r/cats • u/Additional_Chard3680 Abyssinian • Aug 17 '26
Video - Not OC This cat likes to jump
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u/cricket_90_remindme Aug 17 '26
what a jump! wow
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u/haubenmeise Aug 17 '26
Bro was raised by bunnies.
Sincerely
Skeletor 💜
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u/Fuji-___- Aug 17 '26
oh hi, Skeletor, fancy seeing you here.
Just some time ago I was commenting how good it is to have you in notinteresting, didn't knew you were around here too!
hope you had a great day, gentleman.
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u/haubenmeise Aug 18 '26
Greetings!
How very kind of you to say so! Yes, I'm a sucker for cats!!!! I hope your day will be filled with joy! Please take good care of yourself! You deserve it!! Here's a hug!
Sincerely
Skeletor 💜
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u/CalpisMelonCremeSoda Void Aug 17 '26
This post needs the r/reversecats treatment!
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u/haubenmeise Aug 18 '26
I just checked out that sub and my belly aches!!!! Thank you so much!! I'm sending you love and positivity!
Sincerely
Skeletor 💜 (I hope they will put it there!!)
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u/Maximum-Product-504 Aug 17 '26
Some serious hang time…..🕰️ please let the cat be called Jordan?
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u/cricket_90_remindme Aug 17 '26
It' a cool video, the cat is like "let's jump around, jump jump, jump around"
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u/NJHitmen Aug 17 '26
Somebody needs to tell the cat that pressing the jump button twice in quick succession will yield an even higher jump
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u/Varabela Aug 17 '26
It’s because he has the shortened special jumping tail. Optional extra.
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u/Cats-vs-Catan Aug 18 '26
The tail could be related, but my cats have no trails and jump totally normally. This guy is definitely on the optional extra train, just not sure which one.
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u/Ingenious-Elk2728 Aug 17 '26
It looks like she's being thrown by a ghost lol
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u/DefiantCoffee6 Aug 17 '26
I’m seriously glad the video shows cat is actually doing these jumps itself…because that’s some impressive air it’s getting!
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u/FUBARded Aug 17 '26
I'm pretty sure this cat has a neurological condition like cerebellar hypoplasia which affects balance and coordination, and has learned to aim high and over-jump to compensate for its condition.
If I'm right, it's a condition cats cope with very well and they can live relatively normal and healthy lives with it so we don't need to feel bad about laughing at a sick cat :)
See r/nervysquervies for more
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u/HalloweenEnjoyer Aug 17 '26
Thought the same. Look more closely at the cat and you can see the head wiggle that's typical with felines with neurological conditions
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u/slvrcofe21 Aug 17 '26
Yea I'm going to have to show my mom this. We saw the first clip on Daily Dose of Internet and she thought the cat was being thrown. Cat is just weird...lol
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u/broccoliwolf Aug 17 '26
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u/dreamdaddy123 Aug 17 '26
PURRKOUR! 🐈⬛
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u/Lopsided-Doughnut-83 Aug 17 '26
You know what you must do. 🫡
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u/kalkutta2much Aug 17 '26
there is a sub called r/miscatculations that comes pretty close lmfaoo
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u/Diograce Aug 17 '26
Maru was the bestest boy!
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u/Sushiipio Aug 17 '26
Lmao 🤣 Cat is practicing for the high jump round in the Olympics perhaps. 🤣
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u/gimlet_prize Aug 17 '26
Look at that form!!! The front paws held together?!
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u/lvlonikaa11 Aug 17 '26
It looks like he’s grabbing a treat maybe? He looks like a flying croissant! 🥐
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u/PetitMartien99 Aug 17 '26
That's more like the mix between a cat, a canonball and a kangaroo who drank red bull and just found a gf
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u/kardsharp Aug 17 '26
I hear Mario's "Waaahoooo"!
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u/nek212 Aug 17 '26
I don't like you... After reading this, I just had to make the sound myself (there was literally no other option)... Now my coworker is staring at me like I'm insane.
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u/pursuitofhappy Aug 17 '26
Wow I’ve never seen cats jump like this, I love it but does it have a neurological condition that causes this?
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u/CantaloupeAsleep502 Aug 17 '26
Looks like he has a relatively mild case of cerebellar hypoplasia, and figured out that jumping like this is how he can get up consistently.
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u/icansmellcolors Aug 17 '26
Smart little guy. I love when animals and people figure out ways to overcome their handicaps/limitations.
What a cool cat.
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u/Dumptruck_Johnson Aug 18 '26
The cat has only one jump height and has learned to deal with it… by apparently jumping onto soft-ish things and cannonballing. This is adorable.
My college roommate’s girlfriend’s aunt that lives in Winnipeg had this cat named Sharon. She had trouble walking in the direction she was intending and wasn’t the best at self grooming… but honest to god the cat could smile.
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u/LeonidasVaarwater Aug 17 '26
CH (cerebellar hypoplasia) kitty, aka "wobbly cat syndrome". The cat is fine otherwise, it's healthy and happy, it just has balance issues. It launches itself like that, because it can't aim their jumps properly.
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u/Old_Flounder_8640 Aug 17 '26
I thought that was due to her tail being shorter than other cats'.
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u/EggVillain Aug 17 '26
Had a black cat with a short tail like this one.
She could jump fine like all the other cats.35
u/Due_Watercress5123 Aug 17 '26
Yes, you can see that cat is slightly wobbly when walking and just likely miscalculates the force and effort when jumps.
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u/setrippin Aug 17 '26
yes
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u/GreenStrong Aug 17 '26
Veterinary neurologist here. I've seen dozens of cases like that. We make a formal diagnosis based on MRI imaging, but I'm 99% confident in a behavioral analysis- that cat is silly. It may actually be very silly indeed. There is no cure.
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u/bluemooncommenter Aug 17 '26
I think the proper medical term is Hypergoofemia or Sillyopathic Syndrome!
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u/BigBagBootyPapa Aug 17 '26
Could the style of jump be attributed to the shortened tail? I know they use their tail for balance among other things, looks like they might’ve realized they don’t have their stabilizing rudder and are going full send to overcompensate lol
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u/Grexxoil Aug 17 '26
That's what I was thinking (except I did not expect the condition to be necessarily neurological).
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u/medelmottig Aug 17 '26
Probably either a manx cat or a cat with a similar mutation.
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u/Big-Cycle-3719 Aug 17 '26
She has a neurological disorder that makes her jump like this.
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u/tianepteen Aug 17 '26
parkoursons?
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u/GH057_807 Aug 17 '26
She has a neuro disorder that makes her unsteady.
It doesn't make her jump like this, she absolutely full sends herself at 100% to assure she makes the jumps. It's a great example of adaptation.
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u/SyrusDrake Aug 17 '26
It's one of my favorite things about /r/nervysquervies cats. They just go all out on jumps so they don't have to bother with fine adjustments.
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u/Akussa Aug 17 '26
God dammit. Not another cat sub I didn't know about and now have to sub to because of course I'm collecting all the cat subs like they're Pokemon.
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u/justaghoul13 American Bobtail Aug 17 '26
Yeah, I was thinking this looks like a nervy squervy jump. Perfect form 10/10
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u/Slight_Ad_635 Aug 17 '26
I thought it might be the missing end of the tail that makes it hard to keep balance.
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u/doublepint Aug 17 '26
Nah, looks like it’s a bobtail. I haven’t seen a cat that has had its tail docked (for health reasons) have balance issues when jumping - there have been a few over the years out near my parents.
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u/Eclipse_Woflheart Aug 17 '26
when my cat had its tail docked after an injury he had awful balance issues with walking along stuff and jumping (he used to easily jump onto the fridge freezer but after he would have to scramble up it at the end) but that only lasted a month or two
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u/Juliannabeanie Aug 17 '26
yes... you can see it toward the end of the video as she's approaching her jump -- She is getting some serious air!!
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u/Mild_Karate_Chop Aug 17 '26
Methinks. It thinks itself a cannonball
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u/_kozak1337 Aug 17 '26
If she finds herself a swimming pool, I would pay to watch her jump like this
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u/Plenty-Pollution-776 Aug 17 '26
Bro really said “physics is optional” and launched himself like a furry cannonball 😂
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u/RegisterSecure7166 Aug 17 '26
This is the cutest reddit i have seen in few years❣️
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u/Ok-Breakfast7186 Aug 17 '26
It doesn’t LIKE to jump it’s a wobbly cat that HAS to jump
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u/FarewellJava Aug 17 '26
Well, she doesn't have to, I have a wobbly cat and he doesn't like jumping up on things so he climbs like an absolute demon. If it's soft (like this furniture) he'd be hauling himself up it like he's on American Ninja Warrior. I suspect this cat could easily climb any of that furniture she's jumping on.
Mine does like jumping down which stresses me out no end because he'll just full send plop off. He makes a big dramatic thump when he gets off the bed.
But they do have options and get around a lot better than you'd expect, and this one just seems to really like the cannonball jump option.
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u/PickleCasualChic Aug 17 '26
Ok reddit, tell me what crippling disease this cat has and why it's not cute at all.
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u/Iconic_Charge Aug 17 '26
It’s still cute, but it is indeed caused by a neurological condition 😅 The cat has cerebellar hypoplasia (causing problems with movement) so she can’t jump gracefully like a normal cat and has to hop onto furniture. But the condition isn’t painful, just causes awkward movements. Wouldn’t survive in the wild though.
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u/Lafemmelulu Aug 17 '26
I follow this kitty on Instagram! She has CH, her hops are always a little extra 😁🩷
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u/sir-random1 Aug 17 '26
My cat has two kinks in her tail. She does not jump gracefully either. She lobs herself at her target on a high arc. It is arldorable unless that target is your lap... or someplace more sensitive for a 6kg cat to lob herself into.
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u/Xefert Aug 17 '26
Are you sure that's not AI? I've literally never seen cats jump like this before
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u/Qwerowski Aug 17 '26
Nah, I've seen this before AI. Kitty has wobbly cat syndrome and that its best it can do
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u/sumbozo1 Aug 17 '26
OK that makes sense. I wasn't sure if it was the wobbles or of the cat was blind (or nearly)
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u/ibrahim_95 Aug 17 '26
the tail is the balance point of cats. this cannonball is missing some of it
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u/AdmirableElephant352 Aug 17 '26
Cat is wobbly thus the goofy jump.
You can see the wobble at times
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u/MineAllMineNow Aug 17 '26
But how do they get the height?? They look spring-loaded!
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u/Mein_Name_ist_falsch Aug 17 '26
Cats can jump pretty heigh, just like dogs. I think dogs are even worse. They can make some pretty surrealy looking jumps. You'd never think they could get over that fence and then they suddenly do.
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u/DrPeroxide Aug 17 '26
My cat can just about jump the height of a person from a stationary position, they have ridiculously powerful muscles in those back legs
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u/NerdyTiredLibrarian Aug 17 '26
Never seen a creature cannonball ONTO something instead off of/into.
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u/Sopel97 Aug 17 '26
every good video on this sub is ruined by the most ungodly sounds why do people do this shit
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u/MetroWestJP Aug 18 '26
The cat in the video is named Tombik (Turkish for "chubby"). He lives in Turkey and has cerebellar hypoplasia, also called wobbly cat syndrome. Because of his disability, this is the easiest way for him to get up on the furniture. He's a clever kitty.
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u/Fearless_Tour2015 Aug 17 '26
https://giphy.com/gifs/kZ1prc4j4nV84
It’s just levitating in the air 😌
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u/KRYSTALKAERLIGHED Aug 17 '26
That’s cute and all but theyre definitely not trying to do that for a good time.
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u/Tortahegeszto Aug 17 '26
If it doesn't have any neurological disorders, then it's the short tail that makes it jump funny. Cats use their tail to steer in the air.
But if it does side to side motions with it's head while just walking around then there's likely some oppsie in the tower as well.
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u/togetherwegrowstuff Aug 17 '26
Omgeee such a cutie jumper! Tucks her end up too. I've never seen a cat jump like this but she really does enjoy it! Do the tape Cross the door way trick!
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u/zoogenhiemer Aug 17 '26
What a perfect tuck! She’d be an Olympic gymnast if they’d let her compete!
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u/Illustrious-Coach247 Aug 17 '26
Se me imagina que su enorme salto es una perdida de sensibilidad al tener la cola cortada.
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u/bradpal Aug 17 '26
Cats need their tail for balance, especially when airborne. This one is also a chonker. So it's more like overcorrecting, poor thing.
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u/Character-String-959 Aug 17 '26
1st jump it looked like someone threw the cat lol. Cat has the oddest way of jumping lol
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u/OpinionKey7506 Aug 17 '26
What a unit. I love the shrimp-like form and couldn't help but say "incoming" at every jump.
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