Just curious...
And yes, I'm scheduled for a vet appointment. I know that's the first thing people usually ask here. LOL
My girl Chestnut was sick with crystals back in January. It was she who brought me to this site.
Soon after she was on the road to recovery, my boy Simon was diagnosed with oral cancer. It's been an ongoing journey, which I've been writing about in the thread: Tumor / SCC: Defying the Odds with Hospice Care - Living with a Terminally Ill Loved One, I...
Last Sunday, she acted up, started howling, peeing in and out of the litter box etc. She didn't look as if she was in pain and was making sure we were looking at her while crying out. Her urine was clear and she was agile, not like before when she was in pain and couldn't walk, also her urine was a cloudy dark yellow.
Something about her actions made me think this was for attention. So, I took a syringe filled with water, wrapped her like a burrito (which she hates) and gave it to her like medicine.
We coddled her and put her to bed, LOL. From that moment on, she was okay.
I've made sure she has been getting equal loving during this hard time, but perhaps she thought not enough.
I guess my question is -
Is it possible for one cat to become jealous of another cat so much that the cat actually begins to act sick to get attention?
Wondering if anyone has experienced this with their wee ones.
And yes, I'm scheduled for a vet appointment. I know that's the first thing people usually ask here. LOL
My girl Chestnut was sick with crystals back in January. It was she who brought me to this site.
Soon after she was on the road to recovery, my boy Simon was diagnosed with oral cancer. It's been an ongoing journey, which I've been writing about in the thread: Tumor / SCC: Defying the Odds with Hospice Care - Living with a Terminally Ill Loved One, I...
Last Sunday, she acted up, started howling, peeing in and out of the litter box etc. She didn't look as if she was in pain and was making sure we were looking at her while crying out. Her urine was clear and she was agile, not like before when she was in pain and couldn't walk, also her urine was a cloudy dark yellow.
Something about her actions made me think this was for attention. So, I took a syringe filled with water, wrapped her like a burrito (which she hates) and gave it to her like medicine.
We coddled her and put her to bed, LOL. From that moment on, she was okay.
I've made sure she has been getting equal loving during this hard time, but perhaps she thought not enough.
I guess my question is -
Is it possible for one cat to become jealous of another cat so much that the cat actually begins to act sick to get attention?
Wondering if anyone has experienced this with their wee ones.