- Decreased Activity: A noticeable reduction in your cat’s usual activity level.
- Hiding or Withdrawal: Your cat may seek out hiding spots or withdraw from social interaction.
- Decreased Appetite: Refusal to eat or a significant decrease in food intake.
- Lethargy: Unusual lethargy or reluctance to move around.
- Vocalization: Excessive meowing, growling, or other vocalizations, especially when touched or moved.
- Aggression: Aggressive behavior, such as hissing, scratching, or biting, which is out of character.
- Restlessness: Your cat may appear restless, pacing, or unable to find a comfortable position.
- Changes in Grooming Habits: Over-grooming or under-grooming, leading to a messy or unkempt appearance.
- Altered Posture: Changes in posture, such as hunching or holding the body in an abnormal position.
- Limping: Obvious limping or favoring one or more limbs.
Guarding or Protecting a Body Part: Protective behavior over a specific body part, such as avoiding touch or licking excessively.
(Tail Licking)
- Facial Expressions: Grimacing, squinting, or other facial expressions indicating discomfort.
- Difficulty Moving: Difficulty with everyday movements, such as jumping onto furniture or climbing stairs.
- Trembling or Shaking: Shaking or trembling, particularly when resting or lying down.
- Changes in Breathing: Labored breathing or shallow breaths.
- Excessive Salivation: Drooling or excessive salivation, which may indicate oral pain.
- Changes in Bathroom Habits: Difficulty urinating or defecating, frequent litter box visits, or straining in the litter box.
- Vomiting or Diarrhea: Digestive disturbances, such as vomiting or diarrhea, which may be a sign of underlying pain or illness.
- Changes in Sleeping Patterns: Difficulty sleeping or frequent waking during the night.
- Apparent Depression: Signs of depression, such as reduced interest in surroundings or interaction.
- Pupil Dilation: Dilation of the pupils, especially if one pupil is larger than the other.
- Decreased Interest in Grooming: A decrease in grooming behavior or neglecting grooming altogether.
- Changes in Appetite: Changes in appetite, including sudden increase or decrease in food consumption.
- Avoiding Litter Box: Avoidance of the litter box or inappropriate elimination outside the litter box, which may be a sign of pain or discomfort.
- Changes in Social Behavior: Withdrawal from social interactions or avoidance of human contact.
