If your Burmese American Longhair is having trouble moving around you may want to call your vet and schedule an office visit. Your American Longhair’s lack of mobility could be from a number of things including arthritis, Degenerative Joint Disease (DJD), or Schiff-Sherrington phenomenon. Schiff-Sherrington phenomenon occurs when the American Longhair’s spinal cord is severed or cut across by a small yet severe lesion on the American Longhair’s lower back. This causes an extreme posturing of the upper limbs. The hind limbs may also suffer from paralysis or loss of strength and muscle, which occurs due to damage of the border cells and “interneurons” all of which are found in the second lumbar vertebrae. The overall result is pain and the inability for your Burmese American Longhair to move as she did before. Your veterinarian Greenwood, IN will need to examine your American Longhair to determine if this is the problem. Not all American Longhairs with mobility issues have Schiff-Sherrington phenomenon.