Anyone know about hypoestesias?

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I know I have probably asked before but cat seems to be different. Three episodes yesterday, 2 close together, and todat she scratched my DD. Later on she was crying in the kitchen and it was like a growl and a cry. Baby cry at 4 when she wanted her tea and I was putting her out of the way of the children.

Vet can't tell us anything. At a loss really.

She is 13 and has a touch of arthritis.

Hypoestesias? What do you mean? Can you tell me more about this please

She has something wrong with her brain which tells her there is a problem with her tail and she bites it and growls at it. She seems quieter today.

Just had another little episode.

I just feel like crying as no one seems to be able to help.

Do you mean hyperaesthesia perhaps. If so then I don't actually know a huge amount about it sorry. Some cats do have very sensitive backs/tails yes. Can be very unpleasant for them. We would normally x-ray to rule out or confirm obvious problems and deal accordingly from there. If it is related to arthritis causing neurological pain where it is pressing on/inflamming nerves then they should be able to give her pain relief. Ask your vet for metacam for her. (Kidneys may need checking first before they'll give it though possibly).
If you have pet insurance or are happy to spend a lot of money on her then insist on a referral to a specialist to get it investigated. Somewhere with an MRI scanner would be ideal as they can see a lot more with that than just x-rays can. They would be able to tell you a lot more about reasons for it and treatment options.

Also worth just making sure she has been checked for ringworm (a fungal skin infection) too - I have seen cats carrying this with no obvious skin changes but are itchy/sensitive over their backs and their reaction gets blamed on backpain. It is more likely not to be this, but is easy to get a few hair pluckings sent off just to be sure. In positive cases treatment for it has resolved the sensitivity.

Hope that helps

She had her scan 2 years ago which is when we got the diagnosis. Seems like it is quite a rare disease and the vet isn't much of a help.

I would suggest getting back in touch with specialists who do know about it in that case. Sadly we don't all know everything about everything , but hopefully someone else in the profession will be able to give your cat more help.

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Thanks all.

She has been fine today, no episodes at all.

Def no fleas, etc.

Each time we go to the vet we see someone different. Haven't seen the initial vet in ages.

Going for new tablets in the next few days and will monitor her then. She has to have blood tests every 6 months to check the build up the medication, so will see what happens then.

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