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We have 3 indoor cats, rue is 4 and the other two are 8'ish. Rue has always been anti-social with the other two cats and is/was the alpha. They've easily coexisted with no issues really. Rue was always social with humans. Recently we moved to a new house which was a couple of years old and a dog lived there previously. We also have two dogs so that shouldn't be anything foreign to Rue.
Ever since moving to this new house Rue will not leave the laundry room where we kept them the first few days after moving in so they could get acclimated. He has gone from only staying in that room to now hiding behind the dryer in a panic anytime someone comes near. If I or my wife went in the room and sat down he would come hop in our lap but now he screams out in fear when he sees us. He has stopped grooming himself. He does eat and drink. We brought him to the vet and the physical exam and blood work all were fine. We started him on Prozac about 15 days ago but it hasn't had any effect at all. The vet said we need to give it a full 30 days to see what happens but we're not overly confident. This poor guy seems to get worse, more panicked each day. Really a complete meltdown and we don't know how to help him.
Anyone have experience with something like this or have advice? thank you.
Ever since moving to this new house Rue will not leave the laundry room where we kept them the first few days after moving in so they could get acclimated. He has gone from only staying in that room to now hiding behind the dryer in a panic anytime someone comes near. If I or my wife went in the room and sat down he would come hop in our lap but now he screams out in fear when he sees us. He has stopped grooming himself. He does eat and drink. We brought him to the vet and the physical exam and blood work all were fine. We started him on Prozac about 15 days ago but it hasn't had any effect at all. The vet said we need to give it a full 30 days to see what happens but we're not overly confident. This poor guy seems to get worse, more panicked each day. Really a complete meltdown and we don't know how to help him.
Anyone have experience with something like this or have advice? thank you.