Your cat is wobbly on her back legs and perhaps seems to be in pain. Maybe she also has urinary and fecal incontinence; waste exits her body when she is not trying to “go.” It’s possible she has intervertebral disc disease (IVDD). It’s much less common in cats than dogs, but it does occur. A new study in the Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association says that advancing age and excess weight predispose cats to the condition. What is it exactly?
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