This Kitten has Trouble Walking on his Back Legs 

We found a cat today, couldn't use her back legs so we took her to the vet. They said the problem's not her legs probably somewhere different. There's a chance that she won't be walking any time soon but i want to adopt her. I'm trying to learn about how to take care of a cat like that. Please pray for her 🥺

I am so happy to hear that Tiny has a forever home! He is very precious and I wish him all the best ❤️

Hey people can have disabilities and mental !slowness... So can animals!!! Thank god there are amazing people who are willing to give these guys a life!!

I have a cat with similar symptoms. The weakness in the back legs and all. I’d be interested in if Dr. Cliff could check back in with Tiny’s siblings and see if any of them are now showing similar symptoms. I actually had 3 out of 4 cats from the same litter and none of them had symptoms when I got them and they developed the symptoms at different times. One got sick with other issues and had to be put down and the second got bad enough that his quality of life was called into question and my mom made me put him down…. The third is still going… about 2 years with this issue now and he’s about 4 years old. The issues showed up in the first cat around 9months, the second around a little over a year and the third around 2 years. Because they’re siblings and it presented very similarly (though a bit different but I put that off on the kitties’ personalities and stubbornness) that it is indeed an in utero issue of some sort, but even with an autopsy…. Necropsy? I think it has a slightly different name for cats but anyway…. They weren’t able to give me any answers. So I just do the best I can for Kion, giving him the best quality for the longest amount of time I can. He’s a very stubborn boy and wants so badly to be able to climb and such. But I am interested in Tiny’s siblings to see if a similar thing happened… and to check in on Tiny as well. @Dr. Cliff

My cat has the exact same issue. Her tails hangs, she can make it 3 steps using her hind legs but it's unbalanced only in the rear. Her rear shifts and she falls. Then she'll just drag her rear or she'll lay in that until she gets her strength back. She was not always like this. It started shortly after her mother was spayed. It was very gradual. She walked normally, jumping, climbing and much as a kitten could right along with her litter mates. As she grew she started walking to the side as a kitten. But then she started leaning on the wall when she walked. Now is dragging her legs to make. Just recently one of her litter mates was spayed and now she's doing the same thing according to her owner. I did take her to the vet, they said she has wobbly cat . I've watched lots of videos of wobble cats. She is unbalanced or but not shacky. It's just her rear legs. She also much smaller in her rear. She vomit more than the average cat. She was able to jump onto the couch before now it's a struggle. I just don't feel like she was born this way. I strongly feel that whatever meds were giving to her mother. She got into her system through nursing. She's the sweetest kitten

We just found 3 tiny stray kittens (6 - 7 weeks?) dirty face and muddy, and one of them has exactly the same issues. Tail dragging on floor, and back legs seem weak and not quite working properly. It can move around, but falls over. I can't get close enough to touch him/her without getting bitten, so a vet assessment is difficult, but did trap her and she's in the bathroom now. So yay! Spirited for sure, but very afraid of me. The next few days will be telling. Thanks for this video though, it gives me hope!

Allah paak acha kare sare bacho ko ameen

..such a lovely cat. Is she still alive and well?

I have an 8 week old kitten that I took in with 3 of its siblings and it's mom. I am spaying and rehoming all of them. His name is Butterbean, he looks a little like Tiny but with longer legs. His balance is not great but he can sort of bunny hop around. However, he is incontinent and his memory doesn't seem to be as good as his siblings. Initially, we thought it might be swimmers syndrome, but as it's progressed, my vet suspects it is neurological so I am going to have some tests done. I genuinely hope it's something physical, like his spine or legs. I can get him into surgery and fix those. With a neurological problem though, the diagnosis is often not so good. Bit devastated tbh. Hoping for a positive outcome with my little guy. He's a complete sweetheart and I just want to be able to give him a good life and a good home.

How is Tiny now? I am a shelter volunteer and foster in Connecticut. We currently have a 3 month old kitten who survived both roto virus and pan leuk then a pretty bad inflammatory process that pinched a nerve in her spine causing her hind legs to be weak and drag, also she got a bad bladder infection and started leaking urine which snowballed into scalding. One vet wanted to euthanize her but her foster mother refused and took her for a 2nd opinion. I do agree this kitten is a fighter, she was eating, drinking, playing and purring with ferocity and even though she had the scalding she didnt seem to act like it bothered her, it just looked awful. The 2nd vet prescribed menuka honey and with round the clock care expressing her bladder and keeping her dry she healed very well. My question is can she recover with PT or is the dragging permanent? She seems to have forgotten how to walk bc shes so adept and fast with dragging! She zooms around the room by dragging and shes fast! When we work with her to try and get her to walk in PT, she will do it but she gets annoyed bc shes like, "Why do this when dragging is so much easier!" But she has feeling and she can stand, her legs are just weak....I think its muscle memory loss and forgetting. These bacterial/fungal/viral infections out there in the feral colonies are horrific. Humans need to do better and spay and neuter their pets, and also every town needs a spay and neuter mandatory policy. T&Rs! There is no excuse not to do this. Same with dogs its getting out of control and the euthanasia rate of healthy adoptable animals is sickening especially in the southern USA. Thanks for reading. 🙏💜🐾

I sure hope Tiny will b ok and come thru his ordeal also

Hi dr. Cllif I'm from Iran and we don't have such advanced technology my cat is somehow acting like your cute cat I loved to saw your kindness and honesty and humanity some people don't have such great features.i prayed for your lovely cat and I want to hear about him . My cat backlegs are getting weak and he is whobbling could vaccination caused ? After his first vaccination his back legs got wobbly?

any update on this little sweet boy?

How is this kitty doing now?

In layman terms, they don't know what the hell is wrong with the Kitten's back legs? It doesn't look too bright for this kitty? I am glad he found a home.

Hello! Do you happen to have an update on thIs kitten or if you ever got anymore answers? We have a kitten who is experiencing the same thing but the vet can’t find anything wrong with her. We can’t afford an MRI or spinal tap but we want to help her as best as we can. She is the sweetest and cuddliest cat ever! Anything would be greatly appreciated. Thank you.

my cat have a same problem😓what can i do for him?please help me Dr he has no reflex to the strikes

My cat has the same problem. He is 14 years old and 2 months ago started to eat less and do some vomit and diarrhea. After a short treatment vomit and diarrhea stopped but his appetite was still small. I have tried all kinds of food, he likes boiled chicken though. For the last 10 days his rear legs are weak. Vets think this is disorder (Ataxia is the greek word) I went to 2 vets and done all the blood tests which are ok according to his age. I'll try another vet too. Vets are not sure what the problem is, maybe it's neurological and one of them suggest a magnetic resonance and to get lymph node biopsy. Best regards Athens Greece

My cats knee joints don't stay in can you help?

Is he doing ok 2 yrs later?

My main coon six months old when from jumping running to what this cat is doing he try’s and all that but Gus can’t jump his feet r cold

Does therapy help cats with neuro FIP? Is it worth a shot?

My 7 month kitten eats normally , doesn't vomit but has loose motions So her Back legs are wobbly But she has good control on front legs Can I give her flagyl? Is it safe?

Same thing happen to my cat she is almost 9 months old and she was great until yesterday . yesterday she was very clingy and keep following me around and this morning she has a problem with her hind leg i dont think it hurts but she cant use her hind leg well and been really lazy im so scared my mom wint take her to the vet please pray for us!

i have a 2 month kitten. Yesterday he jumped from the chair hit his head and started getting a seizure. when i picked him up he bit my hand really hard. i placed him in the bd and started pedding him until he calmed down. But now his bag legs and tail have no movment. he is eating well. I think the bump in the head caused some neurolgy issues.

Hai doc...my kitten just died today 😭😢 he's having troubling walking with his back legs

So sad. My cat has same bad movement with rear legs and four doctors have no idea. Thats the most sad! Why do we pay so much for no result ...

Gudpm how about twisted hind legs of newborn pupiies

My cat has same problem but my cats lower spine is bend 😢

I rescued an 8 week old( guessing) kitten ( we named her Joy) about a week ago. Showing a lot of the same symptoms..no tail movement , dragging back legs , tho they do flicker and move when they are straight out behind her.. Went to a vet and he took X-rays , no broken bones , or injuries. He gave me a steroid and some pain killers for her. He also recommended holding her tail to help her walk ...ouch .. I just didn’t have peace with any of the findings or recommendations. ...it is not in my budget to have the ability to go to a specialist. I have been looking at videos and reading about a B-12 regiment..Desperately looking for some advice. Thank you for your video.

I have a kitten that its legs just seem to long. He doesn't seem to have any paralysis they just seem to long and it seems like he has to pull them to much to get up on them and walk but he totally uses them. It's just seems harder for him to get around due to the extra length of them. I just wonder if this is common and can b grown out of??? I call him my handicapped baby and I totally baby him and over protective. We cant afford any kind of surgeries or devices if becomes needed but I will do what it takes to keep him pain free and give him quality of life otherwise. I just hope it's a temporary thing for his sake

Sir, my cat had diarrhea and it vomited in this morning. And now it's shouting and runnig around loke it's panicked. What should I do? Please help me.

Hello vet. I rescued a kitten on 30th september this year n she too can't use her back legs, she always keep her leg backwards. I visited vet n did some x-rays too..One vet said she'll walk probably, one said she will never walk . One lady told me to euthanized her which is inhumane to me. I'm giving her ner tonic and some digestive tonic as per the doc advice. What else I can do for her ao she starts walking ?? Pls guide on this

My cat is dragging one hind leg after getting treatments for diarrhea. Can you please tell me what I should do to cure him?

Doc I don't know what happen to one street cat I'm keeping him now but he can't walk with his back legs what' should I do ?same like this cat was walking he is not able to walk with his back legs and legs look like paralysed

Same problem with my cat doctor plz help us i am very worried

my cat can't walk on her hind legs, i accidentally stepped on her 😢😢😢😢 and i cant afford vet pls help me im crying for almost 5 hours now

Gus sister was and is fine so weired