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Cat in distress??
My cat has been acting scared/angry at his own tail for the past 12+ hours.
It started when my in-laws came for a visit (3 kids included) last night. These 5 people have all been over before and our cat has never had a problem. After they were over for about 2 hours, the cat started growling and hissing and pacing all around the house. When he would look behind him at his tail, he would screech and run away. He did this for about 10 minutes before I took him to a room in the basement where he could be alone. The in-laws left about 15 minutes later, and I went to let him out. He continued with the same behavior for several hours, and eventually seemed to calm down a little. We tried to give him a little catnip and some milk (2 things he loves but rarely gets) to try to cheer him up. He ate and drank like normal, and even ate some of his regular food. All through the night, he went through spurts where he seemed to be normal and trying to sleep, but then would get "spooked" by his own tail and he would start growling and hissing again. This morning he seemed to be "normal", even letting me pet him a bit and purring. But as soon as he sees his tail, he freaks out. I don't want to accuse my wife's young siblings of tormenting the cat, but nothing else in the house was out of the ordinary. Even if they were playing a bit too rough with him, should he still be so scared/angry after 12 hours? And why would the sight of his own tail be the catalyst that causes him to freak out? My wife and I are planning to take him to the vet tonight if it's not better when we get home from work, but any advice now would be much appreciated. |
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I don't have any suggestions as to why your cat is acting this way. Seems
very odd. I hope that by now he has either calmed down or you have taken him to the vet for an exam. Please let us know how he is doing. Sue -- Visit me and my cats at http://www.island-cats.com/ "andersjr82" u40190@uwe wrote in message news:7d50e4dabc5a2@uwe... My cat has been acting scared/angry at his own tail for the past 12+ hours. It started when my in-laws came for a visit (3 kids included) last night. These 5 people have all been over before and our cat has never had a problem. After they were over for about 2 hours, the cat started growling and hissing and pacing all around the house. When he would look behind him at his tail, he would screech and run away. He did this for about 10 minutes before I took him to a room in the basement where he could be alone. The in-laws left about 15 minutes later, and I went to let him out. He continued with the same behavior for several hours, and eventually seemed to calm down a little. We tried to give him a little catnip and some milk (2 things he loves but rarely gets) to try to cheer him up. He ate and drank like normal, and even ate some of his regular food. All through the night, he went through spurts where he seemed to be normal and trying to sleep, but then would get "spooked" by his own tail and he would start growling and hissing again. This morning he seemed to be "normal", even letting me pet him a bit and purring. But as soon as he sees his tail, he freaks out. I don't want to accuse my wife's young siblings of tormenting the cat, but nothing else in the house was out of the ordinary. Even if they were playing a bit too rough with him, should he still be so scared/angry after 12 hours? And why would the sight of his own tail be the catalyst that causes him to freak out? My wife and I are planning to take him to the vet tonight if it's not better when we get home from work, but any advice now would be much appreciated. |
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On Thu, 27 Dec 2007 14:23:45 +0000, andersjr82 wrote:
My cat has been acting scared/angry at his own tail for the past 12+ hours. It started when my in-laws came for a visit (3 kids included) last night. These 5 people have all been over before and our cat has never had a problem. After they were over for about 2 hours, the cat started growling and hissing and pacing all around the house. When he would look behind him at his tail, he would screech and run away. He did this for about 10 minutes before I took him to a room in the basement where he could be alone. The in-laws left about 15 minutes later, and I went to let him out. He continued with the same behavior for several hours, and eventually seemed to calm down a little. We tried to give him a little catnip and some milk (2 things he loves but rarely gets) to try to cheer him up. He ate and drank like normal, and even ate some of his regular food. All through the night, he went through spurts where he seemed to be normal and trying to sleep, but then would get "spooked" by his own tail and he would start growling and hissing again. This morning he seemed to be "normal", even letting me pet him a bit and purring. But as soon as he sees his tail, he freaks out. I don't want to accuse my wife's young siblings of tormenting the cat, but nothing else in the house was out of the ordinary. Even if they were playing a bit too rough with him, should he still be so scared/angry after 12 hours? And why would the sight of his own tail be the catalyst that causes him to freak out? My wife and I are planning to take him to the vet tonight if it's not better when we get home from work, but any advice now would be much appreciated. Perhaps his tail hurts. MLB |
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On Dec 28, 12:31*am, mlbriggs wrote:
On Thu, 27 Dec 2007 14:23:45 +0000, andersjr82 wrote: My cat has been acting scared/angry at his own tail for the past 12+ hours. It started when my in-laws came for a visit (3 kids included) last night. These 5 people have all been over before and our cat has never had a problem. After they were over for about 2 hours, the cat started growling and hissing and pacing all around the house. When he would look behind him at his tail, he would screech and run away. He did this for about 10 minutes before I took him to a room in the basement where he could be alone. The in-laws left about 15 minutes later, and I went to let him out. He continued with the same behavior for several hours, and eventually seemed to calm down a little. We tried to give him a little catnip and some milk (2 things he loves but rarely gets) to try to cheer him up. He ate and drank like normal, and even ate some of his regular food. All through the night, he went through spurts where he seemed to be normal and trying to sleep, but then would get "spooked" by his own tail and he would start growling and hissing again. This morning he seemed to be "normal", even letting me pet him a bit and purring. But as soon as he sees his tail, he freaks out. I don't want to accuse my wife's young siblings of tormenting the cat, but nothing else in the house was out of the ordinary. Even if they were playing a bit too rough with him, should he still be so scared/angry after 12 hours? And why would the sight of his own tail be the catalyst that causes him to freak out? My wife and I are planning to take him to the vet tonight if it's not better when we get home from work, but any advice now would be much appreciated. Perhaps his tail hurts. * MLB- Hide quoted text - - Show quoted text - Perhaps his tail hurts. I wondered if that was the case too? Any number of things are possible in this instance. I have 5 kids so I know every trick in the book, so to speak. It might have been the kids. The only time a child lies, is because they fear the consequences of their actions, all be it inadvertently sometimes, so it is possible. OTOH, It might be because he got it trapped in a door, & it really does hurt? With Cats unable to speak, it is a guessing game., & it sounds like *Something* happened. Tails don't suddenly start hurting without a reason. You are already doing as I would suggest, which was take him to the vets. Poor little chap, Bless him! I hope that you get some the answers you seek, but most of all, I hope that it stops soon. It must be worrying for you. I have only to think how I would feel, to know what you must be going through. It will be nice to hear that things are back to normal soon. Would you be kind enough to let us know what the vet's thoughts are? TIA, Sheelagh"o" |
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On Dec 27, 9:23�am, "andersjr82" u40190@uwe wrote:
My cat has been acting scared/angry at his own tail for the past 12+ hours.. It started when my in-laws came for a visit (3 kids included) last night. These 5 people have all been over before and our cat has never had a problem. After they were over for about 2 hours, the cat started growling and hissing and pacing all around the house. When he would look behind him at his tail, he would screech and run away. He did this for about 10 minutes before I took him to a room in the basement where he could be alone. The in-laws left about 15 minutes later, and I went to let him out. He continued with the same behavior for several hours, and eventually seemed to calm down a little. We tried to give him a little catnip and some milk (2 things he loves but rarely gets) to try to cheer him up. He ate and drank like normal, and even ate some of his regular food. All through the night, he went through spurts where he seemed to be normal and trying to sleep, but then would get "spooked" by his own tail and he would start growling and hissing again. This morning he seemed to be "normal", even letting me pet him a bit and purring. But as soon as he sees his tail, he freaks out. I don't want to accuse my wife's young siblings of tormenting the cat, but nothing else in the house was out of the ordinary. Even if they were playing a bit too rough with him, should he still be so scared/angry after 12 hours? And why would the sight of his own tail be the catalyst that causes him to freak out? My wife and I are planning to take him to the vet tonight if it's not better when we get home from work, but any advice now would be much appreciated. He isn't biting at his own tail/body and making all kinds of strange clicking/chattering sounds or anything else weird like than, is he....? Because these are signs of rabies. Biting at his own body. Fighting imaginary adversaries... None of your visitors had it, I presume... Any chance of saliva exchange with any of them or any pets that they might have brought along? |
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On Dec 28, 12:34�pm, "Sheelagh\"o\""
wrote: On Dec 28, 12:31�am, mlbriggs wrote: On Thu, 27 Dec 2007 14:23:45 +0000, andersjr82 wrote: My cat has been acting scared/angry at his own tail for the past 12+ hours. It started when my in-laws came for a visit (3 kids included) last night. These 5 people have all been over before and our cat has never had a problem. After they were over for about 2 hours, the cat started growling and hissing and pacing all around the house. When he would look behind him at his tail, he would screech and run away. He did this for about 10 minutes before I took him to a room in the basement where he could be alone. The in-laws left about 15 minutes later, and I went to let him out. He continued with the same behavior for several hours, and eventually seemed to calm down a little. We tried to give him a little catnip and some milk (2 things he loves but rarely gets) to try to cheer him up. He ate and drank like normal, and even ate some of his regular food. All through the night, he went through spurts where he seemed to be normal and trying to sleep, but then would get "spooked" by his own tail and he would start growling and hissing again. This morning he seemed to be "normal", even letting me pet him a bit and purring. But as soon as he sees his tail, he freaks out. I don't want to accuse my wife's young siblings of tormenting the cat, but nothing else in the house was out of the ordinary. Even if they were playing a bit too rough with him, should he still be so scared/angry after 12 hours? And why would the sight of his own tail be the catalyst that causes him to freak out? My wife and I are planning to take him to the vet tonight if it's not better when we get home from work, but any advice now would be much appreciated. Perhaps his tail hurts. � MLB- Hide quoted text - - Show quoted text - Perhaps his tail hurts. I wondered if that was the case too? Any number of things are possible in this instance. I have 5 kids so I know every trick in the book, so to speak. It might have been the kids. The only time a child lies, is because they fear the consequences of their actions, all be it inadvertently sometimes, so it is possible. OTOH, It might be because he got it trapped in a door, & it really does hurt? With Cats unable to speak, it is a guessing game., & it sounds like *Something* happened. Tails don't suddenly start hurting without a reason. You are already doing as I would suggest, which was take him to the vets. Poor little chap, Bless him! I hope that you get some the answers you seek, but most of all, I hope that it stops soon. It must be worrying for you. I have only to think how I would feel, to know what you must be going through. It will be nice to hear that things are back to normal soon. Would you be kind enough to let us know what the vet's thoughts are? TIA, Sheelagh"o"- Hide quoted text - - Show quoted text - Your little "o"- is obscene. |
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On Dec 30, 10:19Â*am, IBen Getiner wrote:
On Dec 28, 12:34�pm, "Sheelagh\"o\"" wrote: On Dec 28, 12:31�am, mlbriggs wrote: On Thu, 27 Dec 2007 14:23:45 +0000, andersjr82 wrote: My cat has been acting scared/angry at his own tail for the past 12+ hours. It started when my in-laws came for a visit (3 kids included) last night. These 5 people have all been over before and our cat has never had a problem. After they were over for about 2 hours, the cat started growling and hissing and pacing all around the house. When he would look behind him at his tail, he would screech and run away. He did this for about 10 minutes before I took him to a room in the basement where he could be alone. The in-laws left about 15 minutes later, and I went to let him out. He continued with the same behavior for several hours, and eventually seemed to calm down a little. We tried to give him a little catnip and some milk (2 things he loves but rarely gets) to try to cheer him up. He ate and drank like normal, and even ate some of his regular food. All through the night, he went through spurts where he seemed to be normal and trying to sleep, but then would get "spooked" by his own tail and he would start growling and hissing again. This morning he seemed to be "normal", even letting me pet him a bit and purring. But as soon as he sees his tail, he freaks out. I don't want to accuse my wife's young siblings of tormenting the cat, but nothing else in the house was out of the ordinary. Even if they were playing a bit too rough with him, should he still be so scared/angry after 12 hours? And why would the sight of his own tail be the catalyst that causes him to freak out? My wife and I are planning to take him to the vet tonight if it's not better when we get home from work, but any advice now would be much appreciated. Perhaps his tail hurts. � MLB- Hide quoted text - - Show quoted text - Perhaps his tail hurts. I wondered if that was the case too? Any number of things are possible in this instance. I have 5 kids so I know every trick in the book, so to speak. It might have been the kids. The only time a child lies, is because they fear the consequences of their actions, all be it inadvertently sometimes, so it is possible. OTOH, It might be because he got it trapped in a door, & it really does hurt? With Cats unable to speak, it is a guessing game., & it sounds like *Something* happened. Tails don't suddenly start hurting without a reason. You are already doing as I would suggest, which was take him to the vets. Poor little chap, Bless him! I hope that you get some the answers you seek, but most of all, I hope that it stops soon. It must be worrying for you. I have only to think how I would feel, to know what you must be going through. It will be nice to hear that things are back to normal soon. Would you be kind enough to let us know what the vet's thoughts are? TIA, Sheelagh"o"- Hide quoted text - - Show quoted text - Your little "o"- is obscene.- Hide quoted text - - Show quoted text - Only to someone who is as repulsive as you are. Others know better. Enjoy! SHEELAGH "O" |
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On Dec 30, 1:02Â*pm, "Sheelagh\"o\"" wrote:
On Dec 30, 10:19Â*am, IBen Getiner wrote: On Dec 28, 12:34�pm, "Sheelagh\"o\"" wrote: On Dec 28, 12:31�am, mlbriggs wrote: On Thu, 27 Dec 2007 14:23:45 +0000, andersjr82 wrote: My cat has been acting scared/angry at his own tail for the past 12+ hours. It started when my in-laws came for a visit (3 kids included) last night. These 5 people have all been over before and our cat has never had a problem. After they were over for about 2 hours, the cat started growling and hissing and pacing all around the house. When he would look behind him at his tail, he would screech and run away. He did this for about 10 minutes before I took him to a room in the basement where he could be alone. The in-laws left about 15 minutes later, and I went to let him out. He continued with the same behavior for several hours, and eventually seemed to calm down a little. We tried to give him a little catnip and some milk (2 things he loves but rarely gets) to try to cheer him up. He ate and drank like normal, and even ate some of his regular food. All through the night, he went through spurts where he seemed to be normal and trying to sleep, but then would get "spooked" by his own tail and he would start growling and hissing again. This morning he seemed to be "normal", even letting me pet him a bit and purring. But as soon as he sees his tail, he freaks out. I don't want to accuse my wife's young siblings of tormenting the cat, but nothing else in the house was out of the ordinary. Even if they were playing a bit too rough with him, should he still be so scared/angry after 12 hours? And why would the sight of his own tail be the catalyst that causes him to freak out? My wife and I are planning to take him to the vet tonight if it's not better when we get home from work, but any advice now would be much appreciated. Perhaps his tail hurts. � MLB- Hide quoted text - - Show quoted text - Perhaps his tail hurts. I wondered if that was the case too? Any number of things are possible in this instance. I have 5 kids so I know every trick in the book, so to speak. It might have been the kids. The only time a child lies, is because they fear the consequences of their actions, all be it inadvertently sometimes, so it is possible. OTOH, It might be because he got it trapped in a door, & it really does hurt? With Cats unable to speak, it is a guessing game., & it sounds like *Something* happened. Tails don't suddenly start hurting without a reason. You are already doing as I would suggest, which was take him to the vets. Poor little chap, Bless him! I hope that you get some the answers you seek, but most of all, I hope that it stops soon. It must be worrying for you. I have only to think how I would feel, to know what you must be going through. It will be nice to hear that things are back to normal soon. Would you be kind enough to let us know what the vet's thoughts are? TIA, Sheelagh"o"- Hide quoted text - - Show quoted text - Your little "o"- is obscene.- Hide quoted text - - Show quoted text - Only to someone who is as repulsive as you are. Others know better. Enjoy! SHEELAGH "O"- Hide quoted text - - Show quoted text - Yes... I'm SURE that the large case 'O' fits you better. Being that you 'like it' so much and all... IBen Getiner |
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