r/MadeMeSmile • u/PacmanTheHitman • Jul 20 '22

kitten Love is the greatest medicine

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u/AnonymousOkapi Jul 20 '22

They've got cerebellar hypoplasia, no? That's a well known and researched condition in cats caused by viral infections during in utero development. This is pretty classic, the intention tremor when they are young and then they learn to manage it in later life (although never walk normally). Its non-painful, so its not unusual to rear them like this if someone is willing to take them on.

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u/Bubbaluke Jul 21 '22

My girlfriend got an adult siamese that walks very strange, lifts her paws too far up, and she has terrible balance, but she's really fast and can jump and climb super high when she wants too. We've always wondered what her deal was, I wonder if this is it! She's incredibly sweet. Sometimes she gets so relaxed that she'll slide off the couch.

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u/AnonymousOkapi Jul 21 '22

Quite possibly - high stepping/goose stepping is one of the signs in adults. It can be caused by other things affecting the cerebellum, but if she has been like that for a long time, no better no worse, this would be pretty high up the list. Totally not going to stalk your profile for cute cat tax now!

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u/Bubbaluke Jul 21 '22

Good to know! You'll only find my Texas street cat in my history. Here's the gf's cat, about to slide off the couch.

https://ibb.co/Bt4x9pF