My Maine Coon, Sooty Foot, used to lean against your hand when happy and
gnash her teeth and purr. If there was no hand nearby she'd lean on the
nearest object.

She lived to almost 21 years.

"Rex" wrote in message
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Thanks for all the replies. The vets checked his tooth and found no
problems
there .. Just in case we had a tooth cleanup done as well.
The vet saw him do that and thought it might be arthristis on the neck ..
The x-rays apparently confirmed that as well. The whole thing started
about
a month ago, when he started vomitting frequently and this was just a side
occurance. Also had blood work done on him and kidneys etc seem alright.
He
appears to be hungry. When we put the food out he rushes to the dish but
simply does'nt eat enough.. We have'nt looked at ear infections. .. To the
touch and visual examination his ears seem OK. He is 13 years old.






"Jim Witte" wrote in message
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He moves his head from left to right frequently with a chewing motion.
I
know it is hard to explain but I'll try ...

Imagine a human vigourously chewing gum and at the same time nodding
his
head.

Without more information on the cat, I can't say much about whether
this idea really has any merit, but when I read the subject line, it
reminded me immidiately of "bruxism" (teeth grinding), which is listed
as
one of the side effects of Prozac, and other psychotropic medications.
This seems unlikely, but it is possible that the cause is psychogenic.

Disclaimer: I'm not a vet, or a pet psychiatrist (if those really
exist
yet).

Jim