Please help. I'll give you some background, maybe that will help.
I have always been a dog person. We've had Yorkie's since I was born (before, actually) and I'd never really met a cat that I felt a connection with. When I moved in with my bf last Jan. we adopted a kitten. He was much more experienced with cats than I, but I really got close with this kitten. We adopted her from a local NoKill shelter and we really bonded with her. When my boyfriend and I broke up, he moved back to Florida (I'm in NY) and took Roxanne with him. I grieved and cursed him, but it was no use. He took her.
I moved out of that apartment and got my own place. And i decided that I wanted to get another kitten. That's when I met Zoe, at the same NoKill shelter. She's my baby. I love her like I gave birth to her. She was about 3 months old when I got her -- this was in Sept. of '04.
She's been great. Affectionate, playful.. everything you expect a kitten to be.
When monetary and parental health problems arose, I moved back to my parents house and had to introduce Zoe to Cady, my 10 year old Yorkie. The first hour or so of the introduction was.. not wonderful (I did it backwards, of course) but then.. it got okay. And Zoe quickly had the run of the house. She and Cady play around sometimes, but she's actually taken on a lot of my dogs traits (as well as becoming quite the treat-hound).
Now on to the problem.
I woke up this morning and she was fine. We played, and then I ran out to get my hair cut. When I got back, it was like a whole other cat had entered her body. At first, she seemed.. okay. She sniffed at me and then hopped off the bed. Then I couldn't find her for like an hour. She didn't come out to get a treat, she didn't come when I called her name (Which she always does). I finally found her buried deep under the bed. She wouldn't come near me. She seemed petrified. I left her alone and she finally peaked her head out like 15 minutes later. I picked her up and she immediately flattened her ears. She wouldn't let me kiss her (which she always did) and I let her go, but realized that she peed on my leg. She'd never done that before.
She isn't really responding when I call her name, though she has been out from under the bed a bit. She's walking very low to the ground and she just looks really scared. She seems physically fine, because she chased after the laser toy that I got for her, and she was alert.
She was letting me pet her a bit, but won't come up on the bed. I just got down on the ground to pet her and she freaked out and ran under the bed again. I have NO idea what could have happened. The only thing I can think of is that my hair is naturally curly.. but I had it blown straight today. But in the time I've had her, I've gone from blonde to red hair.. and it's been straight before. But there's NOTHING else that has changed. I thought maybe something happened with Cady, but Cady's fine.. and Zoe doesn't react any differently to her than normal.
Please help me. I don't have the knowledge and experience that you do (I've read through the forums, and you guys really know your cats), and my vet isn't in on Sundays. Thank you.
I have always been a dog person. We've had Yorkie's since I was born (before, actually) and I'd never really met a cat that I felt a connection with. When I moved in with my bf last Jan. we adopted a kitten. He was much more experienced with cats than I, but I really got close with this kitten. We adopted her from a local NoKill shelter and we really bonded with her. When my boyfriend and I broke up, he moved back to Florida (I'm in NY) and took Roxanne with him. I grieved and cursed him, but it was no use. He took her.
I moved out of that apartment and got my own place. And i decided that I wanted to get another kitten. That's when I met Zoe, at the same NoKill shelter. She's my baby. I love her like I gave birth to her. She was about 3 months old when I got her -- this was in Sept. of '04.
She's been great. Affectionate, playful.. everything you expect a kitten to be.
When monetary and parental health problems arose, I moved back to my parents house and had to introduce Zoe to Cady, my 10 year old Yorkie. The first hour or so of the introduction was.. not wonderful (I did it backwards, of course) but then.. it got okay. And Zoe quickly had the run of the house. She and Cady play around sometimes, but she's actually taken on a lot of my dogs traits (as well as becoming quite the treat-hound).
Now on to the problem.
I woke up this morning and she was fine. We played, and then I ran out to get my hair cut. When I got back, it was like a whole other cat had entered her body. At first, she seemed.. okay. She sniffed at me and then hopped off the bed. Then I couldn't find her for like an hour. She didn't come out to get a treat, she didn't come when I called her name (Which she always does). I finally found her buried deep under the bed. She wouldn't come near me. She seemed petrified. I left her alone and she finally peaked her head out like 15 minutes later. I picked her up and she immediately flattened her ears. She wouldn't let me kiss her (which she always did) and I let her go, but realized that she peed on my leg. She'd never done that before.
She isn't really responding when I call her name, though she has been out from under the bed a bit. She's walking very low to the ground and she just looks really scared. She seems physically fine, because she chased after the laser toy that I got for her, and she was alert.
She was letting me pet her a bit, but won't come up on the bed. I just got down on the ground to pet her and she freaked out and ran under the bed again. I have NO idea what could have happened. The only thing I can think of is that my hair is naturally curly.. but I had it blown straight today. But in the time I've had her, I've gone from blonde to red hair.. and it's been straight before. But there's NOTHING else that has changed. I thought maybe something happened with Cady, but Cady's fine.. and Zoe doesn't react any differently to her than normal.
Please help me. I don't have the knowledge and experience that you do (I've read through the forums, and you guys really know your cats), and my vet isn't in on Sundays. Thank you.