This morning around 9 AM I saw him kind of standing funny in the living room, so I went over to him thinking he was peeing - he wasn't. But then I noticed his tail shaking oddly.
His nose was cold and wet and his gums were pink, but he was just not acting like himself.
I noticed he'd lay on the ground, look up and around, his body def seemed stressed positioned. He'd every so often walk himself into the cat room, but he did it slow, like he was creeping and every so often his tail would continue to shake - the only time I have ever seen a cats tail shake like that was if one was spraying, but he was fixed as a kitten.
Earlier he took some catnip, but doesn't seem to have an interest in food or water (however I have NO idea if he's been eating/drinking when I've been asleep - since when I woke up I found him IN the cat room laying down, so he's obviously moving around.) and doesn't really seem interested in playing. I tried to give him some catnip a bit ago and he didn't want any.
Yesterday he seemed fine. At one point he was just laying down and I was worried he wasn't feeling well, but then later that night he was up rough house playing with Gracie.
There was a VERY strange vibration sound last night that startled my mom. So she thinks maybe the sound spooked him, but this seems like a long time to be spooked? Some friends said depending on the cat they could act out of sorts for a few days after being scared, but I've never experienced this for so long, so I figured I'd ask here since the only cat I have had that got spooked and acted off was Milo, but he was fine after a few hours.
I don't want to take him to the vet and make things worse if he's scared, but I don't want to NOT take him to the vet if he's sick.
I'm also stressed because we have no emergency vet here and it's the weekend (WHY does stuff ALWAYS happen on the weekend?!)
This is kind of how he's been laying - I can't tell if he's lethargic or not? He's laying like this a lot, aware and stuff. He's just not very interested in doing anything.
He did jump from the counter to the top of the fridge earlier, then back down a hour or so later. And just now jumped from the table I put him on to the other table, then the floor - he also jumped the gate, but kind of meowed lowly before doing so. I don't want to say it was a yowl, because it wasn't loud at all? and only once. So his movement doesn't seem impaired at all.
edit to add, he's 2 (will be 3 i think?) and has previously always been healthy. Good soft coat, strong, etc. He's never had any medical issues.
His nose was cold and wet and his gums were pink, but he was just not acting like himself.
I noticed he'd lay on the ground, look up and around, his body def seemed stressed positioned. He'd every so often walk himself into the cat room, but he did it slow, like he was creeping and every so often his tail would continue to shake - the only time I have ever seen a cats tail shake like that was if one was spraying, but he was fixed as a kitten.
Earlier he took some catnip, but doesn't seem to have an interest in food or water (however I have NO idea if he's been eating/drinking when I've been asleep - since when I woke up I found him IN the cat room laying down, so he's obviously moving around.) and doesn't really seem interested in playing. I tried to give him some catnip a bit ago and he didn't want any.
Yesterday he seemed fine. At one point he was just laying down and I was worried he wasn't feeling well, but then later that night he was up rough house playing with Gracie.
There was a VERY strange vibration sound last night that startled my mom. So she thinks maybe the sound spooked him, but this seems like a long time to be spooked? Some friends said depending on the cat they could act out of sorts for a few days after being scared, but I've never experienced this for so long, so I figured I'd ask here since the only cat I have had that got spooked and acted off was Milo, but he was fine after a few hours.
I don't want to take him to the vet and make things worse if he's scared, but I don't want to NOT take him to the vet if he's sick.
I'm also stressed because we have no emergency vet here and it's the weekend (WHY does stuff ALWAYS happen on the weekend?!)
This is kind of how he's been laying - I can't tell if he's lethargic or not? He's laying like this a lot, aware and stuff. He's just not very interested in doing anything.
He did jump from the counter to the top of the fridge earlier, then back down a hour or so later. And just now jumped from the table I put him on to the other table, then the floor - he also jumped the gate, but kind of meowed lowly before doing so. I don't want to say it was a yowl, because it wasn't loud at all? and only once. So his movement doesn't seem impaired at all.
edit to add, he's 2 (will be 3 i think?) and has previously always been healthy. Good soft coat, strong, etc. He's never had any medical issues.
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