All cats are digitigrade; that is, they walk on their toes. You probably know this. Incidentally, they walk with a direct register gait which means that the paw prints made by the forelegs are occupied by the paw prints made by the hind legs as the cat walks forwards. The distal phalange (phalanx) of …
Here are 12 facts about the digitigrade foot posture of cats. Yes, most cat owners realise that their cats walk on their toes but if you were unsure, now you know 😃. There are three categories of foot posture (item 8 below). When cats walk, they have a direct register cat gait – the …
By Ruth aka Kattaddorra Cats naturally walk like ballerinas, on their ‘points’. Declawing throws them off balance, forcing them to learn to walk in a different way. This can eventually cause irreparable and painful damage to the spine. This is only one of the physical problems declawing can cause a cat and then there …
We know that cats are digitigrades and walk on their toes but how would it be if we walked like a cat? It can be difficult to work out exactly what part of the cat’s foot is making contact with the ground other than the toes. So, having checked out the bone structure of …
