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kpf666 - 23 Sep 2003 21:30 GMT

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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Luvskats00 - 23 Sep 2003 21:54 GMT

"kpf666" shazam73@buffalo.com
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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...

Did she hurt her tail? I'd gently test the entire length of the tail and see if
she reacts to your touch. (Even though it's 2 months ago) maybe, she's
reacting to a scent that got on her tail. or.... is she playing? if this is
the case, maybe you can spend some time and redirect her energy to one or two
toys.

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Mary - 23 Sep 2003 22:33 GMT

>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
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>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 pissing her
off? I hope she is okay.

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William Hamblen - 24 Sep 2003 04:18 GMT

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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