Cranky old cats

ats can experience chronic pain for the same reasons dogs do. Degenerative joint disease has been shown to be present in up to 90 per cent of cats over 12. Other causes include dental disease, gut pain, urinary tract pain and neuropathic or spinal pain. However, signs of pain in cats are often subtle. Cats evolved as a solitary species, and are able to conceal weakness even from observant owners. We frequently don’t see cats presenting for pain until it has advanced to a point where they can