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I recently moved to an apartment with my cat that's 6 years old. While she has moved with me before, that was 3 years ago so it's been awhile since we've moved together. We moved 4 days ago and she still isn't her normal self.
1. While she is eating, she is eating in very small quantities. She never finishes her food that I put in her bowl anymore while she used to every single time. I have even given her treats, which seems to be hit or miss. She will either not eat them or again, eat a small amount. I've tried different flavors, different places for the bowls, etc.
2. She has used the litter box, however she hasn't had a bowel movement since we got here. I'm assuming this is connected with the not eating very much, but is this a huge cause for concern? I am planning on giving her vet a call on this issue tomorrow morning.
3. She normally comes out from underneath my bed when I'm home, however she hides under the bed a great deal of the time. That's where she spent basically the entire day here and then finally came out at night. Like I said, she does come out when I'm home, but she seems to constantly be exploring and sniffing. If she isn't exploring or sniffing, she's either rubbing against me and purring or she's meowing for me if I'm in the next room. This especially happens at night time when I'm in bed, I will wake up to hear her crying in the hallway even though my bedroom door is open. She's NOT a meower and this really concerns me even though I know this is a huge adjustment... she never used to meow when she was alone at all, which brings me to my next and last concern.
4. She lived in a house with 3 other cats and I've just moved her to being a single cat. Could part of her hiding actually be depression (or something such as it) because she can't find the other cats anymore? Will she eventually adjust to being a single cat? I haven't been leaving her alone for a long period of time, so she definitely hasn't been lacking human attention. Would getting another cat help her? I'm wiling to get another cat, but at the same time I don't want to add to her stress.
She has always been a very anxious and easily stressed out cat, so I was prepared for her to act strangely, but I think I just expected her to adjust differently than this. Like I said, when she's out of hiding, she still isn't her normal self. For example, we used to sleep together every night but ever since we moved she refuses to lay in bed with me. I'm getting really concerned that I've traumatized her and she might never be her normal self again, even though I think that's probably pretty dramatic and a stress induced thought.
Thank you so much for reading this (even if you just read part of it!!!) and any advice would be so appreciated.
1. While she is eating, she is eating in very small quantities. She never finishes her food that I put in her bowl anymore while she used to every single time. I have even given her treats, which seems to be hit or miss. She will either not eat them or again, eat a small amount. I've tried different flavors, different places for the bowls, etc.
2. She has used the litter box, however she hasn't had a bowel movement since we got here. I'm assuming this is connected with the not eating very much, but is this a huge cause for concern? I am planning on giving her vet a call on this issue tomorrow morning.
3. She normally comes out from underneath my bed when I'm home, however she hides under the bed a great deal of the time. That's where she spent basically the entire day here and then finally came out at night. Like I said, she does come out when I'm home, but she seems to constantly be exploring and sniffing. If she isn't exploring or sniffing, she's either rubbing against me and purring or she's meowing for me if I'm in the next room. This especially happens at night time when I'm in bed, I will wake up to hear her crying in the hallway even though my bedroom door is open. She's NOT a meower and this really concerns me even though I know this is a huge adjustment... she never used to meow when she was alone at all, which brings me to my next and last concern.
4. She lived in a house with 3 other cats and I've just moved her to being a single cat. Could part of her hiding actually be depression (or something such as it) because she can't find the other cats anymore? Will she eventually adjust to being a single cat? I haven't been leaving her alone for a long period of time, so she definitely hasn't been lacking human attention. Would getting another cat help her? I'm wiling to get another cat, but at the same time I don't want to add to her stress.
She has always been a very anxious and easily stressed out cat, so I was prepared for her to act strangely, but I think I just expected her to adjust differently than this. Like I said, when she's out of hiding, she still isn't her normal self. For example, we used to sleep together every night but ever since we moved she refuses to lay in bed with me. I'm getting really concerned that I've traumatized her and she might never be her normal self again, even though I think that's probably pretty dramatic and a stress induced thought.
Thank you so much for reading this (even if you just read part of it!!!) and any advice would be so appreciated.
