Cat Sitting On Back Legs

Weak and stiff back legs in cats can come on suddenly or more gradually.

Cat sitting on back legs. He cant jump and will barely eat. There are dogs that sploot too. The following health conditions are not implicated per se for cases of cat dragging back legs but they are known to cause cats to lose control of their hind legs albeit temporarily.

It usually comes on suddenly. A broken leg or obvious swelling is a clear reason for a cats limping or back leg shaking but a leg infection may be harder to spot and diagnosis. Paralysis unable to move the legs at all.

He just started acting like this this morning. He mewls like he is in pain and his back legs shake. Link does this too BUT he favors his good leg and sticks the bad one out the twice broken and now bad arthritis one.

Your cat could certainly have a heart issue or kidney failure. Slow or stiff walking. Lameness limping Struggling to stand.

Holding a leg off the floor while standing. Its possible not many have even ever bothered to. Like quite a few different cat behaviours the act of a cat sitting sleeping andor laying on a persons chest while theyre lying down or resting back isnt one a lot of vets pet care experts or animal researchers have taken the time to discuss.

In older cats 8 years old slowness or hesitation in mobility can be a sign of arthritis particularly if the cat has difficulty in jumping up on furniture or using their litter box. Reluctance to exercise jump or climb. Hyperthyroidism in cats causes a thickening of the lining of the heart and the treatment of feline hyperthyroidism can cause kidney insufficiency as the thyroid levels become regulated.