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Why is my cat's tail sensitive, cries after pooping, and cleans noisily?

Updated On September 23rd, 2025

Pet's info: Cat | Mixed Breed | Female | spayed | 4 years and 3 months old | 11 lbs

yesterday my cat was complaining after going poop. Today she still makes noise as she cleans herself. Her tail is very senitive where it connects to her body.complains when touched

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Answered By Kevin Sanada, DVM

Veterinarian

Published on December 30th, 2017

This usually happens when there is something painful in the pelvis or lower spine. This can be due to arthritis in the area, nerve pinching, or infections around that area. In order to narrow-down the cause of this and get some good treatment, I recommend having her evaluated by a veterinarian sometime soon within the next week or so. I hope that helps and Askher gets better soon.

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