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We own two cats, one male, one female. The male cat, Monroe, is (or was) one of the most social and well adjusted cats I've ever known. Many people have commented on how he acts very much like a dog in many ways. Loves people, very happy in general, gets into stuff like all cats do etc... in general an awesome cat.
Ok, my wife and I go away for the weekend, and my Aunt takes care of the cats for us. Everything seems fine. Aunt says there were no issues during our weekend away (Aunt has a heart of gold towards everything, so abuse from her is completely out of the question).
We come home from our weekend getaway, and Monroe is not the same cat. His formerly friendly behavior has given away to him being extremely skittish about anything. He is terrified of our bed, whereas before he routinely slept with us and generally made a pain of himself. If I put him on the bed, he might as well be trapped in an open cage, as he is so nervous about everything around him that he can barely force himself to move. I have to pick him up and put him on the floor. In some parts of the house he is fine, but in others he acts the same way as our bed... he gets into that "I've never seen this" mode, stalks very cautiously up to whatever he is concerned about, and if you make the slightest sound he jumps straight up in the air. For a while I thought he was having problems seeing, but I've tested that with various treats and he seems to see them just fine.
Suffice it to say this new behavior is extremely odd and disconcerting, especially for a cat that was previously very well adjusted. Has anyone ever have this happen before, and if so, were you able to correct it?
And yes, I already have a vet appointment scheduled.
Cliffs:
1. Our male cat was extremely friendly, even dog like
2. We go away for the weekend, come back, cat has changed
3. Cat now is extremely nervous/skittish, and terrified of various objects he used to love, including his former favorite sleeping spot, our bed.
4. No clue what caused it, would love to hear any ideas.
5. going to the vet on Friday to get him checked out.
We own two cats, one male, one female. The male cat, Monroe, is (or was) one of the most social and well adjusted cats I've ever known. Many people have commented on how he acts very much like a dog in many ways. Loves people, very happy in general, gets into stuff like all cats do etc... in general an awesome cat.
Ok, my wife and I go away for the weekend, and my Aunt takes care of the cats for us. Everything seems fine. Aunt says there were no issues during our weekend away (Aunt has a heart of gold towards everything, so abuse from her is completely out of the question).
We come home from our weekend getaway, and Monroe is not the same cat. His formerly friendly behavior has given away to him being extremely skittish about anything. He is terrified of our bed, whereas before he routinely slept with us and generally made a pain of himself. If I put him on the bed, he might as well be trapped in an open cage, as he is so nervous about everything around him that he can barely force himself to move. I have to pick him up and put him on the floor. In some parts of the house he is fine, but in others he acts the same way as our bed... he gets into that "I've never seen this" mode, stalks very cautiously up to whatever he is concerned about, and if you make the slightest sound he jumps straight up in the air. For a while I thought he was having problems seeing, but I've tested that with various treats and he seems to see them just fine.
Suffice it to say this new behavior is extremely odd and disconcerting, especially for a cat that was previously very well adjusted. Has anyone ever have this happen before, and if so, were you able to correct it?
And yes, I already have a vet appointment scheduled.
Cliffs:
1. Our male cat was extremely friendly, even dog like
2. We go away for the weekend, come back, cat has changed
3. Cat now is extremely nervous/skittish, and terrified of various objects he used to love, including his former favorite sleeping spot, our bed.
4. No clue what caused it, would love to hear any ideas.
5. going to the vet on Friday to get him checked out.
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