Cat Hind Legs Slipping

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Cat hind legs slipping. It can affect one or all four of the cats legs. Are your cat back legs collapsing. Your cat assumes a position with her hind end in the air and may pad with her back legs.

In this article we look at some of the more common causes of limping in cats. The less flexible hind legs move forward and backward. Back leg stiffness is common in older cats but it can also affect younger cats and kittens.

Over time affected cats have learned how to pop the kneecap back into place with a couple kicks of the leg but this action will eventually damage the stifle structures and make the issue worse over time. He did not seem to exhibit any pain. Other times a cat cannot walk because its legs fail more commonly the cats hind legs.

Calling This vocalisation can become very noisy with loud yowls day and night. A Persian cat sits up on its hind legs and looks around. In mid-january i suddenly noticed my 13-year old non neutered male cat fuzz as he rose to get off the bed.

This is a condition where the hip bones are not formed properly causing discomfort and limping in the hind legs. He believes that because my cat was not eating well and has had irregular stool soft for most of the past month that this could have made her weaker and its likely she strained her hind area from a jump or fall. In particular older cats often get stiff hind legs that make them walk weirdly.

Its common to see a cat walking on her hocks or heels if. I started him on glucosamine for cats. Without additional testing you are not likely to find the problem as this is a very uncommon presenting sign in a cat so young.