My kitty's back legs are pigeon-toed. Will this lead to future health issues?

I have two 6 month Ragdoll kitten. The girl was only pet/breeder quality but her brother is supposed to be show quality because he has perfect markings. However, he also seems to be pigeon-toed in his back feet, while his front paws turn out slightly.

I have read that this is undesireable in show cats, and while I was not really planning to show him anyway, I am now worried that this flaw could affect his health later on. But to be fair, if he is not show quality, he should not have been sold that way either.

While this is a dog illustration, my little Rodolfo stands and walks like the 3rd dog with his feet turned in. I read that cow hocked feet - like the first image - can cause hip dysplasia when they get older. So, not sure what being pigeon-toed could bring.


He also stands like the 3rd dog here too with his front paws turned slightly out. 


So might anyone know? I asked a vet when I first got him but he just shrugged.

Thanks so much.

Interesting question.  I don't have an answer for you, and apprently your Vet doesn't know either, huh?  My guess is that since cat's lay down more than anything else, (since they seem to sleep more than anything else ), it won't cause any long term health issues)   That's just my guess though.

Maybe someone will see this who's actually had a cat that also had this issue and have some actual knowledge about it. 

My new 12 week old calico Annie walks that way with back toes in don't know y vet appt Tues well c wat they say

You can massage the kittens legs and gentle turn them to the correct position. It takes a few weeks or months.   I don't know if this would have long term effects but because Ragdolls are large, I would be concerned about the weight on the joints overtime.

@catwoman707 would know more about it.

Now at 11 months, the legs on my boy are better. So it might have just been a growing issue and that he just needed more time for them to develop.

Konuku said:

 
Now at 11 months, the legs on my boy are better. So it might have just been a growing issue and that he just needed more time for them to develop.

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Glad to hear he has grown out of his turned in hind legs.

To my knowledge it can cause issues with senior dogs but not cats, they are built differently, are lighter and have different muscle structure, the slinkyness in them that dogs don't have.

Lots are pigeon toed actually, as far as show quality, that I couldn't say.

I'm glad its doing better some maybe my girl will grow out of it. I've never seen a pigeon toed cat b4. I have 9 cats inside & ferals outside nneo r like that

My Chewie is like that. He sways his hips, because I think he's trying to compensate for his pigeon-toed ness. Hopefully, he will also grow out of it. Although the he still has his kitten fat. But Chewie is huge, so that does worry me. He's 8 months old, is about 32 inches long from nose to tip of Tail and I think weighs about 12 or 13 pounds. I really hope he grows out of the pigeon toes