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Thanks for the reaction; I've looked up the virus mentioned above, but the cat doesn't develop fevers, has no ulcers and has a good appetite. So I don't think that this virus may be the cause of the problem. Update: after a short period of limping, he's back to normal again...

There's been some new developments lately, so here's the update. Because we still wanted our limping youngster to be able to venture outdoors, we wanted him castrated. Our vet suggested we first let him have examined by a specialist (surgeon) to see if it can be totally ruled out that the cat...

There's good news this time; after our consultation with the second vet and his diagnosis of a possible strained backmuscle, which was treated by small doses of prednison over a period of 2 weeks, the cat seems completely healthy again. We had a checkup on the cat yesterday with the vet and he...

We've gone to the other vet today. But let me first tell you that the other vet called us to say that she had been searching for an answer and came up with a suggestion that could fit the symptoms from our cat: a very rare condition called Myasthenia Gravis, some sort of auto-immune deficiency...

Well, not very good news I'm afraid: the limping has returned since two days (like a curse) and now he's barely walking around - and when he does, he clearly wants to avoid all pressure on his front legs. But it's different from the last time: now he makes a high, curved hollow back; the time...

I found the article Illusion mentioned above. The symptons subcribed in it don't seem to apply to our situation: our cat doesn't have fysical pain in his legs or inflammations. Arthritis, I think, is therefore out of the question (nice to have it out of the question though). The good news is...

Yes, he has been indoors all this time. Today a friend of ours (works with a vet) said that it could be growing up pains; it seems this can happen with cats. Also, we are going to have his blood examined (the cat, not our friend as soon as he's having the symptons again. The vet in question also...

I would like to thank both the responders, especially Sandy for the link she gave. It was helpful, though none of it really seems to apply to our cat (he is 8 months old, most of the diseases apply to much older cats). We had him examined again today, but the vet, again, could find nothing...

He walks with a limp of the front legs. The previous time, after a few days' limping, he started to literally keep his head down, shoulders way up. He made the impression that it hurt him very much to keep his head up, for he even ate while lying down on his tummy. He does not suffer from lack...