Your cat will always explore, make decisions, play, and develop both good and bad habits, and it is up to you to steer it in the direction you would like it to grow. Remember to always use gentle and positive training methods and a good scratch behind the ears can go a long way!
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Choosing the Best Food for Kittens. Featured Video. Read More. If there is a small gate, most are not going to try to jump over it as an adult cat would. Instead, they will attempt to grab it with their paws.
It will vary with each cat and their characteristics. They will often find it difficult to muster the strength for jumping. The average kitten is quite good at climbing and will even be able to get over the top of gates that are feet tall if given the opportunity. If you really want him jumping, try working up to it , first getting him to just stand on his back legs to play with a toy, then try getting him to jump to some low piece of furniture for a toy or treat or attention.
Or just let him be satisfied with tearing around like a linebacker. You could ask the vet at his next appointment if he is still not jumping much by then, but I suspect if he really had a physical problem you would probably see it in some other way too as an awkward gait due to crooked legs or weakness in the legs and it doesn't sound like that is the case.
I don't think it is related to a coordination problem unless he has a neurological disorder. But fear, I could see where that would cause him to be hesitant.
Have you had him checked for hip dysplasia or luxating patellas? He also had a very noticable "waddle" as a young kitten Max's hip sockets did finally grow large enough to accommodate most of his hip bone, though he does still have slippage.
I use a few different therapies and pain management with him On his "bad" days, jumping of any kind is limited. Also, Max is unable to climb up things Joined Aug 31, Messages 8, Purraise Location queens, new york.
You might try playing with him using a feather on a stick type toy like DaBird. I also think some kitties just aren't big jumpers. Some are more land lovers. If he climbs instead of jumps, I wonder if he doesn't actually have very mild cerebellar hypoplasia. Does his head wobble - even slightly - when he's excited? When kitties are shaky, or walk stiffly, CH is very apparent and an easy diagnosis.
But when it's very mild, it can leave people just thinking they have a clumsy kitty. LDG, yes he climbs. He's always been a champion climber. It's interesting that you mention CH, because when he was younger I really thought he could have that. His head did wobble and he walked funny and would trip over his feet and would get shaky when he was excited and would prefer to lay on his back and play rather than run and pounce.
But it was always pretty mild, nothing super obvious. But he was always healthy and checked out good at the vet and as he grew up, his clumsy gate and wobbly head kind of went away. Can cats with mild CH learn to move better as they get older?
I'll mention it on his next vet visit for sure! I'll watch him close to see if his head still wobbles but I haven't noticed it since he was much younger. Yes, in my experience, they gain more control over their muscles as they grow. Ming Loy couldn't use the litter box without help when she was a baby, and we had to pad the corners of everything in the house, because she could get her speed up, but not control where she was going.
As an adult, she can walk quite a ways now without falling over. It's quite clear she has CH, but it's not nearly as obvious or At about week 5, you will start to see your kitten play with his siblings. In the beginning your kitten will stick close to his mom and family. By week 6, however, he will likely be venturing out further and starting to explore on his own. Kittens begin to discover their claws at this age, and this is the time to introduce a scratching post and teach your kitten about the appropriate places to scratch.
By week 7, pouncing, jumping and climbing become part of your kitten's mobility skills; this is about the time you'll find him at the top of the living room curtains. Bethney Foster is social justice coordinator for Mercy Junction ministry, where she edits the monthly publication "Holy Heretic. She graduated from Campbellsville University, receiving a Bachelor of Arts in English, journalism and political science.
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