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I have a cat that is almost 12, I heard average lifespan for a cat is 16, she is not that far away so I hope she stays healthy.
I have noticed she is more clingy to me, but even more timid now with strangers than before, she used to be a stray and VERY independant meaning except at food time she did her own thing and wasn't begging for attention usually. Now she is clingy, she goes everywhere I go, whether its my bed, if im in the bathroom she waits outside the door, she paces when im doing chores, and when its quiet and im near my parents she has to go on everyone and sit next to us. If you ignore her she nips your foot and sometimes we dont expect it and it startles us she never did this in the past. Normally for some cats this isnt unusual but for her it is.
We have another cat 2 years younger and she has gotten ornery to him frequently swatting him in the face when in the past she left him alone or avoided him, she also wants to attack any cats she sees through the door usually she was so terrified of them first sight she would puff up and get away from the door.
I also noticed a strange thing with her eating. She is normal weight and her bathroom habits are normal, but sometimes when I feed her she refuses to eat as if she doesnt like the food or doesnt know she was fed. Normally she loved her canned food but now its like she is picky about what she eats, sometimes she ignores the food all day if she doesnt like it. I have various flavors to keep it interesting but its being picky that worries me when she used to love them. If I put the bowl near her then she usually eats. She used to finish all her canned food in a sitting years ago now she barely eats less than half.
She walks slower too but when she wants to she is very quick and agile.
She has been to the vets and they find nothing wrong with her they said as long as she isnt losing weight or missing the litterbox she is fine, but I know she is acting different.
I'm wondering if it's an age related thing or something else?
I have noticed she is more clingy to me, but even more timid now with strangers than before, she used to be a stray and VERY independant meaning except at food time she did her own thing and wasn't begging for attention usually. Now she is clingy, she goes everywhere I go, whether its my bed, if im in the bathroom she waits outside the door, she paces when im doing chores, and when its quiet and im near my parents she has to go on everyone and sit next to us. If you ignore her she nips your foot and sometimes we dont expect it and it startles us she never did this in the past. Normally for some cats this isnt unusual but for her it is.
We have another cat 2 years younger and she has gotten ornery to him frequently swatting him in the face when in the past she left him alone or avoided him, she also wants to attack any cats she sees through the door usually she was so terrified of them first sight she would puff up and get away from the door.
I also noticed a strange thing with her eating. She is normal weight and her bathroom habits are normal, but sometimes when I feed her she refuses to eat as if she doesnt like the food or doesnt know she was fed. Normally she loved her canned food but now its like she is picky about what she eats, sometimes she ignores the food all day if she doesnt like it. I have various flavors to keep it interesting but its being picky that worries me when she used to love them. If I put the bowl near her then she usually eats. She used to finish all her canned food in a sitting years ago now she barely eats less than half.
She walks slower too but when she wants to she is very quick and agile.
She has been to the vets and they find nothing wrong with her they said as long as she isnt losing weight or missing the litterbox she is fine, but I know she is acting different.
I'm wondering if it's an age related thing or something else?