r/TripodCats

Solya obtained the braincell long enough to show he is a perfect gentleman.

Posted here a few months back when it looked like my Stormy might become a tripod, and whelp, here she is, minus one leg. Surgery and recovery have been going really well, which is a relief after some extra drama leading up to it. All tests show that the mass was a localized sarcoma and she should have many more years ahead of her.

However, in true Stormageddon dramatic fashion, my overlord has been lodging complaints about not being able to jump up and take her proper place between me and the other human on the bedsheets with us every night and yet gets offended when I try to lift her up. I was looking at purchasing her steps to get up with us since the stool that I tried did not meet her approval, but I have been overwhelmed by the options.

Can anyone recommend steps to return the Queen to her rightful place?

Hey guys just wanted to show everyone my foster cat I’ve been housing for the past few weeks coleslaw. He had his leg amputated just before I received him so watching his progress has been really rewarding. Little guy is a tiny ball of affection and he’s got eyes that’ll melt your heart. He’s also all set for adoption so if anyone’s interested in Philly area feel free to dm!

Théoden is 3 years old and recently became a tripod (rear right leg) having had surgery on 13/08/26. He was missing for 4 days and was then found by someone and taken to a local vets. The Vet thinks that he was likely hit by a car.

It has been an incredibly difficult week, to say the least, he has been through so much. We are hopefully bringing him home tonight and are so excited to be with him again!

We’ve prepped a safe and quiet space for his recovery and I’ve been having a look through this subreddit for tips and extra info - thank you for sharing all of your stories.

We’re also going to be building a catio and transitioning him to being a house cat. If anyone has any tips around this, your advice would be most welcome?

Thanks for reading - please feel free to share photos of your kitties too! 🫶

She was born without a limb and was found at three weeks old in a warehouse. My mom asked a friend of a friend who runs a rescue randomly if she had any three legged cats. It might have been to cheer me up and help my depression? It was the same day she had picked up Dotty from the warehouse.

She was so small she fit in my palm at three weeks, and she had a sinus infection so she didn’t want to risk getting the other cats sick. I was at work when my mom told me she adopted a cat for me, and at first I was upset because we hadn’t even talked about it and this was sprung on me, and I was financially struggling and here’s this new responsibility. But I came home and like 5 seconds after meeting her I was no longer upset. Now I couldn’t imagine life without her, she’s such a good girl and sometimes I forget she’s even handicapped with how she runs around the house and climbs on everything she can.

I’m so grateful she’s in my life and she’s such a sweetheart, I really lucked out!

She probably, was born with her bent paw, she may become a tripod in the future but for now she lives happily with her bent paw.

21.04.2026 - Pretty girl

Bonus big brother pics as well!

We are adopting a 1-year-old female who had an amputation surgery two months ago. We heard from the shelter that she is very active and confident. So we want to give her lots of options of running and jumping around, high and low, but we also want to ensure her safety too. So we have three questions:

1. We know jumping down is more difficult for front-leg tripawds, so in your experience what is the maximum safe height for her to jump down? For example, is she able to jump down from bed/chair height without putting too much stress on her joints?
2. We want to give her a variety of routes accessing high spaces such as cabinet tops. We are considering installing a vertical ladder on the side of a cabinet. Do you think she will be able to climb up it safely?
3. Do you think we should prepare elevated food bowls and water bowls for her to drink in a seated position where her front leg won't be so tired?

Thanks a lot!

Stopping his brother from stealing his toy 😅. So many people assume tripods can’t do anything but Jimmy shows this isn’t always the case.

And his sensitive stump