If he wants to jump but can't or won't then that is a sign of pain. Can't say if it's neurological, muscular, or bone pain, but somewhere he hurts. He needs to see a vet for at least some pain relief, even if you elect to treat conservatively at first with just pain control and rest.

I just wanted to say that my cat has fully recovered from his inablity to jump up. I just made sure he did a lot of resting and he slowly started to be able to jump up again. It started with low jumps and over time he has gotten back to normal. It took him about a month to fully recover. He's happy and so am I.

haymeadowfield ~

You are so wonderful for letting us know the outcome. So many times problems come up, suggestions given and then we just never know what happened.

Congrats on working to help your cat on the road to recovery!

Robyn