Leg Paralysis in Cats

My 10-year old Daffy G. showed no signs of FATE until this day but is positive with dry FCOV since January 2017. When I checked her in her room with my other fur kids last night (which I always do when I wake up late at night to pee), I saw her dragging her hind legs and couldn't walk. We have no 24/7 veterinary hospital in the area. So worried. I checked if there were fractures but none. Her breathing is normal and shows no pain and tried to feed her some treats and ate them. Although her hind legs felt cold and her temperature increased slightly from 36.9 to 37.4°F. I even tried to clip the tip of her nail a tiny bit to check if blood comes out and it did. We visited the vet this morning and checked on her to see signs of FATE. The only one of the characteristics present is the hind legs paralysis but there is still blood supplied because Daffy G. still has pinkish paws and it became warmer again unlike last night and her tail still waggles so he cannot conclude that it was FATE and no bad remarks on her blood tests. Since the vet is aware of her dry FCOV, the latter may cause the both rear legs paralyzed. Daffy G is taking immunol as one of her supplements to boost her immune system against fcov and i was advised to administer vitamin b-complex and observe her progress in 7 days. Should I take other steps? I love her so much and scared to lose her. Would appreciate your advice. Thanks and God bless us all.

About 3 weeks ago my cat starting walking on the hocks on her rear legs. Soon after, she started doing it on the front legs. A trip to the ER and some blood work that came back fine, the vet has no answers. They sent her home with prednisone. She went back to walking normal for about 2 weeks, but is now where she was in the beginning. She has problems controlling walking on hard surfaces, walks on her hocks, and cannot get in the litter box. She is eating and drinking fine and appears in no pain.

My cat Nino started to lose weight progresively, I’d take him to the ver for check ups but nothing out of the ordinary, answers were: he is old, he is losing muscle mass. One day he was sick, took him to the vet, he had inflammation and infection but the vet could not determine where though he got a full blood test, just white cells were too high. I started giving him antibiotics, he seemed to get better but still wasn’t as hungry. Two years ago Nino was 8.6 kgs and now he is half of his weight. One night he vomit bilis and at that same moment his left leg was paralized. I took him to the emergency, it was passed mid night. He stayed 4 days at the vet, he improved a little bit, was still limping but could walk.
I took him after a week for check up and he was doing better, that same night, he vomited again and just like that he got both legs paralyzed.
The vet said that he is not getting blood supply so he in on blood thinner, steroids and IV, he has improved one leg (had a pulse when sonogram was taken) but still paralyzed.
I don’t know what to do- he still has infection, now he is paralyzed and no blood supply. what could this be?

I am a vet tech w/ 20 years experience. Nor myself or the Dr's have seen a case like mine. I have a 6 y/o FS DSH. No major medical hx. I acquired her at 2 days of age and bottle fed w/ KMR. Progressed normally, no issues. FeLV/FIV neg. In the last 3 months, she has become lethargic, had wt gain, poor hair coat, dull mentation. E/D normally, U/BM normal. Full CBC/Chem/T4 run - all normal, except T4 was extremely low. Aware that Hypothyroidism in cats is rare, we started her on Thyro-Tabs 0.1mg - 1/2 tab BID. After 3 wks on meds, she started to lose weight, coat looked great, acting normal again. 4 wks into meds, she became extremely unsteady in her gait. Within 3 days, she was unable to use her front limbs. They are a stiff-like paresis. She can eventually right herself from laying position, but knuckles. Unable to bend or manipulate her front limbs, except at the wrists. When "standing", she bobbles and falls over, as if she is vestibular. After more research, and stopping the Thyro-Tabs (she has been off for 1 wk), we starting treating w/ Vit B Complex (0.2mg BID w/ 10ml LRS) for a Thiamine deficiency. Day 2 of the injections showed improvement. She was able to right herself w/in 10 seconds, recognized where her front legs were and was able to move around with a steadier gait (though still very wobbly). Day 3 thru 7, shows she is back to where she was prior to injections. Today was the 1st day w/ no injections and she was fully back to square one. Thoughts?

My 4 yo female Siamese has been progressively losing strength in her back left leg. We have taken her to the vet a number of times with concurrent symptoms of vomiting and bowel issues. No one has ever diagnosed her hip issues or given a definitive dx on the stomach concerns. She has progressively gotten worse and worse. Now her fur over her hip is matting. What’s going on? She falls over walking often and can barely jump.

I have a three week old kitten who's dragggin his back legs we don't know if mama kitty did it from moving them all the time or if he was born like that but his stomach looks swollen i can't take him to a vet he doesn't act like he's in pain he purrs when hes laying on me any suggestions please i want to help him

My cat just woke one day this week with no movement in her back legs. She as not peed or gone to the bathroom since yesterday.She has eaten soft food once yesterday. My vet feels it's neurological which means MRI and surgery. both extreemly expensive. I love my kitty so much i am sad that I may have to put her down :( I am wondering if anyone has had a good outcome to this disorder.

Dear Doctor or nurse,

I am Tiffany who needs comfort for losing my "Beautiful Kitty" yesterday.
What is the percent for an 18 years old cat to recover or survive from blood clog?
My cat was limping and the left rear leg was paralyzed.

I need comfort to cope with loss of my beloved Kitty!

Thank you,
Tiffany

Hi, my 11 year old cat has been diagnosed with hyperthyroidism, he is on thyronorm twice a day and the levels are good. His liver and kidneys are fine and white and red blood cells are at normal levels. A few times now he has gone off his back legs. He goes wide eyed and has no control over the hind legs, they seem like they are in spasm as they stretch out, it lasts about 5 minutes then he’s back to normal like nothing has happened. He doesn’t cry out in pain. Any ideas? He was only at the vets this morning for his tests.

one of my cats just gave birth this morning at 3am. My other fully grown female cat started to eat the babies alive. Out of four, I have 2 left, one of which (Daisy) is injured (4-6 puncture wounds by the belly and spine) and even possibly paralyzed. The cat who birthed these babies has rejected them, so I'm feeding them kitten milk and keeping them warm. I won't have the money to take her to the vet until Friday (it's monday now) and I'm just wondering what I should do additionally to help her until then? At first she wasn't meowing at all, but after 2 feeds she's trying to move around a lot and meowing louder and louder, so I have hope that I can save her

My girl kitty 2yrs old suddenly began to limp, back paws seem painful, littke appetite and not drinking water. vet gave her pain and anti inflammation meds that has made her drowsy for 3 days. Plus iv for fluids. Blood work show no sign of infection. However she had a slight high fever 104 plus bladder inflamed.

My cat had a ear infection i went to the vet gave us tresaderm. He started walking funny. Went back to the vet gave me more tresaderm then he was not able to move his legs. What do i do for my cat. I have to walk him with my hands under his belly. Now he's showing signs of his legs moving again some

Our 2-year old Tonkinese has only in the last week started being 'clumsy' and I noticed today that he was landing awkwardly when getting off the bed. He is less energetic than normally, but doesn't seem to be in pain. As far as I can tell, the problem with his hind legs is symmetrical. I am very concerned for him; he's normally in perfect health.

My cat Arthur is around 12 years old, a few weeks ago I noticed that he couldnt use his back legs at all, the vet prescribed Loxicom and after a few days he seemed to be getting better slowly, but now he seems to be deteriorating, he cant put any weight on his back legs at all, and bless him he is urinating on himself. He is still on Loxicom but I fear its no longer helping. He does eat when I hold the bowl to him and his eyes are bright, but he doesn't move at all, just stays in one position day and night. I am back at the vets for his check up this week, I dont want him to live like this.

Took Jinx to the hospital with hind legs paralized suddenly. Test were run without a firm diagnosis, this was Friday. Vets office was closed for the weekend. Jinx died Sunday night. Had another cat die under similar circumstances. Could it be cryptosporidiosis even if the swab came back negative?

My cat is 14 years old and has so called "events" of acute (temporary) paralysis of the rear legs . She is walking normally and then all of a sudden her rear legs don't work anymore, she lies down and starts meowing very loudly and fast breathing, being in pain (but not losing consciousness). After approx. 1 minute the episode ends, she rests for another 5 minutes and then gets up and acts as if nothing has happened (she walks normally, eats etc.). Vet took x-rays of her whole body and atributed the paralysis episodes (which occur approx once a week) to spine degeneration. All her blood results are normal.
I would appreciate your opinion if these episodes can for sure be atributed to spine degenerations (intense pain and paralysis one moment and no pain and no paralysed legs the next moment) or can there be some other viable cause? She has hard feces.
It is true that she is not as agile as she was in the past, however, she can still jump one meter high, walk the stairs, but not with such easiness as younger cats do.
What can be done to improve her situation?
Thank you very much for your thoughts and help.

Spela from Slovenia

Inka was diagnosed with Hyperthyroid in August. He has lost alot of his body weight, he was previously 5.2kg and now is around 3.01kg.
He was wobbly on his hind legs for 2 days which I attributed to muscle weakness and possible Potassium deficiency.
2 days later Inka could not move his forelegs. He still has sensation, he can feel his paws. He can stretch and move them at the shoulder it seems. But he cannot stand, the muscles are very stiff at the elbow and he cannot bend them on his own. Doesn't seem to be in any pain at all, appetite normal. Neck is limp but he can move his head occasionally.
Still strength in his hind legs. He is very alert and bright eyed but dehydrated (though he was on a drip at the vets for 24 hours)
Vet has taken blood tests, X-ray and ultrasound, gave him potassium and antibiotics and no change. Unable to find any sign of tumour.
We thought the high WBC was due to a Dental Disease (which he had an OP for 3 weeks ago) but we now suspect an in infection and maybe swelling in the neck or brain.
RBC has been getting lower and lower despite high RETIC.
Vet prescribed steroids to hopefully stop any swelling but 4 days later we can see no change. Vet has advised that if there is no change now then it's likely not treatable and we should consider having him PTS.

At this point, despite Inka being the same in himself, physically he cannot function.

My male cat has been dragging his back legs. He is having a hard time jumping up on the bed etc. Took him to the vet twice and after x-rays and exam, they were not able to determine what is causing it. He doesn't act like he is in any pain and the last couple days he has been dragging the left leg even more. Thinking about consulting a specialist, that is what the vet recommended next.

My beautiful healthy active 8 yr boy kitty went to bed like normal and in the am I noticed he was dragging his back gate. He was able to push up with hind legs and was wobbly for a moment then back to dragging . I gave him a little food that he gobbled up and immediately rushed him to the vet. After over $4000 later they still have no idea what is wrong with him he does show signs of a slightly slipped disk however they’re unable to see if that’s causing it or not. They kept him for 24 hours in oxygen and on fluids as his blood pressure was 50. since money is tight they suggested I take him home And allow him to rest to see if symptoms would improve. In the evening I noticed his symptoms getting worse to where he couldn’t even push up on his hind legs as he did in the beginning and now lost all function of his bowels with constant urinary leakage and now appears to be in pain from constipation. I don’t know what to do. I heartbroken thinking about euthanasia but it kills me to think he’s in pain. Even if I have an MRI or surgery they still don’t know if that would resolve the back gate and now the function of his bowels
Please advise on what I should do

My beautiful healthy active 8 yr boy kitty went to bed like normal and in the am I noticed he was dragging his back gate. He was able to push up with hind legs and was wobbly for a moment then back to dragging . I gave him a little food that he gobbled up and immediately rushed him to the vet. After over $4000 later they still have no idea what is wrong with him he does show signs of a slightly slipped disk however they’re unable to see if that’s causing it or not. They kept him for 24 hours in oxygen and on fluids as his blood pressure was 50. since money is tight they suggested I take him home And allow him to rest to see if symptoms would improve. In the evening I noticed his symptoms getting worse to where he couldn’t even push up on his hind legs as he did in the beginning and now lost all function of his bowels with constant urinary leakage and now appears to be in pain from constipation. I don’t know what to do. I heartbroken thinking about euthanasia but it kills me to think he’s in pain. Even if I have an MRI or surgery they still don’t know if that would resolve the back gate and now the function of his bowels Please advise on what I should do

I have a 1 year old female that I have brought to her normal vet when she started limping on her left leg. Did not get answers at that visit other than restrict her movement so she can heal. She started getting worse and dragging her leg so and x ray of her left leg and hip was done and I was told that she had a tear in her cartilage and tendon in her upper knee and it would take 6 weeks to heal. She still continued to get worse so we brought her in she was able to control her bladder anymore so we thought she had a uti and she was fully dragging both back legs. No uti was the answer and her regular vet said she now did not think her legs where going to get better and we should think about putting her down. We did not except that and continued to look for answers. They also did blood work and it was normal. We decided to bring her in for emergency because her legs where still able to move but still not using but she had bad tremors in her back legs they looked for blood clots and did a urinanalysis still all came back normal nothing. Every doctor she had seen had mentioned it sounding like maybe neurological so where given recommendations to a couple the first one we went to and I called before going was orthopedic and not neurology even when I called told them about the problems with my cat and they said bring her in the doctor there said she did a check up but did not see anything orthopedic to be the problem more neurological. So we made a last a final attempt with a neurologist there they told us what everyone had said she is not in pain she is able to feel her rear legs but they believe something is attacking her spinal cord and in any tests being done we can not help her walk so we agreed to full body X-ray to see if tumors or cancer or any trauma which we originally thought but still nothing thousands of dollars later and still no answers other than keep doing what we are doing express her bladder and keep her as long as possible. So that’s what we are doing as long as she is happy eating and playing we are keeping her as long as possible.

We have a kitten named Sirius that is a little more than a year old and has started to show signs of weak rear legs. It also seems like he has no feeling in the legs. Before this happened, he would not let anyone touch them, now he doesnt even react to it. This has literally started in the last couple of hours. Any idea what could be causing this? We are hoping it will go away on its own but dont think that it will.

How do I know if it’s the right time to think about euthanasia? My cat has hyperthyroidism and has been treated with felimazole for 18 months. Now she is suffering with constipation, is splaying her foot on her hind left leg and limping on her hind right leg. After taking her to the vet I have been given meloxaid as a pain killer for her leg and a gel to be applied to the paw to help the constipation. I am struggling with the cost of the prescriptions but do not want to put her down if it is not necessary.

Rescued a paralyzed kitten who is about two months old. Both his rear legs and tail has no sensation. Doctors said to put him down that is euthanasia. Can any other alternative is there to give him a new life. Please help.

Hello, I have a question. (I’m from Czech Republic, so my english isn’t the best). About three and half months ago, my cat seemed different to me. She was depressed, so I took her to a vet, where we found out (after X-RAY) that my cat has some kind of bump/bulges on her back and it has to do something with spinal cord. She got prescribed Prednicortone (prednisolone corticosteroids) and after three and half months of dosing (half a pill every other day), nothing changed. Her back still hurts at touch and I noticed that her hind legs are weakened. It’s not like she can’t walk or something, but I still see they’re weaker than they were when she was healthy. The vet said that surgery would cost something about 40 000 czech crowns which is about 1500$. I’m 18 so I cant afford something like this even if I wanted. Is there an option that the hind legs would stop weakening more? Or is it gonna get worse? I really don’t know what to do.. Thank you for your response.

So I adopted a cat and his two hind legs are paralysed and also a really swollen butt. my vet told me the paralysis might be temporary and that he'll need my assistance when urinating or defecating because of it for a little while. how do I help my cat with these tasks,since he isn't able to use a litter box or properly clean himself on his own because of his condition?

dr. my kitten age 3 months had fallen from 5th floor, and i took her to clinic their dr. gave her depo medrol injection & didnt diagnosis & said to observe her activity 24hr. after 4 days she died because her gallbladder was swelled. plz tell me there was a negligence of that dr.? plz help.

i saved a cat from stray dog attack i took her to vet. as she was unable to move her hind limbs vet. told that she is paralysed...so they kept her with them only...i want to know will she be able to walk again or she ll just crawl ?

Our cat Mandy Andy is about 3 years old now. We got him at 8 weeks for free from a breeder of munchkin cats, who gives away the cats that did not inherit the munchkin-leg gene. We noticed right away when we got him that he walked very slowly, sloth-like, sort of crept ultra-slow wherever he went. He was playful, but in short bursts. He slept so much we wondered if something was wrong, but then he’d wake up and be fine. We got used to his “slowness” and accepted it as just how he was, as he seemed normal in other ways.

Last year in 2016 getting a Christmas tree and moving his cat tree to a different room stressed him (we assumed, in hind sight) and he developed a urinary tract issue of some sort that got worse and worse, he was peeing in different places, crying when he peed and otherwise exhibiting typical UTI symptoms. The vet ran all sorts of tests blood urine fecal etc and all were normal but he was still having trouble urinating and got sicker and weaker. With medications he improved and was able to irons te again without pain, but he was losing hair and still wasn’t eating much, and got very weak in his hind legs. He wasn’t able to stand with his hind legs and just laid in his crate. He still had no fever or any elevated blood count or other sign of infection, but on our request the vet gave him an antibiotic shot, which had an almost immediate effect and he improved quickly! after a few days had regained the use of his legs and was able to jump up on things and within a week got back to his normal, slow-creeping self. That was a year ago; this week we moved to a new house a few miles away which is obviously stressful. His urinary seems fine, he wasn’t afraid at the new house and was walking around, rubbing legs and purring, eating fine and generally exploring and happy, but two days after we moved he got weaker and over the course of 24 hours his hind legs gave out. I immediately took him to the vet, they performed all sorts of tests (like last time)and everything was normal. They gave him subcutaneous fluids to support him in case he was dehydrated and, since the shot had worked last year, they gave it to him again just in case.

It is now 12 hours later, he is eating (he never did lose his appetite) and seems alert and OK in every way except that his limbs will not work. He does have some strength in his hind legs as when I put him in my lap and manipulate them he kicks and can push back. His front legs are stronger than his back legs, but they don’t seem to be 100%. He definitely has feeling in all 4 feet and limbs, and they are not cool to the touch. The vet had tested for diabetes and he was normal. He has been an indoor cat all his life since we got him at eight weeks, we have one other cat that we got from the same place or year later. Both tested negative for feline leukemia Etc.

As I have been reading about neuromuscular disorders in cats, I wonder if he has a genetic / heritage disorder of some sort since he has exhibited that strange slow gait since we got him as a kitten. His hips / rear end is very skinny compared to the rest of his body, under-exercised. He has always slept a crazy amount, way more than our other cat. All those symptoms have seemed to be the same his entire life, no increase or decrease over the years.

I am curious what sort of genetic disorders would present in this way, where it is generally the same / chronic over time but paralysis / paresis occurs under stress. I realize that as he is only 3 years old perhaps it is a degenerative problem that will get worse, but as he regained use of his back end last tear when this occurred I’m hoping he improves this time too. Our vet recommended a wait and see for the weekend, and to bring him back on Monday. I’m reluctant to allow heart tests and other expensive things that would reveal intreatable things, or test for infectious diseases as clearly this has been with him since birth, not something contagious that he contracted; and I’m concerned that even if we figure out what it is, I would expect it’s not treatable since it’s a hereditary condition like perhaps a spinal cord defect.

Assuming it’s a chronic condition with stress induced flare-ups, I’m wondering if some sort of anti inflammatory or prednisone treatment might help, or if an anti-anxiety treatment can help with stress-induced paralysis??

Thanks for your insight! I realize you can’t diagnose, but any ideas I can take to my vet would be appreciated. We love Mandy Andy and our daughters are very anxious!

My 6 month old kitten was spayed 3 days ago and has since had problems with the hind leg she was injected in. The vet says the needle probably touched a nerve. The first day she walked with a completely flat foot from the hock down. The last two days she tries to use her toes but she collapses at the hock on every step. The vet will look at her in 5 more days time. What should I do with her in the mean time? What can the vet do to help? We live in Saudi Arabia and can't see another vet as this is the only one within reach. Thanks.

Hi, I have a 6 years old male neutered cat (Tiago) and 2 days ago I noticed that his front left leg was lifted and seemed he didn't want to use it. He was discomforted when I try to touch it and I assumed he hurt it somehow (I didn't see that, I assumed it).There was no sign of bad locomotion or instability before that. Yesterday I took him to the vet who said it could be tendonitis or a minor trauma and the best thing to do would be to wait a few days to see how he is doing before going into an MRI. Today morning I felt he was doing a bit worse (more difficult for him to move) and noticed that he had no appetite and although he was not in pain his back right leg also seemed to be working with difficulty and he only wanted to stay curled. I let him rest a bit for a few hours. Later on, I realized that he was getting even worst and he wouldn't move at all so there is something really wrong with him. It is Sunday and I managed to get my vet on the phone a couple of hours later. I will take him there in the morning (9 h from know). He advised me for now to administer cortisone. I did that (1 h ago/ 5 mg prednisolone). Generally, he is a healthy cat and never had health issues besides a mild urine infection 2 years ago and a stomatitis 3 weeks ago. To treat that he got a depo-medrol injection (29/12/17 and antibiotics for 8 days (finished his treatment 5/01/18). He is a bit fat (13lbs) but overall he has been a healthy cat. I only have access to this one vet since I live in a remote area. Any idea what is causing this? I checked on him right now and I have the feeling (and hope) that cortisone is working. He still doesn't want to move but he is kind of "less" paralyzed. I hope it is not something super bad and he will recover. In the same house, I have one more male cat (one year older) but has no symptoms of any kind and a healthy 3 legged female dog that gets along very well with him.

My cat suffers paralysis.
My country have no medication for my cat.
I have no idea which method is good for my cat. I need help.
My cat can't stand up
He lose weight.
It was been 5 days.
I feeds him chicken soup.
Plz give me advice for my cat to recover his health.
He looks so depression.
Sorry my English skill not good.
I can't explain his situation more than this.

Hello i have a cat (basma) she is "paralyzed" in her back legs .. but recently she has been twitching them she can sort of feel it when i touch her feet but not her tail .. one of her legs lock out straight
Do you think if i keep moving them around and maybe build up some muscles she may be able to walk of atleast one of her legs? I mean she pushes back on me with her legs but still drags the around

My cat is 4 months old and of domestic breed located in India. Unfortunately, he was attacked by two stray dogs following which he received an injury on sides of his spine just shy of his front legs and loss of hind legs movements. Although there is strong pulse underneath the thighs and hind legs being warm, he still drags the legs around the house. The cat has sensation in his legs and often moves it during the physio exercises suggested by the vet. I have provided him every treatment available but have failed to regain activity of the hind legs. Could you please advise me on this?

i need help i want to save my cat
my cat situation no drinking,no taking food
my cat in indigestion
please help serious situation help!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Our 16 yr old cat tonight just started rolling around weirdly and meowing loudly andnow her front paw is hanging limp and she cannot put weigh on it at all. My mom says she had a stroke. I just went to see her and she was eating but backing away from us. My husband did gently pick her up and petted her and shes purring. Should we put her down? Its so expensive.

I have been going to the vet for months now treating an ear infection.. he has only gotten worse. After the second round of antibiotics he got horner’s syndrome. Then he got vertigo and kept falling over. Now he is constipated, and as of last night he became paralyzed. He taken in a little water and food, when I hold him over his bowls.. This morning he shows no interest in the food. (Soup) I believe he is dying and don’t want to go to the vet if he is, however, if there is cases like this where he might recover I will take out a loan and go. So my question is what are his chances, and what should I be doing to make him more comfortable?

My cat CHILI is 16 and is being treated for hyperthyroidism for the past 4 months. She has since developed bad arthritis in her back legs and hips. For some time now I have witnessed her momentarily loosing power in her back legs when she poops. This is now also starting to happen when she urinates and she just collapses to her side for a few seconds. It is very distressing to see and for her as she gets soiled. I mentioned it to the vets several times and they keep saying it is just the arthritis causing this. But it seems very strange as it started before she had any difficulty walking. She did have an accident aged 5 where she had severe damage to her tail but then she recivered over time. I keep reading about all these different conditions, but nothing related directly to toilet times. Not sure where to go from here as it is really affecting her quality of life. Otherwise she eats and sleeps a lot. Thank you. She also has suspected kidney disease.

Hello,
Our cat was adopted so we don't know her real age but based on her condition it seems she is at least 10 years or older.
A couple of years ago she had a nosectomy due to a nodule under her nose that was constantly bleeding. The condition was diagnosed as hemangiosarcoma.

In December 2017, she started vomitting her food and lost about 1kg of her weight. We went to the vet who wanted to do a surgical biopsy to ascertain if it was IBD or cancer as they observed some lesion in her stomach. We refrained from this process keeping in mind the suffering for the cat. On specialist consult, intestine X-Ray and free T4 test, we found that she did have hyperthyroidism and constipation. Normal thyroid test always came back normal.

Treating her hyperthyroidism and also a couple UTI shots made her better for 2 months. She has completely stopped vomiting and weight has consistently gone up. She is now almost 4kg. Since last 5 days, she has been incontinent and urinating wherever she sleeps. She also let out yelps when initially she made the effort to use the litter tray. Her hind legs collapse when she tries to poo. But her hind paws are not blue and there is pulse in the hind legs.

I understand this is a complex situation and would really appreciate your advise which we take to the specialist. We want to ensure we gave her a fighting chance before the time comes to make the dreadful call.

Thank you.

Is my kitten ok and will she ever be able to use her leg again? She can move it and it is still alive but she struggles to use it and walk on it. Will some exersices be able to help her regain mobility??

Hi! How can i cure my cat, its like 2-3months old now. Last night its happily play with its fellow cat then now it came up walking weakly. I'm so concern on what happen to it. Why does it have weak legs ?

My cat is about 4 years old and usually in great health, however this morning he had trouble using his back legs and struggled to get up the stairs. He then decided to just drag himself downstairs and he had uncontrollable fecal release as well. However right after he got up and walked away and now seems fine like thing had happened. He recently had very smelly discharge again but this time in the litterbox. Could this be some stomach related issue from something he ate since it went away or would there be a more serious underlying issue? Thanks in advance.

Hi there. My cat is relatively healthy cat, however this morning something strange happened. He appeared to not control his back legs as he tried to go upstairs. He ended up rolling down the stairs and then involuntary bowl release before getting up and walking away seemly unsaved. He currently shows no signs of pain or discomfort.
Could this be related to something he ingested since it was so temporary and how can it affect his ability to stand?

Hi, I recently adopted a stray kitten, about 2-3 months old. The other day a much larger cat attacked him. I immediately picked him up and took him to the vet, they performed an ultra sound and xrays and said they did not see any internal injuries or broken bones, however, he is dragging one of his hind legs. He has feeling in the leg because he cries when I touch it but it is just limp. There is a rather big open wound on that leg and I am hoping that maybe it is just causing him pain and maybe has his leg numb and unable to move. I am so worried about him walking again.
In your opinion do you think he will regain use of his leg
Thanks in advance for any assistance

I have a kitty who is about a year old. My husband & I recently got a dog who is much bigger than our cat. He’s still a puppy & would sometimes play rough with our cat. I would always stop him though & Kept them in separate rooms when we were not home. My cat started acting a little weird like he was having breathing issues. I took him to the vet & they took some radiographs & sent it off to a lab for a second opinion & said everything came back okay. They diagnosed him with asthma & gave him a steroid. The first couple days that he was home he was getting better but this morning I noticed he was sleeping more & having trouble walking. His front legs just seem weak. I’m back to feeding him milk & water to make sure he get nutrients. He still jumps to the window seal & even went outside for a little while. But he just seems drained. Could our pup have caused damage that wasn’t detected? I’m so worried but don’t want to rush him back to the vet just yet. (The pup has been at my dad’s house since I noticed our kitty not acting right)

My cat is affected with a stroke how do I treat it ? We took him to the vet and he gave a few medications to be followed. we see no improvement in her despite following the medications, it has been 2-3 days. I read your article now and came through this word called stroke that is what my cat is actually suffering with. My cat used to go inside and sleep under the bed in my room which has no ventilation. Is that the reason why she is affected with the stroke.

My kitty age: 3 months has fallen from 1st floor And her back legs are not Moving please tell me what to do i took her to vet he said Her nervous System may got Damaged and is not conveying messege to legs.. please help!

I noticed sudden paralysis in my cat Drogo's hind legs this morning. He had been fine the evening before. I took him to the vet for an assessment and it appears he has no feeling in his back hind legs and paws and is not exhibiting any signs of pain while at home. There is no sign of trauma. While sleeping, I noticed he twitches the affected feet.
Unfortunately, I could not afford to pay the $750 for diagnostic tests and am currently trying to figure out a way to afford care for him.

My 2 months old baby cat was bitten in neck, wound is not so deep and being treated with antibiotics and pain killers but since then his front left leg is not working, is it because of pain or anything else. I examined there is no fracture then what??

I have a 5 week old kitten and I just noticed one of her paws is slightly smaller and she can't seem to move or feel it. It's not the whole leg, just the paw, and her siblings are totally healthy. She uses it to wash her face and such but avoids putting weight on it when she walks. I don't think she's in pain and she wasn't injured as far as I can tell, so what else could it be? and is there anything I can do?

My cat is a little under a year old . I noticed that he was kind of just laying around the last couple of days. Then this morning I noticed that he wasn't walking right. He is dragging his back legs and is not using his front left all the way. He tries to walk but then he just gives up. He is also laying with his hips spread out and his right hind leg sticking out . Do you know what this might be ? Help!!

My cat (14yo) suddenly lost the mobility of his back legs. The medicine the veterinary gave him are not working (increased hyperthyroidism doses, cal, antibiotics). He seems to be fine overall just dragging his legs if he wants to move around. However, he is getting very dirty covered with his own fesses and does not seems to be improving. Would you recommend euthanasia in this case? It is hard to us to make the decision.

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Hi my 5 month old kitty had an eye infection a month ago. Its not responding to antibiotics and is no longer valiable and would need to be enucleated but is not possible since her weight is just 0.4kg. We are now waiting for her to gain weight. While waiting, she has now developed ascites and her rear legs are weak and dragging. What could be going on? Please help and what should i do? Should i go amd take the risk of the operation or wait for her to reach 1kg? Will her brain get infected? Or sepsis? Im worried she might lose her front limbs pls help

I have a cat that was born with her back legs not functioning. She was a fighter and never gave up. She ended up being faster then the others in her litter she climbed first as well. Very smart. But she isnt being able to control her bowel movements and drags her backend around. Would a wheelchair help? Are there groups that can help her?

Hello, my cat has been spayed 10 days ago. Shes getting better on her first 4 days until she chewed on the part where she got her surgery and got infected. I went to the vet and was given a prescription which is the amox to be taken for 5 days. Her infected wound got better but she seem to have no control on her rear legs.She'd try to stand but eventually fall on her side. Her appetites still good. Still responsive.
Her legs are hard. More like a muscle cramp and shes seems to be very sensitive when touched.
And when i let her try to move, that leg would shiver and the abdomen area. I don't know what to do. Help!
Is it okay if i massage those legs?
We dont have vet hospitals here by the way. Thank you so much.

Why did my kitten become paralyzed and die over night? He had a small cough when I found him but it got worse over time and it sounded like he had liqued in his lungs. He always tried to cough stuff up but dearly ever did. My friend took him to the vet multiple time but they said he was fine. So why did I wake up this morning to find him completely paralyzed from the neck down?? He died about 25-30 minutes after I woke up and found him like that. He was crying a lot but calmed down about 2-3 minutes after I picked him up and put him on his favorite pillow but even then would start crying again ever few minutes. He started to purr right before he died though....

My cat seems to get what looks like a dead left leg that he can't seem to put on the floor it doesn't happen often and goes within a couple of minutes . He is happy drinking eating and using the toilet. He also runs around quite happily

My cat misty is around 5 - 7 years old. I adopted her as a rescue cat 4 years ago. Over the past week her back legs and tail become completely paralysed, for around 5 minutes. She can bite her legs and her tail during this time. After the episode she gets up and jumps around almost like nothing has happened. I have taken her to the vets, she has had blood work done and nothing has come back. After 2 vets opinions they have never seen anything like it before.

I have a 3 year old Bengal cat who broke his pelvis in two places, his hip, and damaged a nerve in his rear paw. He has foot drop and its been almost 8 months since the injury. I took him to physical therapy for a few months, but that became exceedingly expensive.

I bought a foot brace in his size, but he won't let me put it on him. He keeps walking on the top side of his paw, and it honestly makes me cringe to see him put weight on it like that. Given that he's a Bengal and very used to going outside on a leash, its impossible for me to keep him indoors after so much time has passed.

Will he ever regain use of his foot? My surgeon mention potential amputation of the foot but I am trying to avoid that at all costs, if possible.

about 1 month ago my 19 year old cat had a seizure she was seen by the vet, blood was taken she was started on thyroid medication. she has not had any other seizures but has started dragging her rt back leg. there does not seem to be any pain. i have also noticed that there doesn't seem to be any and i mean no muscle at all to either back leg, but the other leg is fine. she still jumps up and down on furniture.appetite and thrist is increased, which i thought went with the thyroid problem. what could be the problem, this is a total house cat has not been outside in 18 years.

I have a 13 year old male neutered cat. I adopted him 3 years ago and he was VERY LARGE (his previous owner fed him table food continuously. Over time on a non table food diet he lost some weight and was looking great. Over the last couple of months he has drastically lost weight and now is having trouble using his back legs. He eats and drinks (almost non stop) but lays down on the floor to do so. I'm very concerned and we just had a job loss so a ton of $ for his vet is not even an option. I hate to see him like this. The people we got him from rescued him from a kill shelter and though he was older we wanted him to enjoy the late years of his life free from a cage. Does this sound like we may need to put him down?

My cat had a broken spine and suffered some nerve damage in the process. He has had his spine surgically stabalized and had pins put in place. He is incontinent. He does not need to be expressed as he is fully emptying both bowel and bladder fully. The past few weeks hes been biting at his penis to the point of bleeding and inflammation. Im just wondering could this be a sign some feeling/sensation is slowly returning. Its been 3 months since his surgery

My cat has been having issues with his back leg. He isn't putting much weight on it and is relying heavily on his other back leg. The odd thing is, is that he doesn't seem to be in pain. He's still eating, jumps and walks, is being more attentive and mostly his usual self. We took him to the vets and he couldn't find any swelling or obvious bites, nor did he flinch or yowl in pain when the leg was moved. So he just prescribed him painkillers. But these haven't improved his situation as he still limps, it just hasn't got worse, this has gone on for a week now but since we've been away we don't know the cause. Is this likely to be a nerve issue due to the apparent lack of pain? And is there anything we can do for him while we wait for the next appointment? Would love to know what we can do.

Hi, I have a cat that's 3 years old and he's recently shown that he's limping with his back right leg, putting very little weight on it and relying heavily on the left leg. But he doesn't show any obvious signs of pain. He is eating, he is sociable, and he still walks around, but isn't stretching out as much. He doesn't even yowl or flinch when the joint is moved, though it is obviously still affecting him and his comfort. The vet didn't find any swelling or obvious tissue damage around the leg and gave him painkillers, but they haven't improved his situation. Is there anything we can do before his next vet visit? And is this likely to be nerve damage? Thanks for any advice.

What can I do to heal my paralyzed kittens bed sore . Long story short I bought her off of a lady on Craigslist that was moving into a shelter soon and she told me she’s paralyzed in her hind legs because she was left in the birth canal too long . When I got her she had on a diaper because her previous owner said she needed it because she would fall face first in the kitty litter , when I got him I saw dried blood on the diaper and I took it off and found out that she had a bad bed sore , so when I looked at the paper work that she gave me it says nothing about her being left in the birth canal . It said that she was walking fine her first 3 weeks then they don’t say what happened to her for real , they mention her sleeping on a human bed a litter of 3 but doesn’t mention what happened to her . I think she fell off of the bed at the lady’s house . So I’ve been working with her and trying to heal her bottom but it’s getting worse .

5 yr. old adopted cat caught claw & nothing showed up in X-rays but was walking on 3 legs. Vet tried heated sonic treatment, and the other front leg went useless also. Vet specialist said it had tumor in its neck & require c-scan,surgery,$1,700 worth. He said tumor had been there long ago. Now cat can’t walk. I feed it twice daily & bathe it. I cry & cry. Can’t bring myself to enuthanize him.

Our barn cat had recent litter of 3 kittens. This is her second litter and she lost all but one . She is about two yrs old and her latest liter 2 of 3 are fine , however the runt seems to struggle using its back legs and hips. It seem like the feet seem to drag and hips don’t stay under her center of balance . I can pick her up with out any signs of discomfort ? And she is a pox 5/6 weeks old

I am a mail carrier and noticed that a litter of three kittens and their mom living outside in a wooded area in Central Florida. A rescue group will be coming in to rescue the family and take them to a no kill shelter. One of the kittens has paralyzed back legs, moves fast but drags her back legs. She has a little movement in the tail but its not much, just slight like a spasm. The rescue group didn't think they could do much with the injured kitten so I told them I will rescue that one myself. I made the effort and adopted her, she has a vet appointment in two days. She looks to be about 2-3 months old and doesn't seem to be in pain but has trouble with bowel movements. I tried tickleing her back paws to see if she would stretch her toes out, but nothing happens so I am assuming theres nerve damage. Her hips seem to be out of joint when she lies down. I've never seen her sit. I'm not a vet but this is what I see. I have two other healthy cats to compare to. I don't have any history whether she was born this way or injured in some way. Would waiting the two days cause more damage? And do you think this might be curable. I just brought her home today and still need to take 'HER' time getting used to me and this place. I don't want to rush her.

I have a little kitten.. Last night he was bitten by some another cat.. There after he is dragging and has no sense in his two back legs.. HHow can I recover him? Tell me please.. E is getting weak day by day..

I have a 4 year old healthy cat. We found him hiding behind the couch after not seeing him all day. Wobbly gait. He wouldn’t eat or drink. He is incontinent, however I think it is more because he was having difficulty walking not because he couldn’t control it. Brought him to the vet who did an X-ray. He has a slight step up in t12/t13. No fracture. He is on prednisone and gabapentin however now he will not move at all. Wondering about prognosis and if maybe he has worsened or if the steroids will improve his situation. I do not know if he can’t move his limbs or won’t move them.

i have a cat that is 3 years old. she was a quiet and lazy type so she wouldnt move around and eat lots. one day, she started to lose her appetite and get tired easily. Today the cat cant move its back leg and seems distressed or in pain about this what should i do ?

My darling Puddin is 15 years old,she looked fabulous and ebjoying her life,this last month I noticed herlegs wobbly,now she just drags her legs behind,she's a petite girl but losing wieght,she still has a good appetite,doen,t seem to be in pain,she has a big fur ball,matted,under her stomach,would this cause her dragging legs?

About two weeks ago Twitch began arching his back and just acting a little lethargic. He was brought to the vet the next day and the vet diagnosed him with pain in his pelvic region but no fracture was seen. They prescribed basically kitty tylenol. He missed on day of it but then started like normal. My boyfriend and I were unable to see him for one day due to school and being busy and his dad was taking care of him. When we saw him again he was wobbly and not walking on his front legs properly. We immediately took him to another vet and she told us he wasn't in pain at all and that it was neurological. He couldn't tell if he was walking on the pads of his feet or the tops and had little control of them. She told us there were many things that could have caused it and if possible we should think of seeing a neurologist. She also said that his eyes weren't reacting to light properly and that she was worried he was blind (he follows things with his eyes just fine so i think its just blurry). We don't have the money for that since we are in college and only work part time. She said she could get a free consultation with one and would call us after and we can try another course of action. She called the next day and said that it could be toxoplasmosis or cryptococcosis, but that the neurologist also said if its not one of those then an MRI with a neurologist would be necessary. We are still waiting for the results on the toxo and crypto tests. He is taking clindamycin so that if it is toxo we will have already started treatment. It has only been 4 days and he can no longer stand at all, he can't control his bladder (urine dribbling), he is constipated (we try our best to make sure he drinks by pouring some water on his food and he drinks it). Last night, when we went home before going to do homework to check on him and give him his medicine, he had an uncontrollable erection. He is neutered and I hadn't seen him have this issue before. I began researching and say that that can be a symptom of either thrombosis or FIP. Although he doesn't show all of the symptoms of FIP, I'm worried that he may have dry FIP. He is only 3 years old and this all came on suddenly with no warning signs we could see. We had to bathe him last night since he doesn't clean himself anymore. His appetite is fine. All of his blood work was normal at the first vet visit after his front legs started to malfunction, so I believe other than his brain his organs are functioning correctly, although he hasn't had a urinalysis done. Right now, although he is getting a bit more energy to move his head around, it seems more and more likely that he may need to be put down.

My 12 year old cat progressively started to have problemsmovingg his right leg he isnt eating well the vete said its sciatica and nothing could be done
I dont know what to do

My cat seemed fine but we’re a little thin and we just moved to a new place and I have other cats that are doing great but these two females that were older all of a sudden became paralyzed and Had incontinence and eventually they become big completely paralyzed except they could breathe they had no real response they were still the breathing dad basically and I’m not sure what it could be from they were fine and healthy and they both ended up within two days of each other having the same problem

My boyfriend found a kitten with a broken leg (left hind leg). He took her to the vet, they guessed she was about 8 weeks old. Her front legs were stuck out straight and wasn’t using her hind legs. She’d only show signs that she has feeling in her back leg if the vet was squeezing her paws. Vet said if her front legs are still stuck out straight and if she isn’t showing any movement in her hind legs to call animal services the next day so they can put her down because she may have a spinal cord issue. I brought weaning kitty formula home and tried to force feed her. She ate just a little of it. She wasn’t able to sit up or move at all. Then this morning she was using her front legs to sit up and she was moving all over the bathroom! Still not using her back legs though. She ate a little more than the day before. So we decided we’ll put off calling till the next day. After I got home I moved the box top she is in (shes in the box top so she doesn’t move around too much, I don’t want her to hurt herself) and she managed to get herself out of it! I had stepped away so I didn’t see. I prepared some more formula to feed her she ate quite a bit more compared to the other feedings. We started trying to get her to walk but noticed that her tail hadn’t wagged! So I scratched at her stomach and her tail started wagging in circles and she curled her back legs! On and off she’ll show signs of life in her back legs. From what I said, does she seem to have a chance at regaining control of her back legs or does it sound like she’ll never have control? Is there anything you suggest we do in order to have a mobile cat?

We found a stary cat about 4 days back and was malnorished and stuck in a duct for unknown period of time and dragging her hind limbs. We gave her subcutaneous ringer and steroids in the night and then fed her for 4 days. She is constitutionally much better and has gained little weight but continues tomdrag her hind limbs. She does have muscle tone in the hind limbs and there is no apparent spinal injury. She is abot one month old and is a poor bright girl.
We will take her to a vet in 2 days but meanwhile giving her physiotherapy as per our knowledge.
Kindly advive.

I was looking after a farm and came across a previously perfectly healthy kitten who was dragging its back end. Took it to the vet. Didn't know the cause. Was locked in furnace room with mother and sibling. Never outside. Took it to the Vet who put on steriods and anibiotics.
Took home and nursed and cage rested. Ate and drank well. Could still urinate and pass stools.
2 weeks later she never recovered the use of her legs. The Vet said at this point she wouldn't recover. We euthanized her today.
Her quality of life was not good.
Her teeth never came in either. By this time she was 10 to 12 weeks old.
Her mother was a barn cat and vaccination history was questionable.
The vet thought it may be panleukopenia. But she never had any of the obvious symptoms. No diarrhea or was healthy except for her back end paralyis.
What do you think. I think it must have been an injury.

I found a kitten 2 days ago near the dumpster. I took him in and named him Cello. Cello doesn't move his front legs at all. He had an eye infection that we cured. He was eating, drinking, sleeping and pooping normally. The next day I took him to the vet. He said that Cello has a virus that is damaging his brains and spinal cord. He's going to die soon and there is no treatment that can help him. The vet said that he got the virus from the environment he was in. Now Cello is breathing really fast, not moving at all or making any meowing sound. Regarding the breed, i am not fully aware of it.

My kittens hind legs was accidentlly closed in our slider back down very hard. He was able to move quickly outta the door when I opened it but his back legs were shaking wildly and then he was dragging them behind him. He swelled up pretty badly for the first week or so. We didnt have the money for the vet so we had to wait a few weeks before able to bring him in. They took several xrays and was concerned about a certain area they werent able to get a good view on. The vet said that if that area was what she expects then it would be recommended to put my baby Butters down. However, the area wasnt able to be seen. I explained thats its been a few weeks now and he had no use at all. But seems like the feelings are coming back in legs and they are now shaking and he opens his toes again as well when played with. He moves his legs back n forth too but im guessing that may be the nerve damage doing the moving part as well. The vet said crate him for 4-6wks with no movement then take him back to see where hes at then. Now Butters has no control on his urine and fecal movements. They just come outta him when ready I guess. But he will try to use cat box but still leaves a trail behind him. How do i stop this from happening? And I was wondering what our vet was looking for in the xrays that would of ended the fate of my kitty? He was said to have a fractured pelvis but the spot she wanted to see so badly wasnt clear enough for her to tell if he ended to be put down. Would anyone know what she was looking for by chance? And now 3 months after accident hes grow much larger and ive noticed hes having more trouble pulling himself around now. He has to put more effort into it. He also seems to have a twitching in his head too suddenly? Like.. sounds crazy but he twitches his head several times and then he goes into attack and mean crazy cat mood. sometimes he looks like hes stuck starring around confused but yet his face says it all to not touch him because he may get you hurt as well.. Thanks for the help with my questions and hope to hear from someone asap

My wife and I rescued 3 kittens. They were very young, all skin and bones. 2 of the 3 were very energetic and climbing on everything. Schnooger was one of those two, full of energy. The third one has some issues but we got her healthy and now she's all over everything. Out of nowhere, Schnooger started having wobbly hind legs. She started sleeping all of the time. When she's up and goes to look left or right, it's like she has to turn her upper body with her head. I'm afraid that there has been some physical trauma but am unsure. I've taken her to the vet twice and he says it's most likely cerebellar hypoplasia. She went, overnight, from crazy energy and climbing on everything to her current condition. Should I be more concerned or more demanding that this issue be looked into more by my vet?