Cat attacking owner

Re: Cat attacking owner

Rajat — Mon, 17 Sep 2012 14:23:20 GMT

Lol,it sounded like a definition for hyperalgesia but I accept I can be pretty annoyingly pedantic

Re: Cat attacking owner

Martin Atkinson — Mon, 17 Sep 2012 14:21:29 GMT

[quote user="Rajat"]Actually allodynia is the result of a chronic pain state where up-regulation and alteration of neuronal activity amongst other changes leads to pain being perceived due to stimuli that are normally non painful. Hence, stroking lightly can lead to pain.[/quote] Erm.....I believe that is what I said Raj but I'll admit not quite so pedantically!

Re: Cat attacking owner

Rajat — Mon, 17 Sep 2012 13:46:54 GMT

[quote user="An On MRCVS"]Vicky Halls is who you need to speak to. She is a VN and cat behaviourist and the author of many books.

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May I ask..why is this posted anonymously?

Re: Cat attacking owner

Rajat — Mon, 17 Sep 2012 13:45:54 GMT

[quote user="Martin Atkinson"]Allodynia is just accumulated pain from a chronic condition so even a minor stimulus becomes painful,[/quote]

Actually allodynia is the result of a chronic pain state where up-regulation and alteration of neuronal activity amongst other changes leads to pain being perceived due to stimuli that are normally non painful. Hence, stroking lightly can lead to pain.

Hyperalgesia on the other hand is where a minor stimulus leads to a major response i.e disparate amount of pain compared to stimulus (i.e. I pinch the skin and the animal/person feels like I have sawed through their skin with a rusty stanley knife)

It's not impossible though probably unlikely to be allodynia without a history of past trauma injury etc - however allodynia can result in behavioral changes- and a trial of analgesia would not be unreasonable.

Re: Cat attacking owner

Martin Atkinson — Mon, 17 Sep 2012 12:47:03 GMT

Allodynia is just accumulated pain from a chronic condition so even a minor stimulus becomes painful, I would have though a cat of this age was unlikely to have any conditions that would cause this plus I would have thought that if the cat was in pain it would not be selective about whom it attacked. I would lay odds that this person is the one who spends most time with the cat and lets it initiate and terminate activities such as attention, feeding going out and lets it sleep on the bed. Reverse all that and it will probably improve but obviously a clinical examination to rule out potential painful issues is in order so it can be treated. I await being proved wrong.

Re: Cat attacking owner

Kate Richardson — Sun, 16 Sep 2012 17:25:13 GMT

http://www.fabcats.org/behaviour/nervous_aggressive/info.html

http://www.fabcats.org/behaviour/nervous_aggressive/attention.html

Re: Cat attacking owner

Evelyn Barbour-Hill — Sun, 16 Sep 2012 16:46:27 GMT

Francesca Riccomini.

Re: Cat attacking owner

Sarah Keir — Sun, 16 Sep 2012 15:49:31 GMT

Clomicalm.

Re: Cat attacking owner

An On MRCVS — Sun, 16 Sep 2012 14:59:56 GMT

Vicky Halls is who you need to speak to. She is a VN and cat behaviourist and the author of many books.