Cat Pressing Head On Floor

Head pressing in cats can indicate completely normal behavior or it can be indicative of a more serious problem.

Cat pressing head on floor.

They will press their head up against something unrelaxed. It can come as a result of. Cats who are sleeping with their face down this is normal cat behavior. Some cats are just most comfortable like this.

This generally indicates damage to the nervous system which may result from a number of varying causes including prosencephalon disease in which the forebrain and thalamus parts of the brain are damaged or toxic poisoning. When it comes to head pressing you will see your cat doing this against walls while sitting and while awake. Cats with encephalitis or neurological manifestations of fiv feline aids feline leukemia virus and feline infectious peritonitis may suffer. Head pressing is characterized by the compulsive act of pressing the head against a wall or other object for no apparent reason.

Other causes of cat head pressing are more worrisome. Infection bacterial viral fungal parasitic or tick borne. There are several symptoms and signs to watch for that will give you a clue as to whether it s just a behavior that is typical for your cat or whether it s something you need to investigate further. Pressing the head against objects in cats.