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My small, black cat, Orchid, just turned one at the end of January this year. Generally, Orchid is affectionate (on her own terms of course
) but will always sit by me and purr constantly. She's very playful, in healthy shape, has been spayed, and is overall just a very sweet girl. Over the past couple of weeks, I've noticed a number of things that concern both myself and my roommate.
Orchid sleeps CONSTANTLY - I realized cats are supposed to sleep most of the day but the amount she is sleeping is so unusual for her and has happen so suddenly. She sleeps in the same spot at the end of my bed (a place she never usually sleeps), gets up occasionally to eat and use the liter box, then sleeps for basically the rest of the day.
Orchid does not purr at all. We finally got her to do it for about a minute the other day when we brushed her (which she usually hates, but she's also shedding a lot more than usual), but after that she went back to being silent. I sleep with Orchid every night and she jumps on my shoulder, settles in, and purrs loudly until she falls asleep. She also usually rubs her head into my shoulder, while purring, and she hasn't done this in weeks. Not only is this weird because she's so affectionate, but she's usually very talkative and lately we barely hear a peep out of her.
Lately, she acts like she isn't nearly as interested in me or my roommate as she usually is. Like I said, Orchid is very affectionate, and she recently has seemed as though she doesn't even want to be around us at all. When we sit down and pet her, her ears go back, her tail starts to thrash to show us she's irritated, and will ultimately get up and leave the area. We've tried giving her treats and wet food, which has snapped her out of odd behavior in the past, but lately she'll eat the treats slowly then goes back to sleeping.
I have thought about this very seriously and I cannot think of anything that would trigger this kind of behavior. She's in the same environment, same people around her, same diet and toys, same everything and yet she's acting so unlike herself. This might seem ridiculous to some of you reading this who have a lot of experience with cats; but this is my first cat I've ever had and I worry she either doesn't have interest in my anymore or something else is really wrong. If anyone has any advice as to what I can do, I am open to any kind of suggestions you might have. I'm really worried/ bothered by this behavior and I feel like I'm losing my cat. Please let me know what you think - thanks!
Orchid sleeps CONSTANTLY - I realized cats are supposed to sleep most of the day but the amount she is sleeping is so unusual for her and has happen so suddenly. She sleeps in the same spot at the end of my bed (a place she never usually sleeps), gets up occasionally to eat and use the liter box, then sleeps for basically the rest of the day.
Orchid does not purr at all. We finally got her to do it for about a minute the other day when we brushed her (which she usually hates, but she's also shedding a lot more than usual), but after that she went back to being silent. I sleep with Orchid every night and she jumps on my shoulder, settles in, and purrs loudly until she falls asleep. She also usually rubs her head into my shoulder, while purring, and she hasn't done this in weeks. Not only is this weird because she's so affectionate, but she's usually very talkative and lately we barely hear a peep out of her.
Lately, she acts like she isn't nearly as interested in me or my roommate as she usually is. Like I said, Orchid is very affectionate, and she recently has seemed as though she doesn't even want to be around us at all. When we sit down and pet her, her ears go back, her tail starts to thrash to show us she's irritated, and will ultimately get up and leave the area. We've tried giving her treats and wet food, which has snapped her out of odd behavior in the past, but lately she'll eat the treats slowly then goes back to sleeping.
I have thought about this very seriously and I cannot think of anything that would trigger this kind of behavior. She's in the same environment, same people around her, same diet and toys, same everything and yet she's acting so unlike herself. This might seem ridiculous to some of you reading this who have a lot of experience with cats; but this is my first cat I've ever had and I worry she either doesn't have interest in my anymore or something else is really wrong. If anyone has any advice as to what I can do, I am open to any kind of suggestions you might have. I'm really worried/ bothered by this behavior and I feel like I'm losing my cat. Please let me know what you think - thanks!