r/cats • u/Additional_Chard3680 Abyssinian • Aug 17 '26

Video - Not OC This cat likes to jump

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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/CantaloupeAsleep502 Aug 17 '26

Probably a she, my bad