I lost one of my cats just over a week ago, and now my surviving kitty is an only cat for the first time in his life. He’s been vocal ever since we lost my oldest cat at 21 last summer, but I’d say he’s a little more now. He’s also somewhat clingy but he seems to know how much I am grieving and he’s being close. Thankfully I work from home most of the time and we do play several games daily. When I am ready, I’ll bring two young rescues into our house, and hopefully that will make us both happy.
Thank you so much. I had no idea what to do with my cats. I have two kittens; a bit and a girl. I got two so they don't get lonely or bored when I'm at work. I recently see all of the signs on the boy. He pees on my clothes or my bed (anything that has my scent). He keeps vocalizing all day and in an usual tone like he's not meowing he's shouting. He doesn't destroy furniture anymore.but his sister still does as she always have. And both of them stopped sleeping by my side. The girl used to sleep on my chest when she was very small but she's grown bigger and my chest isn't a comfortable bed anymore lol, but the boy used to Love getting g his belly rubs as he sleeps by my side. He stopped, he's peeing on my clothes and sheets and he doesn't stop shouting. What to do?
Don’t run out to adopt a kitten! “Jane” was a happy, 5-year-old cat. She lived with a family with children, and she “dominated” the family’s dog. Her family thought she was lonely (or they just wanted a cute kitten), so they adopted “Alice”. Jane hated Alice. In spite of the family’s efforts to socialize them, nothing worked, so the family decided to keep the cute kitten Alice and dump poor Jane. My retired friend adopted Jane. Jane is so happy living with my friend. Jane greets everyone who visits by testing out their laps. She loves to play and even to chase the occasional real mouse. There are plenty of catless people to adopt kittens. Don’t pretend that your cat is lonely just to get a kitten. [The names of the cats have been changed to protect their identities.]
I just adopted a 5 month old female for my 2yr old resident male. Both are fixed. I've never seen him run & play so much in the 7 months I've had him. Best decision I've ever made.
I’ve been thinking about giving my 2 & 1/2 yr old back Mama rescue cat a friend, but have been SO nervous after hearing horror stories of cat introductions going wrong or two cats never accepting each other. Thank you for sharing a success story, makes me want to reconsider & add to our little furry family. ❤
I adopted a pair of siblings at 8 weeks, and last year one of them sadly passed away at 15. His sister, who had been having issues with night vocalization/hyperthyroidism, howled and paced looking for her brother all night every night for months. I barely slept. I wasn’t completely ready, but I decided to adopt another cat. He’s 2 and has breathed new life into my senior lady. There’s barely been a howl out of her since night one of having the new cat. She’s even gotten more playful than she’s been in years.
I have the same issue with my 17 yr old. She mourned her brother for months. I would love to get her a playmate but she has a history of tearing other kitties apart. She would not handle it well.
I’m In the same situation. I adopted two cats together at age 8 months. The boy just passed away oct 16, 2022 at age 14 .5 years old. Leaving my little girl who just turned 15. I don’t know what to do. She cried out a lot after he passed and I had to move two weeks later for a contract job so she had a lot of changes. I took her to the doctor again ( even tho she had her annual a couple months ago ) and did another complete work up and everything was normal so she is now put on anti anxiety medication . I have been debating to get her a friend .
@David Wanklyn Thank you David, unfortunately Mooshie has quickly lost a lot of weight and I feel she may be at the end. The same exact thing happened to her brother. She is a longhair, so I didn't notice it before this week. I am deciding what to do for her now 💔
@@ccalexander1924 Try getting a stuffed animal (cat) for a lonely cat, especially an older one who lost a sibling/companion. Sometimes just having a look-alike animal can help.
I adopted a friend for my first cat after a year. She wasn't too happy about it, so I adopted a third to play with the second, and now those two get along great and my first cat just hangs around me happily ignoring the other two lol
My three year old cat is definitely lonely. Since I've raised her from 3 weeks old, she just sleeps a lot, plays with me a little but seems to get bored quickly and she eats. She's overweight. I found 4 week old feral kitten two weeks ago who was quite sick and so needed to be isolated for two weeks. Slow introductions between the two have occurred for the last two days. The kitten is not perturbed by my resident adult cat but the adult seems a bit perplexed. I let her smell the kitten scent on my hands which she does with great interest and then she licks my hands. I hope this is a good sign. Short face to face introduction will start tomorrow. I hope they will get along well.
The local shelter here, Meow Cat Rescue, does not allow people to adopt a single kitten unless there is a specific reason, the kitten doesn't get along with other cats or special needs. When we went there to adopt we thought we were going to get one but we adopted a pair. They are bonded siblings and they always have each other. It makes me feel happy and relieved that if there is a period of a few hours where I can't interact with them they have each other. If at all possible, adopt two cats, not one. I'm not sure I can watch this entire video, it's going to make me sad.
I recently acquired a baby Ragdoll male, as he started getting around pretty well he tried being friends with our two older cats, but they didn’t want anything to do with him. So I told him that I would find him a friend. I got with a guy at work that rescues cats and told him I was looking for the fuzziest female he could find. A few days went by and he showed up with a fuzzy black female, she is about the same age as my male. It has taken about two weeks to get to know each other and they are little lovers now, they sleep together and run and play. I’m happy that I could do that for him.
This vet has not defined her terms! Like for example HOW much sleep is too much? What exactly is destructive behavior? My cat likes to get my attention by scratching or calling out--how much is destructive behavior--after all much of what she defines as destructive behavior at least borders on normal cat behavior? My boy was traumatized. He was starving when he was picked up for adoption. This is a defining characteristic of his personality now; he can't wait to be fed. And finally, I cannot afford to go to a vet as much as is advised. Routine visits can run about $300! Does this mean I shouldn't have a cat?
My older cat turned very aggressive and anti-social after the other cat we had at the time passed away, she'd constantly go room to room meowing, and nothing we tried seemed to work. Then a few years later, and two more cats, it's almost like she's a new cat. She can still lash out now and then, but most of the time she's become affectionate again and friendlier to visitors. It's even been known for her to join in and play a little too. Grief and loneliness completely changed her personality.
Hi Denese. If your cat eat alot drink alot and wee alot ,check the litter you'll see lots of wee as to compare with previously, That's a sign for hyperthyroidism. My cat 13 years old,the above were signs I saw in my cat.and my vet confirm my suspicion,she was diagnose with hyperthyroidism. The treatments are ear ointments (thyroid medication that just need to apply on ear so can observed easily),oral tablet.both has side effect. Iodine 131 has no side effects but very expensive n need to stay in the hospital for treatment. The above was my vet suggestions.
Little known fact: feeding fish to cats triggers hyperthyroidism! Something to do with chemical content in fish - particularly the parts they put in cat food. If you aren’t sure, stop feeding fish for a few days and watch your cat’s hyperthyroid symptoms (meowing, excessive urination, big pupils) subside, and then feed a little fish to them and the signs immediately return. I wish more people knew this as I had two older cats with hyperthyroidism and I believe it was caused by what I had fed them for so many years. Many vets are not aware of this.
You mentioned cliques so let me tell you a story about cat drama... My dad currently has four cats, though he's had several more that were either given away or died over the past seven years. He currently has a male black tuxedo, a female persian-mix, a female white/black mottled short-hair, and a male orange tabby, all have been fixed (spayed/neutered). My dad used to have a male gray tuxedo and a male gray tabby that were not fixed, they died last year of separate illnesses but I mention them now because they are important to the drama that's about to unfold. Because this may get confusing, I'll describe the cast of characters in this family drama in more detail and provide background info to flesh them out. The tuxedo male and mottled female are siblings from a litter of five kittens and are about 6 years old, two of their siblings were given away to family members, and one died. they were members of their mother's first litter, who would go on to have a second litter. The persian-mix was born to one of the cats in the mother's second litter, so in other words the persian-mix is a niece to the male black tuxedo and female mottled, and she is about 3 or 4 years old. The male black tuxedo and female mottled's father disappeared (typical) and their mother died a couple years ago, but in her second litter she had two male kittens and two female kittens and I'll refer to them as the sister-wives. One male disappeared and the other was given away. The sister-wives gave birth to kittens days apart and shared parenting duties with each other, nursing each other's kittens, babysitting, etc., and we lost track of who gave birth to what kittens, but there were seven total. Two of the seven died young, two kittens were given away along with the sister-wives, and my dad kept three. One of the three disappeared, the other two were the female persian-mix and the male gray tuxedo. At this point in the story we now have a male black tuxedo and a female white/black mottled that are siblings, and we have their niece a persian-mix and their nephew a gray tuxedo. The male orange tabby I mentioned in the beginning was not genetically related and belonged to the neighbor but all of their cats hated him so he ran away. The male orange tabby befriended the male gray tuxedo at my dad's house, but all of my dad's other cats hated this new stranger. Because of this animosity, the orange tabby and gray tuxedo began to spend most of their time together and away from the other three, but the male gray tuxedo would often sneak off alone to visit his blood relatives on the other side of the property. I convinced myself that the male orange tabby and the male gray tuxedo had a major bromance happening and you'll see why in a bit. The final member of this story is the male gray tabby who was much younger than all the rest and showed up at my dad's house barely old enough to have been weaned. In a bizarre display, the male gray tuxedo adopted the little male gray tabby kitten right away, and I mean that as literally as possible. Upon hearing the kitten's cries he went running, I feared he was going to kill it because he was always hyper territorial to stray cats, but instead he began to comfort it. He protected it from his female relatives who hated the little crying runt. The male orange tabby also tolerated the little squacker and it became the third member of their clique or family I guess. The male grey tuxedo showed the little male gray tabby where to eat, allowed the kitten to "nurse" from him, curled up with the kitten at night, played with him, and acted like its mother. I've only seen this behavior from a male cat once before in my life. Here were these three male cats all acting like a family. In terms of the other three cats who are all related to each other, the two females (the persian-mix and the mottled) tolerate each other most of the time, but the persian struggles with respecting personal space and the mottled has only a small amount of patience for this. They both love the male black tuxedo and he is the most calm and collected of all of the cats, very friendly and outgoing with people, and tolerant except towards the orange tabby but he doesn’t go looking for trouble. The female persian-mix on the other hand always goes looking for a fight with the male orange tabby, and he in turn will do the same, they absolutely hate each other. The male orange tabby has always been very clingy, but especially so after the two gray males died last year in rapid succession, one from FIP and the other from a treatment resistant upper-respiratory infection. It seems like he is becoming more antagonistic towards the females, more so than he was when his gray friends were still there, I guess perhaps it is loneliness. Watching all of this unfold has been like watching a television drama, I mean who needs Game of Thrones when you have the secret lives of cats to observe.
I adopted a 4yr old cat from the shelter who had separation anxiety and prescribed gabapentin. He bonded with a young women and was brought to the shelter so i adopted him. I don't want to stress him out because it's his second week. He is taking his meds though which helps.
Sometimes I wonder if he poops outside litter box, it's because I haven't cleaned it. Kitty does have two litterboxes to use one on each floor. Also as he's gotten older, his meows have more ... vocal fry. I guess that's just aging not loneliness. He's 12 years old.
WoW! My daughter's cat Maxine exhibits at least half of these signs. She is a Chatty Kathy (all of the time), puts the little paws under the door, EATS. She had some episodes of defecating outside of her litter box (very unusual for her).
Cat won't play with toys anymore. Cat won't play with me or hang out on the balcony with me anymore. All he wants to do is go outside and hang out with his friend. If I don't let him out, he yowls for about half an hour, then looks miserable for the rest of the night. I feel like I'm living with a teenager. 🙄 What do I do?
One of my cats got out of the house over a month ago while a relative was watching them. Since then, my other cat has been much more vocal whenever I get home and she tries to get my attention by doing things she knows she’s not supposed to do and didn’t do before (like standing on the countertops). I think she might be lonely without her cat buddy 🙁.
I think you talk about apartment cats. My cat can come one go outside whenever he wants. He can be bored in deep cold winter. The rest of the year he is busy all night (with weekly gifts, often alive) and sleeps, licks himself during the day.
I've only just put my cat on a mild diet because, even though she's an indoor/outdoor cat, it's winter here in Australia and she's inside more often. So, I'd give her a really small bit of kibble I keep only as "treats", seeing as she was close by more often. When she was outside more, the opportunity to give her something didn't present itself so much. I've always thought cats with a little bit of a "chunky" size are so cute, but I know weight can become a problem that can easily get out of hand quickly. Thanks for the advice 🙏😸
I think im convinced my cat needs another friend... my cat has been obsessively clingy since day 1 and would wait all day for me if the door was closed. I work from home so i never do that but she would worry about me if im ever not near her. And she is a cuddlebug too. Its a lot of stress going through my first cat bit i think for the betterment of my cat, i will adopt another one for her sake.
🎯 Key Takeaways for quick navigation: 00:13 🐱 Increased sleeping and eating can be signs of cat loneliness, but they can also indicate sickness or pain. 01:36 🚽 Litter box problems, such as peeing or defecating outside the box, can be a cry for help from a lonely or stressed cat. 02:15 🐾 Lonely cats may engage in destructive behaviors like shredding things to release pent-up energy. 02:43 🗣️ Increased vocalization, especially when you come home or at night, can be a sign of a lonely cat. It may also indicate health issues in older cats. 03:26 😾 Loneliness can lead to aggression in cats, including swatting, chasing, or growling, due to frustration and stress. 03:55 🤗 If your cat becomes excessively clingy, following you everywhere, it might be a sign of loneliness. There are various ways to address cat loneliness, including getting another cat, using a pet sitter, and providing feline enrichment. Made with HARPA AI
I adopted a cat that is a 7 year old tortie now. I have a studio apartment so I am limited in space. She is a sweet, loving cat, but I'm afraid she is lonely because she came from a home with kids and other pets. I try to get her to play, but she doesn't stay interested for long. I feel so bad when I have to be out of the apartment and leave my radio playing at least. I am retired, but still have a busy life. I've bought wand toys which she likes most but she only plays for a while. She has defecated outside the box since she came here which makes me think that is why the family couldn't keep her. I clean her litter box several times a day. I don't have carpet, only wood floors, and they are easy to clean. I love her so much and want to help her, not give her up. I don't want her to be rejected again. But I hate to see her so sad.
You’re doing it right! Just try to be consistent with play, even if she doesn’t seem interested, the more you try, the more they will play. It’s a slow change, but it works. Also, try to play right before you feed her (as in nature - first hunt, the eat) Catify your studio as much as you can to expand her territory as well I think you’re doing it great and she’ll thrive with you❤
i moved into a student apartment with one of my cats in the fall, and go home to my husband and the rest of the cat gang by train every other weekend. I was unsure if he was going to be able to make it as an alone cat, but i knew he would miss me terribly because he mostly just sleeps when I'm not at home. But he has been thriving! Turns out he loves being alone with me! He also seems to apriciate the rest of the cat gang more now when we travel home to them, and he started sleeping next to his brother again (he stopped doing that years ago). So it seems he likes being with the others sometimes, but he LOVES all the attention he gets as a lonely cat.
We adopted two 6 month old bonded sisters after our little dog died. It was good that they had each other because they took a long time to warm up to us--about a year (but don't worry, they love us to bits now). Our daughter adopted two unrelated young kittens at the same time and they have never gotten along. They tolerate each other, but thats about it and they've been together for about 8 years now.
My cat started urinating outside of the box a few years ago after I had a job change. He was left alone for 9 or 10 hours a day and I discovered he was ocassionally urinating in random areas in the house. The vet ran tests and figured he was stressed. The vet had me start my cat on liquid fluoxetine, but it was difficult to administer without him spitting it out and foaming at the mouth due to the bitterness of the med. We tried him on a low dosage fluoxetine tablet and then a higher dosage capsule that he takes daily. It has seemed to fix the stress problem, but I worry about the long term effects of the fluoxetine. He’s 7 years old and just the sweetest, most playful guy. One would never know he felt stress or loneliness. I thought about adopting another cat for his companionship, but I worry it may make things worse even though he’s very cool around other animals.
I gotta step up my cat game. He's lonely and bored but also is a Tom and tolerates other cats but doesn't seek them out when we lived with them. I wish I'd have gotten him a buddy when he was a kitten. I worry he'd get jealous with a new cat, or not get along with them. The other cats weren't mine so it'd be a different dynamic if it was.
I worry about this with my male cat. I give him a good routine & get him involved in what im doing & chat to him mostly of the time & then play some on an evening. I didnt have him from being a kitten, he was a stray that no-one claimed & stayed - thank god, he’s an angel. My mam got a kitten couple years ago & popped by to say hi with her in her carrybox. She was super tiny & friendly….yet my cat as big as he is was shaking & hissing some, so clearly felt threatened. He’s very sweet, gentle & timid by nature & was very outdoorsy but is now a housecat (because of a main road) but has adapted very well & has an outdoor space (balcony) I’m wondering if he’s happy as being the only cat, he’s literally always by my side, or if he would adjust to & like some cat company. I don’t want to bring another cat into his home & upset either of them 🙁
I only have one cat, due to my boyfriend's allergies. I sometimes worry she might be lonely, but she exhibits none of these signs. Maybe she likes being the queen of the house.
When I could not play with my Cooper enough, I got him a sissy. There is about a 5 month age difference but within 24 hours they were best buds… and months later they are SUCH good friends and playmates. And I get a little peace… though they still want mama to play with them together and as individuals each day.
My Luna is indoor/outdoor. She has become uninterested in toys though has a couple wand toys she still plays with. Has been eating more and sleeping more but still goes on long walks everyday. loves puzzles (which she gets loaded with freeze dried meat and less wet food to compensate). She has now decided to only pee in her litter boxes and defecate outside or in my planter box. Rescued from the street. Seems to be fairly neutral towards other cats but its hard to tell how she will react. I want to get her a buddy
I have a 16 yr old coonie and I have just moved and he has not been very happy about it. He's never been very vocal or clingy but boy has he been loud and constant the last couple of days. I've been gone a lot between houses and he has let me know about it.😀 It's going to start calming down so hopefully we will get back to our routine. Thanks Dr Wooten, really enjoy your videos.
Thank you. My soon-to-be 11yo neutered male cat has been acting up since he has become an indoor only cat. I am going to get him a 2-5yo neutered female for us & so he has a companion for when I’m gone days. I’m prepared for a number of weeks of separate spaces for introductions!
I’m going to cry, my cat shows so many of these signs :( it’s heartbreaking to think he’s been feeling this way for so long because I’ve been depressed. I would really like to learn to be a better companion for him but I am not sure if it’s too late for that and I should just rehome him. Any advice on this?
No, no, no, Lane...please don't take this as an indication that your cat absolutely needs a different environment. What are the specific signs you're seeing? I'm sure there are ways to easily help him feel better that don't involve rehoming.
@@AllAboutCatsYT he pees outside the litter box, and has some aggressive and anxious behavior. I haven’t been the best with his litter or enrichment, I work long hours and have health/ mental health problems but I work from home so I could potentially make a lot more time for him. He also hates and is afraid of my roommate’s cat, which adds to the stress so I keep him in a separate room but I think it’s too crowded for him. I’m just worried no one else would take him because of his behavior issues
I have three cats, one 13 years old and 5 years old siblings, a girl and the boy. The boy is sometimes bored and indeed, he teases the girls, runs after them and so on. He really goes to the sleeping girl cat and ”hits” her to make her defend and run. Like human boys tease girls. Of course, I stop it and give him attention by starting to play with him, because he is very strong and girls do not like his teasing. I often think that he’d need a football team, other boys to play with him. 😂 But I cannot afford more cats. I also offered to go out with him (in the harness) but he is afraid to step outside the door. He is an inside cat. My younger girl cat is following me everywhere. The oldest girl is also social but more independent. And when I go to sleep, they all come to sleep around me: the oldest on the pillow beside my head, the young girl on my armpit, the boy on my leggs. All are purring loudly, it is a concert. Then, in the morning, the task of the young girl is to wake me up at 5 am. She does it by tapping my cheek gently with her paw. It is the order. One time I visited my friend who has a dog. I overnighted there with my cats. After all, all three cats and the dog slept with me. The dog came under my cover, only his head was showing. My cats stared at it as thinking: ”What is THAT doing in our bed?” After awhile, they accepted the situation and they all slept in my bed. I could hardly move. The owner of the dog came at the door and said: I am jealous! 😂 Fortunately, she did not come into my bed, too.
Thanks for this information ❣️ our young cat needs a friend but until then I play birdsongs on RUclips at night for a few hours and he has calmed down.
I feel like the same thing is happening with my mother's cat. She was born from a stray. She is now a year. The vets diagnosed her with "Giardia". She had worms and with the proper directions from the vet we were able to get her stomach issues under control. My mother see that her cat is lonely and had considered getting one, but the concern is over the contagion of "Giardia". I know from what I read that over time it can disappear when they get older but introducing a younger cat into the fold could be an issue. Because right now we noticed the cat spending a lot of time sleeping in the closet and then eating. You might have hit on something. My mom went away for a small business trip. When she came back she noticed the cat had put on weight even though it didn't seem like she was eating much. We feed her broth in the morning and she has a small bowl of grain free dry food and water. So I really don't know if her weight gain was due to eating, curling up into a space or because my mom was away. This has been why my mom has been concerned of getting a playmate because she might not be getting the play attention she wants.
I have a 1 yr old Siberian male who is a Velcro cat and a lil aggressive if I don’t get enough play session in a day. We’ve been regretting not picking up 2 instead of 1, and are now thinking about getting another Siberian male from the same breeder. Keeping my fingers crossed I can set up a proper cat camp, introduce them properly, and they get along. Our current one just seems so bored and lonely sometimes. Even though I provide him with plenty toys, cat tv etc. Its a good thing he doesn’t eat kibble and I don’t free feed him, or he’d be a fuzzy Rollie pollie 😂
I worry about my cat, Rosie, being lonely. She is an indoor cat. She had an identical sister and I adopted them both at 6 weeks. One died of an untreatable cancer aged 18 months. They were really close. That was 2 years ago - and since then Rosie has really become far more sociable to me and very affectionate . It wasn't a worry while I was working from home but now we are back in office, Rosie is super clingy and vocal when I come home. Doesn't leave my side tbh. When I head up to be she comes too, when I wake up she is on my pillow gazing into my eyes as I open them - if I get up late on the weekend she won't go down stairs without me - when I pop to the loo night or day my little furry companion comes too. She's not destructive, 100% reliable in the litter box use and isn't fat but she is super vocal and very clingy but I fear getting another cat to keep her company might make her sad.
Maybe you could talk to your vet about this. Perhaps you could also foster a cat or two and see if your own cat likes any of them. If they seem compatible, perhaps an adoption would work out. Good luck to you.
I am going through something similar. Adopted bonded siblings at about 14 weeks old. Just lost my boy Sam from either FIP or cancer at just over 2 years old. Since Sams passing (who was a very clingy cat with me and his sister) now his sister Mia is far more clingy with me, coming to see me faster when I get home. She was trying to play with her brother when he was sick. I don’t want to rush into anything as she is still having signs of grief since the lost just 2 weeks ago. But I don’t know if I should attempt to get a friend in the future…..when I had to take Sam to the vet without Mia she had post separation aggression so I don’t know if she would welcome another cat. But she likes to chase and play with Sam and he loved to snuggle her and she always gave him baths.
@@LOSTandfound922 Such a recent loss must be very raw for you and Mia. Heartbreaking. My one suggestion is give it a bit of time and don't rush into anything. It's hard to see feline grief and not be able to explain. My Rosie spent a few weeks looking for her sister around the house - these days (2 years after) she demands lots of play and cuddles with me - sometimes I feel like I'm an honorary cat, rather than her human tbh. I've decided to just work from home as much as I can - in our case its just too much of an unknown outcome to bring in another cat - not fair on Rosie or the other cat if it doesn't work out.
@@granthostheflatulent oh how heartbreaking have take to watch Rosie look for her sister. What you describe is how my Mia has been acting since we lost Sam. She is far more cuddly and clingy and absolutely demands I play with her more. Her appetite is also down slightly. Unfortunately I cannot work from home and I had my cousin coming by to spend time with her while I was at work but she is very timid and she doesn’t relax around other people. I am going to take months to decide if we try to add another kitty to our lives but decided foster to adopt would be the only way I would do it, so if things go poorly we can go back to just the two of us, but as you say there’s so much unknown on how that would go and I would hate to cause more stress! Every cat is so unique
I wondered, but the only sign is he is vocal and guarding me when i get home. So he probably just misses me a bit. That was obvious. We miss each other when gone. I dont have work yet, but if my body holds together, im trying to. However, its a healthy routine for us both to include play time and time to just be together. Its healthy for me to go to the social room, but not all the time when home. I want to be able to take him too, but were working on training and he might not train.
Try getting a stuffed animal (cat) for a lonely cat, especially an older one who lost a sibling/companion. Sometimes just having a look-alike animal helps.
Our seven year old indoor only female seems to be eating and sleeping more lately during this unusually cold winter season. She also seems a bit more vocal and aggressive than usual. But she’s drinking plenty of water and uses the litter box. I know I should take her to the vet but the last time I took her she ripped out 3 of her claws despite being sedated with rescue remedy and a prescription sedative.
my cat lost his female cat his friend and now he just search for her and eat more than before 😢 The cat was having 2 kittens he used to play with the kittens but after the mother died they also passed away after 2 days 😢
Thank you so much. This video is very helpful. My kitten is getting more clingy and follows to every room. Last weeks makes him officially a year old, so I know it so of his behaviors could be due to being young. I can be more aware with this video, since he is my only pet baby and he is alone for about 4-5 hours in the day.
Yep - my kitty baby is lonely and bored even though I am home with him, but he lost two partner kitties within a 6 mo. period so I have to think it's just he wants a buddy again (my friend stayed here with two kittens for four weeks and he was fine with them!)
I have been wondering if my cat is lonely. I often feel bad I cannot engage with him as much as he wants and also in the ways his wants. I found him in a swamp and his only interaction cats he hated it but it was in situations where he didnt feel safe. He loves dogs but I can't get one. I haven't finished the video but he vocalizes SOOOO much now, especially because my roommate and I are gone all day. I'm hoping that getting him a cat friend is something he finds joy in. Finding enrichment for him that works and he doesnt get bored of has been a job in itself in the 5 years ive had him, I think, despite his few previous experiences, he would benefit from having the right cat sibling.
Yes, my cats are Bored. I try to play but I don't think I am timing play with their cycle. The cat wheel helps a little but I have to be better at changinging my activities to match theirs.
Oh WOW. My girl Moosha is 17 and six months ago, her brother needed to be put down suddenly (RIP Scooch, love of my life❤). The first six weeks she was impossible to deal with - she did not sleep, she paced around and vocalized day and night, lost weight, defecated outside the box, and became EXTREMELY CLINGY. She has been sleeping a lot lately and has been eating better and pooping has stopped, but it's the clingy-ness that is killing me. I work at home and she crawls on me all day and really whines when I tell her 'No!' and try to put her in her bed, which she never stays in. I always feel so bad when I turn her away but I can't spend every minute of the day with her. How should I respond to the clingy-ness? Do I give in to her every time to make her feel better, or does that just encourage the clingy-ness? She is 17 and I do want to hug her as much as possible since she's elderly, but I also have to get work done. (She's in my lap now as I write this.) Thank you!
My cat (7 yr old fixed male) was aggressive toward me when it was just the two of us (I took him with me when I got my own place). I made sure there was plenty of stimulation, and played with him every day. He was so anxious and depressed, his vet put him on anti-anxiety and antidepressant medications (more than I’ve been taking!). That still didn’t help. I decided to leave him with the “non-custodial parent” as my former roommate/partner calls himself, because he seemed happier at the house than my apartment. It seems, however, I’m the only one who plays with him when I visit several times a week. He’s still very aggressive toward (only) me. I think he’s depressed. My friend thinks I’m anthropomorphizing him. For his own well-being, I’ve been (unsuccessfully) trying to rehome him for about a year now. We adopted him for my teen stepson when he was five months old. The kid feeds him, but otherwise ignores the poor cat. His dad tends to smother the cat, even when he’s giving all the telltale signs to leave him alone. But it’s me he attacks. I’m at a loss.
Thank you ❤ this is very informative. I looked this together with my kitten. I think we are going to get another kitten soon. I have cornish rex and they are super social.
So um… I don’t know if I did well. My mainecoon was always very attention seeking, very high energy (although 6 years old) very vocalising. One day we had to foster a kitten a few days, and to my surprise, my giant cat transformed into the most gentle sweet loving surrogate dad. (He was never mean to me, but knew how to say enough). He tried to play with the little kitten, but being the giant he is, the kitten was a little affraid of him. It took a few days for the kitten to understand that my cat was a gentle giant and began to play with him. But it was already time for the kitten to go to his forever home. I decided then to look for a cat for my cat :). And I found one. An adorable, talkative, beautiful sweet cat. They play together, they run after one another, it is very nice to see them interacting. My maine coon watching every move so he doesn’t hurt the little kitten. Where is the kitten, there is my older cat. But now my older cat just doesn’t look at me anymore. He rarely comes anymore for kisses, he doesn’t follow me anymore. So i was wondering, is he angry at me for the kitten? Did I do something wrong?
I think you did really well! You noticed that your older cat liked having a kitten around, and you got him a companion to satisfy that need. It sounds like your cat is having a wonderful time with his new friend, and it's simply taking up his time and energy that was previously directed towards you. I don't think he's angry at all-he's having fun and enjoying the opportunity to socialize with a member of his own species. It's probably disappointing to no longer get all of that attention, but I think it's very much for the best. Imagine a parent recognizing that their child no longer wants to spend as much time with them now that they have a friend around their own age; it's bittersweet. All the best!
hey, i think my cat is lonely. Getting another cat in my house is not possible because he is scared of other cats. I try to play with him more but he doesn't want to play that much. Maybe I haven't find yet the way he wants to play. He is a quite slow cat, not very active. I feel sad often not being able to make him more excited.
Is there any cat food intolerance test to recommend? My cat has been having soft stools lately and I suspect she does not tolerate duck meat. I don't want to go through the lengthy elimination diet, just wonder if any blood/hair/stool test can provide the answer.
What if I get a kitten for my cat? She is about 5 years old. Wouldn’t a younger cat be better versus another cat her age? My cat is never alone. However, we have 2 dogs in our house. (My son brought his boxer when he moved back into our house). I have a rescue Maltipoo mix. My sweet yet distant cat, Latte has retreated to avoid the dogs. She has shown her displeasure by doing some of the things you mentioned, peeing outside of her boxes, scratching furniture, etc. I keep thinking she needs a pal. And, by the way, she was found on the side of the road after her mother was hit and killed by a car. She had to be bottled fed in the beginning. Poor thing didn’t get off to a good start. We give her attention on her own terms. Otherwise, she will bite. I am her favorite. She follows me around and misses me whenever I am away for any length of time. When I arrive home, she mews loudly and tightly circles my legs until I stroke and pet her. Then she is like a glue stick for a few hours. She does have feral like behaviors. Even with all this, I love her very much.
My cat always sleeps and eats and he meows alot and keeps nocking down the curtains he always bites me when I try to leave and he follows me everywhere at night and I keep asking my parents for a cat but they so no
My 12 year old sleeps a lot and eats a lot. He follows me around the house, even to the bathroom. It's not really that different but I've wondered... What do you suggest? A kitten? He's been a lone cat for the vast majority of his life. I'm not all that interested in getting a dog but if I did, it'd have to be a small one. Yorkie or something like that.
I have a just turned 10-year-old female cat who hisses and swats at me anytime I come near her before I have to leave to go to work but she's fine when I come home. She starts the aggression when I'm getting dressed for work. She started this about 2 years ago Even when I hand her a treat before I actually leave she does sometimes make noises while she's chewing on the treat which I find hilarious and yet not. I tried using an anxiety relief supplement for her hours before I go to work and it doesn't work. Don't know what to do. Again it's only when I leave. I have a beautiful cat very loving I get a lot of hugs from her but I feel bad when I leave to go to work and I work overnight.
Aww, it sounds like your kitty really doesn't want you to leave! Our very caring feline behaviorist wrote this article on separation anxiety in cats: cats.com/cat-separation-anxiety You might find it helpful!
I bought a kitten for my exotic shorthair a very "wild" one. She got so stressed and her stomach got really bad. My mother are taking care of the kitten for now so that she can get better but do I try with the kitten again? They got along fine for the most part, just different energy levels😅
Hi. This is a timely video. We need help in figuring out how to enrich our cats lives and in ensuring they are having their needs met. We are new to cat parenthood. Also, new cat and current cat don’t get along. Who should we consult?
There are many resources available online, and you can also talk with a local cat behaviorist. Jackson Galaxy's RUclips channel is a good place to start: www.youtube.com/@JacksonGalaxy
I have just adopted a three-year-old cat and he has been left alone for extended periods by the previous owner. They were living in another flat and just popping by to feed him. Now we have a play time routine, two to four times everyday and we cuddle as much as possible. It has been two months together and I observe that he is already a lot less clingy, he likes to do his own thing in the living room when I am in the kitchen etc. But whenever it's my bed time, he starts swatting at me. Is this normal if it is not super aggressive? He used to bite really hard but it is more like a play bite this month also.
I had mother and son cats. The son died at age 14 3 months ago; the mom cat is 16. She's been meowing quite a bit in the morning and yowling in the evening. I've been looking for a new companion cat for her to no avail; the last adoption attempt failed. How do I relieve my cat's loneliness?
Oh no, I'm sorry about your and your cat's loss. Since bringing a new cat into the home didn't seem to help, I might instead focus on creating a really consistent routine, which should establish some framework of security that your cat can exist in comfortably. Wishing you all the best.
I try and spend quality time with my cat but she squeaks at me in the middle of the night and when she wants her litter tray cleaned, which I do every time she goes. She is a 6 year old rescue stray. I try and change her toys around every couple of days because she wont' play with me rather prefers to play on her own. She has scratched my fabric furniture to bits, I have put the plastic guards around them but she always finds somewhere else. She has sratchy poles and cardboard scratchy ones which she prefers. She likes sitting on the verandah sunning herself and watching the birds. I wonder what else I can do to enrich her life. She has a slow feeder because I think her stray personality thinks she is never going to get another feed for quite a while. She flops at my feet and I stroke her as much as she will let me. I have only had her a year and she has put so much effort into becoming a house cat. I recenlty was taken in an emergency to hospital and a friend took her to our vets to stay. She told a communicator that she never wants to go there again. I am looking for alternatives. I don't know how to stop the squeaking in the middle of the night, I have tried tough love but it isn't working. Do you have any suggestions as to what else I can do. There is only the two of us and I am an older mum. She also has feline asthma. Thank you.
Thank you so much. I had no idea what to do with my cats. I have two kittens; a bit and a girl. I got two so they don't get lonely or bored when I'm at work. I recently see all of the signs on the boy. He pees on my clothes or my bed (anything that has my scent). He keeps vocalizing all day and in an usual tone like he's not meowing he's shouting. He doesn't destroy furniture anymore.but his sister still does as she always have. And both of them stopped sleeping by my side. The girl used to sleep on my chest when she was very small but she's grown bigger and my chest isn't a comfortable bed anymore lol, but the boy used to Love getting g his belly rubs as he sleeps by my side. He stopped, he's peeing on my clothes and sheets and he doesn't stop shouting. What to do?
Is your cat neutered? It sounds like he may be growing up and showing signs of being an adult male cat. Neutering would most likely alleviate all of these compulsions.
@@AllAboutCatsYT Thank you! strange question: is there another way? XD it may sound strange but my personal convection is that sex is one of the rights of every creature capable of it, and I think it is unfair of me to deprive them of that right.
@@mahmoodali5043Totally understandable. The best thing you can do is to provide a low-stress environment. Letting him outside comes with some risks, but providing a catio or other safe outdoor space may be helpful; it gives him a place to be himself without destroying or harming anything inside of the house.
I work from home since civod19 i rescued him at 4 months, im going to foster a female his age if they bond I'll adopt her, my cat has been extremely clingy and trying to tun in my neighbors apt to play with her cat.
My all black male cat shadow has started to meow at me more than ever lately my boyfriend moved and had them in the apartment basically by thier self for about a month n half we have another male cat named patches hes a tuxedo cat they are about 2\3 years old patches is super clingy on me now he wont let me out of his sight he will meow at my feet until i pick him up to lay on my shoulder and if i sit in bed hes right next to me at all times has to be laying next to me or on my chest touching me at all times if i go out on the inclosed porch to smoke a cigarette he will get on my headboard in the window and watch me shadow will sit in between the doors to get inside and meow at me until i come in i just bought them 2 scratching post a tunnel and cat bed patches is the only one who uses the cat bed shadow is more independent he doesnt like being held or really cuddling he will rub on my ankles and meow at me now HOW CAN I HELP THEM TO RELAX AND THE SEPARATION AXIETY????? PLEASE HELP ME
We foster failed a male kitten 8 weeks old when he came. A month later we started fostering a 12 year old female cat that was failing to thrive at the shelter. Both are specal needs cats, kitten has FCH and the 12 yo has hyperthyroidsim. The first week the kitten wanted nothing to do with the older one. Hissing and grouling etc. The really surprised me being he was only 3 months old. They did finally get over it and now are playmates.
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My cats are clingy, but I have 3 cats and 3 dogs, so I know they're not lonely
I lost one of my cats just over a week ago, and now my surviving kitty is an only cat for the first time in his life. He’s been vocal ever since we lost my oldest cat at 21 last summer, but I’d say he’s a little more now. He’s also somewhat clingy but he seems to know how much I am grieving and he’s being close. Thankfully I work from home most of the time and we do play several games daily. When I am ready, I’ll bring two young rescues into our house, and hopefully that will make us both happy.
Thank you so much. I had no idea what to do with my cats.
I have two kittens; a bit and a girl.
I got two so they don't get lonely or bored when I'm at work.
I recently see all of the signs on the boy. He pees on my clothes or my bed (anything that has my scent). He keeps vocalizing all day and in an usual tone like he's not meowing he's shouting. He doesn't destroy furniture anymore.but his sister still does as she always have. And both of them stopped sleeping by my side. The girl used to sleep on my chest when she was very small but she's grown bigger and my chest isn't a comfortable bed anymore lol, but the boy used to Love getting g his belly rubs as he sleeps by my side. He stopped, he's peeing on my clothes and sheets and he doesn't stop shouting.
What to do?
Mine fight every day.
I have a cat that shows those symptoms except eating
Don’t run out to adopt a kitten! “Jane” was a happy, 5-year-old cat. She lived with a family with children, and she “dominated” the family’s dog. Her family thought she was lonely (or they just wanted a cute kitten), so they adopted “Alice”. Jane hated Alice. In spite of the family’s efforts to socialize them, nothing worked, so the family decided to keep the cute kitten Alice and dump poor Jane. My retired friend adopted Jane. Jane is so happy living with my friend. Jane greets everyone who visits by testing out their laps. She loves to play and even to chase the occasional real mouse. There are plenty of catless people to adopt kittens. Don’t pretend that your cat is lonely just to get a kitten. [The names of the cats have been changed to protect their identities.]
Got tip, but sorry the end got me laughing
I just adopted a 5 month old female for my 2yr old resident male. Both are fixed. I've never seen him run & play so much in the 7 months I've had him. Best decision I've ever made.
Having two is always best haha
I am thinking of doing this for my two year boy cat.
I’ve been thinking about giving my 2 & 1/2 yr old back Mama rescue cat a friend, but have been SO nervous after hearing horror stories of cat introductions going wrong or two cats never accepting each other. Thank you for sharing a success story, makes me want to reconsider & add to our little furry family. ❤
@@cheshirecatswiftieYou could foster until you find the right friend. That's what I will do.
@@cheshirecatswiftie I hear you loud and clear. I'm on the same boat
I adopted a pair of siblings at 8 weeks, and last year one of them sadly passed away at 15. His sister, who had been having issues with night vocalization/hyperthyroidism, howled and paced looking for her brother all night every night for months. I barely slept. I wasn’t completely ready, but I decided to adopt another cat. He’s 2 and has breathed new life into my senior lady. There’s barely been a howl out of her since night one of having the new cat. She’s even gotten more playful than she’s been in years.
I have the same issue with my 17 yr old. She mourned her brother for months. I would love to get her a playmate but she has a history of tearing other kitties apart. She would not handle it well.
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In the same situation. I adopted two cats together at age 8 months. The boy just passed away oct 16, 2022 at age 14 .5 years old. Leaving my little girl who just turned 15. I don’t know what to do. She cried out a lot after he passed and I had to move two weeks later for a contract job so she had a lot of changes. I took her to the doctor again ( even tho she had her annual a couple months ago ) and did another complete work up and everything was normal so she is now put on anti anxiety medication . I have been debating to get her a friend .
@David Wanklyn Thank you David, unfortunately Mooshie has quickly lost a lot of weight and I feel she may be at the end. The same exact thing happened to her brother. She is a longhair, so I didn't notice it before this week. I am deciding what to do for her now 💔
@@ccalexander1924 Try getting a stuffed animal (cat) for a lonely cat, especially an older one who lost a sibling/companion. Sometimes just having a look-alike animal can help.
I adopted a friend for my first cat after a year. She wasn't too happy about it, so I adopted a third to play with the second, and now those two get along great and my first cat just hangs around me happily ignoring the other two lol
My three year old cat is definitely lonely. Since I've raised her from 3 weeks old, she just sleeps a lot, plays with me a little but seems to get bored quickly and she eats. She's overweight. I found 4 week old feral kitten two weeks ago who was quite sick and so needed to be isolated for two weeks. Slow introductions between the two have occurred for the last two days. The kitten is not perturbed by my resident adult cat but the adult seems a bit perplexed. I let her smell the kitten scent on my hands which she does with great interest and then she licks my hands. I hope this is a good sign. Short face to face introduction will start tomorrow. I hope they will get along well.
The local shelter here, Meow Cat Rescue, does not allow people to adopt a single kitten unless there is a specific reason, the kitten doesn't get along with other cats or special needs. When we went there to adopt we thought we were going to get one but we adopted a pair. They are bonded siblings and they always have each other. It makes me feel happy and relieved that if there is a period of a few hours where I can't interact with them they have each other.
If at all possible, adopt two cats, not one. I'm not sure I can watch this entire video, it's going to make me sad.
I recently acquired a baby Ragdoll male, as he started getting around pretty well he tried being friends with our two older cats, but they didn’t want anything to do with him. So I told him that I would find him a friend. I got with a guy at work that rescues cats and told him I was looking for the fuzziest female he could find. A few days went by and he showed up with a fuzzy black female, she is about the same age as my male. It has taken about two weeks to get to know each other and they are little lovers now, they sleep together and run and play. I’m happy that I could do that for him.
This vet has not defined her terms! Like for example HOW much sleep is too much? What exactly is destructive behavior? My cat likes to get my attention by scratching or calling out--how much is destructive behavior--after all much of what she defines as destructive behavior at least borders on normal cat behavior? My boy was traumatized. He was starving when he was picked up for adoption. This is a defining characteristic of his personality now; he can't wait to be fed. And finally, I cannot afford to go to a vet as much as is advised. Routine visits can run about $300! Does this mean I shouldn't have a cat?
My older cat turned very aggressive and anti-social after the other cat we had at the time passed away, she'd constantly go room to room meowing, and nothing we tried seemed to work. Then a few years later, and two more cats, it's almost like she's a new cat. She can still lash out now and then, but most of the time she's become affectionate again and friendlier to visitors. It's even been known for her to join in and play a little too. Grief and loneliness completely changed her personality.
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My 20-year-old has been very vocal lately, and I had no idea it could be that she is hyperthyroid. Thank you! I'm making an appointment with the vet.
Yeah I have a 14 year old that has gotten much louder so I'll have to do that too.
Hi Denese.
If your cat eat alot drink alot and wee alot ,check the litter you'll see lots of wee as to compare with previously,
That's a sign for hyperthyroidism. My cat 13 years old,the above were signs I saw in my cat.and my vet confirm my suspicion,she was diagnose with hyperthyroidism. The treatments are ear ointments (thyroid medication that just need to apply on ear so can observed easily),oral tablet.both has side effect. Iodine 131 has no side effects but very expensive n need to stay in the hospital for treatment. The above was my vet suggestions.
Hi David.
Yes bed breath can be from rotten teeth,swallen gum,ulser etc good that your cat is better now
Little known fact: feeding fish to cats triggers hyperthyroidism! Something to do with chemical content in fish - particularly the parts they put in cat food. If you aren’t sure, stop feeding fish for a few days and watch your cat’s hyperthyroid symptoms (meowing, excessive urination, big pupils) subside, and then feed a little fish to them and the signs immediately return. I wish more people knew this as I had two older cats with hyperthyroidism and I believe it was caused by what I had fed them for so many years. Many vets are not aware of this.
You mentioned cliques so let me tell you a story about cat drama...
My dad currently has four cats, though he's had several more that were either given away or died over the past seven years.
He currently has a male black tuxedo, a female persian-mix, a female white/black mottled short-hair, and a male orange tabby, all have been fixed (spayed/neutered). My dad used to have a male gray tuxedo and a male gray tabby that were not fixed, they died last year of separate illnesses but I mention them now because they are important to the drama that's about to unfold.
Because this may get confusing, I'll describe the cast of characters in this family drama in more detail and provide background info to flesh them out.
The tuxedo male and mottled female are siblings from a litter of five kittens and are about 6 years old, two of their siblings were given away to family members, and one died. they were members of their mother's first litter, who would go on to have a second litter. The persian-mix was born to one of the cats in the mother's second litter, so in other words the persian-mix is a niece to the male black tuxedo and female mottled, and she is about 3 or 4 years old.
The male black tuxedo and female mottled's father disappeared (typical) and their mother died a couple years ago, but in her second litter she had two male kittens and two female kittens and I'll refer to them as the sister-wives. One male disappeared and the other was given away. The sister-wives gave birth to kittens days apart and shared parenting duties with each other, nursing each other's kittens, babysitting, etc., and we lost track of who gave birth to what kittens, but there were seven total.
Two of the seven died young, two kittens were given away along with the sister-wives, and my dad kept three. One of the three disappeared, the other two were the female persian-mix and the male gray tuxedo.
At this point in the story we now have a male black tuxedo and a female white/black mottled that are siblings, and we have their niece a persian-mix and their nephew a gray tuxedo.
The male orange tabby I mentioned in the beginning was not genetically related and belonged to the neighbor but all of their cats hated him so he ran away. The male orange tabby befriended the male gray tuxedo at my dad's house, but all of my dad's other cats hated this new stranger.
Because of this animosity, the orange tabby and gray tuxedo began to spend most of their time together and away from the other three, but the male gray tuxedo would often sneak off alone to visit his blood relatives on the other side of the property. I convinced myself that the male orange tabby and the male gray tuxedo had a major bromance happening and you'll see why in a bit.
The final member of this story is the male gray tabby who was much younger than all the rest and showed up at my dad's house barely old enough to have been weaned.
In a bizarre display, the male gray tuxedo adopted the little male gray tabby kitten right away, and I mean that as literally as possible. Upon hearing the kitten's cries he went running, I feared he was going to kill it because he was always hyper territorial to stray cats, but instead he began to comfort it. He protected it from his female relatives who hated the little crying runt.
The male orange tabby also tolerated the little squacker and it became the third member of their clique or family I guess. The male grey tuxedo showed the little male gray tabby where to eat, allowed the kitten to "nurse" from him, curled up with the kitten at night, played with him, and acted like its mother. I've only seen this behavior from a male cat once before in my life. Here were these three male cats all acting like a family.
In terms of the other three cats who are all related to each other, the two females (the persian-mix and the mottled) tolerate each other most of the time, but the persian struggles with respecting personal space and the mottled has only a small amount of patience for this.
They both love the male black tuxedo and he is the most calm and collected of all of the cats, very friendly and outgoing with people, and tolerant except towards the orange tabby but he doesn’t go looking for trouble. The female persian-mix on the other hand always goes looking for a fight with the male orange tabby, and he in turn will do the same, they absolutely hate each other.
The male orange tabby has always been very clingy, but especially so after the two gray males died last year in rapid succession, one from FIP and the other from a treatment resistant upper-respiratory infection. It seems like he is becoming more antagonistic towards the females, more so than he was when his gray friends were still there, I guess perhaps it is loneliness.
Watching all of this unfold has been like watching a television drama, I mean who needs Game of Thrones when you have the secret lives of cats to observe.
I adopted a 4yr old cat from the shelter who had separation anxiety and prescribed gabapentin. He bonded with a young women and was brought to the shelter so i adopted him. I don't want to stress him out because it's his second week. He is taking his meds though which helps.
Sometimes I wonder if he poops outside litter box, it's because I haven't cleaned it. Kitty does have two litterboxes to use one on each floor.
Also as he's gotten older, his meows have more ... vocal fry. I guess that's just aging not loneliness. He's 12 years old.
WoW! My daughter's cat Maxine exhibits at least half of these signs. She is a Chatty Kathy (all of the time), puts the little paws under the door, EATS. She had some episodes of defecating outside of her litter box (very unusual for her).
3/6 my cat is showing signs of being lonely but I do plan on having another cat in the future though so I got that going for me
Cat won't play with toys anymore. Cat won't play with me or hang out on the balcony with me anymore. All he wants to do is go outside and hang out with his friend. If I don't let him out, he yowls for about half an hour, then looks miserable for the rest of the night. I feel like I'm living with a teenager. 🙄 What do I do?
You described my cat to a T,, We call him Velcro cat !,, 24/7,,, and I’m home all day with him ,, he’s spoiled with love ❤
One of my cats got out of the house over a month ago while a relative was watching them. Since then, my other cat has been much more vocal whenever I get home and she tries to get my attention by doing things she knows she’s not supposed to do and didn’t do before (like standing on the countertops). I think she might be lonely without her cat buddy 🙁.
I have an appointment with her Dr already
I think you talk about apartment cats. My cat can come one go outside whenever he wants. He can be bored in deep cold winter. The rest of the year he is busy all night (with weekly gifts, often alive) and sleeps, licks himself during the day.
I've only just put my cat on a mild diet because, even though she's an indoor/outdoor cat, it's winter here in Australia and she's inside more often. So, I'd give her a really small bit of kibble I keep only as "treats", seeing as she was close by more often. When she was outside more, the opportunity to give her something didn't present itself so much.
I've always thought cats with a little bit of a "chunky" size are so cute, but I know weight can become a problem that can easily get out of hand quickly. Thanks for the advice 🙏😸
I think im convinced my cat needs another friend... my cat has been obsessively clingy since day 1 and would wait all day for me if the door was closed. I work from home so i never do that but she would worry about me if im ever not near her. And she is a cuddlebug too. Its a lot of stress going through my first cat bit i think for the betterment of my cat, i will adopt another one for her sake.
5:38 My older cat is whining, and so needy. I just am so worried about him. What should I do?
🎯 Key Takeaways for quick navigation:
00:13 🐱 Increased sleeping and eating can be signs of cat loneliness, but they can also indicate sickness or pain.
01:36 🚽 Litter box problems, such as peeing or defecating outside the box, can be a cry for help from a lonely or stressed cat.
02:15 🐾 Lonely cats may engage in destructive behaviors like shredding things to release pent-up energy.
02:43 🗣️ Increased vocalization, especially when you come home or at night, can be a sign of a lonely cat. It may also indicate health issues in older cats.
03:26 😾 Loneliness can lead to aggression in cats, including swatting, chasing, or growling, due to frustration and stress.
03:55 🤗 If your cat becomes excessively clingy, following you everywhere, it might be a sign of loneliness. There are various ways to address cat loneliness, including getting another cat, using a pet sitter, and providing feline enrichment.
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I adopted a cat that is a 7 year old tortie now. I have a studio apartment so I am limited in space. She is a sweet, loving cat, but I'm afraid she is lonely because she came from a home with kids and other pets. I try to get her to play, but she doesn't stay interested for long. I feel so bad when I have to be out of the apartment and leave my radio playing at least. I am retired, but still have a busy life. I've bought wand toys which she likes most but she only plays for a while. She has defecated outside the box since she came here which makes me think that is why the family couldn't keep her. I clean her litter box several times a day. I don't have carpet, only wood floors, and they are easy to clean. I love her so much and want to help her, not give her up. I don't want her to be rejected again. But I hate to see her so sad.
You’re doing it right! Just try to be consistent with play, even if she doesn’t seem interested, the more you try, the more they will play. It’s a slow change, but it works. Also, try to play right before you feed her (as in nature - first hunt, the eat)
Catify your studio as much as you can to expand her territory as well
I think you’re doing it great and she’ll thrive with you❤
@@barhernan153 Thank you, Bar Hernan! I appreciate your kind support.
i moved into a student apartment with one of my cats in the fall, and go home to my husband and the rest of the cat gang by train every other weekend. I was unsure if he was going to be able to make it as an alone cat, but i knew he would miss me terribly because he mostly just sleeps when I'm not at home. But he has been thriving! Turns out he loves being alone with me! He also seems to apriciate the rest of the cat gang more now when we travel home to them, and he started sleeping next to his brother again (he stopped doing that years ago). So it seems he likes being with the others sometimes, but he LOVES all the attention he gets as a lonely cat.
We adopted two 6 month old bonded sisters after our little dog died. It was good that they had each other because they took a long time to warm up to us--about a year (but don't worry, they love us to bits now). Our daughter adopted two unrelated young kittens at the same time and they have never gotten along. They tolerate each other, but thats about it and they've been together for about 8 years now.
My cat started urinating outside of the box a few years ago after I had a job change. He was left alone for 9 or 10 hours a day and I discovered he was ocassionally urinating in random areas in the house. The vet ran tests and figured he was stressed. The vet had me start my cat on liquid fluoxetine, but it was difficult to administer without him spitting it out and foaming at the mouth due to the bitterness of the med. We tried him on a low dosage fluoxetine tablet and then a higher dosage capsule that he takes daily. It has seemed to fix the stress problem, but I worry about the long term effects of the fluoxetine. He’s 7 years old and just the sweetest, most playful guy. One would never know he felt stress or loneliness. I thought about adopting another cat for his companionship, but I worry it may make things worse even though he’s very cool around other animals.
I gotta step up my cat game. He's lonely and bored but also is a Tom and tolerates other cats but doesn't seek them out when we lived with them. I wish I'd have gotten him a buddy when he was a kitten. I worry he'd get jealous with a new cat, or not get along with them. The other cats weren't mine so it'd be a different dynamic if it was.
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I worry about this with my male cat. I give him a good routine & get him involved in what im doing & chat to him mostly of the time & then play some on an evening. I didnt have him from being a kitten, he was a stray that no-one claimed & stayed - thank god, he’s an angel. My mam got a kitten couple years ago & popped by to say hi with her in her carrybox. She was super tiny & friendly….yet my cat as big as he is was shaking & hissing some, so clearly felt threatened. He’s very sweet, gentle & timid by nature & was very outdoorsy but is now a housecat (because of a main road) but has adapted very well & has an outdoor space (balcony) I’m wondering if he’s happy as being the only cat, he’s literally always by my side, or if he would adjust to & like some cat company. I don’t want to bring another cat into his home & upset either of them 🙁
I only have one cat, due to my boyfriend's allergies. I sometimes worry she might be lonely, but she exhibits none of these signs. Maybe she likes being the queen of the house.
When I could not play with my Cooper enough, I got him a sissy. There is about a 5 month age difference but within 24 hours they were best buds… and months later they are SUCH good friends and playmates. And I get a little peace… though they still want mama to play with them together and as individuals each day.
A super important topic. Thank you!
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My Luna is indoor/outdoor. She has become uninterested in toys though has a couple wand toys she still plays with. Has been eating more and sleeping more but still goes on long walks everyday. loves puzzles (which she gets loaded with freeze dried meat and less wet food to compensate). She has now decided to only pee in her litter boxes and defecate outside or in my planter box. Rescued from the street. Seems to be fairly neutral towards other cats but its hard to tell how she will react. I want to get her a buddy
I have a 16 yr old coonie and I have just moved and he has not been very happy about it. He's never been very vocal or clingy but boy has he been loud and constant the last couple of days. I've been gone a lot between houses and he has let me know about it.😀 It's going to start calming down so hopefully we will get back to our routine. Thanks Dr Wooten, really enjoy your videos.
Thank you. My soon-to-be 11yo neutered male cat has been acting up since he has become an indoor only cat. I am going to get him a 2-5yo neutered female for us & so he has a companion for when I’m gone days. I’m prepared for a number of weeks of separate spaces for introductions!
I’m going to cry, my cat shows so many of these signs :( it’s heartbreaking to think he’s been feeling this way for so long because I’ve been depressed. I would really like to learn to be a better companion for him but I am not sure if it’s too late for that and I should just rehome him. Any advice on this?
No, no, no, Lane...please don't take this as an indication that your cat absolutely needs a different environment. What are the specific signs you're seeing? I'm sure there are ways to easily help him feel better that don't involve rehoming.
@@AllAboutCatsYT he pees outside the litter box, and has some aggressive and anxious behavior. I haven’t been the best with his litter or enrichment, I work long hours and have health/ mental health problems but I work from home so I could potentially make a lot more time for him. He also hates and is afraid of my roommate’s cat, which adds to the stress so I keep him in a separate room but I think it’s too crowded for him. I’m just worried no one else would take him because of his behavior issues
I have three cats, one 13 years old and 5 years old siblings, a girl and the boy. The boy is sometimes bored and indeed, he teases the girls, runs after them and so on. He really goes to the sleeping girl cat and ”hits” her to make her defend and run. Like human boys tease girls. Of course, I stop it and give him attention by starting to play with him, because he is very strong and girls do not like his teasing. I often think that he’d need a football team, other boys to play with him. 😂 But I cannot afford more cats. I also offered to go out with him (in the harness) but he is afraid to step outside the door. He is an inside cat. My younger girl cat is following me everywhere. The oldest girl is also social but more independent. And when I go to sleep, they all come to sleep around me: the oldest on the pillow beside my head, the young girl on my armpit, the boy on my leggs. All are purring loudly, it is a concert. Then, in the morning, the task of the young girl is to wake me up at 5 am. She does it by tapping my cheek gently with her paw. It is the order.
One time I visited my friend who has a dog. I overnighted there with my cats. After all, all three cats and the dog slept with me. The dog came under my cover, only his head was showing. My cats stared at it as thinking: ”What is THAT doing in our bed?” After awhile, they accepted the situation and they all slept in my bed. I could hardly move.
The owner of the dog came at the door and said: I am jealous! 😂 Fortunately, she did not come into my bed, too.
Thanks for this information ❣️ our young cat needs a friend but until then I play birdsongs on RUclips at night for a few hours and he has calmed down.
I feel like the same thing is happening with my mother's cat. She was born from a stray. She is now a year. The vets diagnosed her with "Giardia". She had worms and with the proper directions from the vet we were able to get her stomach issues under control. My mother see that her cat is lonely and had considered getting one, but the concern is over the contagion of "Giardia". I know from what I read that over time it can disappear when they get older but introducing a younger cat into the fold could be an issue. Because right now we noticed the cat spending a lot of time sleeping in the closet and then eating. You might have hit on something. My mom went away for a small business trip. When she came back she noticed the cat had put on weight even though it didn't seem like she was eating much. We feed her broth in the morning and she has a small bowl of grain free dry food and water. So I really don't know if her weight gain was due to eating, curling up into a space or because my mom was away. This has been why my mom has been concerned of getting a playmate because she might not be getting the play attention she wants.
Thanks Doc! This was a welcome wake-up call to go back to playing a bit more with my indoor solo ginger critter.
I have a 1 yr old Siberian male who is a Velcro cat and a lil aggressive if I don’t get enough play session in a day. We’ve been regretting not picking up 2 instead of 1, and are now thinking about getting another Siberian male from the same breeder. Keeping my fingers crossed I can set up a proper cat camp, introduce them properly, and they get along. Our current one just seems so bored and lonely sometimes. Even though I provide him with plenty toys, cat tv etc.
Its a good thing he doesn’t eat kibble and I don’t free feed him, or he’d be a fuzzy Rollie pollie 😂
My cat howls until i go find him, then wants me to chase him 😂
I worry about my cat, Rosie, being lonely. She is an indoor cat. She had an identical sister and I adopted them both at 6 weeks. One died of an untreatable cancer aged 18 months. They were really close. That was 2 years ago - and since then Rosie has really become far more sociable to me and very affectionate . It wasn't a worry while I was working from home but now we are back in office, Rosie is super clingy and vocal when I come home. Doesn't leave my side tbh. When I head up to be she comes too, when I wake up she is on my pillow gazing into my eyes as I open them - if I get up late on the weekend she won't go down stairs without me - when I pop to the loo night or day my little furry companion comes too. She's not destructive, 100% reliable in the litter box use and isn't fat but she is super vocal and very clingy but I fear getting another cat to keep her company might make her sad.
Maybe you could talk to your vet about this. Perhaps you could also foster a cat or two and see if your own cat likes any of them. If they seem compatible, perhaps an adoption would work out. Good luck to you.
My cat, Nehemiah, always follows me into the loo. It's a thing with him. Maybe it's the heated floors but actually I think it's a "bonding thing".
I am going through something similar. Adopted bonded siblings at about 14 weeks old. Just lost my boy Sam from either FIP or cancer at just over 2 years old. Since Sams passing (who was a very clingy cat with me and his sister) now his sister Mia is far more clingy with me, coming to see me faster when I get home. She was trying to play with her brother when he was sick. I don’t want to rush into anything as she is still having signs of grief since the lost just 2 weeks ago. But I don’t know if I should attempt to get a friend in the future…..when I had to take Sam to the vet without Mia she had post separation aggression so I don’t know if she would welcome another cat. But she likes to chase and play with Sam and he loved to snuggle her and she always gave him baths.
@@LOSTandfound922 Such a recent loss must be very raw for you and Mia. Heartbreaking. My one suggestion is give it a bit of time and don't rush into anything. It's hard to see feline grief and not be able to explain. My Rosie spent a few weeks looking for her sister around the house - these days (2 years after) she demands lots of play and cuddles with me - sometimes I feel like I'm an honorary cat, rather than her human tbh. I've decided to just work from home as much as I can - in our case its just too much of an unknown outcome to bring in another cat - not fair on Rosie or the other cat if it doesn't work out.
@@granthostheflatulent oh how heartbreaking have take to watch Rosie look for her sister. What you describe is how my Mia has been acting since we lost Sam. She is far more cuddly and clingy and absolutely demands I play with her more. Her appetite is also down slightly. Unfortunately I cannot work from home and I had my cousin coming by to spend time with her while I was at work but she is very timid and she doesn’t relax around other people. I am going to take months to decide if we try to add another kitty to our lives but decided foster to adopt would be the only way I would do it, so if things go poorly we can go back to just the two of us, but as you say there’s so much unknown on how that would go and I would hate to cause more stress! Every cat is so unique
I wondered, but the only sign is he is vocal and guarding me when i get home. So he probably just misses me a bit. That was obvious. We miss each other when gone. I dont have work yet, but if my body holds together, im trying to. However, its a healthy routine for us both to include play time and time to just be together. Its healthy for me to go to the social room, but not all the time when home. I want to be able to take him too, but were working on training and he might not train.
My calico is SO clingy, but she is with me most of the day and all night and gets tons of attention.
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Try getting a stuffed animal (cat) for a lonely cat, especially an older one who lost a sibling/companion. Sometimes just having a look-alike animal helps.
Our seven year old indoor only female seems to be eating and sleeping more lately during this unusually cold winter season. She also seems a bit more vocal and aggressive than usual. But she’s drinking plenty of water and uses the litter box. I know I should take her to the vet but the last time I took her she ripped out 3 of her claws despite being sedated with rescue remedy and a prescription sedative.
my cat lost his female cat his friend and now he just search for her and eat more than before 😢 The cat was having 2 kittens he used to play with the kittens but after the mother died they also passed away after 2 days 😢
Thank you so much. This video is very helpful. My kitten is getting more clingy and follows to every room. Last weeks makes him officially a year old, so I know it so of his behaviors could be due to being young. I can be more aware with this video, since he is my only pet baby and he is alone for about 4-5 hours in the day.
Yep - my kitty baby is lonely and bored even though I am home with him, but he lost two partner kitties within a 6 mo. period so I have to think it's just he wants a buddy again (my friend stayed here with two kittens for four weeks and he was fine with them!)
I have been wondering if my cat is lonely. I often feel bad I cannot engage with him as much as he wants and also in the ways his wants. I found him in a swamp and his only interaction cats he hated it but it was in situations where he didnt feel safe. He loves dogs but I can't get one. I haven't finished the video but he vocalizes SOOOO much now, especially because my roommate and I are gone all day. I'm hoping that getting him a cat friend is something he finds joy in. Finding enrichment for him that works and he doesnt get bored of has been a job in itself in the 5 years ive had him, I think, despite his few previous experiences, he would benefit from having the right cat sibling.
Yes, my cats are Bored. I try to play but I don't think I am timing play with their cycle. The cat wheel helps a little but I have to be better at changinging my activities to match theirs.
Helpful as always
Oh WOW. My girl Moosha is 17 and six months ago, her brother needed to be put down suddenly (RIP Scooch, love of my life❤). The first six weeks she was impossible to deal with - she did not sleep, she paced around and vocalized day and night, lost weight, defecated outside the box, and became EXTREMELY CLINGY. She has been sleeping a lot lately and has been eating better and pooping has stopped, but it's the clingy-ness that is killing me. I work at home and she crawls on me all day and really whines when I tell her 'No!' and try to put her in her bed, which she never stays in. I always feel so bad when I turn her away but I can't spend every minute of the day with her. How should I respond to the clingy-ness? Do I give in to her every time to make her feel better, or does that just encourage the clingy-ness? She is 17 and I do want to hug her as much as possible since she's elderly, but I also have to get work done. (She's in my lap now as I write this.) Thank you!
Talk to your vet!
Thank you so much for so much helpful information :D
My cat (7 yr old fixed male) was aggressive toward me when it was just the two of us (I took him with me when I got my own place). I made sure there was plenty of stimulation, and played with him every day. He was so anxious and depressed, his vet put him on anti-anxiety and antidepressant medications (more than I’ve been taking!). That still didn’t help.
I decided to leave him with the “non-custodial parent” as my former roommate/partner calls himself, because he seemed happier at the house than my apartment. It seems, however, I’m the only one who plays with him when I visit several times a week. He’s still very aggressive toward (only) me. I think he’s depressed. My friend thinks I’m anthropomorphizing him. For his own well-being, I’ve been (unsuccessfully) trying to rehome him for about a year now. We adopted him for my teen stepson when he was five months old. The kid feeds him, but otherwise ignores the poor cat. His dad tends to smother the cat, even when he’s giving all the telltale signs to leave him alone. But it’s me he attacks. I’m at a loss.
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Thank you, Love your videos 👍🏻😻💐. It always makes watch our cats even more closely as I already do.
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Thank you ❤ this is very informative. I looked this together with my kitten. I think we are going to get another kitten soon. I have cornish rex and they are super social.
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So um… I don’t know if I did well. My mainecoon was always very attention seeking, very high energy (although 6 years old) very vocalising. One day we had to foster a kitten a few days, and to my surprise, my giant cat transformed into the most gentle sweet loving surrogate dad. (He was never mean to me, but knew how to say enough). He tried to play with the little kitten, but being the giant he is, the kitten was a little affraid of him. It took a few days for the kitten to understand that my cat was a gentle giant and began to play with him. But it was already time for the kitten to go to his forever home. I decided then to look for a cat for my cat :). And I found one. An adorable, talkative, beautiful sweet cat. They play together, they run after one another, it is very nice to see them interacting. My maine coon watching every move so he doesn’t hurt the little kitten. Where is the kitten, there is my older cat. But now my older cat just doesn’t look at me anymore. He rarely comes anymore for kisses, he doesn’t follow me anymore. So i was wondering, is he angry at me for the kitten? Did I do something wrong?
I think you did really well! You noticed that your older cat liked having a kitten around, and you got him a companion to satisfy that need. It sounds like your cat is having a wonderful time with his new friend, and it's simply taking up his time and energy that was previously directed towards you. I don't think he's angry at all-he's having fun and enjoying the opportunity to socialize with a member of his own species. It's probably disappointing to no longer get all of that attention, but I think it's very much for the best. Imagine a parent recognizing that their child no longer wants to spend as much time with them now that they have a friend around their own age; it's bittersweet. All the best!
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hey, i think my cat is lonely. Getting another cat in my house is not possible because he is scared of other cats. I try to play with him more but he doesn't want to play that much. Maybe I haven't find yet the way he wants to play. He is a quite slow cat, not very active. I feel sad often not being able to make him more excited.
Love your videos Doc!
Is there any cat food intolerance test to recommend? My cat has been having soft stools lately and I suspect she does not tolerate duck meat. I don't want to go through the lengthy elimination diet, just wonder if any blood/hair/stool test can provide the answer.
What if I get a kitten for my cat? She is about 5 years old. Wouldn’t a younger cat be better versus another cat her age? My cat is never alone. However, we have 2 dogs in our house. (My son brought his boxer when he moved back into our house).
I have a rescue Maltipoo mix. My sweet yet distant cat, Latte has retreated to avoid the dogs. She has shown her displeasure by doing some of the things you mentioned, peeing outside of her boxes, scratching furniture, etc.
I keep thinking she needs a pal. And, by the way, she was found on the side of the road after her mother was hit and killed by a car. She had to be bottled fed in the beginning. Poor thing didn’t get off to a good start. We give her attention on her own terms. Otherwise, she will bite. I am her favorite. She follows me around and misses me whenever I am away for any length of time. When I arrive home, she mews loudly and tightly circles my legs until I stroke and pet her. Then she is like a glue stick for a few hours. She does have feral like behaviors. Even with all this, I love her very much.
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I’m getting a Bengal kitten, wifey is getting us a puppy Griffon… is this good company for a cat, or does a cat prefer another cat for company?
My cat always sleeps and eats and he meows alot and keeps nocking down the curtains he always bites me when I try to leave and he follows me everywhere at night and I keep asking my parents for a cat but they so no
My 12 year old sleeps a lot and eats a lot. He follows me around the house, even to the bathroom. It's not really that different but I've wondered... What do you suggest? A kitten? He's been a lone cat for the vast majority of his life. I'm not all that interested in getting a dog but if I did, it'd have to be a small one. Yorkie or something like that.
Can u honstly say this u I have been stressing so much with wee cat and u tick ever box I work so it's hard to be there for her
I have a just turned 10-year-old female cat who hisses and swats at me anytime I come near her before I have to leave to go to work but she's fine when I come home. She starts the aggression when I'm getting dressed for work. She started this about 2 years ago Even when I hand her a treat before I actually leave she does sometimes make noises while she's chewing on the treat which I find hilarious and yet not. I tried using an anxiety relief supplement for her hours before I go to work and it doesn't work. Don't know what to do. Again it's only when I leave. I have a beautiful cat very loving I get a lot of hugs from her but I feel bad when I leave to go to work and I work overnight.
Aww, it sounds like your kitty really doesn't want you to leave! Our very caring feline behaviorist wrote this article on separation anxiety in cats: cats.com/cat-separation-anxiety
You might find it helpful!
I bought a kitten for my exotic shorthair a very "wild" one. She got so stressed and her stomach got really bad. My mother are taking care of the kitten for now so that she can get better but do I try with the kitten again? They got along fine for the most part, just different energy levels😅
Very great information
Hi. This is a timely video. We need help in figuring out how to enrich our cats lives and in ensuring they are having their needs met. We are new to cat parenthood. Also, new cat and current cat don’t get along. Who should we consult?
There are many resources available online, and you can also talk with a local cat behaviorist. Jackson Galaxy's RUclips channel is a good place to start: www.youtube.com/@JacksonGalaxy
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My cat eats mud. It's anxiety. She was rescue from a hurricane 🌀. I talk to my vet. Often
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I have just adopted a three-year-old cat and he has been left alone for extended periods by the previous owner. They were living in another flat and just popping by to feed him. Now we have a play time routine, two to four times everyday and we cuddle as much as possible. It has been two months together and I observe that he is already a lot less clingy, he likes to do his own thing in the living room when I am in the kitchen etc. But whenever it's my bed time, he starts swatting at me. Is this normal if it is not super aggressive? He used to bite really hard but it is more like a play bite this month also.
I had mother and son cats. The son died at age 14 3 months ago; the mom cat is 16. She's been meowing quite a bit in the morning and yowling in the evening. I've been looking for a new companion cat for her to no avail; the last adoption attempt failed.
How do I relieve my cat's loneliness?
Oh no, I'm sorry about your and your cat's loss. Since bringing a new cat into the home didn't seem to help, I might instead focus on creating a really consistent routine, which should establish some framework of security that your cat can exist in comfortably. Wishing you all the best.
I try and spend quality time with my cat but she squeaks at me in the middle of the night and when she wants her litter tray cleaned, which I do every time she goes. She is a 6 year old rescue stray. I try and change her toys around every couple of days because she wont' play with me rather prefers to play on her own. She has scratched my fabric furniture to bits, I have put the plastic guards around them but she always finds somewhere else. She has sratchy poles and cardboard scratchy ones which she prefers. She likes sitting on the verandah sunning herself and watching the birds. I wonder what else I can do to enrich her life. She has a slow feeder because I think her stray personality thinks she is never going to get another feed for quite a while. She flops at my feet and I stroke her as much as she will let me. I have only had her a year and she has put so much effort into becoming a house cat. I recenlty was taken in an emergency to hospital and a friend took her to our vets to stay. She told a communicator that she never wants to go there again. I am looking for alternatives. I don't know how to stop the squeaking in the middle of the night, I have tried tough love but it isn't working. Do you have any suggestions as to what else I can do. There is only the two of us and I am an older mum. She also has feline asthma. Thank you.
Thank you so much. I had no idea what to do with my cats.
I have two kittens; a bit and a girl.
I got two so they don't get lonely or bored when I'm at work.
I recently see all of the signs on the boy. He pees on my clothes or my bed (anything that has my scent). He keeps vocalizing all day and in an usual tone like he's not meowing he's shouting. He doesn't destroy furniture anymore.but his sister still does as she always have. And both of them stopped sleeping by my side. The girl used to sleep on my chest when she was very small but she's grown bigger and my chest isn't a comfortable bed anymore lol, but the boy used to Love getting g his belly rubs as he sleeps by my side. He stopped, he's peeing on my clothes and sheets and he doesn't stop shouting.
What to do?
Is your cat neutered? It sounds like he may be growing up and showing signs of being an adult male cat. Neutering would most likely alleviate all of these compulsions.
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strange question: is there another way? XD
it may sound strange but my personal convection is that sex is one of the rights of every creature capable of it, and I think it is unfair of me to deprive them of that right.
@@mahmoodali5043Totally understandable. The best thing you can do is to provide a low-stress environment. Letting him outside comes with some risks, but providing a catio or other safe outdoor space may be helpful; it gives him a place to be himself without destroying or harming anything inside of the house.
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We are unsure whether to get our car a sibling. She bites my calves when I walk away from her. She hates the female cat that lives next door though
My 7 month old kitten has been clingy and he’s always been very vocal , can he still feel lonely even if he has a dog companion at home too??
It's certainly possible that your cat would seek a lot of attention from you even through there's a dog around as well!
I work from home since civod19 i rescued him at 4 months, im going to foster a female his age if they bond I'll adopt her, my cat has been extremely clingy and trying to tun in my neighbors apt to play with her cat.
My cats "talk" all day most the time just when not sleeping...
One of my cats is always clingy..
My all black male cat shadow has started to meow at me more than ever lately my boyfriend moved and had them in the apartment basically by thier self for about a month n half we have another male cat named patches hes a tuxedo cat they are about 2\3 years old patches is super clingy on me now he wont let me out of his sight he will meow at my feet until i pick him up to lay on my shoulder and if i sit in bed hes right next to me at all times has to be laying next to me or on my chest touching me at all times if i go out on the inclosed porch to smoke a cigarette he will get on my headboard in the window and watch me shadow will sit in between the doors to get inside and meow at me until i come in i just bought them 2 scratching post a tunnel and cat bed patches is the only one who uses the cat bed shadow is more independent he doesnt like being held or really cuddling he will rub on my ankles and meow at me now
HOW CAN I HELP THEM TO RELAX AND THE SEPARATION AXIETY????? PLEASE HELP ME
My cat has been eating alot and meowing alot in night. Wil be buying more interactive toy and adding the 15 min game plan
Constant licking, and chewing on tail tip?
How to fix separation anxiety? I have 1 cat and I am the lone human. She yowls when I am in the shower
Is there such a thing as stressed drinking water
Not really; I would book a vet visit to rule out kidney disease, diabetes, or other issues!
Hmmm
We foster failed a male kitten 8 weeks old when he came. A month later we started fostering a 12 year old female cat that was failing to thrive at the shelter. Both are specal needs cats, kitten has FCH and the 12 yo has hyperthyroidsim. The first week the kitten wanted nothing to do with the older one. Hissing and grouling etc. The really surprised me being he was only 3 months old. They did finally get over it and now are playmates.