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Old August 7th 03, 12:57 AM
Arjun Ray
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| Rona Yuthasastrakosol"
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| My cat doesn't have problems with jumping a couple of feet, but I've
| noticed that she has never jumped higher than a couple of feet. [...]
| is it common for cats not to want to jump high (or jump from high
| places, for that matter. She is very cautious when she jumps down
| from anywhere--even my bed.)?

| Could be. I used to have a cat that while young, tried to jump up on
| the coffee table (not much of a jump) and missed. It was as though
| after that, she figured she was clumsy [...] She just wasn't much of
| a jumper.

My Marie is like that. For a cat, she's rather clumsy and not at all
sure-footed.

I've seen her miss jumps, but not consistently. On narrow ledges, she
may stumble and struggle for balance. (It's a minor problem for me too,
because she'll fidget a lot in my lap, and the claws inadvertently come
out when she loses her footing.) Also, there's a distinct waddle in her
gait, her butt swinging from side to side. It's kind of cute: you might
think she sashays! :-)

AFAICT, her rear legs splay outward quite a bit, so she may have trouble
keeping the toes on her hindlegs close together when needed. The vet
found nothing wrong with her, but at some point I may have her checked
thoroughly for possible inner ear problems. Right now, I'm not too
concerned as her loss of balance and misjump episodes are occasional
only.

| Other cats seem to love to spend time figuring out how to reach the
| highest spot in the room.

A floor-to-ceiling cat tree can usually satisfy that urge. :-)
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Old August 7th 03, 05:21 AM
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If a cat has a hard time jumping up I would consider something wrong
with muscle, bones, tendons, nerves, backbone, whatever. But if that
cat is hesitant to jump down from low places like the bed, I think
eyesight problem is more likely. Perhaps she is nearsighted so she has
a tough time judging depths. ?
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Old August 7th 03, 05:21 AM
Liz
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If a cat has a hard time jumping up I would consider something wrong
with muscle, bones, tendons, nerves, backbone, whatever. But if that
cat is hesitant to jump down from low places like the bed, I think
eyesight problem is more likely. Perhaps she is nearsighted so she has
a tough time judging depths. ?
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Old August 7th 03, 05:22 AM
Cathy Friedmann
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"Liz" wrote in message
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If a cat has a hard time jumping up I would consider something wrong
with muscle, bones, tendons, nerves, backbone, whatever. But if that
cat is hesitant to jump down from low places like the bed, I think
eyesight problem is more likely. Perhaps she is nearsighted so she has
a tough time judging depths. ?


I think a lack of jumping may also be due to a vestibular problem - whether
current, or residual from an earlier illness.

Lots of possibilities.

Cathy

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"Staccato signals of constant information..."
("The Boy in the Bubble") Paul Simon


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Old August 7th 03, 05:22 AM
Cathy Friedmann
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"Liz" wrote in message
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If a cat has a hard time jumping up I would consider something wrong
with muscle, bones, tendons, nerves, backbone, whatever. But if that
cat is hesitant to jump down from low places like the bed, I think
eyesight problem is more likely. Perhaps she is nearsighted so she has
a tough time judging depths. ?


I think a lack of jumping may also be due to a vestibular problem - whether
current, or residual from an earlier illness.

Lots of possibilities.

Cathy

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"Staccato signals of constant information..."
("The Boy in the Bubble") Paul Simon


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Old August 8th 03, 03:52 AM
Rona Yuthasastrakosol
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"Liz" wrote in message
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If a cat has a hard time jumping up I would consider something wrong
with muscle, bones, tendons, nerves, backbone, whatever. But if that
cat is hesitant to jump down from low places like the bed, I think
eyesight problem is more likely. Perhaps she is nearsighted so she has
a tough time judging depths. ?


Is there anyway to test for nearsightedness in cats? She seems to find bugs
on floors OK, but they're usually pretty close to her face as she follows
them with her eyes. I don't know what would happen with small things at a
farther distance. Think an eye chart would work ;-)?

rona


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Old August 8th 03, 03:52 AM
Rona Yuthasastrakosol
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"Liz" wrote in message
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If a cat has a hard time jumping up I would consider something wrong
with muscle, bones, tendons, nerves, backbone, whatever. But if that
cat is hesitant to jump down from low places like the bed, I think
eyesight problem is more likely. Perhaps she is nearsighted so she has
a tough time judging depths. ?


Is there anyway to test for nearsightedness in cats? She seems to find bugs
on floors OK, but they're usually pretty close to her face as she follows
them with her eyes. I don't know what would happen with small things at a
farther distance. Think an eye chart would work ;-)?

rona


 




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