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Diagnose My Cat Contest (winner get's a free photo of Fluffy)
Greetings,
My cat has come down with a very unusual and apparently uncomfortable illness. Symptoms, symptoms, symptoms; Appears to be angry with tail (about hourly, for a few minutes) Bouts of aggression against self (tail chasing with growling, hissing, vocalizing and tail biting). This behavior worsened gradually over 5 days, peaked two days ago (cat was insane about it), and now will settle for less than a minute of it at a time. Fits of tail-directed aggression can usually be stopped with several squirts of water Hyper Sensitivity. Rarely will flinch at slightest provocation. Occassioanally unusually playful (fiesty), like it would love to chase something. Pupils usually seem dialated, but other times narrow slits in bright light. Have seen yellowish vomit twice. Reluctanct to eat, but eats sometimes More reluctant to drink, but drinks occasionally Warm nose. Walks slowly but steadily. Has found a secluded corner in a closet to sleep in. Never aggresive towards me, only towards it's tail. Skin seems fairly elastic. Hair appears slightly raised. Tail hair thinned out at tail end from biting. It's been about 10 days now since he first started in with tail chasing (fighting with his tail), this behavior grew from a few minutes every five hours to a few minutes every 20 minutes (two days ago, and he was quite aggressive about it). This behavior has subsided to the point that, if left alone, I don't think he'd chase himself to exhaustion.. but would growl at his tail and bit occasionally, as he does within a half hour of waking. During the first two days, his nose was cool, and has been warm since. Refuses to go outside, but sometimes will go out within a few feet of the door. No wheezing, sniffling, or any sign of respiratory problem. Eyes have good color. He lives in a small apartment complex where there are other cats and some stray cats. A few weeks ago I saw him get attacked by a cat I figured it was a stray and also insane. It was the pounce, bite, and run type of attack.. not the all-out battle type. I have never seen him chase his tail before, or engage in any other self-mutilation. He didn't bite his tail raw either, but two days ago he was having an all-out battle with it. He can be controlled from biting his tail by squirting water, covering his tail, or sometimes just talking to him. He seems to feel like we do when we get the worst case of the flu. It's hard to say if he is getting better, but it's clear he is not getting worse regarding tail attacks... that has gotten better. He never acts scared of me, or other people. I presume he took to sleeping in a secluded place because he feels terrible. I switched his food two days ago from dry low-grade (rendered proteins, cellulose filler) to dry high-grade (just chicken etc, no parts, no filler). Switching his food produced a normal stool. He has not been biting non-food objects. This cat seems to be previously owned and abandonded.. and I took it in as a stray about a year ago. Except for the tail-biting and being angry with tail, there are no pronounced behavioral changes other than appearing gloomy (sick). He seems failry lively sometimes. Oddly, it seems he feels very strange when attacking his tail because sometimes after being squirted several times he comes right over to me and stares at me, like the comfort of being around were more important than the risk of being squirted (he only get's squirted if he bites his tail). I have'nt ruled out rabies, but it doesn't seem very likely. I suspect this may be distemper. I don't think it's a spinal tumor, because he has a fever. He has no trouble walking. So, for a chance at a free photo of Fluffy (or name your prize).. what the heck is wrong with my cat? Thank you ! |
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... also, this is a 'mature' cat. Naps indoors, sits outside, and eats.
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Are you serious about this or is this a goof
wrote in message ups.com... Greetings, My cat has come down with a very unusual and apparently uncomfortable illness. Symptoms, symptoms, symptoms; Appears to be angry with tail (about hourly, for a few minutes) Bouts of aggression against self (tail chasing with growling, hissing, vocalizing and tail biting). This behavior worsened gradually over 5 days, peaked two days ago (cat was insane about it), and now will settle for less than a minute of it at a time. Fits of tail-directed aggression can usually be stopped with several squirts of water Hyper Sensitivity. Rarely will flinch at slightest provocation. Occassioanally unusually playful (fiesty), like it would love to chase something. Pupils usually seem dialated, but other times narrow slits in bright light. Have seen yellowish vomit twice. Reluctanct to eat, but eats sometimes More reluctant to drink, but drinks occasionally Warm nose. Walks slowly but steadily. Has found a secluded corner in a closet to sleep in. Never aggresive towards me, only towards it's tail. Skin seems fairly elastic. Hair appears slightly raised. Tail hair thinned out at tail end from biting. It's been about 10 days now since he first started in with tail chasing (fighting with his tail), this behavior grew from a few minutes every five hours to a few minutes every 20 minutes (two days ago, and he was quite aggressive about it). This behavior has subsided to the point that, if left alone, I don't think he'd chase himself to exhaustion.. but would growl at his tail and bit occasionally, as he does within a half hour of waking. During the first two days, his nose was cool, and has been warm since. Refuses to go outside, but sometimes will go out within a few feet of the door. No wheezing, sniffling, or any sign of respiratory problem. Eyes have good color. He lives in a small apartment complex where there are other cats and some stray cats. A few weeks ago I saw him get attacked by a cat I figured it was a stray and also insane. It was the pounce, bite, and run type of attack.. not the all-out battle type. I have never seen him chase his tail before, or engage in any other self-mutilation. He didn't bite his tail raw either, but two days ago he was having an all-out battle with it. He can be controlled from biting his tail by squirting water, covering his tail, or sometimes just talking to him. He seems to feel like we do when we get the worst case of the flu. It's hard to say if he is getting better, but it's clear he is not getting worse regarding tail attacks... that has gotten better. He never acts scared of me, or other people. I presume he took to sleeping in a secluded place because he feels terrible. I switched his food two days ago from dry low-grade (rendered proteins, cellulose filler) to dry high-grade (just chicken etc, no parts, no filler). Switching his food produced a normal stool. He has not been biting non-food objects. This cat seems to be previously owned and abandonded.. and I took it in as a stray about a year ago. Except for the tail-biting and being angry with tail, there are no pronounced behavioral changes other than appearing gloomy (sick). He seems failry lively sometimes. Oddly, it seems he feels very strange when attacking his tail because sometimes after being squirted several times he comes right over to me and stares at me, like the comfort of being around were more important than the risk of being squirted (he only get's squirted if he bites his tail). I have'nt ruled out rabies, but it doesn't seem very likely. I suspect this may be distemper. I don't think it's a spinal tumor, because he has a fever. He has no trouble walking. So, for a chance at a free photo of Fluffy (or name your prize).. what the heck is wrong with my cat? Thank you ! |
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I'm serious. About the cat, the facts, and why not, even the photo if
you want it Seriously, I'm serious.. less a few careless typos everything else is straight up. Thanks, Geoff |
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Diagnose My Cat Contest (winner get's a free photo of Fluffy)
I was wondering which part of "My cat has come down with a very unusual
and apparently uncomfortable illness." sounds like the opening line to a joke? Surely, I don't mind being a little humorous, yet who would write so much about his cat's problem? Possibly I could be a hypochondriac on behalf of my cat, or possibly my cat could be practicing to audition for a plague scene in the next doomsday movie, but I prefer to think my cat is actually sick.. as indicated by the list of symptoms provided. Having studies for several hours on the internet about cat illnesses, I'm still perplexed. Thanks, Geoff |
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wrote in message ups.com... I was wondering which part of "My cat has come down with a very unusual and apparently uncomfortable illness." sounds like the opening line to a joke? Take the cat to a vet, you ass. And shut up. Inviato da X-Privat.Org - Registrazione gratuita http://www.x-privat.org/join.php |
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I failed to mention there is shreiking and howling involved sometimes,
like the kind you might get if you cut off a cat's leg with a dull knife. Also, my cat has - never - bitten his tail before in the 18 months I've had him .. but I do understand that your cat likes to play, and thank you for sharing. Also, he seems feverish, with a warm nose. Listlessness.. occasionally anxiety. Also, he is hiding a lot and won't go out and barely eats. If I hadn't read my original post, I too would think it it was just play. An itching tail I doubt could prompt a thrashing death-thrust tail attack replete with banshee howls.. I really don't think a cat would make that much noise if run over slowly by a car. At times it's been quite like some absolute psychotic episode.. maybe he caught something from a postal worker or interior cabinet member.. I just don't know. To clarify further, when the cat was going for the kill in the truest sense, it was sometimes directed at the tail itself, and sometimes directed behind the tail, like an invisible enemy were there. It mimicks rabies in some respects, distemper in others, and also seems like niether. Neurologically, the cat is only very slightly shaky at times when sitting, like we would normally be if extremely sick. He seems dazed. Thanks for your ideas ! |
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wrote in message ps.com... I failed to mention there is shreiking and howling involved sometimes, like the kind you might get if you cut off a cat's leg with a dull knife. Aha! The problem is, his owner gets his jollies messing with nice cat people by posting bogus stuff in newsgroups. Inviato da X-Privat.Org - Registrazione gratuita http://www.x-privat.org/join.php |
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Cyber you thinking what I am thinking about this person
"cybercat" wrote in message ... wrote in message ups.com... I was wondering which part of "My cat has come down with a very unusual and apparently uncomfortable illness." sounds like the opening line to a joke? Take the cat to a vet, you ass. And shut up. Inviato da X-Privat.Org - Registrazione gratuita http://www.x-privat.org/join.php |
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