Help! My husband, baby and I went away for the weekend of the 4th and left the animals at home with a petsitter visiting twice a day. We also had a visiting dog during that time, making it three dogs and a cat. When I returned and read the daily logs that the petsitter left everything appeared to have gone well. But since then, Merlin, my Ragdoll had not eaten! He appears to be behaving normally, except that he is a little extra klingy, following me from room to room. But he has always been a people cat so I think he just missed me over the weekend. Anyway, when I tried to hand feed him his normal food, Iams kibbles, he put a kibble in his mouth and spit it out again! He did this twice. He has been going poop and pee like normal. Today I decided to try another food which we had gotten a free sample of in the mail: Fancy Feast... He ate a little bit of that and then seemed satisfied.
Does anyone know if an otherwise perfectly happy cat can get so depressed from owners leaving that they stop eating? Maybe he was traumatized by the other dog? Could there be something wrong with his teeth that now he only likes wet food? Is it possible he suddenly stopped liking the food he has eaten his whole life? Could he be sick even though he is behaving normally? Any ideas would be greatly appreciated!
Does anyone know if an otherwise perfectly happy cat can get so depressed from owners leaving that they stop eating? Maybe he was traumatized by the other dog? Could there be something wrong with his teeth that now he only likes wet food? Is it possible he suddenly stopped liking the food he has eaten his whole life? Could he be sick even though he is behaving normally? Any ideas would be greatly appreciated!