Hey all, new here.
I have an eleven-month-old Calico named Rooney. Over the past week, I have noticed a dramatic change in her behavior. For a very non-vocal cat, she has become incredibly vocal when I pick her up. It was a pitiful yowl at first like "mom, put me down!" so I thought maybe she finally got tired of being picked up because she never really does let you hold her for long.
However, the next day, those yowls turned to straight up howls/growls and hisses. I tentatively touched some areas down along her back and back feet and she did NOT like it. I also noticed a decreased usage of her litter box and although she was eating, lack of drinking water (she was still drinking, but MUCH less than usual).
So, first thing Tuesday, I took her to my vet. General exam/temperature and urine check all showed nothing wrong. My vet was convinced she was acting up because I changed her litter recently and she was just not liking it. (He said the only abnormal thing was her bladder was enlarged as if she was holding her pee). However, as much as I wanted to agree, I changed her litter over two weeks ago and this behavioral change was within the past few days. I'm not the expert, though, so I changed the litter back and still no improvement.
So, Thursday, it was right back to the vet. Bloodwork, X-Rays, nothing shows anything is wrong with my cat. After I broke down in the exam room, he suggested I leave her with them to push IV fluids because she was a little dehydrated and they would send her X-Rays to their radiologist to make sure they didn't miss anything.
$600 later and I have no answers. She is back home with me, but is still acting the same. Decreased litter box usage, won't really drink water, and does NOT want to be picked up. She also does not want to climb/jump unless she has to, which breaks my heart because she doesn't want to be held, so I can't help her.
I cannot afford to bring her back to the vet and I am at a loss for what to do for my poor baby. Can ANYONE shed some light on what this could be?
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P.S. Some things I forgot to mention: she is spayed and is an indoor cat. She never goes outside alone (every now and then I let her out, but she is always supervised).
I have an eleven-month-old Calico named Rooney. Over the past week, I have noticed a dramatic change in her behavior. For a very non-vocal cat, she has become incredibly vocal when I pick her up. It was a pitiful yowl at first like "mom, put me down!" so I thought maybe she finally got tired of being picked up because she never really does let you hold her for long.
However, the next day, those yowls turned to straight up howls/growls and hisses. I tentatively touched some areas down along her back and back feet and she did NOT like it. I also noticed a decreased usage of her litter box and although she was eating, lack of drinking water (she was still drinking, but MUCH less than usual).
So, first thing Tuesday, I took her to my vet. General exam/temperature and urine check all showed nothing wrong. My vet was convinced she was acting up because I changed her litter recently and she was just not liking it. (He said the only abnormal thing was her bladder was enlarged as if she was holding her pee). However, as much as I wanted to agree, I changed her litter over two weeks ago and this behavioral change was within the past few days. I'm not the expert, though, so I changed the litter back and still no improvement.
So, Thursday, it was right back to the vet. Bloodwork, X-Rays, nothing shows anything is wrong with my cat. After I broke down in the exam room, he suggested I leave her with them to push IV fluids because she was a little dehydrated and they would send her X-Rays to their radiologist to make sure they didn't miss anything.
$600 later and I have no answers. She is back home with me, but is still acting the same. Decreased litter box usage, won't really drink water, and does NOT want to be picked up. She also does not want to climb/jump unless she has to, which breaks my heart because she doesn't want to be held, so I can't help her.
I cannot afford to bring her back to the vet and I am at a loss for what to do for my poor baby. Can ANYONE shed some light on what this could be?
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P.S. Some things I forgot to mention: she is spayed and is an indoor cat. She never goes outside alone (every now and then I let her out, but she is always supervised).
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