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Is my cat's leg shaking when stretching normal or a concern?

Updated On September 23rd, 2025

Pet's info: Cat | Maine Coon | Male | neutered | 11 lbs

Whenever my cat stretches his legs out, they shake/tremble as he puts them back down. It doesn't look like it bothers him at all but I'm just concerned about what could be causing it.

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Answered By Dr. Melanie, BVSc MS

Veterinarian

Published on February 9th, 2017

First off, I love your cat's name! I'm a big Harry Potter fan. As Ronald is stretching out, his muscles are reacting to the stretch, and this is something you see commonly in cats. If he's only shaking them as he stretches, it's not something to have any concerns about :-)

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