Hi everyone,
I have a 17 year old Bombay cat that’s had a rather rough year. The bottom line right now is there have been a lot of visits to the vet, quite a few UTI’s, and some behavior I don’t understand. She is in the 'early stages' of kidney disease as well, but her labs are coming back "good for her age" and have been ruled out as a cause of anything. She is on a special food for kidney health.
My cat’s personality has changed somewhat. She insists on being on my lap and only my lap when downstairs. She doesn’t travel via the stairs very often anymore, but instead stays on one floor for an extended period of time. She lays on odd things – shelves in the dark basement (if the door is open), her cat carrier, litter box, on top of boxes, on top of small objects that look uncomfortable, etc. She used to lay on a bed, or the couch, or somewhere comfortable. Like a cat usually does!
Two times ago when I took her to the vet, they said this could be feline dementia or pain related. Xrays were taken of her back which showed possible arthritis…though that doesn’t really seem to be an issue as she can do everything she normally does (she is just very, very clumsy). It almost seems more emotional than anything. She doesn’t really seem ‘lost’ or get stuck in places it doesn’t seem, but she almost seems like if I am not around, she goes into a depression.
Last night for example, I went to bed upstairs and she was downstairs. She slept in the litter box all night long. When I got up and around, I came downstairs, and now she is on my lap, purring, etc. She is eating, drinking, using the litter box, etc. Does anyone have any clue what’s going on? I’ve been taking her to TWO vets for the last several months. In fact, some say I am taking her too much.
I have a 17 year old Bombay cat that’s had a rather rough year. The bottom line right now is there have been a lot of visits to the vet, quite a few UTI’s, and some behavior I don’t understand. She is in the 'early stages' of kidney disease as well, but her labs are coming back "good for her age" and have been ruled out as a cause of anything. She is on a special food for kidney health.
My cat’s personality has changed somewhat. She insists on being on my lap and only my lap when downstairs. She doesn’t travel via the stairs very often anymore, but instead stays on one floor for an extended period of time. She lays on odd things – shelves in the dark basement (if the door is open), her cat carrier, litter box, on top of boxes, on top of small objects that look uncomfortable, etc. She used to lay on a bed, or the couch, or somewhere comfortable. Like a cat usually does!
Two times ago when I took her to the vet, they said this could be feline dementia or pain related. Xrays were taken of her back which showed possible arthritis…though that doesn’t really seem to be an issue as she can do everything she normally does (she is just very, very clumsy). It almost seems more emotional than anything. She doesn’t really seem ‘lost’ or get stuck in places it doesn’t seem, but she almost seems like if I am not around, she goes into a depression.
Last night for example, I went to bed upstairs and she was downstairs. She slept in the litter box all night long. When I got up and around, I came downstairs, and now she is on my lap, purring, etc. She is eating, drinking, using the litter box, etc. Does anyone have any clue what’s going on? I’ve been taking her to TWO vets for the last several months. In fact, some say I am taking her too much.