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Cat Forum / Health and Behavior / November 2006my cat is acting crazy
I am dumbfounded any help would be great. I have two cats, a 5 year old and 3 years old. The older is a male, the younger a female. They are both fixed. In the past two days my younger cat has been acting strange. One second she will act normal and loving towards my other cat the next second I turn my back and she is literally screaming at him. I have never seen or heard her act like this. I have checked her and see know injuries on her body. She is eating and using the bathroom. I should note that they usually are best friends spending practically every minute together, but in the last few days I have kept them in separate rooms. Any ideas? >I am dumbfounded any help would be great. I have two cats, a 5 year old >and [quoted text clipped - 11 lines] > days > I have kept them in separate rooms. Any ideas? Well, has be been acting like an a.shole lately? Because she sounds like me and my friend Barry. Just kidding. Are there windows she can see out of where she might see another cat and take it out on your boy? Something called "misdirected aggression?" >>I am dumbfounded any help would be great. I have two cats, a 5 year old >>and [quoted text clipped - 19 lines] >Are there windows she can see out of where she might see another cat and >take it out on your boy? Something called "misdirected aggression?" That's what I was going to say. Our favorite felines are fairly stupid. They'll see another cat and hiss at their friend. It's like they don't even recognize them. Something like that seem to be going on. Did one go to the vet? That sometimes is a trigger. Strange smells freak them out. You didn't say that your kitties are neutered???? > I am dumbfounded any help would be great. I have two cats, a 5 year old and > 3 years old. The older is a male, the younger a female. They are both fixed. [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] > friends spending practically every minute together, but in the last few days > I have kept them in separate rooms. Any ideas? on Wed, 15 Nov 2006 01:31:57 GMT, "Buddy's Mom" <armshome@aol.com> wrote: > You didn't say that your kitties are neutered???? > >> I am dumbfounded any help would be great. I have two cats, a 5 year >> old and 3 years old. The older is a male, the younger a female. >> They are both fixed. She did, you just missed it. I wonder if this strange behavior is a female cat thing? There have a been a few posts like this recently, but I've never seen anything like this with any of my cats (all male).  SignatureLynne "Every once in a while, the tables are turned and we get to share our lives with an animal who takes care of their human." - Tara, rpdb thanks for the help so far...i feel like her behavior came out of nowhere... although just about an hour ago i noticed my male cat urinating on the floor, just a small amount like he is marking his territory. he is neutered, aren't they supposed to stop that? i have also noticed he goes to the litter box constantly, this isn't normal...the thing is i dont know if my other cat's crazy behavior is a result of her own hormones or maybe it is a response to him. >on Wed, 15 Nov 2006 01:31:57 GMT, "Buddy's Mom" <armshome@aol.com> >wrote: [quoted text clipped - 10 lines] >a few posts like this recently, but I've never seen anything like this with >any of my cats (all male). >thanks for the help so far...i feel like her behavior came out of nowhere... >although just about an hour ago i noticed my male cat urinating on the floor, [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] >crazy behavior is a result of her own hormones or maybe it is a response to >him. It is a likely to be a urinary tract infection. They come on quickly. The cat has urgency and incontinence caused by irritation of the urinary tract. UTIs can trigger spraying behavior. Take the cat to the vet. They'll check the urine, and blood if called for, and prescribe treatment. Usually antiboitics clear up a simple infection. Bud SignatureThe night is just the shadow of the Earth. on Wed, 15 Nov 2006 03:25:15 GMT, William Hamblen <wrhamblen@comcast.net> wrote: > It is a likely to be a urinary tract infection. They come on quickly. > The cat has urgency and incontinence caused by irritation of the > urinary tract. UTIs can trigger spraying behavior. Take the cat to > the vet. They'll check the urine, and blood if called for, and > prescribe treatment. Usually antiboitics clear up a simple infection. yep! And an infection might explain why the other cat is behaving strangely. Infections smell awful, and even though a person probably can't smell a UTI in a cat, I think another cat may be able to smell it just fine. SignatureLynne "Every once in a while, the tables are turned and we get to share our lives with an animal who takes care of their human." - Tara, rpdb > on Wed, 15 Nov 2006 03:25:15 GMT, William Hamblen <wrhamblen@comcast.net> > wrote: [quoted text clipped - 10 lines] > smell a UTI in a cat, I think another cat may be able to smell it just > fine. I hope the OP has contacted the vet by now about the boy peeing outside the box. Urinary tract problems can be very dangerous in the boys. W Hi mogandfritz, This sounds a lot like UTI/urinary tract infection. Please take the cat to the vet ASAP to rule in/out UTI. UTI's are very uncomfortable and painful for the cat. Let us know what happens and good luck. >> on Wed, 15 Nov 2006 03:25:15 GMT, William Hamblen <wrhamblen@comcast.net> >> wrote: [quoted text clipped - 6 lines] > >W thanks for all your help, cant believe i didnt even think of an UTI i scheduled an appt with the vet. it does make sense now because i think in the end it is him possibly acting even stranger than the female. >Hi mogandfritz, > [quoted text clipped - 7 lines] >> >>W I finally got him into the vet today and sure enough it is a UTI, he got a couple shots and some antibiotics and anti inflammatorys so i hope this helps. Thanks for all the advice!!! >Hi mogandfritz, > [quoted text clipped - 7 lines] >> >>W Keep an eye on this guy. A change in diet might be required if it happens again. W >I finally got him into the vet today and sure enough it is a UTI, he got a > couple shots and some antibiotics and anti inflammatorys so i hope this [quoted text clipped - 14 lines] >>> >>>W hey since i am soliciting such good advice :) any thoughts on the best way to give cats pills? i have been giving them to him for almost a week and he is only getting wiser and harder to handle when i give them to him... >Keep an eye on this guy. A change in diet might be required if it happens >again. [quoted text clipped - 6 lines] >>>> >>>>W You can get pill pockets from the pet store you can hide their medication in it and they think they are getting a treat. till they get wise like my rumble who bites the pocket in half and spits out the pill. Than it is back to the man handling > hey since i am soliciting such good advice :) any thoughts on the best way > to [quoted text clipped - 13 lines] >>>>> >>>>>W > hey since i am soliciting such good advice :) any thoughts on the best way > to > give cats pills? i have been giving them to him for almost a week and he > is > only getting wiser and harder to handle when i give them to him... I feed my cats canned food, which they really love. I have to pill Boo twice a day, two "half pills" each time. What I do is put her canned food down, let her take a few bites, then lift her head and open her mouth placing the fingers of my left hand gently inside the hinge of her jaw and toss the pills to the back center of her mouth, and hold her head up and mouth closed until I see that she swallows. She obliges because she is so eager to get back to the food. (Back center is important, because otherwise she can work the pills around to the front with her tongue and spit them out.)
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