Hello all, first post here.
I have a pretty old cat. We don't know how old she is, but probably around 15 or so. For some time now she seems to be meowing often, low volume, not sounding stressed at all. She's just sitting or lying and making these noises.
She shows no sign of distress or pain. When I pick her up, she stops.
I know that she is going blind, she had some eye problems a few years ago and the specialist said something that her retina is degenerating and there is nothing that could be done about it. She gets around fine and I have the feeling she can see the big picture just not details close up and such. For instance she meows loudly and distressful oftentimes when she drinks and I think it's because she can't see the surface and dips the nose under water at first, then she's OK and drinks.
We had her at the vet last year, she had an XRay mid year because of constipation and I assume if she had any stones they would have shown up. She also had bloodwork done around Christmas, the vet said that her kidney values are elevated which is common for older cats but nothing to worry about just yet.
So my guess is that she is afraid because of the continuing degeneration of her vision. Does anybody have experience with a similar situation and can confirm this?
Thanks for any answer
I have a pretty old cat. We don't know how old she is, but probably around 15 or so. For some time now she seems to be meowing often, low volume, not sounding stressed at all. She's just sitting or lying and making these noises.
She shows no sign of distress or pain. When I pick her up, she stops.
I know that she is going blind, she had some eye problems a few years ago and the specialist said something that her retina is degenerating and there is nothing that could be done about it. She gets around fine and I have the feeling she can see the big picture just not details close up and such. For instance she meows loudly and distressful oftentimes when she drinks and I think it's because she can't see the surface and dips the nose under water at first, then she's OK and drinks.
We had her at the vet last year, she had an XRay mid year because of constipation and I assume if she had any stones they would have shown up. She also had bloodwork done around Christmas, the vet said that her kidney values are elevated which is common for older cats but nothing to worry about just yet.
So my guess is that she is afraid because of the continuing degeneration of her vision. Does anybody have experience with a similar situation and can confirm this?
Thanks for any answer