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My cat is limping, crying, and her back is curved. Is her leg broken?

Updated On September 23rd, 2025

Pet's info: Cat | Mixed Breed | Female | spayed | 11 months and 9 days old | 0 lbs

My cat is struggling with her leg. The symptoms are as follows: - walking with a limp - crying and biting when picked up - back towards tail is now curved slightly - legs are more together On the attached photo, it’s the cat to the left (brown)

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Answered By Tomasz Wnuk

Veterinarian

Published on April 19th, 2020

It sounds that the leg hurts. Painful lameness is a cat can be related to many serious orthopedic condition - it could be fractured pelvis or hip fracture, it may a long bone fracture or torn ligaments in the knee. Please, take Kona to your vets as soon as you can, as there may be a serious problem going on with her leg.

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