I have an appointment at the vets this evening but wondered if anyone else has experienced this with their cat?
My 13yr old cat has recently demonstrated a weakness in his back legs. In the last 2 weeks, we have noticed that he is missing jumps and instead of doing one high jump, would chose to find new routes of smaller jumps to reach a destination. This seems to have got so much worse today and he struggled to get on the bed this morning. He is having to pull himself up using his front claws as he doesn’t seem to get enough power in his back legs when pushing off.
I know that he is old, but it feels very shocking as the vet always comments on how ‘young’ and healthy he is. Last yr the vet said he would think our cat is 4yrs old based on his health and mobility.
my childhood cat died suddenly at this age with back leg paralysis. It was a heart condition that came on suddenly and I’m terrified this could be it for our boy.
has anyone else experienced this? Do you have a positive story? I have been imagining the worst all day.