hind limb signs. Several things could cause the loss of use of hisher legs and only a vet can diagnose and treat if possible once they know what is wrongPinched nerve injury from being hit by car injury from a fall saddle thrombosis poisoning.

Pain or discomfort Tenderness to touch Unable to move leg. Drank a lot of water has not eaten as of now. As previously mentioned a painful cat wont want to be touched and this often leads to aggression.

It is the most common in middle aged male cats usually age 8-9. In some cases the cat will not be able to move its legs at all paralysis and in other cases there may still be some communication between the brain and spine and the cat will only appear to be weak or will have difficulty moving its legs. Benson explains A blood clot dislodges from somewhere in the body then lodges at the pelvic end of the aorta where the blood vessels split to go down the legs an area known as the saddle resulting in lack of blood flow.

Lameness can affect one leg or several legs and can be constant or come. The inability to move all four legs is tetraplegia whereas paraplegia occurs when the animal cannot move two legs. Leg paralysis can be the result of several things that are not common in cats including trauma from a fall accident or abuse.

Your cat begins to howl or pant and cant seem to move one or both of his back legs. Other times a cat cannot walk because its legs fail more commonly the cats hind legs. Pain or discomfort Groin Pain or discomfort Thigh Unable to move leg.

If you stroke your cat and he turns around to bite or scratch you or if he hisses at you when touched or even if he just starts to twitch his tail in an agitated manner when there doesnt seem to be any reason for it get him checked out by the vet. Thought it was perhaps struck by car but there are no cuts or lacerations. Symptoms Causes and treatments.