My oldest cat is 15 and otherwise pretty healthy, but he has cataracts that are slowly diminishing his vision.
He will periodically start doing what I call "distress meowing," that peculiar yowling sound they make when something is wrong. He'll either find me and jump up in my lap or wait for me to come to him. He wants to be picked up and held, and he starts purring and rubbing against me.
Is this typical behavior for a cat made anxious by the fact that his vision is failing? He's always been a little on the high-strung side. I've had him since he was a couple of weeks old, and he's very attached to me.
He will periodically start doing what I call "distress meowing," that peculiar yowling sound they make when something is wrong. He'll either find me and jump up in my lap or wait for me to come to him. He wants to be picked up and held, and he starts purring and rubbing against me.
Is this typical behavior for a cat made anxious by the fact that his vision is failing? He's always been a little on the high-strung side. I've had him since he was a couple of weeks old, and he's very attached to me.