Seriously, you have a pet with a health problem, this is exactly what vets are for. Whether it's a problem that's physical, mental, or environmental, the vet is the one best able to figure out what the problem is and how to solve it.
Our anxious cat had her teeth removed (feline resorption) and we noticed she was much bolder while she was on gabapentin to recover from the dental surgery. We talked to the vet and he put her on a daily dose of it. We experimented to find the smallest amount that gave her Courage without making her sleepy. (Having her painful teeth out helped a lot too, but it wasn’t her whole problem.) Now for normal days she gets 25 mixed into one can of food and spread throughout the day, but for a recent airplane trip she had 75 in one small meal before being put in her carrier.
This. The kitty could be experiencing pain, and cats aren’t like dogs who loudly announce their discomfort. They’re like grumpy old men with stiff upper lips.
I had a cat whom I let be an outdoor cat, and hadn’t taken him to get his last couple shots. He caught feline aids one day and became sort of aggressive to everyone but me. Not like he was very affectionate but still, he isolated himself more and more until the end.
Isn’t the theory that animals that show pain are more likely to be attacked by predators because they show signs of weakness. Therefore, they tend to hide it.
Dogs are predators though, I think what you’re talking about applies to herd animals that are prey, predators will pick off the weakest.
I always thought that pack animals abandoned their sick or injured to not slow down the rest of the pack which is why dogs hide injuries. But apparently wolves protect their injured.
I have had weirdos pick up my cat while he is walking behind me when we are outside together and try to take him home. And I'm like 'uh that is my cat, please put him down' and they look at me like I'm a nutcase.
I don't get why people assume a random cat they see outside is a stray or abandoned. Unless it is visibly distressed it's probably just someone's pet. There are a dozen semi-outdoor cats in a 3 block radius of my home.
She low-key fell asleep in the litter box late last night too hehe… Kind of amazed she found her way to the litter even though the drugs were still effective on her.
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