My brother and SIL went on vacation and left their kitty at home in the care of somebody who was supposed to spend time in the house. Well, the lady is a teacher and had other commitments and, as a result, could not spend as much time there as she thought she could. Essentially the woman was gone from early in the morning to quite late in the evening. The kitty was left alone for very long periods of time and she was not used to being alone so much. She is quite a pampered little girl and when my brother and SIL would go on vacation, they took care to have a woman live in the house while they were gone. So this is the first time the cat was ever left alone for such a long time.
They came home. The cat has been very, very restless. She has been peeing inappropriately; she actually backed up against a wall in the house and sprayed. (We are thinking outside cats could have caused that stress). She has diarrhea, to the point where it's pretty much very soupy. She used to spend a good hour laying on my SIL on the couch or in bed; now she'll spend about five minutes with her and then she's off and walking around. Very restless. She's actually growling at my brother, a very low growl. She's never done any of these things before. She is normally a very good-natured cat who really loves her people.
She has some kind of allergy that causing bumpy areas around her tail. An allergy shot for that seems to be clearing it up, but it's very sore.
She's been to two different vets and has had bloodwork, which has all come back normal.....as far as what my brother said. One was an emergency vet the other morning at 2:00; they took the kitty to a vet who we have seen with our furkids and he is very good. Very thorough. I like him and I trust him. He's good.
She is about 11, they think. She was a stray when they took her in about 3 years or so ago. She is spayed. She is eating OK; that's not a problem. She's actually a little on the plump side.
Could this just be bad stress from being left alone during the day, combined with possibly some outside cats on the property? And it all has upset her to the point where she just needs to calm down again? Like I said, she truly is quite a little princess and her every wish is their command. She has never been left alone all day like that, especially for a few days on end. At this point, they're doing whatever they can to enforce their normal routine as much as they can to try to give her some sense of normalcy again.
Can somebody give me some advice for the kitty? Thank you. (My brother and SIL are trying everything they can to help her. And they say they're NEVER going on vacation again!)
They came home. The cat has been very, very restless. She has been peeing inappropriately; she actually backed up against a wall in the house and sprayed. (We are thinking outside cats could have caused that stress). She has diarrhea, to the point where it's pretty much very soupy. She used to spend a good hour laying on my SIL on the couch or in bed; now she'll spend about five minutes with her and then she's off and walking around. Very restless. She's actually growling at my brother, a very low growl. She's never done any of these things before. She is normally a very good-natured cat who really loves her people.
She has some kind of allergy that causing bumpy areas around her tail. An allergy shot for that seems to be clearing it up, but it's very sore.
She's been to two different vets and has had bloodwork, which has all come back normal.....as far as what my brother said. One was an emergency vet the other morning at 2:00; they took the kitty to a vet who we have seen with our furkids and he is very good. Very thorough. I like him and I trust him. He's good.
She is about 11, they think. She was a stray when they took her in about 3 years or so ago. She is spayed. She is eating OK; that's not a problem. She's actually a little on the plump side.
Could this just be bad stress from being left alone during the day, combined with possibly some outside cats on the property? And it all has upset her to the point where she just needs to calm down again? Like I said, she truly is quite a little princess and her every wish is their command. She has never been left alone all day like that, especially for a few days on end. At this point, they're doing whatever they can to enforce their normal routine as much as they can to try to give her some sense of normalcy again.
Can somebody give me some advice for the kitty? Thank you. (My brother and SIL are trying everything they can to help her. And they say they're NEVER going on vacation again!)
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