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Our cat, Princess, is a lilac point siamese and is 9 years old. Recently, we noticed that her tail is hanging awkwardly downward as opposed to straight upwards, the way she used to carry it. She seems to have mobility in her tail and can put it up sometimes (but rarely does now). Previously, her tail always used to be constantly moving and, now, it is mostly stantionary. She also seems less energetic that she used to be but she is still interested in playing with us and doesn't seem to be showing any signs of distress. After examining her tail, there seems to be no irregularities or sensitivities, just less movement. We didn't notice a change her appetite (although we are not absolutely sure on this) and she also seems to be digesting normally. We would like to know if there is there anything that should be done or, perhaps, what might be the problem? Thank you for your help in advance.
Frank

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YOu need to call your vet and ask the professionals.

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Holding her tail low and being more lethargic than usual probably means she is in some sort of discomfort. Best advise I have is, like heidiho said, take her to the vet. They can examine her and run tests to see what is causing her trouble. Hopefully it is nothing serious.

Good luck!

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I agree with Sissani, my cats have done this when they were under the weather too. This probably isn't the case, but one time our favourite, Fred, had his tail hanging awkwardly and it was limp, but otherwise he was O.K. It turned out he had an abcess on his tail from a cat fight! I couldn't even see it because he was black and didn't like having his tail touched much. When the vet touched it, it was the first time I had ever heard Fred growl. This was one of many examples of how pets can be in a lot of pain and discomfort and hide it. Fred didn't show signs of illness until 12 hours before his death from a lung tumour. It was shocking. Sorry to babble on. Let us know how your cat does.

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