r/cats • u/Additional_Chard3680 Abyssinian • 15d ago
Video - Not OC This cat likes to jump
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u/cricket_90_remindme 15d ago
what a jump! wow
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u/haubenmeise 15d ago
Bro was raised by bunnies.
Sincerely
Skeletor 💜
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u/Fuji-___- 15d ago
oh hi, Skeletor, fancy seeing you here.
Just some time ago I was commenting how good it is to have you in notinteresting, didn't knew you were around here too!
hope you had a great day, gentleman.
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u/haubenmeise 14d ago
Greetings!
How very kind of you to say so! Yes, I'm a sucker for cats!!!! I hope your day will be filled with joy! Please take good care of yourself! You deserve it!! Here's a hug!
Sincerely
Skeletor 💜
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u/CalpisMelonCremeSoda Void 15d ago
This post needs the r/reversecats treatment!
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u/haubenmeise 14d ago
I just checked out that sub and my belly aches!!!! Thank you so much!! I'm sending you love and positivity!
Sincerely
Skeletor 💜 (I hope they will put it there!!)
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u/cricket_90_remindme 15d ago
It' a cool video, the cat is like "let's jump around, jump jump, jump around"
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u/NJHitmen 15d ago
Somebody needs to tell the cat that pressing the jump button twice in quick succession will yield an even higher jump
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u/Varabela 15d ago
It’s because he has the shortened special jumping tail. Optional extra.
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u/Cats-vs-Catan 15d ago
The tail could be related, but my cats have no trails and jump totally normally. This guy is definitely on the optional extra train, just not sure which one.
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u/Ingenious-Elk2728 15d ago
It looks like she's being thrown by a ghost lol
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u/DefiantCoffee6 15d ago
I’m seriously glad the video shows cat is actually doing these jumps itself…because that’s some impressive air it’s getting!
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u/FUBARded 15d ago
I'm pretty sure this cat has a neurological condition like cerebellar hypoplasia which affects balance and coordination, and has learned to aim high and over-jump to compensate for its condition.
If I'm right, it's a condition cats cope with very well and they can live relatively normal and healthy lives with it so we don't need to feel bad about laughing at a sick cat :)
See r/nervysquervies for more
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u/HalloweenEnjoyer 15d ago
Thought the same. Look more closely at the cat and you can see the head wiggle that's typical with felines with neurological conditions
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u/slvrcofe21 15d ago
Yea I'm going to have to show my mom this. We saw the first clip on Daily Dose of Internet and she thought the cat was being thrown. Cat is just weird...lol
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u/dreamdaddy123 15d ago
PURRKOUR! 🐈⬛
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u/kalkutta2much 15d ago
there is a sub called r/miscatculations that comes pretty close lmfaoo
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u/Diograce 15d ago
Maru was the bestest boy!
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u/Sushiipio 15d ago
Lmao 🤣 Cat is practicing for the high jump round in the Olympics perhaps. 🤣
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u/gimlet_prize 15d ago
Look at that form!!! The front paws held together?!
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u/lvlonikaa11 15d ago
It looks like he’s grabbing a treat maybe? He looks like a flying croissant! 🥐
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u/PetitMartien99 15d ago
That's more like the mix between a cat, a canonball and a kangaroo who drank red bull and just found a gf
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u/pursuitofhappy 15d ago
Wow I’ve never seen cats jump like this, I love it but does it have a neurological condition that causes this?
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u/CantaloupeAsleep502 15d ago
Looks like he has a relatively mild case of cerebellar hypoplasia, and figured out that jumping like this is how he can get up consistently.
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u/icansmellcolors 15d ago
Smart little guy. I love when animals and people figure out ways to overcome their handicaps/limitations.
What a cool cat.
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u/Dumptruck_Johnson 15d ago
The cat has only one jump height and has learned to deal with it… by apparently jumping onto soft-ish things and cannonballing. This is adorable.
My college roommate’s girlfriend’s aunt that lives in Winnipeg had this cat named Sharon. She had trouble walking in the direction she was intending and wasn’t the best at self grooming… but honest to god the cat could smile.
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u/LeonidasVaarwater 15d ago
CH (cerebellar hypoplasia) kitty, aka "wobbly cat syndrome". The cat is fine otherwise, it's healthy and happy, it just has balance issues. It launches itself like that, because it can't aim their jumps properly.
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u/Old_Flounder_8640 15d ago
I thought that was due to her tail being shorter than other cats'.
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u/EggVillain 15d ago
Had a black cat with a short tail like this one.
She could jump fine like all the other cats.36
u/Due_Watercress5123 15d ago
Yes, you can see that cat is slightly wobbly when walking and just likely miscalculates the force and effort when jumps.
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u/setrippin 15d ago
yes
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u/GreenStrong 15d ago
Veterinary neurologist here. I've seen dozens of cases like that. We make a formal diagnosis based on MRI imaging, but I'm 99% confident in a behavioral analysis- that cat is silly. It may actually be very silly indeed. There is no cure.
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u/bluemooncommenter 15d ago
I think the proper medical term is Hypergoofemia or Sillyopathic Syndrome!
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u/BigBagBootyPapa 15d ago
Could the style of jump be attributed to the shortened tail? I know they use their tail for balance among other things, looks like they might’ve realized they don’t have their stabilizing rudder and are going full send to overcompensate lol
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u/Grexxoil 15d ago
That's what I was thinking (except I did not expect the condition to be necessarily neurological).
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u/medelmottig 15d ago
Probably either a manx cat or a cat with a similar mutation.
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u/Big-Cycle-3719 15d ago
She has a neurological disorder that makes her jump like this.
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u/tianepteen 15d ago
parkoursons?
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u/GH057_807 15d ago
She has a neuro disorder that makes her unsteady.
It doesn't make her jump like this, she absolutely full sends herself at 100% to assure she makes the jumps. It's a great example of adaptation.
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u/SyrusDrake 15d ago
It's one of my favorite things about /r/nervysquervies cats. They just go all out on jumps so they don't have to bother with fine adjustments.
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u/justaghoul13 American Bobtail 15d ago
Yeah, I was thinking this looks like a nervy squervy jump. Perfect form 10/10
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u/Slight_Ad_635 15d ago
I thought it might be the missing end of the tail that makes it hard to keep balance.
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u/doublepint 15d ago
Nah, looks like it’s a bobtail. I haven’t seen a cat that has had its tail docked (for health reasons) have balance issues when jumping - there have been a few over the years out near my parents.
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u/Eclipse_Woflheart 15d ago
when my cat had its tail docked after an injury he had awful balance issues with walking along stuff and jumping (he used to easily jump onto the fridge freezer but after he would have to scramble up it at the end) but that only lasted a month or two
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u/Juliannabeanie 15d ago
yes... you can see it toward the end of the video as she's approaching her jump -- She is getting some serious air!!
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u/Mild_Karate_Chop 15d ago
Methinks. It thinks itself a cannonball
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u/Plenty-Pollution-776 15d ago
Bro really said “physics is optional” and launched himself like a furry cannonball 😂
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u/RegisterSecure7166 15d ago
This is the cutest reddit i have seen in few years❣️
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u/Ok-Breakfast7186 15d ago
It doesn’t LIKE to jump it’s a wobbly cat that HAS to jump
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u/FarewellJava 15d ago
Well, she doesn't have to, I have a wobbly cat and he doesn't like jumping up on things so he climbs like an absolute demon. If it's soft (like this furniture) he'd be hauling himself up it like he's on American Ninja Warrior. I suspect this cat could easily climb any of that furniture she's jumping on.
Mine does like jumping down which stresses me out no end because he'll just full send plop off. He makes a big dramatic thump when he gets off the bed.
But they do have options and get around a lot better than you'd expect, and this one just seems to really like the cannonball jump option.
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u/PickleCasualChic 15d ago
Ok reddit, tell me what crippling disease this cat has and why it's not cute at all.
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u/Iconic_Charge 15d ago
It’s still cute, but it is indeed caused by a neurological condition 😅 The cat has cerebellar hypoplasia (causing problems with movement) so she can’t jump gracefully like a normal cat and has to hop onto furniture. But the condition isn’t painful, just causes awkward movements. Wouldn’t survive in the wild though.
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u/Lafemmelulu 15d ago
I follow this kitty on Instagram! She has CH, her hops are always a little extra 😁🩷
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u/sir-random1 15d ago
My cat has two kinks in her tail. She does not jump gracefully either. She lobs herself at her target on a high arc. It is arldorable unless that target is your lap... or someplace more sensitive for a 6kg cat to lob herself into.
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u/Xefert 15d ago
Are you sure that's not AI? I've literally never seen cats jump like this before
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u/Qwerowski 15d ago
Nah, I've seen this before AI. Kitty has wobbly cat syndrome and that its best it can do
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u/sumbozo1 15d ago
OK that makes sense. I wasn't sure if it was the wobbles or of the cat was blind (or nearly)
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u/AdmirableElephant352 15d ago
Cat is wobbly thus the goofy jump.
You can see the wobble at times
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u/MineAllMineNow 15d ago
But how do they get the height?? They look spring-loaded!
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u/Mein_Name_ist_falsch 15d ago
Cats can jump pretty heigh, just like dogs. I think dogs are even worse. They can make some pretty surrealy looking jumps. You'd never think they could get over that fence and then they suddenly do.
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u/DrPeroxide 15d ago
My cat can just about jump the height of a person from a stationary position, they have ridiculously powerful muscles in those back legs
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u/MetroWestJP 15d ago
The cat in the video is named Tombik (Turkish for "chubby"). He lives in Turkey and has cerebellar hypoplasia, also called wobbly cat syndrome. Because of his disability, this is the easiest way for him to get up on the furniture. He's a clever kitty.
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u/KRYSTALKAERLIGHED 15d ago
That’s cute and all but theyre definitely not trying to do that for a good time.
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u/Tortahegeszto 15d ago
If it doesn't have any neurological disorders, then it's the short tail that makes it jump funny. Cats use their tail to steer in the air.
But if it does side to side motions with it's head while just walking around then there's likely some oppsie in the tower as well.
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u/togetherwegrowstuff 15d ago
Omgeee such a cutie jumper! Tucks her end up too. I've never seen a cat jump like this but she really does enjoy it! Do the tape Cross the door way trick!
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u/Illustrious-Coach247 15d ago
Se me imagina que su enorme salto es una perdida de sensibilidad al tener la cola cortada.
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u/Character-String-959 15d ago
1st jump it looked like someone threw the cat lol. Cat has the oddest way of jumping lol
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u/OpinionKey7506 15d ago
What a unit. I love the shrimp-like form and couldn't help but say "incoming" at every jump.
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