This is the moment a determined cat, born with rare brain condition known as 'wobbly cat syndrome', decides to tackle a flight of stairs.

The footage, captured by owner Maria Skold, 27, from Connecticut, shows the two-year-old black moggy Thorin, who was born with the neurological condition cerebellar hypoplasia, stumble multiple times as he tries to climb up the stairs.

Refusing to be deterred, the cat, named after the dwarf in The Hobbit, succeeds in finally reaching the top.

Two-year-old black moggy Thorin, who was born the neurological condition cerebellar hypoplasia, stumbles as he tries to climb up a flight of stairs in Connecticut

The determined cat tumbles on multiple occasions but still continues to walk on ahead

Despite the difficult climb, Thorin, who lives with owner Maria Skold, manages to reach the top of the stairs

Ms Skold, who looks after the cat with her wife, insists that the feline leads a happy life and thinks he is 'the most normal cat in the world'.

She said: 'We were aware of his condition before we adopted him.

'It present us with some unique situations for his comfort.

'My wife was in vet school when we got him, she is now a trained and certified veterinarian which is awesome because it means he gets top notch care.

'After having done some research on the condition we understand it does not cause him pain, it doesn't increase the likelihood of other diseases or conditions, and it does not decrease his lifespan.

'We also can tell from our own experiences that he is happy.

'As for other people's reaction to him, if you were to see him try to walk it is very obvious that something is different.

'People most often feel bad for him, however, if you spend enough time around him you start to realise he doesn't think he is different at all.

Maria Skold insists that the feline leads a happy life and does not feel as though he is different

The persistent cat, named after the dwarf in The Hobbit, sways from side to side as he tries to climb up the stairs

Following its challenging climb to the top, the cat finally manages to conquer the flight of stairs

'He thinks he is the most normal thing in the world and that he is awesome - he's very much a cat in that way.

'He's very friendly and most people really do come around to seeing how happy he is once they spend some time with him.'

The couple first came into contact with Thorin, full name Thorin Oakenshield, when he was being fostered by a fellow student.

After falling in love with Thorin the second time they looked after him they decided to take him into their home.

Ms Skold added: 'There are some things we have to do differently for him.

'We have litter boxes that are super big because he lays down when he uses them, and if the sides are too low he may go over the side.

'We do have stairs in our current residence and they are carpeted so he can go up and down them - very awkwardly, I might add.

'We have to accept that any furniture we have will get claw marks on it because he can climb up them but he uses his claws he can't just jump up.

'We have also made him some ramps to get onto a shelf that's next to a window that he likes to look out of.

'The other big thing is the backpack we carry him in.

'Since he doesn't walk very well we put him in a backpack when we go out with him.'