Hi - we have two cats, both of which we adopted about two years ago (they were left/abandoned in a box outside a restaurant and a girl I went to school with took them home, but could not keep them b/c of apartment rules - so we took them).
One of them (Tazzy) has been acting very strange and opposite his typical personality for about 4 days now. He is normally very curious and friendly (with us and others once he "knows" them), but lately he has been extremely paranoid and jumpy. He still eats, uses the litter box, etc., but throughout the day he gets in this weird mood where everything and nothing seem to startle him. He will just all of a sudden start jumping back and forth and looking under his paws and he acts scared (his ears do not go down, just back).
Tazzy and our other cat (Frankie) seem to be getting along as they always have, they will wrestle around and fight somewhat, but then they will be sleeping and cleaning each other an hour later. Tazzy did break his hip somehow about two months ago - it happened while we were on vacation and my mother-in-law noticed (he was playing upstairs but when he tried to follow them downstairs he started yelling) and took him to the vet.
He still lets us pick him up, etc. - he is one of the most loving little cats we have ever seen, but every once in a while he just jumps at everything...I have a new hole in my shirt and a couple in my arms from about a half hour ago when he thought (or did) hear something and leaped across the room.
I took him to the vet yesterday and he said that everything was ok physically (checked blood, heart, lungs, etc.) and he gave him a shot of an anti-inflammatory in case something was hurting him from the surgery.
If anyone has similar experiences or any ideas - please let me know. Most of the other similar posted experiences dealt with problems between two cats and both of our's still get along - the other cat and I just slowly approach Taz to try to figure out what is wrong - I think Frank is as confused as us :-)
Thanks!
Mindi
One of them (Tazzy) has been acting very strange and opposite his typical personality for about 4 days now. He is normally very curious and friendly (with us and others once he "knows" them), but lately he has been extremely paranoid and jumpy. He still eats, uses the litter box, etc., but throughout the day he gets in this weird mood where everything and nothing seem to startle him. He will just all of a sudden start jumping back and forth and looking under his paws and he acts scared (his ears do not go down, just back).
Tazzy and our other cat (Frankie) seem to be getting along as they always have, they will wrestle around and fight somewhat, but then they will be sleeping and cleaning each other an hour later. Tazzy did break his hip somehow about two months ago - it happened while we were on vacation and my mother-in-law noticed (he was playing upstairs but when he tried to follow them downstairs he started yelling) and took him to the vet.
He still lets us pick him up, etc. - he is one of the most loving little cats we have ever seen, but every once in a while he just jumps at everything...I have a new hole in my shirt and a couple in my arms from about a half hour ago when he thought (or did) hear something and leaped across the room.
I took him to the vet yesterday and he said that everything was ok physically (checked blood, heart, lungs, etc.) and he gave him a shot of an anti-inflammatory in case something was hurting him from the surgery.
If anyone has similar experiences or any ideas - please let me know. Most of the other similar posted experiences dealt with problems between two cats and both of our's still get along - the other cat and I just slowly approach Taz to try to figure out what is wrong - I think Frank is as confused as us :-)
Thanks!
Mindi