I have a 15 year old female, declawed Manx. We moved from Denver to
San Fran peninsula area and the last few months she has really been
scratching a lot, grooming a lot, and been disruptive almost nightly,
gutteral meowing from other rooms. Been really picking about her cat
food. Yet, during the day she'll sleep regularly and is generally
quiet.

For several years you couldn't pet below her mid-back section as it
would flinch and irritate her or get her to start licking wildly. I've
heard about Manx's tail bones (she's a rumpy riser - stub tail) going
degenerative but then read a cat journal as that being a myth. I
dunno. But between constant grooming (related to itching?) scracthing
her ear and face (always done that if you lightly scratch certain
areas) and the meowing at 1 am I'm getting really worried.

But right now she's licking away at her rear legs above her paws as if
she's just gotta clean that area.

She stays indoors, we live in a 2nd story apt.

She doesn't walk with difficulty as far as I can see and if I scratch
under her chin I can get her hind leg to start scratching the area.
always been that way but the area has widened.

We also have a 2 yr old japanese chin dog and a 10 yr old female tabby
(goes outside) that leave her alone.

Any ideas what's going on?

thanks