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7littlekittens

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I have a former feral that stays outside with her brother.  She was always very playful, running across the yard.  Then a couple weeks ago she slept in my lap for over an hour, ran away for a week and now she won't walk on the ground and is scared of everything.  Vet check didn't find anything.  She looks miserable.  Anyone have a situation like this?
 

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I suspect something or someone scared her. A lot. In which case, she'll need time to get over her scare. I wonder if she'd feel safer inside, at least for a while. Inside, you can use Feliway plug ins.
When you say "she won't walk on the ground", is that literal? Where does she walk? Any pain associated with walking?
Is she eating? You could put some Rescue Remedy (liquid) in her food; it calms some cats.
 
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I suspect something or someone scared her. A lot. In which case, she'll need time to get over her scare. I wonder if she'd feel safer inside, at least for a while. Inside, you can use Feliway plug ins.
When you say "she won't walk on the ground", is that literal? Where does she walk? Any pain associated with walking?
Is she eating? You could put some Rescue Remedy (liquid) in her food; it calms some cats.
When I say she doesn't walk on the ground, she truly avoids it at all costs.  She walks along my fence to get around.  The only thing I can think of is she may have been bitten by a snake.  She wasn't doing well for a few days and even left for a week.  I so want her back to her old self.
 
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