Not too sure how to help, But i know it will turn out great!

you can draw furries and still not be a furry lol- i used to do it.

@Howdyhouler i'm not worried abt being perceived as a Furry, but now that you mention it--- (naw i'm just joking)
I jst don't want people to request furry art, or think that's something i'm gonna start doing becuase--- well, you've seen how some these people can be XD

...yeah, unrelated but ur a rlly good artist lol, and thanks for the follow

When it comes to the rear legs of a cat, you can think of that 'reverse knee' rather as an extended foot. What looks like a reverse knee is actually the heel of the foot, and they just walk on their toes. It might help to picture the cats with long skinny feet, and walking on their toes. The lowere half of the leg (below the knee joint) tends to be a bit short relative to the rest of the legs.

I don't know if that's the advice you were hoping for, But I can give advice in other areas too.

Another bit that might help as far as references may go, I think Capcom did a pretty good job designing their Palicos for the Monster Hunter series. Their proportions are very cat-like, without being too antro-morphic.
There's a few good bits of fan art here on Colors under the #Palico tag.

@The_Adjudicator
thank you! i will totally check it out
can always count on you to give solid advice tbh it's a trait that seems quite underrated XD

@Howdyhouler really? i think of myself mediocre at best lol,
it's quite flattering to get such a sweet comment tho, especially from someone such as yourself

That's the thing that I love about a good community. I was given some solid advice in my early days here, and I'm always happy to help pass that torch along to up-and-coming artists. I'm not going to pretend to know everything, but I think I've been around long enough to share tips and advice with justified confidence. I do hope to inspire others to some day do the same for their up-and-coming generation.

@The_Adjudicator i truly hope the strong sense of community returns,
i remember when i joined there was a great group of artist, all very nice to each other,
i'm glad that there are people like you on here that are trying to keep the culture alive