Cat Walking Flat Footed On Front Legs

According to Mike Richards DVM at VetInfo For Cats Ketamine and Xylazine the two most common drugs used for the first stage of anesthesia can in rare instances cause central nervous system problems.

Cat walking flat footed on front legs. My cat is walking flat on his back feet. Typically the hind legs become weak and within 24 to 48 hours the signs progress to partial or full paralysis in all legs and in some cases weakness in the face and throat. If a cat presents with only one flat foot limps walks stiffly or is unable to walk these symptoms may indicate a sustained traumatic injury to the paw or leg.

If the cat nerves and the muscles cannot work well then there are some chances of the cat developing flat-footed stance. Learn more about front leg injuries in cats and how to treat them here. While the pup isnt in pain he might have trouble walking.

If he has always walked this way then there are a few possibilities and these will affect him more if he has gotten overweight. Sometimes cats playfulness knows no bound. Flat-Footed Stance in Cats.

Issues with the forelimb can occur due to some form of trauma like a road accident or fall or even landing wrong after a jump. Both of these conditions can lead to weakness resulting in a cat walking on their hocks. Before this leg issue I took him to find out if he was diabetic as well and they did the UA to see what his glucose levels were.

This is usually from environmental stresses or as a reaction to other animals. Your cat might arch its back alongside showing its teeth flattening its ears assuming a rigid posture and widening its eyes. This causes him to lose his balance a bit which he corrects with his front legs however his front paws are not walking down on their wrists like Bronx is doing with his left front leg.

The classic characteristic stance for a cat with a carpal hyperextension injury involves the wrist being fully extended and touching the ground in an unnatural 45 degree position. All will make him walk more flat-footed. To the pet owner this can appear as if your cats wrist has collapsed and they are now walking on their lower leg instead of their paw.