Clumsy cat

I have 2 18 month old half ragdoll male cats. One acts like he is still a kitten, he's much smaller, very graceful and can go completely psycho.
The other is a quite a bit larger and more muscular- but he's a clutz! He can't jump as high, he often falls over when attacking something and he often misses, or just clumsily makes things he jumps on. This isn't all the time- but certainly a lot more than his brother!
He's still playful, he loves chasing bugs but they often get away- he's certainly not over weight- but he just seems a little "dumb" sometimes.
Is this something I should go to the vet about? I've looked carefully at his eyes wondering if it could be an eyesight problem- he's a funny boy and rarely looks me in the eyes unlike his brother. I can't see anything that looks abnormal to me but I'm no expert. He had an eye infection about 8 months ago and needed drops but the vet said his eyesight was fine at the time.

My first question is, has he always been this way or is this new?  If he's always been this way has your Vet had an opinion?

Stephen

It became clear that his brother was the more athletic one by about 16 weeks (I've had them since 6 weeks)

The clumsyness has kicked in more as he reaches his full size. I hadn't noticed it enough for concern by his vet visit 8 months ago - It's been since then that he's "bulked up" getting broader shoulders and a more muscular build than his brother.

I notice he's more clumsy a lot now - but I'm sure a lot of that is hightened awareness since his last vet visit with the eye infection, or because I have the most super graceful athletic littermate to compare him to - Or if it's because he's actually getting worse.

It could really be either, issues with the cat or his is not as graceful. My guy used to have a sister and she was pretty much useless when it came to jumping and things with agility so it can work this way. I may be that the eye infection messed with his balance as a lot of these things can be linked. Neither if my cats had infections but I had both since the day they were born and I could easily see it in them when they were young and as they grew. It usually gets better over time in most cases but not all cats are graceful so it may just be his lot in life.

Hi miloandotis !

Do you see any similarities with this cat:
If so, I have a few other links for you.

I have to admit i was wondering about the same thing that whiteshadow pasted the video about, ie a mild case of cerebellar hypoplasia sometimes called wobbly bobbly syndrome.  It's usually fairly pronounced, and because it comes from the mother usually all the kittens from a litter have it, and you usually see it early on.  And it generally doesn't get worse, and a vet would spot it right away, all things that suggest it isn't that.

And yet more than one of us have been wondering.  You should be able to tell from the video if your cat has anything like this.

If he does, the good news is it is NOT degenerative, and he will have a happy, but wobbly life!

You might want to take a look at this thread, titled "I've heard of clumsy cats...but this??" :lol3: http://www.thecatsite.com/t/265246/ive-heard-of-clumsy-cats-but-this

Like White Shadow asks, see if there are any similarities with the video. It may just be a mild case of cerebellar hypoplasia. I have a CH kitty, Ming Loy. She's the smartest of the bunch, but has a very pronounced head bobble when excited, can't jump (but can climb!), and her clumsy is falling over after not being able to walk very far. She's absolutely adorable, and doesn't let anything stop her!

It sounds a little like CH Cerebral Hypoplasia.  I have a CH kitty and she is able to do just about everything else my normal cats do.  She is the most determined little girl I have ever met, once she has set her mind to it, watch out!