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We have a 4 year old calico cat. Starting 2 month's ago, she has started
hissing and growling at her tail. Most of the behavior seems to take place at night. Sometimes her fits are so bad it sounds like she's in a huge brawl with many cats but its only directed towards her tail region. Instead of paying $300 to get her checked out and to have the Vet's tell me nothing physically is wrong with her, I was hoping someone here may have an answer or be able to direct me to an answer. |
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We have a 4 year old calico cat. Starting 2 month's ago, she has started
hissing and growling at her tail. Most of the behavior seems to take place at night. Sometimes her fits are so bad it sounds like she's in a huge brawl with many cats but its only directed towards her tail region. Instead of paying $300 to get her checked out and to have the Vet's tell me nothing physically is wrong with her, I was hoping someone here may have an answer or be able to direct me to an answer. Does she bite or chew on her tail? Can you carefully touch her tail? Does it hurt her? Maybe she has fleas in there, mites, a tick? Does she scratch her tail? Did she maybe hit her head real bad a couple of months ago? Maybe she needs more love and attention? Has anything changed in the last two months? New person in house, new outdoor stray cat roaming the area at night ****ing her off? I hope she is okay. |
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We have a 4 year old calico cat. Starting 2 month's ago, she has started
hissing and growling at her tail. Most of the behavior seems to take place at night. Sometimes her fits are so bad it sounds like she's in a huge brawl with many cats but its only directed towards her tail region. Instead of paying $300 to get her checked out and to have the Vet's tell me nothing physically is wrong with her, I was hoping someone here may have an answer or be able to direct me to an answer. Does she bite or chew on her tail? Can you carefully touch her tail? Does it hurt her? Maybe she has fleas in there, mites, a tick? Does she scratch her tail? Did she maybe hit her head real bad a couple of months ago? Maybe she needs more love and attention? Has anything changed in the last two months? New person in house, new outdoor stray cat roaming the area at night ****ing her off? I hope she is okay. |
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We have a 4 year old calico cat. Starting 2 month's ago, she has started
hissing and growling at her tail. Most of the behavior seems to take place at night. Sometimes her fits are so bad it sounds like she's in a huge brawl with many cats but its only directed towards her tail region. Instead of paying $300 to get her checked out and to have the Vet's tell me nothing physically is wrong with her, I was hoping someone here may have an answer or be able to direct me to an answer. Does she bite or chew on her tail? Can you carefully touch her tail? Does it hurt her? Maybe she has fleas in there, mites, a tick? Does she scratch her tail? Did she maybe hit her head real bad a couple of months ago? Maybe she needs more love and attention? Has anything changed in the last two months? New person in house, new outdoor stray cat roaming the area at night ****ing her off? I hope she is okay. |
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On Tue, 23 Sep 2003 20:30:45 GMT, "kpf666"
wrote: We have a 4 year old calico cat. Starting 2 month's ago, she has started hissing and growling at her tail. Most of the behavior seems to take place at night. Sometimes her fits are so bad it sounds like she's in a huge brawl with many cats but its only directed towards her tail region. Instead of paying $300 to get her checked out and to have the Vet's tell me nothing physically is wrong with her, I was hoping someone here may have an answer or be able to direct me to an answer. Chances are the tail is painful for some reason. Have you looked carefully at the tail? There could be an infection or injury. The cat can act like the painful tail is an enemy to be attacked. Once I had a cat that injured his tail (I think in a cat fight). The vet stitched it up but it would not heal and she had to amputate the last inch or so of the tail. For a while after that the cat would snap at the air where the end of his tail used to be. I figured the cat was experiencing phantom pain in his missing piece of tail. |
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On Tue, 23 Sep 2003 20:30:45 GMT, "kpf666"
wrote: We have a 4 year old calico cat. Starting 2 month's ago, she has started hissing and growling at her tail. Most of the behavior seems to take place at night. Sometimes her fits are so bad it sounds like she's in a huge brawl with many cats but its only directed towards her tail region. Instead of paying $300 to get her checked out and to have the Vet's tell me nothing physically is wrong with her, I was hoping someone here may have an answer or be able to direct me to an answer. Chances are the tail is painful for some reason. Have you looked carefully at the tail? There could be an infection or injury. The cat can act like the painful tail is an enemy to be attacked. Once I had a cat that injured his tail (I think in a cat fight). The vet stitched it up but it would not heal and she had to amputate the last inch or so of the tail. For a while after that the cat would snap at the air where the end of his tail used to be. I figured the cat was experiencing phantom pain in his missing piece of tail. |
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On Tue, 23 Sep 2003 20:30:45 GMT, "kpf666"
wrote: We have a 4 year old calico cat. Starting 2 month's ago, she has started hissing and growling at her tail. Most of the behavior seems to take place at night. Sometimes her fits are so bad it sounds like she's in a huge brawl with many cats but its only directed towards her tail region. Instead of paying $300 to get her checked out and to have the Vet's tell me nothing physically is wrong with her, I was hoping someone here may have an answer or be able to direct me to an answer. Chances are the tail is painful for some reason. Have you looked carefully at the tail? There could be an infection or injury. The cat can act like the painful tail is an enemy to be attacked. Once I had a cat that injured his tail (I think in a cat fight). The vet stitched it up but it would not heal and she had to amputate the last inch or so of the tail. For a while after that the cat would snap at the air where the end of his tail used to be. I figured the cat was experiencing phantom pain in his missing piece of tail. |
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