Cat soreness in her hind end
We have a cat that our family found 8 years ago that has been a treasured family member ever since. Her name is Kit Kit, we believe she is anywhere between 10 and 13 years of age as she was not a kitten when we found her. 3 weeks ago she just stopped moving around the house and when she had to move her back end would stay low to the ground. We immediately took her to the vet and were told that it could be several different problems ranging from kidney failure to arthritis to a bad accident. Even though she is an outdoor cat, it is the dead of winter and she has not gone outside for awhile. That forgoes any situation of her being hit by a car. Before we put her through several hundred dollars worth of treatments and tests, we agreed to give it a couple of days to see how she would recover. Her symptoms in the past few weeks improved and are as follows: she eats, she sleeps, she has NOT vomitted, she will do a limited range of motions on her pillow, she will get up to use her kitty litter, and she purrs when we pet her. However, she does not move very much from her pillow and stays pretty much stationary throughout the day. This is very unusual behaviour for Kit Kit. Her hind seems to be very sensitive when we pet it, and my wife and I think it could be related to her spine. But she does not seem to be in pain when she is sitting there but is timid in her movements. Does anyone have any ideas of what this might be? Is it a stroke? Arthritis? Cold weather joint issues? We would really appreciate some input. Thanks very much.