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Cat Forum / General Topics / May 2005Depression in cat.
Hey all. Lenny got into another fight today and both me, my mother and my father had to get in there to seperate the cats - it was brutal. Lenny tore his ear and thankfully that's not too serious but he's now very depressed. He just sits there with this funny look on his face. He doesn't want to play with his toys and he's extra grumpy - he doesn't like me giving him the usual pats and cuddles. And he hasn't patted my face all day. He's just very, very upset. Can depression affect a cat badly other than making them sad? I'm keeping him inside tonight just to make sure he's okay. Nancy. > Hey all. > > Lenny got into another fight today and both me, my mother and my father > had to get in there to seperate the cats - it was brutal. Lenny tore > his ear and thankfully that's not too serious but he's now very depressed. > [quoted text clipped - 7 lines] > > Nancy. I'm sorry, I don't have any information re: depression in cats for you, but I was wondering...are you the same Nacey who had a cat named Melma? Sherry >>Hey all. >> [quoted text clipped - 31 lines] > > Sherry Hi Sherry! Yes, I am! We still have her, too. She's going on fifteen this year. I've been busy with music lately so I haven't popped on for a while. She recently had to have a couple of teeth out and I need to take her in to check her gum to make sure that the rotted teeth weren't the result of cancer. I checked it the other day and they looked nice and healthy, so I feel good about her being okay. She's a bit anaemic though, I need to collect some of her poo-poo so she can have another test. -Nancy. > Hi Sherry! > [quoted text clipped - 7 lines] > > -Nancy. Awww. You just made my whole day. It's not often that I remember specific cats from the ng for years, but Melma's story just stuck with me. What a survivor! Sherry >>Hi Sherry! >> [quoted text clipped - 28 lines] > > Sherry She is a survivor. When she was at the vet, they said that her kidneys were in real good condition, so was the rest of her actually. The only thing was the anaemia, which we need to sort out. She just gave us a scare. She jumped up on the table and looked at Mum and had this hunk of meat hanging from her mouth. Now, I don't remember giving her any and neither did Mum so we were sh.tting ourselves thinking that she was suffering from leprosy or something. It turned out that it was from a plate of meat I put out earlier in the day and it got caught in her teeth. It was hanging out of her mouth like a tongue - too funny. :) The funniest thing? When other people from the vet saw Melma, they all assumed she was some new breed of cat!! I had to explain that she was just a cancer survivor! Here's a pic of her: http://img.photobucket.com/albums/0803/nacey/cats/MVC-022S.JPG She is quite the little panda bear. I have other photos of my cats in that directory too, in case you're interested. Hugs, Nancy. > The funniest thing? When other people from the vet saw Melma, they all > assumed she was some new breed of cat!! I had to explain that she was [quoted text clipped - 7 lines] > Hugs, > Nancy. Awww. She is really beautiful. She healed very well. Sherry > > The funniest thing? When other people from the vet saw Melma, they all > > assumed she was some new breed of cat!! I had to explain that she was [quoted text clipped - 11 lines] > > Sherry And I just wanted to say that the tabby in photo 30 of the "nacey" album is just too adorable for words, too. And that particular photo ought to win an award. You are a good photographer! > >>Hi Sherry! > >> [quoted text clipped - 52 lines] > Hugs, > Nancy. I remember you and Melma! Wow - I can't believe she is still around. What a trooper! -Lyn (I used to post under different addy) >>>Hi Sherry! >>> [quoted text clipped - 52 lines] > Hugs, > Nancy. I remember Memla, too. What a wonderful cat, and she looks very happy in her picture! You've been very good to her.  SignatureWayne Boatwright *¿* ____________________________________________ Give me a smart idiot over a stupid genius any day. Sam Goldwyn, 1882-1974 > Hey all. > [quoted text clipped - 12 lines] > > Nancy. More likely he is pissed off and in pain. This just happened today. I'd give him a bit of time to feel better and get over being brutalized. If somebody tore your ear, you probably would be in a very good mood either. SignatureWayne Boatwright ____________________________________________ Give me a smart idiot over a stupid genius any day. Sam Goldwyn, 1882-1974 I don't think your cat is depressed but rather distressed. I have a cat that behaves the same way when another cat beats him up. He wants to go out very badly but is afraid to for several days. I think it's only normal. He'll get over it. > Hey all. > [quoted text clipped - 11 lines] > > Nancy. >Can depression affect a cat badly other than making them sad? I'm >keeping him inside tonight just to make sure he's okay. ---------- I'm a major cat lover myself, so don't take this the wrong way. Cats don't get depressed, happy, sad, or angry. What a cat displays as mood or emotion is really pretty much just hard wired stimulus-response stuff. The science on this is very clear. We humanize and emotionalize cat behavior for our own sake. It's not wrong by any means. It provides us with a great deal of richness and comfort in our lives. It's just important to remember what's really going on. > Hey all. > [quoted text clipped - 11 lines] > > Nancy. Having had a previous cat go through a severe beating from another cat, I would have to say that what your cat is dealing with is trauma vs depression. This can take time to overcome. In the case of my cat, she lost interest in going outside for about two weeks and when she finally started showing interest, she wanted me to go out with her, which of course I did. When she was ready to go out on her own, a couple of weeks after that, she did so with extreme caution. She's stand on the threshold and look all over the place to make sure that the coast was clear before she crept slowly and guardedly to the gate. She's scrunch down, peer under the gate and if the coast was clear, she's crawl under and go on her merry way. Anyway, if your cat isn't interested in going out, just give him the time he needs. Best wishes. Judy |
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