Of course I might be panicking for no reason. Or, actually, I am more than likely panicking for no reason. But I am a new cat owner and all I know about cats is what I've learn from our own furry companion in the past four months, as well as on this site.
And this site, with all its useful information on it, makes me panic. A little.
Like, how do you know your cat has a fever? Only because it starts acting differently? It doesn't eat and/or drink? Sleeps more? Gets warm(er) to the touch?
Having read everything I've read on here, I keep seeing things our cat does that she's never done before. And then I am not sure if that's good or bad. Ooops?
For instance - yesterday she slept more than normal. Or more than it was normal to me, because I was the one who spent more time at home than I usually do. So I might've just seen her sleep more than I normally get to. But I became suspicious about it. No idea why. She ate and played. She wanted to go out, so she did, with me, on her leash. She didn't eat or touched anything suspicious at all and had no interaction with other animals. Then she slept again.
Then she ate, but not as much as she normally does. Actually, she did eat it all, eventually, but she wasn't as greedy a pig. Is this because we have switched to mostly-all-wet-food? She seems more content now and begs for food a lot less, overall. (The dry portion she eats a day is maybe 1/8 of a cup (usually less) and it's either Wellness CORE ore Merrick Before Grain.)
This morning, she didn't gobble down her 3oz can in one bite either. She actually ate one half of it, then came back a bit later and finished the rest.
Is she just... becoming more normal a cat, all adjusted to regular feeding schedule (she was a stray, so I guess she really had a reason to panic about the amount of food in her bowl for a while)?
Also, while I'm at it, a family friend who has had cats for probably 30 years now, always adds water to their canned food, to make sure they get enough liquid (she works a lot so sometimes it's too hard for her to monitor their intake during the day). Her cats love it that way. I tried that with ours last night and she was a bit confused. Does this make sense, or should it not be done?
I guess half of my post belongs here in Health, the other half in Nutrition, but... it would make little to no sense to split the whole thing.
So am I going nuts here because I read too much? Or is it normal to get suspicious?
I don't really think I need to take her to a vet, I guess I'm overall just thinking out loud, while trying to figure out this cat person of ours and her behaviour and habits.
And this site, with all its useful information on it, makes me panic. A little.
Like, how do you know your cat has a fever? Only because it starts acting differently? It doesn't eat and/or drink? Sleeps more? Gets warm(er) to the touch?
Having read everything I've read on here, I keep seeing things our cat does that she's never done before. And then I am not sure if that's good or bad. Ooops?
For instance - yesterday she slept more than normal. Or more than it was normal to me, because I was the one who spent more time at home than I usually do. So I might've just seen her sleep more than I normally get to. But I became suspicious about it. No idea why. She ate and played. She wanted to go out, so she did, with me, on her leash. She didn't eat or touched anything suspicious at all and had no interaction with other animals. Then she slept again.
Then she ate, but not as much as she normally does. Actually, she did eat it all, eventually, but she wasn't as greedy a pig. Is this because we have switched to mostly-all-wet-food? She seems more content now and begs for food a lot less, overall. (The dry portion she eats a day is maybe 1/8 of a cup (usually less) and it's either Wellness CORE ore Merrick Before Grain.)
This morning, she didn't gobble down her 3oz can in one bite either. She actually ate one half of it, then came back a bit later and finished the rest.
Is she just... becoming more normal a cat, all adjusted to regular feeding schedule (she was a stray, so I guess she really had a reason to panic about the amount of food in her bowl for a while)?
Also, while I'm at it, a family friend who has had cats for probably 30 years now, always adds water to their canned food, to make sure they get enough liquid (she works a lot so sometimes it's too hard for her to monitor their intake during the day). Her cats love it that way. I tried that with ours last night and she was a bit confused. Does this make sense, or should it not be done?
I guess half of my post belongs here in Health, the other half in Nutrition, but... it would make little to no sense to split the whole thing.
So am I going nuts here because I read too much? Or is it normal to get suspicious?
I don't really think I need to take her to a vet, I guess I'm overall just thinking out loud, while trying to figure out this cat person of ours and her behaviour and habits.