Hi all. Just a bit of context, I got him as a kitten from a breeder back in November 2022 at 10 weeks old. So he’s almost two years now. I was traveling back in January and had him over at a friend’s with two of this friend’s cats. She’s great and I trust she took great care of my cat. She’d share videos etc as well of how much fun my cat was having with her cats (after an initial period of adjustment ofcourse). Yet after I brought him back home, he limped for a bit, like half a day very randomly at times. He seemed to struggle to jump and was depressed for obvious reasons. Took him to the vet’s and they said everything seemed ok. They didn’t feel the need tk run any tests or xrays. And he did become totally ok.

Fast forward to 4 months later now, I notice him struggling to jump again. He is not doing his regular morning zoomies AT ALL! He does a sad bunch of meows when I pick him up which he doesn’t normally do. Had his vaccination appointment at the vet’s two days ago alongwith a general wellness exam, and they still did not recommend anything.

Now I lost a mainecoon cat I had adopted back in 2021 from a shelter. He was v sick from the day he came to mines and I had to spend a lot of money for him. He passed away after 4 months. So I am financially being a bit cautious about this time with my new cat, wondering if this is a phase that will pass like last time, or if something crazy is happening behind the scenes that I probably need to go get a second vet opinion for. For context, I notice him sitting this way these days a lot as well and it’s noticeable he struggles a little with his lower body to get up or change postures. Edit to add: worried if mainecoons are susceptible to health issues a lot more (my friend forwarded an article and now I am scared). If this is typical of a condition.

What should I be doing? I have insurance for him but not sure if diagnostic expenses will be covered. Any thoughts are helpful! Thank you.