Hey everybody, I wasn't sure which forum to post this in. I hope I made the right choice... not sure if it's a health issue or a behavior issue.
I recently adopted a kitty from the shelter who was declawed, his name is Mr. Reese. I have noticed that he has a tendency to sit and hold one of his front paws curled up in the air, like sitting or standing on 3 legs instead of 4. The surgery has long since healed, so I'm sure it's something that was done when he was young, not shortly before I adopted him.
He's 4. He runs around and plays with the other cats, no limping. Just, he curls up his feet every now and then (not even every time he is sitting or standing still, but he does it everyday at least once). He doesn't like being held much, but he loves to snuggle, make biscuits, and if he's relaxed, he will even let me touch the pads of his feet.
Is this something that he just does, or could this be related to him being declawed? I haven't had a declawed cat since I was a little girl. Does he need to go to the vet for this? I recently took him because he was winking one of his eyes, but completely forgot to ask the vet about it.
Thank you!
As a side note, my vet thinks he's a male calico. Is this true? He doesn't look like what I'd consider a calico, but she said he has all the fur colors (most of the orange is in his undercoat, the fur starts orange and then turns into kind of a striped black/gray and white, and he has a small patch of orange on the inside of one of his back legs). Either way, he's very handsome, as you can see! It's hard to get good pics because the lighting in our house is so bad, but I thought he looked very unique when I adopted him.
I recently adopted a kitty from the shelter who was declawed, his name is Mr. Reese. I have noticed that he has a tendency to sit and hold one of his front paws curled up in the air, like sitting or standing on 3 legs instead of 4. The surgery has long since healed, so I'm sure it's something that was done when he was young, not shortly before I adopted him.
He's 4. He runs around and plays with the other cats, no limping. Just, he curls up his feet every now and then (not even every time he is sitting or standing still, but he does it everyday at least once). He doesn't like being held much, but he loves to snuggle, make biscuits, and if he's relaxed, he will even let me touch the pads of his feet.
Is this something that he just does, or could this be related to him being declawed? I haven't had a declawed cat since I was a little girl. Does he need to go to the vet for this? I recently took him because he was winking one of his eyes, but completely forgot to ask the vet about it.
Thank you!
As a side note, my vet thinks he's a male calico. Is this true? He doesn't look like what I'd consider a calico, but she said he has all the fur colors (most of the orange is in his undercoat, the fur starts orange and then turns into kind of a striped black/gray and white, and he has a small patch of orange on the inside of one of his back legs). Either way, he's very handsome, as you can see! It's hard to get good pics because the lighting in our house is so bad, but I thought he looked very unique when I adopted him.
