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So my cat is 3, just slightly overweight and has never been the best jumper, he is a purely inside cat. It is not unusual for him to struggle to get onto kitchen benches but he usually manages and has no problem with the bed or couch. The past few days I've noticed he has had trouble jumping onto the back of the couch and the top level of the cat tree from the ground but was still fine with the bed and front of the couch.
I've noticed in roughly the last 8-12 hours he seems hesitant to jump on things and wants to be picked up. He has no problem jumping down and doesn't seem to be in pain, I managed to coax him once to jump on to couch with me and I found him on my parents bed to take him to bed after I noticed the problem but he will not jump onto my bed for some reason. If I don't pick him up then he will go and lay in the corner which isn't unusual he usually lays there when he's hot but he also isn't turning away from being cuddled or pet.
He is going to the toilet normally and is eating and drinking normally, still playing with his brother but is a more shy cat and doesn't play often. He received his yearly booster just last week and was wormed a few days before that and received a clean bill of health from the vet apart from the slight weight issue. He has started to dig his claws into me when I pick him up so I'm not sure if that's his way of telling me he's uncomfortable or in pain or he's just holding on, but that started a few weeks ago.
Should I be concerned or is it possible he's just injured himself slightly and it'll heal or maybe fell and is now afraid or could it be something more serious. Thanks in advance.
I've noticed in roughly the last 8-12 hours he seems hesitant to jump on things and wants to be picked up. He has no problem jumping down and doesn't seem to be in pain, I managed to coax him once to jump on to couch with me and I found him on my parents bed to take him to bed after I noticed the problem but he will not jump onto my bed for some reason. If I don't pick him up then he will go and lay in the corner which isn't unusual he usually lays there when he's hot but he also isn't turning away from being cuddled or pet.
He is going to the toilet normally and is eating and drinking normally, still playing with his brother but is a more shy cat and doesn't play often. He received his yearly booster just last week and was wormed a few days before that and received a clean bill of health from the vet apart from the slight weight issue. He has started to dig his claws into me when I pick him up so I'm not sure if that's his way of telling me he's uncomfortable or in pain or he's just holding on, but that started a few weeks ago.
Should I be concerned or is it possible he's just injured himself slightly and it'll heal or maybe fell and is now afraid or could it be something more serious. Thanks in advance.