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My male cat has been very aggressive if I touch his back legs, especially when I try to brush under them. He is neutered if that will have any affect on aggression when you touch a male cats back legs. He's long haired and has been getting mats in his fur betweeen his back legs so I've been trying to brush there in particular and he gets very aggressive. He yowls, his tail twitches, and he scratches and bites (drawing blood even). I have been very gentle when brushing there, making sure not to pull any fur out or rake his penis with the brush. At first I thought he was just hating being brushed, but then I wondered if it was causing him pain. So I felt over his back legs and any time I touched the muscular upper parts, he had the same reaction. Is it common for cats to hate their back legs being touched or could he be hurt and this be a pain response? I haven't seen him fall and he's been running, playing, eating/drinking, and using the litter box as normal. He'll push with his back legs (like a bunny kick) at his toys and even stand on his hind legs to play with dangly toys. Would he do this if he were in pain? Is it more likely he's just acting aggressively to the touching/brushing of his hind legs or would it be more likely that he might be hurt?