I have a 17 year old cat who is becoming somewhat out of control in the sense that she forgets that she eats, and keeps bugging everyone to feed her right after she was fed. She was never a vocal cat before but now she just won't stop howling until she gets fed again. Naturally, this gets extremely frustrating, especially when no more than 10 minutes have passed after her feeding and she is at it again. I know she gets enough to eat, most of the time she won't even eat all of what we put out for her, and she will cry for more food when there is still some in her dish. Then, usually in the afternoon she will eat and then go in my parents room and start wailing very loudly for a few seconds, then everything is fine. I go in sometimes and she is just sitting there, then she makes herself comfortable and everything is ok afterwards. Anyone know what that's about??
It's like this really bizrre ritual and it seems like she only does it in the afternoon right after she has eaten.
The other thing is that she seems to be urinating and defacating in the house, she will not use a litter box. She hardly did in her better years, but that was because she was outside alot and I guess she had some secret spot that we never found!! The wierd thing is that she always goes in the same few spots so it is not like it's totally uncontrollable. We will put her outside, because she was an outdoor cat (a stray when she came to us many years ago) and she enjoys lying in the garden. But as soon as she comes in she uses the carpet as her toilet. This, along with the obvious issues, sets a bad example for the other cats , as they have now been caught urinating in the heating vents or against walls, etc. We have taken her to the vet and they cannot seem to find anything severely wrong except old age and a kidney problem that they say is not severe. She is considerably mobile, given her frail state of 8 lbs. This cat eats continously yet is not gaining any weight, then the other cats eat whatever food she doesn't and then they get fat because of this, it just seems out of control.
It's almost like she is not ready to let go, but at the same time her geriatric antics show no sign of stopping. I just don't know what to do, this has been my cat since I was 8 years old and I am 24 now...so it is very difficult but I am hoping someone can shed some light on the subject and give some advice, I am open to any suggestions. Thanks!
It's like this really bizrre ritual and it seems like she only does it in the afternoon right after she has eaten.
The other thing is that she seems to be urinating and defacating in the house, she will not use a litter box. She hardly did in her better years, but that was because she was outside alot and I guess she had some secret spot that we never found!! The wierd thing is that she always goes in the same few spots so it is not like it's totally uncontrollable. We will put her outside, because she was an outdoor cat (a stray when she came to us many years ago) and she enjoys lying in the garden. But as soon as she comes in she uses the carpet as her toilet. This, along with the obvious issues, sets a bad example for the other cats , as they have now been caught urinating in the heating vents or against walls, etc. We have taken her to the vet and they cannot seem to find anything severely wrong except old age and a kidney problem that they say is not severe. She is considerably mobile, given her frail state of 8 lbs. This cat eats continously yet is not gaining any weight, then the other cats eat whatever food she doesn't and then they get fat because of this, it just seems out of control.
It's almost like she is not ready to let go, but at the same time her geriatric antics show no sign of stopping. I just don't know what to do, this has been my cat since I was 8 years old and I am 24 now...so it is very difficult but I am hoping someone can shed some light on the subject and give some advice, I am open to any suggestions. Thanks!
