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I have a 12 yr old Ragdoll female cat. We just recently moved from San Francisco to Los Angeles, and Nefer has come along with me in the car, staying in motels along the way, and now the move into the new apt, all the while being EXTREMELY calm &cool with everything and with her not showing any signs of stress whatsoever. She rode in the car calmly with me for over 600 miles over 2 days, stayed in different motel rooms, has walked outside in various places on her leash and has seen & experienced many new things, such as trees, dirt, grass, birds, and squirrels. And she seemed to take all of this in stride and purred through it all.
However, now having been settled in the new apt for over 2 months with many new places in this new apt for her to explore and sleep, etc, she has been getting VERY vocal at various times of the day and night. Most of the rooms are almost identical in set-up and even have the same furniture as our previous home, (which I purposely organized) so that she would adapt more easily. She has the same familiar beds, food bowl and poop box. She had her last major vet checkup just last November 2014 with a clean bill of health.
She's always been a fairly quiet cat, except for making some odd cute noises after she eats. However, now, she is making those same kinds of noises (like caterwauling) only louder and much more frequent!
I have been watching her very carefully to observe:
- what rooms she does this in
- what time of day and/or night
- is it only at the time she eats (mouth or dental problems)
- is it only at the time she uses the poop box
- is she sore anywhere on her body (I feel her all over to see if she reacts if I touch a certain spot)
I just cannot associate any of these with her howling. It goes on for about 5 minutes at a time, and then she goes back to being calm & loving. She does this in various rooms, at various times of day & night, not near her food or poop box and is not having any problem eating or pooping or using the poop box as far as I can tell. She gets so loud at times at night, that I have to shut my windows for fear that neighbors may complain!
WHAT ON EARTH IS SHE TRYING TO TELL ME!? I'm pretty good at deciphering almost all her gestures, postures, vocalizations and moods, but this one absolutely stumps me! If this doesn't stop within a few days, I will be taking her to a vet to have her checked out.
But I am wondering - Could she possibly be having Post Traumatic Stress like people get??
THANK YOU FOR YOUR HELP!
However, now having been settled in the new apt for over 2 months with many new places in this new apt for her to explore and sleep, etc, she has been getting VERY vocal at various times of the day and night. Most of the rooms are almost identical in set-up and even have the same furniture as our previous home, (which I purposely organized) so that she would adapt more easily. She has the same familiar beds, food bowl and poop box. She had her last major vet checkup just last November 2014 with a clean bill of health.
She's always been a fairly quiet cat, except for making some odd cute noises after she eats. However, now, she is making those same kinds of noises (like caterwauling) only louder and much more frequent!
I have been watching her very carefully to observe:
- what rooms she does this in
- what time of day and/or night
- is it only at the time she eats (mouth or dental problems)
- is it only at the time she uses the poop box
- is she sore anywhere on her body (I feel her all over to see if she reacts if I touch a certain spot)
I just cannot associate any of these with her howling. It goes on for about 5 minutes at a time, and then she goes back to being calm & loving. She does this in various rooms, at various times of day & night, not near her food or poop box and is not having any problem eating or pooping or using the poop box as far as I can tell. She gets so loud at times at night, that I have to shut my windows for fear that neighbors may complain!
WHAT ON EARTH IS SHE TRYING TO TELL ME!? I'm pretty good at deciphering almost all her gestures, postures, vocalizations and moods, but this one absolutely stumps me! If this doesn't stop within a few days, I will be taking her to a vet to have her checked out.
But I am wondering - Could she possibly be having Post Traumatic Stress like people get??
THANK YOU FOR YOUR HELP!
