Leg Paralysis in Cats

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

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!!

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 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??

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.

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)

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

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?

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.

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.

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.

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!

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.

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?

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 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.

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.

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.

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.

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 ?

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.

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?

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.

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.