Cats Front Legs Shaking

Some cat owners may describe tremors in the legs of a cat as a cat shaking her legs.

Cats front legs shaking. Since then I have gotten two more cats 9 months old 15 years old and now both of them have leg contractionsshivers upon going to sleeprelaxation. Paw shaking doesnt always mean something terrible has happened to your cat. A cat with trembling legs isnt a common sight so when you witness limping shaking or other jerky movements in a normally healthy kitten you might become alarmed.

Several times now I have noticed that one of Maxwells front legs will tremble when he is standing still. Another cause is therefore a side-effect to certain drugs. Its not uncommon to see in my clinic poisonous plants or herbs becoming the source of stomach ulcers.

Sometimes a cat limping on his front leg happens when he scratches on something too hard and rough like the tree bark or too tangle like a woolen carpet which yanks his claws off. It results in shivering among our pets in most of the cases. With an exam your vet may be able to detect arthritis in the leg just by feeling the joints as they manipulate the leg if it is severe or in some cases an x-ray may be required.

Hypoglycemia is a deficiency of glucose which means your cats low blood sugar and the shivers or shakes might both be symptoms of the disease. We have noticed his front legs sometimes shake. My 6 month old kitten Tommys back legs shake for awhile when he stops walking and when stretching.

Ive looked to see if theres something there. He just could not control it. The Paw Shake of Disdain appears to be the same movement but in the absence of anything wet or sticky the cat may have stepped in.

There are many possible causes one of which is a nervous system disease or ingesting something toxic which is a poisoning. Since he was about 10 weeks old we have noticed that his front legs shake from time to time. As some responders have noted cats will often shake one or both front paws in sequence if they step in water or something else they find unpleasant.