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packman

(16,296 posts) Fri Mar 11, 2016, 12:22 PM Mar 2016

Cat failure to cat

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Maybe he's catnipped?

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Cat failure to cat (Original Post) packman Mar 2016 OP

Hey, we all have are own struggles. LOL. NT aaaaaa5a Mar 2016 #1

Hilarious! cyberswede Mar 2016 #2

Nap attack!... nt Callmecrazy Mar 2016 #3

possibly CH Cat (Cerebellar Hypoplasia) IcyPeas Mar 2016 #4

That's what I was wondering. The Velveteen Ocelot Mar 2016 #6

the Bill Buckner of cats Enrique Mar 2016 #5

he missed class the day they taught that rurallib Mar 2016 #7

I would be concerned he had a vision problem Skittles Mar 2016 #8

aaaaaa5a

(4,667 posts)

1. Hey, we all have are own struggles. LOL. NT

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Fri Mar 11, 2016, 01:15 PM

Mar 2016

cyberswede

(26,117 posts)

2. Hilarious!

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Fri Mar 11, 2016, 01:33 PM

Mar 2016

Callmecrazy

(3,065 posts)

3. Nap attack!... nt

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Fri Mar 11, 2016, 05:58 PM

Mar 2016

IcyPeas

(21,855 posts)

4. possibly CH Cat (Cerebellar Hypoplasia)

Reply to packman (Original post)

Fri Mar 11, 2016, 06:49 PM

Mar 2016

CH is a neurological disease in cats where their cerebellum doesn't develop properly. Sometimes they are affectionately known as "wobbly cats".

There are videos on youtube of these cats playing and enjoying life, but yes, they are wobbly.

http://www.catster.com/lifestyle/cat-health-care-tips-cerebellar-hypoplasia

The Velveteen Ocelot

(115,656 posts)

6. That's what I was wondering.

Reply to IcyPeas (Reply #4)

Fri Mar 11, 2016, 08:22 PM

Mar 2016

Cats can be born with CH if their mothers had distemper while pregnant. It makes them wobbly and uncoordinated to varying degrees but otherwise they get along OK. I know of several CH cats who manage well, it's just that they fall over sometimes.