desymbol: Meet Mac ‘N’ Cheez The Orange Cat Who Was Rescued As A Tiny Kitten With Paralyzed Back Legs

In 2016, a video of Mac ‘n’ Cheez, a tiny kitten with paralyzed back legs, using a tiny “wheelchair” to test out his full zooming potential went viral. Since then, the handsome ginger cat has learned how to get around on two legs, with or without a harness or wheels.

Mac was found hiding in a discarded mac ‘n’ cheese box and brought to Massapequa Vet in Long Island, New York, where it was determined that his back legs were paralyzed due to nerve damage. His first brush with fame soon followed, when the clinic uploaded videos and pictures of him doing water therapy and trying out a custom-built wheeled harness made of Lego blocks!

The tiny kitten was rescued from the streets in 2016

Image credits: Mac-N-Cheez

Image credits: Massapequa Pet Vet

Image credits: Mac-N-Cheez

Image credits: Julia Modas

A video of him “zooming” with a wheeled harness made of Lego went viral

Image credits: Julia Modas

Wheels for disabled cats and dogs are nothing new, but most animals don’t use them indoors, as it’s not possible to climb onto furniture or sit down while using them. Mac, now almost 4 years old, sometimes puts his back legs under himself to stand, but has little control over them and usually scoots using his front legs, which appear strong enough to jump and climb, as his main form of movement. As a result of the position of his back legs, he also has a silly, almost human-like resting position.