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My cat, Oliver, has been acting strange lately. He is going to be turning 10 within the next few weeks and it's freaking me out that we are having issues with him.
Oliver is about 21 lbs, which is big and I have no idea if his weight is causing these symptoms.
Over the past 2 days I have found 5 of his whiskers in his usual hangout spot. Ive found 3-4 between last week and the end of May. Just recently I've noticed him panting almost, like it was hard for him to catch his breath. He also sneezes but not frequently enough to be noticed by anyone besides me. Three days ago he started this almost cough. It sounds like a cough but it is not very loud and it does not seem deep like it is from his lungs or caused by a hairball. He also snores but he's done that for as long as I can remember and I'm pretty sure it's because of his size and I have not noticed any dramatic changes to the litterbox situation.
Behavior wise he has never been the social butterfly of my family. He attacks almost everyone on sight (except me) but lately he has just been camping out and staying away from people (including me sometimes). Over the past 2 weeks he has been becoming more introverted and he has started changing his normal spots. Which I think is a big deal for a cat. I might be looking for him and find him laying in a spot he has never even glanced at before.
I am ashamed to say that Oliver is the weight he is today most likely because of the fact he has no claws. I WAS SIX YEARS OLD HOW WAS I SUPPOSED TO KNOW TO STOP MY PARENTS! He never really played after that and just laid around and ate. It's sad to watch him so depressed he doesn't even stand up to eat he just lays infront of his bowl and reaches his neck when he does stand up his legs shake or he has to take breaks to lay down. I wish we could do something about this but when we try to stick to feeding him at certain times everyone in the househd normally ends up with scars on their legs.
Any advice would be great. I know some of the symptoms aren't related but any help would be greatly appreciated.
Oliver is about 21 lbs, which is big and I have no idea if his weight is causing these symptoms.
Over the past 2 days I have found 5 of his whiskers in his usual hangout spot. Ive found 3-4 between last week and the end of May. Just recently I've noticed him panting almost, like it was hard for him to catch his breath. He also sneezes but not frequently enough to be noticed by anyone besides me. Three days ago he started this almost cough. It sounds like a cough but it is not very loud and it does not seem deep like it is from his lungs or caused by a hairball. He also snores but he's done that for as long as I can remember and I'm pretty sure it's because of his size and I have not noticed any dramatic changes to the litterbox situation.
Behavior wise he has never been the social butterfly of my family. He attacks almost everyone on sight (except me) but lately he has just been camping out and staying away from people (including me sometimes). Over the past 2 weeks he has been becoming more introverted and he has started changing his normal spots. Which I think is a big deal for a cat. I might be looking for him and find him laying in a spot he has never even glanced at before.
I am ashamed to say that Oliver is the weight he is today most likely because of the fact he has no claws. I WAS SIX YEARS OLD HOW WAS I SUPPOSED TO KNOW TO STOP MY PARENTS! He never really played after that and just laid around and ate. It's sad to watch him so depressed he doesn't even stand up to eat he just lays infront of his bowl and reaches his neck when he does stand up his legs shake or he has to take breaks to lay down. I wish we could do something about this but when we try to stick to feeding him at certain times everyone in the househd normally ends up with scars on their legs.
Any advice would be great. I know some of the symptoms aren't related but any help would be greatly appreciated.