I hope it's the start of her feeling better,
FeebysOwner
! Fingers crossed!
That perhaps might explain just one aspect of her behavior. I truly don't think she has multiple things going on with her that all happened to crop up around the same time.I think something walked through your yard.
She does purr, both for self-consolation and for enjoyment. I can't tell the difference in the purr itself, I can tell the difference in what is happening at the moment.Is she purring a lot? Patchy was purring a lot, I did not know Cats purr when in pain!
This is a good point to raise. We learned this when we had to take a cat to the emergency clinic and she was purring when the vet examined her. I remember telling the vet that at least she was purring and he said cats purr from pain and/or nerves, too. She was very, very sick and was likely both hurting and nervous.Is she purring a lot? Patchy was purring a lot, I did not know Cats purr when in pain!
Hence the reason I said what I said before (see below)!!!! Learned a long time ago about the different aspects of purring!! Good thing for all cat lovers to know.
She does purr, both for self-consolation and for enjoyment. I can't tell the difference in the purr itself, I can tell the difference in what is happening at the moment.
You know, it's interesting, I think I read your "self-consolation" differently the first time around: I read it more neutrally then. (I will also confess that I anthropomorphize cats way too much. I'm all too capable of reading a novel narrated by a cat and taking it pretty literally. )Hence the reason I said what I said before (see below)!!!! Learned a long time ago about the different aspects of purring!! Good thing for all cat lovers to know.
I think when I called it 'self-consolation' I was merely talking about what I know cats do sometimes when they purr. Whether or not that is anthropomorphizing, I am not sure. I am guessing that means to relate a human aspect on non-humans, or a cat in this case. And, I am not sure I know what a human does that is close to that - but, I do know that I have learned through the years that cats purr for various reasons! Alas, not always happy ones.You know, it's interesting, I think I read your "self-consolation" differently the first time around: I read it more neutrally then. (I will also confess that I anthropomorphize cats way too much. I'm all too capable of reading a novel narrated by a cat and taking it pretty literally. )
Now that I think about it, the vet did check her mouth - how extensively I can't be for sure about. But, extensively enough to know that in the very back teeth, especially on one side, she is showing some signs of gingivitis - which she said in a cat at Feeby's age that is not uncommon. So, whether or not checking under her tongue was part of that, I do not know. But, I do now remember she did check her mouth.Just fyi:
Check under her tongue if you can, My Patchy had a tumor under her tongue
The vet didn't catch it when I first brought her in.