Coping with a cat who’s lost her buddy
Discussion
6 months ago we had four cats, and two puppies. We moved house around about that time (which might be relevant).
Now, we have lost two cats - one to long standing illness, the other to old age. I don’t think the lifestyle changes affected this.
Of the two surviving ones, one (mine originally, but has happily lived with my wife and I for three years, was a feral kitten, but is now 20), has gone totally antisocial. She won’t let me (her original ‘owner’) approach her at all - no aggression, she just runs away. She is showing slight return of sociability to my wife.
The other (my wife’s originally, always a house cat, who was particular buddies with the ‘old age’ cat) has done the exact reverse - very clingy.
I’m assuming that for ancient feral ratbag it relates to her lifestyle change, whereas for the younger one, it’s losing his buddy (he wanders the house howling).
Surviving cats are a) 20 year old female feral ratbag and b) 6 year old male Canadian Sphynx if that makes a difference. Both appropriately neutered/spayed.
Any tips?
Now, we have lost two cats - one to long standing illness, the other to old age. I don’t think the lifestyle changes affected this.
Of the two surviving ones, one (mine originally, but has happily lived with my wife and I for three years, was a feral kitten, but is now 20), has gone totally antisocial. She won’t let me (her original ‘owner’) approach her at all - no aggression, she just runs away. She is showing slight return of sociability to my wife.
The other (my wife’s originally, always a house cat, who was particular buddies with the ‘old age’ cat) has done the exact reverse - very clingy.
I’m assuming that for ancient feral ratbag it relates to her lifestyle change, whereas for the younger one, it’s losing his buddy (he wanders the house howling).
Surviving cats are a) 20 year old female feral ratbag and b) 6 year old male Canadian Sphynx if that makes a difference. Both appropriately neutered/spayed.
Any tips?
Vet check up done. All ok, other than being batsh*t insane, which seems to be a normal state of being for a cat.
Still keeps going to where his buddy spent most of her time and constantly howling. 6 weeks in now. Any ideas? He’s fed, warm etc and nests in our bed at night where he seems to have a good snooze.
Still keeps going to where his buddy spent most of her time and constantly howling. 6 weeks in now. Any ideas? He’s fed, warm etc and nests in our bed at night where he seems to have a good snooze.
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