Can a cat's limp tail pain cause stress and inflamed intestines?

Hi, poor Lary's tail sure looks uncomfortable! I'm seeing hair loss (likely due to excessive licking or a focal infection), and focal inflammation in that area under the tail near her anus. This is due to something causing irritation there, which could be related to a problem with the anal glands, chronic diarrhea, constipation, parasites, or any other GI-related trouble. In order to determine what the underlying source of the inflammation is, Lary needs to be seen by a vet who can palpate her abdomen and do a good rectal exam to find the source of the problem. This is unlikely to resolve without a visit to the vet. Hope she feels better soon!

This usually happens when there is something painful in the pelvis or lower spine. This can be due to arthritis in the area, nerve pinching, or infections around that area. In order to narrow-down the cause of this and get some good treatment, I recommend having her evaluated by a veterinarian sometime soon within the next week or so. I hope that helps and Askher gets better soon.

Hello, sorry to hear about Romana. It sounds like she may have a tail pull injury. This can happen if she caught her tail on something and she pulled it, injuring the nerves that provide control of her defecation, urination, and tail feeling/movement. I would have her evaluated by a neurologist or your veterinarian to rule out other causes for this. A bladder infection can indeed cause cats to urinate very frequently. Depending on what your veterinarian finds, they may recommend referral to a neurologist. Hope this helps and best of luck.

Your cat could be severely constipated and the straining can make him nauseous. For severe constipation, your pet should be seen by a vet. Hard stool building up in the colon stretches it out of shape, and it also causes stretching of the muscles around the anus, causing perianal hernias that trap the collected feces, effectively making a plug. Your pet may need more than one enema and even manual extraction of the feces in order to relieve this episode. To help avoid this in the future, you can add Miralax to the food. Miralax is a very gentle, easy to give treatment for constipation, available over the counter at any pharmacy. The dose of Miralax is 1 tsp per 50 lbs mixed in with food once a day. You can also add a tablespoon of vegetable or olive oil to his food once daily, or add a couple of teaspoons of canned pumpkin (not pie filling) to his food daily.

Poor guy. Unfortunately yes he will be uncomfortable for a few days, because the hardened feces likely irritated his colon and rectum area. Also if the vet had to manually evacuate his colon, which isn't uncommon, then this can cause irritation as well. Also with cats if they are constipated for too long, the colon will actually expand and become more elastic making it even harder to go potty the next go-round. So it is important to recognize when Smokey is having constipation issues right away to avoid having his colon stretch (megacolon) which could become a permanent problem for him.

Hello and thanks for using Petco Pet Education Center, formerly Petcoach! I think Millie could still be showing signs of hyperesthesia even if she is only sensitive at her tail base and lower back. It is also possible that she has arthritis in her hips or back that is causing her to be painful. There are several options to treat her for pain even with her blood pressure issues. It would be a good idea to take her to your veterinarian for an examination to see if anything like pain medications or Adequan injections may help reduce the pain she is experiencing.

A stressful event can allow for cystitis and potentially this could allow a further bacterial infection to develop. I hate to hear Echo is having these issues! I recommend to have her examined and checked for a bladder infection. Make sure her reaction is noted in her files to avoid this since it sounds like it really stressed out her body. I hope this helps.