How to determine what hurts a cat?

Cats, unlike people, cannot tell where they hurt, and they try to hide any health problems to the end, since only the strongest survive in the wild. Sometimes the fact that the pet is seriously ill, the owner does not know until the last moment, when it is too late to do anything. However, if you carefully observe the cat, you can understand that it hurts and is uncomfortable. Of course, a sharp and acute pain is easier to track down, it is unlikely that the animal will be able to remain silent about it for a long time, but you can not miss a dull, aching permanent pain if you look closely at your pet.

Firstly, loving and attentive owners should be wary of any sudden change in the behavior of a pet, especially if an affectionate and sweet cat suddenly begins to show unmotivated aggression or increased hysteria. Most likely, the fluffy pet has not gone crazy, but is in severe pain and it is urgent to show her to the veterinarian.

It is also worth being wary if the always independent and emotionally cold pet unexpectedly loves to sit on the owner’s lap for a long time. Most likely, his behavior is not associated with a sudden insight and love, but with severe pain, which he is trying to alleviate in this way.

Secondly, furious licking of some part of the body can be an indicator that cats are experiencing discomfort. Cats literally lick the places that hurt them.

You should also be wary if you notice that your pet has become too “talkative” and the tone of purring and meowing has changed. Perhaps in this way a cat or a cat draws attention to the pain they experience.

And, of course, the most striking indicator that something is wrong is the refusal of cats to eat and general lethargy. Such symptoms, especially if they are also accompanied by problems with stool and urination, are a reason to urgently take the animal to a veterinary clinic. Perhaps we are talking not just about hours, but about minutes, and only surgery or droppers can save the life of a pet.

Owners need to remember that a cat, hiding health problems, obeys the survival instinct, because in the wild a wounded animal is very vulnerable to attack. Instead of asking for help by any means, your pet will hide the pain until the last moment, until the strength runs out, and it depends only on you whether the cat will receive help in time.