Ask Ariel Your Pet Nutritionist - Is your cat walking flat-footed on their rear paws? Normally a cat's hocks are vertical. The most common culprits are diabetes https://www.askariel.com/supplements-for-pet-diabetes-s/1934.htm and kidney disease (although
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Neuromuscular Disorders in the Cat: Clinical Approach to Weakness - Holger A Volk, Nadia Shihab, Kaspar Matiasek, 2011
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My kitty has diabetes and has been having trouble walking cause of his hips and I think he knows I'm worried, his little face just says it all 😭 : r/ cats
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