Cats Back Legs Wont Work

Unfortunately there is no over the counter medicine for pain that is safe for cats.

Cats back legs wont work. He regained balance and jumped off the bed. Symptoms are a sudden onset of non weight bearing lameness just as you are describing. They may have trouble using the litter box.

A variety of infections -- viral bacterial fungal parasitic -- can affect the spinal cord leading to rear leg weakness in cats. It usually comes on suddenly. I have seen this many times with a cat getting their toes jammed under something and then twisting somehow and causing a fracture usually in the foot area.

I then work on exercises and drills that encourage the cat to stretch their surgery leg on their own. Depending on the case it may be necessary to refer to an specialist. Your vet can give your dog a neurological examination and take xrays of his spine to get a better idea of whats going on.

Common joint dislocations in cats include. It scared the fool out of me and i took him to my local vet. I started him on glucosamine for cats.

If your cats hing legs are failing and none of the previous causes correspond to your cats individual case there are other pathologies that carry this condition as a symptom. In mid-january i suddenly noticed my 13-year old non neutered male cat fuzz as he rose to get off the bed. Cats suffering from epilepsy experience seizures which not only cause them to temporarily lose control of their legs but also display other symptoms.

Spinal pain and partial paralysis in two or four legs are common symptoms for this illness. However sudden-onset leg problems can be caused by infection disease stroke blood clots or toxicosis. Feline infectious peritonitis or FIP inflames the spinal cord due to an abnormal response to a coronavirus.