I have a 17 pound tabby female that is intimidated by my smallest male. He is a wiry cat, lots of energy but he seems to get pleasure out of intimidating the shy cats in my house. Sometimes he'll corner my tabby in the kitchen and she gets so nervous she'll poop on the floor. Sometimes he'll stalk her when she's in the box and chase her when she comes out. When I catch him doing this he gets a time out in a closed room or the water bottle or both. The other day he caused her to poop on the floor, but for some reason she was so nervous the rest of the morning she went from place to place in the house and squeezed out a drop of poop, the laid on her side and tried to poop more. (there was nothing left except dribbles). This was a huge problem because I had to follow her around and clean up after her. Then she threw up. I took her to the vet and he did an x-ray and blood work. He said there is no blockage and she's healthy. She does have an elevated enzyme that could signal a heart issue, but he wants to recheck the blood in 2 weeks. He said it can be caused from stress. Poor kitty was awake most of the day and slept from the minute we got home. The next day (yesterday) she was fine. Normal poop, normal appetite but still a little nervous. Today she pooped in the kitchen then went to the box and pooped in the box. She started to do the lay down thing again, but I distracted her with a toy and she seemed to forget. Is this a psychological thing? Could she really be that intimidated?
This has happened before, but not to this extreme. Also if you raise your voice she gets more nervous and that doesn't help. Kitty prozac maybe?
This has happened before, but not to this extreme. Also if you raise your voice she gets more nervous and that doesn't help. Kitty prozac maybe?