Cerebellar hypoplasia kitten playing

Meet my cat, CG (Cary Grant), who was born with cerebellar hypoplasia. It's a condition that impacts his fine motor skills; but otherwise he's fine. This is him at 2 months - it's a good example of how cats with CH play and move around.
Learn more about CG and cerebellar hypoplasia here: http://lifewithchcats.com/

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• cerebellar hypoplasia
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[kodack10]

He seems like our kitty Corky. He can't steer his head right when he's excited, and is clumsy, but otherwise can walk and jump etc. he has CH too.

[acmaurer330]

@kodack10 How old is he? CG's now 2 years old, and he's getting better! I think it helps when they get older and there's more to them.

[kodack10]

@acmaurer330

We just adopted him from the pound yesterday, they estimate his age at between 8 to 12 weeks. I think when he's older and less energetic he won't be noticibly different from our other cats, just a little clumsy and the wobbly head.

[acmaurer330]

@kodack10 Do you have other CH kitties? I think you're right about how he'll be when he's older too. CG's CH isn't nearly as pronounced as it was when he was little. Although, that convinces me to post a current video of him playing for comparison's sake. Good luck with your little one, if you come up with any good tips, tricks or lessons for living with a CH kitty, please let me know. I've started a blog about CH cats (chcats.acmaurer.com) and I'd love to get as many perspectives as possible.

[Piercedpixie56]

So adorable! I hope his disability isnt holding him back.

[amberaustin46]

he looks like hes happy and that all that counts

[TehLiquid]

i see that this poor kittens case of Cerebellar Hypoplasia is not as extreme as some of the other videos that iv'e saw, i hope your cat grown old and has a nice long life, poor thing.

[reiugarte]

cute kitty =)

[kodack10]

@acmaurer330 My other two were rescued healthy. I wasn't aware of CH until they explained Corky's condition at the pound. It's very pronounced with him because he's so hyperactive. It's mostly his head he has trouble with (and his balance) because he walks normally. The interesting thing is when he is fixated on something he can hold his head steady. When he's older and more relaxed I imagine he will seem normal.