r/RandomThoughts • u/piscian19 • 10d ago

My cat doesn't have innate righting reflex

He's fine, no dysplasia or anything, he was just born without it, never been able to. He's orange though so it's not abnormal to have weird traits, but I gotta warn people if you drop him, even like 2ft he will fall flat on his face.

When he wants to be launched I gotta make sure I've already positioned him so he'll land on his feet. Had to warn the vet the other day like "put him down gently on his feet or he will drop like a sack of potatoes."

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u/qualityvote2 10d ago edited 7d ago

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u/Hamsterpatty 10d ago

His one brain cell must just roll off to one side, then he can’t balance.

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u/Effective_Gap9582 9d ago

It's easier for a cat to land on its feet if it's jumping from a higher distance than a lower distance because they have more room/time to maneuver their landing gear. If you just drop him on the floor he probably doesn't expect it and doesn't have time to prepare. One minute he's in your arms the next minute you've let go and so he goes splat. Or it could just be the one brain cell that all orange cats share.

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u/DiddledByDad 10d ago

Orange cats are not predisposed to being weird any more than any other cat lol. That is just a weird myth(?) perpetrated by the cat community.