when i touch my cat (female 12 yrs old) anywhere on the back half of her she flinches or slinks away from the touch as if she is in pain. Everything else appears to be normal. no weight loss or difficulty moving jumping etc. She loves to be pet on her back normally so i am quite concerned. I brought her to the vet and when she was there the symptoms seemed to vanish and an examination found nothing. I brought her back a week later and same thing. This time I had Xrays done and still nothing. Any ideas on what the problem could be? Oh, and she has been sneezing a bit as of late as well...
2007-02-19 13:26:45 · 11 answers · asked by derek m 1 in Pets ➔ Cats
Being that your cat is older, a number of problems may exist.. anything from arthtits to pulled muscles,pinched nerves or bruised bones. The fact that your cat does not show symptoms at the vet is not unusual, as cats can get very anxious and/or nervous at the vets, which would overide any pain they feel when in a relaxed setting... This comes from experience of my 13 year old cat... She went through the same thing, sensative on the back and hind quarters, walking slow and awkward.The vet attributed it to her age. She is a somewhat active and playful cat, but there are times when she moves a lot slower than normal. What I ended up doing is gently massaging her back and legs when she was curled up on my lap. It didn't take long, before she started stretching her legs out more, and I was able to touch the sensative spots again. We now have a ritual each night, where she jumps on my lap and I massage her. She purrs contiuously during the massage, and she is getting around much easier now.
As for the sneezing, that too could be anything from a cold, or allergies(especially to flea bites) or from her teeth. Have the vet check for bad gums and/or tooth decay, as that could cause runny nose and sneezing... You could ask the vet for an antibiotic (usually runs around $12 or so), and try that for a week. If it clears up after the week, then you are good to go... If she continues to sneeze, or starts again, it could be the teeth/gums.
2007-02-19 15:12:00 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
All of these answers, as of now, are good ones.
I do agree with the one that said, "Have you had blood work done"
Sometimes, and many times, cats don't show any signs of distress, especially at a vet's office, they just freeze.
Maybe she has allergies. Maybe stop petting her for a time and see what happens, then try again.
I don't know if Xrays show arthritic conditions or not, but that may be the problem, an if so, then medication will help her.
Good question for all of us to know about.
2007-02-19 14:48:17 · answer #2 · answered by Hedicat 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Did the vet do any blood work?
It sounds like a kidney infection or she could have pulled a muscle (which wouldn't show up on an xray)
At 12 yrs old she could be developing arthritis and depending on the weather that also could come and go but I suspect that something like that would show up on an Xray
2007-02-19 13:36:37 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Same thing happened with my dogs leg where she was limping with no cause. A bruised bone can take a long time to heal or your cat has arthritis. There is a way your vet can check for arthritis but if you don't want to spend money right away. Just make sure she has some place warm (in case she has arthritis) and don't touch her back.
2007-02-19 13:37:03 · answer #4 · answered by leftwingchica 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
How often do you brush her? My mom has a cat that you couldn't touch her back half until she(my mom) had her professionally groomed which eliminated all the knots in her fur. Now the cat loves to be petted all over. Maybe check her fur for knots or other problems. Hope you find out what is wrong. Good Luck!!
2007-02-19 13:37:25 · answer #5 · answered by Diana S 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
She could have bruised her back. She is 12 and that is an old kitty, she could have arthritus. If she has been sneezing, she could have hurt her back, I did that one time when I had a bad cold. Sneezing can do some strange things. I would stop petting her where it hurts and watch her carefully.
2007-02-19 13:33:44 · answer #6 · answered by MadforMAC 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I'm not sure. It could be mild arthritis. And sometimes cats simply don't want to be touched there. Since she isn't experiencing any other health problems, I'm not too worried yet. But you might want to take her for a basic check-up and make sure she doesn't have a cold. And yes, kitties do catch colds!
Good luck!
2007-02-19 13:57:03 · answer #7 · answered by Tigger 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Oh sure! each of the time lol, it makes me bounce up with fright and convey regret (cats call) and then I comprehend that is purely between the cats rubber balls that i'm stepping on. it truly is so humorous at the same time as that occurs! lol
2016-10-17 08:08:17 · answer #8 · answered by eth 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I bet there isn't anything wrong...she just of late prefers not to be touched where you want to touch her! If your vet hasn't found anything wrong, there are no puncture wounds etc, then it's simply her establishing a new dislike. We humans simply can't understand the complexity of cat speak!
2007-02-19 13:35:50 · answer #9 · answered by dressage.rider 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
since she is old she may be sore from arthritis,ask the vet is this possible and if their is a medicine she can try to see if it would help.if she continues to have problems maybe you should get another opinion from a different vet. (sneezing ),did he check her for feline leukemia hope she will be OK
2007-02-19 13:36:10 · answer #10 · answered by deedee 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋