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Separation Anxiety - diarrhea on floor
We have a 9 month old, female and an 18 month old, female cat. They
are both fixed and not related but they get along fine. The younger cat is very attached to people but me in general. I have never seen a cat or kitten that wants to be with and on people as much as she does. At night and in the mornings she licks my face and nips at my chin. She sleeps at my side or on my back and follows us from room to room. She is an extremely loving and cuddling cat. She is also very vocal and is 1/2 Siamese. Last week, we went on a 5-day trip and left the cats alone in our house. A friend came by twice to give them food, water and clean out the litter boxes. The first night we were gone, the younger cat pooped (diarrhea) in 4-5 places behind the furniture. She had no health problems and the problem did not continue once we got home. We typically work 12-14 hour days and the cats are home alone during the day. I'm thinking she had the biggest problem at night since she typically sleeps with us and might have gotten stressed when we did not come home. We have gone on shorter trips before and did not have any problems except one time when she had a similar occurrence but to a much lesser degree. What can we do to help to avoid this behavior? Is this common among younger cats and do they sometimes grow out of it? Thanks for the assistance. |
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wrote on 1/2/04 11:18 PM: We have a 9 month old, female and an 18 month old, female cat. They are both fixed and not related but they get along fine. The younger cat is very attached to people but me in general. I have never seen a cat or kitten that wants to be with and on people as much as she does. At night and in the mornings she licks my face and nips at my chin. She sleeps at my side or on my back and follows us from room to room. She is an extremely loving and cuddling cat. She is also very vocal and is 1/2 Siamese. Last week, we went on a 5-day trip and left the cats alone in our house. A friend came by twice to give them food, water and clean out the litter boxes. The first night we were gone, the younger cat pooped (diarrhea) in 4-5 places behind the furniture. She had no health problems and the problem did not continue once we got home. We typically work 12-14 hour days and the cats are home alone during the day. I'm thinking she had the biggest problem at night since she typically sleeps with us and might have gotten stressed when we did not come home. We have gone on shorter trips before and did not have any problems except one time when she had a similar occurrence but to a much lesser degree. What can we do to help to avoid this behavior? Is this common among younger cats and do they sometimes grow out of it? Thanks for the assistance. I would hire a sitter to come in more often if you are away on trips. If someone came by every day a couple of times, she might not feel so bad. It helped me with my cats being so clingy when I am gone that they would not let me sleep when I got back. With regular visits, they are not nearly so bad. I also have whoever leave the TV on during the day for "company" and turn it off at night. Karen |
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