A couple weeks ago I took Ollie to the local humane society (the same one I adopted him from) because they agreed to help me out by having a vet there look in his ears to tell me whether or not he still actively had ear mites. I didn't want to be ripped off at a vets office for a 20 second look in his ears. I'd rather spend the money on meds for him. Anyways, the vet there also cleaned out his ears while he was there and I could hear him crying from the room next door where I was (I wasn't allowed to accompany him) while she cleaned out his ears.
I took him home and increased his dosage of Revolution to twice monthly until this is resolved because the vet confirmed my suspicions that he had an active ear mite infestation.
Anyways, since then, and almost immediately afterwards, his affection level towards me has ratcheted up significantly. He's been affectionate for as long as I've had him (since I adopted him when he was 3 months old). He's very sweet.
All of a sudden though, since that day, he wants to sleep on the pillow next to me and be right up against my head, he follows me everywhere and whereas before Ally would come spend time next to me on the bathroom counter when I would be using the toilet (sorry if it's TMI), now Ollie does so too and wants me to rub my head against his. If I look away from him, he taps me lightly on the shoulder with his paw to get me to look at him and then puts his head forward for me to either pet or rub my head against his. He also is trying to groom my head often. He does this in the middle of the night, and during the day, even when I'm on the toilet, he jumps up onto the tank and stands on his hind legs and tries to groom me. I also wake up sometimes lately in the morning and he is sleeping on my chest with his head facing mine. So he must have gotten up from next to me and gotten on top of me. Whenever I am sitting in bed reading or using my laptop, he comes from wherever he was and lays down either next to me or in my lap. There's more, but you get the idea.
None of this bothers me, I just wasn't sure if this sudden tremendous increase in affection was a sign of something more than just superficial affection, such as maybe him feeling fearful lately and needing to be near me to feel safe? Or could it be the Revolution? Could giving him two doses a month be causing some type of euphoric sensation for him?
I'm not complaining - don't get the wrong idea. I think it's sweet that he's so affectionate, but I've realized that cats are complex and intelligent enough that I can't make simple assumptions regarding causes of behavior. I want to be sure there is nothing to be concerned about. Sudden changes in personality at least in people is often symptomatic of a medical issue. Hence my questioning it.
(he's asleep in a ball right now cuddled up against me for example)
ETA: Oh yeah, also if I start petting him or giving him kisses or putting my face close to his while he's laying down, he starts purring. The petting is normal for him. Having an immediate positive response to kisses or my face being close to his is new though.
I took him home and increased his dosage of Revolution to twice monthly until this is resolved because the vet confirmed my suspicions that he had an active ear mite infestation.
Anyways, since then, and almost immediately afterwards, his affection level towards me has ratcheted up significantly. He's been affectionate for as long as I've had him (since I adopted him when he was 3 months old). He's very sweet.
All of a sudden though, since that day, he wants to sleep on the pillow next to me and be right up against my head, he follows me everywhere and whereas before Ally would come spend time next to me on the bathroom counter when I would be using the toilet (sorry if it's TMI), now Ollie does so too and wants me to rub my head against his. If I look away from him, he taps me lightly on the shoulder with his paw to get me to look at him and then puts his head forward for me to either pet or rub my head against his. He also is trying to groom my head often. He does this in the middle of the night, and during the day, even when I'm on the toilet, he jumps up onto the tank and stands on his hind legs and tries to groom me. I also wake up sometimes lately in the morning and he is sleeping on my chest with his head facing mine. So he must have gotten up from next to me and gotten on top of me. Whenever I am sitting in bed reading or using my laptop, he comes from wherever he was and lays down either next to me or in my lap. There's more, but you get the idea.
None of this bothers me, I just wasn't sure if this sudden tremendous increase in affection was a sign of something more than just superficial affection, such as maybe him feeling fearful lately and needing to be near me to feel safe? Or could it be the Revolution? Could giving him two doses a month be causing some type of euphoric sensation for him?
I'm not complaining - don't get the wrong idea. I think it's sweet that he's so affectionate, but I've realized that cats are complex and intelligent enough that I can't make simple assumptions regarding causes of behavior. I want to be sure there is nothing to be concerned about. Sudden changes in personality at least in people is often symptomatic of a medical issue. Hence my questioning it.
(he's asleep in a ball right now cuddled up against me for example)
ETA: Oh yeah, also if I start petting him or giving him kisses or putting my face close to his while he's laying down, he starts purring. The petting is normal for him. Having an immediate positive response to kisses or my face being close to his is new though.
