Physical therapy and rehabilitation is a rapidly growing field in veterinary medicine. In
contrast to dogs, feline patients are underrepresented in veterinary physical therapy and
rehabilitation. Feline underrepresentation is due to a variety of differences between cats and
dogs. Cats appear to have fewer developmental orthopedic diseases and orthopedic
injuries as a whole. Also, less is known about orthopedic problems in cats compared with
dogs. For example, osteoarthritis (OA) is a well-known problem in dogs but it is only an�…