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A disabled cat went viral on TikTok after successfully climbing a canyon wall halfway despite balancing issues. The feline left her parents shocked yet proud, with the internet applauding her courage.
During a fall from a high place, a cat can reflexively twist its body and right itself using its acute sense of balance and its flexibility. [8] [9] This is known as the cat's "righting reflex". The minimum height required for this to occur in most cats (safely) would be around 90 cm (3.0 ft).
The cat righting reflex is a cat's innate ability to orient itself as it falls in order to land on its feet. The righting reflex begins to appear at 3–4 weeks of age, and is perfected at 6–9 weeks. [ 1 ]
The falling cat problem has elicited interest from scientists including George Gabriel Stokes, James Clerk Maxwell, and Étienne-Jules Marey.In a letter to his wife, Katherine Mary Clerk Maxwell, Maxwell wrote, "There is a tradition in Trinity that when I was here I discovered a method of throwing a cat so as not to light on its feet, and that I used to throw cats out of windows.
In all cases, a cat needs rest and no activity while the injury heals. Many times, a vet will recommend crate rest for a cat while healing from an injury like this one, to try to reduce the amount ...
When people discuss the “cat distribution system” they’re referring to the almost mystical way stray cats seem to come into people’s lives right when they were in the market for a new kitty.
Astasis is the inability to stand or sit up without assistance in the absence of motor weakness or sensory loss (although the inclusion of 'the lack of motor weakness' has been debated by some physicians). It is categorized more as a symptom than an actual disease, as it describes a disruption of muscle coordination resulting in this deficit.
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