I am unsure if my cat is showing signs of illness or if I am being overally pedantic. My cat is a fairly silent cat, she doesn't meow much unless for food in the mornings to wake me up, even her purr is barley audible; her previous owner mentioned that her purr was almost silent.. anyway she has been acting a bit odd latley, originally I thought it was because she wanted to go outside (used to be an outdoor/indoor cat but is now an indoor cat), its only until the other night it clicked that she may in fact be unwell? here are her 'symptoms' (from last night + some ongoing)
-(last night) meowing at me at night time very loudly then when I go to give her affection she will shy away from my hand and not let me touch her // was sitting in a hunched position, tail twitching and purring very very loud- it crossed my mind it could be a self-soothing type of purr?
- increase appetite. She will meow and meow for food nearly 2 hours after her meals or constantly throughout the day. she never used to but id originally thought she was just getting greedy or comfortable in her new house. She has also put on weight, noticeably
- starting pooping outside of the litter box for the last few days even with a fully clean litter box
-just seems a bit off but again I'm not sure if I'm overreacting
Basically, I just want to know if these sound like a reason to be worried.. or more worried than i already am. Is this sounding like an illness that some of you may no about based on the symptoms. Should I take her to a vet??
-(last night) meowing at me at night time very loudly then when I go to give her affection she will shy away from my hand and not let me touch her // was sitting in a hunched position, tail twitching and purring very very loud- it crossed my mind it could be a self-soothing type of purr?
- increase appetite. She will meow and meow for food nearly 2 hours after her meals or constantly throughout the day. she never used to but id originally thought she was just getting greedy or comfortable in her new house. She has also put on weight, noticeably
- starting pooping outside of the litter box for the last few days even with a fully clean litter box
-just seems a bit off but again I'm not sure if I'm overreacting
Basically, I just want to know if these sound like a reason to be worried.. or more worried than i already am. Is this sounding like an illness that some of you may no about based on the symptoms. Should I take her to a vet??