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Kitty with a krink in the neck?

by CatShapedHeart3, Jul 22, 2008 11:25PM
The other day, Mrs. Poopy Penny Gwen had her head cocked to the side ALL night. It was funny but still frightening. She couldnt move her head back straight. What do you think it could be from. Now she sits in an unusual place, the bookshelve top. And hasnt pooped in the living room as usual....maybe she's crazy D:
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by christy195050, Jul 23, 2008 12:41AM


we do not have much to go on here and this could be a number of things.
You could lay your kitty down on her haunches and run you hand along the spin feeling it gently between you thumb and forefinger and see if you can feel and discs or vertabrae out of order. She could have hit something head on and its crinked her neck.
I have also seen this in dehydrated cats have you tried the crunch test on the back of her neck to see if she is dehydrated. ( crab gently a hand full of hair and skin pull it up and twist it about 90 degrees to the left or right and let it go if it goes back very slowly she is dehydrated if it snaps back that is normal).
Normally we would need a lot more information on this to be able to help. bestest

by Savas, Jul 23, 2008 12:08PM
also feel about the neck area for abscesses (lumps). It's possible kitty has an infection that's causing discomfort. I'd look in her ears and mouth as well, see if everything's all right there.

by CatShapedHeart3, Jul 23, 2008 12:56PM
To: all
i cleaned her ears and shes happy and normal! Yay

by christy195050, Jul 23, 2008 11:59PM
Catshaped...You made me laugh from something that sounded so serious with something so simple as an ear clean...so glad it wasn't serious

by tina1111, Jul 28, 2008 10:04AM
I just saw your post and the 1st thing I checked was to see if you live in FL and you do. We had that happen to a cat of ours 30yrs ago. There are lizards here that cause paralysis in the neck. They are not the common chameleons that you see all day long. They are the skinks, I believe or the ones they call "glass lizards". When the cat bites into the lizard in play, a toxin is released that causes the neck to crick. It is permanent in most cases. I would check with the vet to be sure, but that sounds like what it is.
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