Ok. so i was petting her and she enjoyed that but if you scratch her back, she will go insane, she will clean anything if we scratch her back.. it doesnt hurt her and we already went to the vet he didnt know what was happening. She only does it when we are scratching her back. Have you ever had a cat that did this... and what do you suggest to cure it?
2007-09-20 09:24:28 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous in Pets ➔ Cats
like bitting and licking
2007-09-20 09:33:40 · update #1
Hey sweety, How you doing? About your cat, try not scratching her back for a while she probably does not like it or feels uncomfortable. And something else you should look for another opinion with another vet. Take care sweety and good luck with your cat. God bless you
2007-09-20 14:41:05 · answer #1 · answered by merali-silda 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
1. Stop scratching her back.
2. Find a new vet.
Cats' nerve endings are very sensitive. Scratching her back is the equivalent of someone poking you repeatedly in the same spot. It doesn't feel good. The licking and cleaning is displacement. She can't reach that spot, so she does what she can. All cats are different, just like some people are more ticklish than others in different places. She happens to be very sensitive along her back.
Is your cat overweight? Does she have lots of dandruff along her back? I only ask because this is typical of many cats we see with sensitive or painful backs.
PS If your vet could not tell you this simple information, it may be time to find a vet that knows a little more about cats before something serious happens to her and you have to put her to sleep because your vet doesn't know any better.
2007-09-20 16:09:53 · answer #2 · answered by jwhtewolfd 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
My Cat Had This Problem But The Vet Gave Us Some Tablets To Give To My Cat And It Soon Stopped...He Explained It To Be Like A Similar Situation To A Human Having An Itch On Their Back ....But He Never Did Explain What It Was ...But I Am Positive That The Tablets Definatlii Worrked I Just Cant Remember What They Were!x But If You Cant Get Your Hands On Some Tablets Then It Is Okay To Leave It Cause It Isnt Causing Her Pain Until Itched!x
2007-09-20 09:35:00 · answer #3 · answered by lil_bethaniie 2 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Well, I've never heard of a cat who does this but I've seen cats who don't like being petted.I suggest not scratching her back because it may hurt for her even if you scratch with the lightest touch or she could think that you're messing up her fur.
2007-09-20 09:42:41 · answer #4 · answered by noiro22 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Okay - I don't know what this is either, but my cat at my parent's house does this and a cat I once cat-sat for did it too.
When I would scratch their backs at the base of the tails, they'd make a noise that I can only describe as a turkey's gobble and start obsessively cleaning their paws... it was SO weird. They used to like it, but it seems over time they started to really dislike it.
If this sounds like what your cat does, I have *heard* that it is a neurological disorder, but that is all I know about it.
2007-09-20 09:38:39 · answer #5 · answered by ashleyn716 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Your cat is sensitive there due to food allergies most likely. Ours goes nuts if you pet anywhere between the back of his shoulders to his tail. His sides are ok, and anywhere else, but the back is off limits. It actually can hurt them, they do the displacement frantic licking on their legs because they can't handle the touch to their back.
You get the head whipping back, chin up, waggle from side to side with bugged out eyes on her? This means the back HURTS to touch in that way, so tone back on petting her there. Try switching foods to a different type, sometimes it's a wheat allergy, or fish. Sometimes a combination of the chemicals they use as preservatives. We haven't been able to figure out our cat's trigger ingredient but we did find a food he did a lot better on.
The next stage, if she gets worse, is she's going to be pulling fur out of her sides and back, making bare spots. Going to an all canned diet may help. Or adding more canned to the diet. Or trying out a prescription food that's made with allergies in mind.
2007-09-20 14:43:52 · answer #6 · answered by Elaine M 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think it's like a nervous twitch... like when dogs shake their leg while being scratched on the belly. I wouldn't worry about it if she's not hurting anything.
2007-09-20 10:22:39 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
No never had that problem.
How do you solve it? Well, like I tell my kids when they say, "Dad it hurts when I do this,...."--I always say, "well don't do it".
So to you, I say, "Don't scratch the cat on the back." That will cure he problem
2007-09-20 09:34:35 · answer #8 · answered by Mad Embalmer From the North 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
What do you mean "clean" everything?
My cat liked getting pet too but if we did it for too long he'd start to get VERY playful. He'd scratch us. It could be just that your cat doesn't like it. They do have feelings of what they like and dislike 'ya know.
Other than that, I dunno anything else.
Peace
2007-09-20 09:33:07 · answer #9 · answered by ? 1 · 0⤊ 1⤋