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Worried about my cat
Everything seemed fine, until a little after dinner Missy cat ran
under the bed and won't come out. She growls at my other cat, Mr Spock (normal), but she is also growling at me, which she's never done before. It's a low long growl like I've never heard from her before. She's been there for hours, hasn't moved, and doesn't look like she's coming out any time soon. This is not a normal hiding or sleeping spot for her. She seemed fine at lunch time, begged for her pets as usual. She ate her dinner, or at least she started. Now she won't even accept any treats which is most unlike her. I'm worried that something's wrong. I want to take her to the vet in the morning, but I don't know how I'm going to get her out from under the bed if she doesn't come out on her own. If she's all excited, sick or injured, I don't want to just try to grab her. She'd either run out the other side or claw me. Any suggestions? I live alone and don't think I'd get many volunteers to get the crazy angry kitty out from under the bed. Swyck |
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"Charlie Wilkes" wrote in message ... On Wed, 11 May 2005 21:42:27 -0400, wrote: Everything seemed fine, until a little after dinner Missy cat ran under the bed and won't come out. She growls at my other cat, Mr Spock (normal), but she is also growling at me, which she's never done before. It's a low long growl like I've never heard from her before. She's been there for hours, hasn't moved, and doesn't look like she's coming out any time soon. This is not a normal hiding or sleeping spot for her. She seemed fine at lunch time, begged for her pets as usual. She ate her dinner, or at least she started. Now she won't even accept any treats which is most unlike her. I'm worried that something's wrong. I want to take her to the vet in the morning, but I don't know how I'm going to get her out from under the bed if she doesn't come out on her own. If she's all excited, sick or injured, I don't want to just try to grab her. She'd either run out the other side or claw me. Any suggestions? I live alone and don't think I'd get many volunteers to get the crazy angry kitty out from under the bed. Swyck My vote would be to leave her alone for now. She might have heard something that was inaudible to you that really unnerved her. Now she needs a bit of time to chill out, and she's found the spot where she wants to do it. I wouldn't try to coax or bribe her, but rather ignore her, at least until it is time to take her to the vet. That low growl is meant as a warning to be taken seriously. I'll bet she will not turn out to be physically ill, but it never hurts to find out. What worries me is that cats are generally so stoic about discomfort, if her behavior is due to pain or illness, she must be REALLY ill. |
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On Wed 11 May 2005 10:40:31p, Charlie Wilkes wrote in
rec.pets.cats.health+behav ): My vote would be to leave her alone for now. She might have heard something that was inaudible to you that really unnerved her. Now she needs a bit of time to chill out, and she's found the spot where she wants to do it. I wouldn't try to coax or bribe her, but rather ignore her, at least until it is time to take her to the vet. That low growl is meant as a warning to be taken seriously. I'll bet she will not turn out to be physically ill, but it never hurts to find out. My vote is that since the behavior started after eating that maybe she's uncomfortable or in pain. Maybe she has an obstruction? I wouldn't wait if the cat is hiding for hours like this. And the new growling thing. Not good. -- Cheryl "The clever cat eats cheese and breathes down rat holes with baited breath." - W.C. Fields |
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On Wed, 11 May 2005 21:56:13 -0500, Cheryl
wrote: On Wed 11 May 2005 10:40:31p, Charlie Wilkes wrote in rec.pets.cats.health+behav ) : My vote would be to leave her alone for now. She might have heard something that was inaudible to you that really unnerved her. Now she needs a bit of time to chill out, and she's found the spot where she wants to do it. I wouldn't try to coax or bribe her, but rather ignore her, at least until it is time to take her to the vet. That low growl is meant as a warning to be taken seriously. I'll bet she will not turn out to be physically ill, but it never hurts to find out. My vote is that since the behavior started after eating that maybe she's uncomfortable or in pain. Maybe she has an obstruction? I wouldn't wait if the cat is hiding for hours like this. And the new growling thing. Not good. If the behaviour is psychologically based it will usually rapidly pass in my opinion. It didn't, so it must be physical. It can't hurt to see a vet. |
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On Thu, 12 May 2005 03:07:27 GMT, John Ross Mc Master
wrote: On Wed, 11 May 2005 21:56:13 -0500, Cheryl wrote: On Wed 11 May 2005 10:40:31p, Charlie Wilkes wrote in rec.pets.cats.health+behav ): My vote would be to leave her alone for now. She might have heard something that was inaudible to you that really unnerved her. Now she needs a bit of time to chill out, and she's found the spot where she wants to do it. I wouldn't try to coax or bribe her, but rather ignore her, at least until it is time to take her to the vet. That low growl is meant as a warning to be taken seriously. I'll bet she will not turn out to be physically ill, but it never hurts to find out. My vote is that since the behavior started after eating that maybe she's uncomfortable or in pain. Maybe she has an obstruction? I wouldn't wait if the cat is hiding for hours like this. And the new growling thing. Not good. If the behaviour is psychologically based it will usually rapidly pass in my opinion. It didn't, so it must be physical. It can't hurt to see a vet. I agree the vet is a good idea, but my intuitive thought is not bother her until it is time to round her up for the appointment, if only because that might increase the likelihood she will emerge on her own accord. I don't claim to have the answer, but I have known healthy cats to do this kind of thing when something scares them. Charlie |
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On Wed, 11 May 2005 22:49:20 -0400, "Mary" wrote:
"Charlie Wilkes" wrote in message .. . On Wed, 11 May 2005 21:42:27 -0400, wrote: Everything seemed fine, until a little after dinner Missy cat ran under the bed and won't come out. She growls at my other cat, Mr Spock (normal), but she is also growling at me, which she's never done before. It's a low long growl like I've never heard from her before. She's been there for hours, hasn't moved, and doesn't look like she's coming out any time soon. This is not a normal hiding or sleeping spot for her. She seemed fine at lunch time, begged for her pets as usual. She ate her dinner, or at least she started. Now she won't even accept any treats which is most unlike her. I'm worried that something's wrong. I want to take her to the vet in the morning, but I don't know how I'm going to get her out from under the bed if she doesn't come out on her own. If she's all excited, sick or injured, I don't want to just try to grab her. She'd either run out the other side or claw me. Any suggestions? I live alone and don't think I'd get many volunteers to get the crazy angry kitty out from under the bed. Swyck My vote would be to leave her alone for now. She might have heard something that was inaudible to you that really unnerved her. Now she needs a bit of time to chill out, and she's found the spot where she wants to do it. I wouldn't try to coax or bribe her, but rather ignore her, at least until it is time to take her to the vet. That low growl is meant as a warning to be taken seriously. I'll bet she will not turn out to be physically ill, but it never hurts to find out. What worries me is that cats are generally so stoic about discomfort, if her behavior is due to pain or illness, she must be REALLY ill. After a few hours? Well, nonetheless, I give you credit for googling this and coming up with a slightly-defensible diagnosis. Perhaps you're an expert, nonetheless! And you've been hiding your competence under the guise of "I Know You Are But What Am I" posts for years. To the OP - Mary has only demonstrated crackpot behavior in the past, though her suggestion has some merit that could be as easily uncovered by a google search of "cat hiding" or "stewardess porn". Nice try. BLink |
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