Could my cat be depressed?

[torinsmom]

I have four cats.#1 is nine and has always been a family cat(she loves me and my DS, but wants nothing to do with other people or animals. #2 is a 3 year old Bengal and he has always been social, and very playful and happy. #3 and #4 are 12 week old kittens we got September 13.

Cat #1 is her normal reclusive self. She still sleeps with me and eats well, etc.

Cat #2 seemed mad at first, but then started playing with the kittens and acting fairly normal. Yesterday, he started acting differently. He is not coming into the same room with the kittens, and is lying around a lot. He's not eating that I can see, and I don't even know if he is drinking. He is basically just lying around looking sad.

Of course, now I am sad. I don't know if he is depressed or if he could be sick. He was our "baby" before the kittens came, but he has still been getting lots of attention until he started withdrawing like this. Now, he will either just sit or lay on the bed or make loud yeows! I am planning on taking him to the vet tomorrow if he isn't acting differently this afternoon.

Any advice?

Marsha

 

[denisenh]

Maybe #2 just doesn't feel good? Its just been 1 or 2 days. See if the behavior continues for a longer period of time. Poor lil'kitty.

 

[KAMLEM]

I would not wait until tomorrow if you don't think he's eating. My vet told me that cats can become very sick if they go 24 hours without eating.

 

[torinsmom]

Okay, the vet has asked me to put him in a room alone with a clean litter box, food and water and then check to see tomorrow morning if he's eaten and expecially if he has used the litter box. If not, I will bring him in to see the vet tomorrow. I hope my principal will let me leave early, so I can take him in. I put the kittens in a room today, so he could have run of the house. Hopefully, he will seem better when I get home.

Marsha

 

[HeyIt'sMe]

Your thread really caught my attention because I asked the exact same thing back in March.

One of my cats ("Stitch", 4.5 yo) was acting sad, just not like herself at all - - not following us around like usual, lying around, not eating or drinking. I thought maybe she was depressed because at the time my FIL & MIL and their cat were living with us because FIL was undergoing treatment for Stage 2 lung cancer (he's cancer free now!).

Well, I don't mean to scare you, but it turned out my cat was very sick. She was diagnosed with a fatty liver - which can be brought on by not eating but we don't know why she stopped eating to begin with; and things can take a turn very quickly with cats-I'd get yours to the vet. The vet thought she could be treated (feeding tube). From the end of March until mid-August poor Stitch was in and out of the vet's office (staying for a 2-week and a 6-week stay over the spring & summer). She would have times where it seemed like she might be doing better but she ended up getting sicker and sicker. Sadly, we had to put her to sleep on August 11. The vet is now thinking maybe she had some type of cancer.

I hope your kitty is OK. Let us know what the vet says.

 

[DISUNC]

Does he have $ in the Stock Market?

 

[torinsmom]

I took my cat to the Emergency vet tonight. He seemed to be drooling a lot and his mouth was really smelly. The vet saw that he had blisters on his tongue. He said it is most likely from him licking something caustic. I don't know what that could be, but at least it was something we can work on. He is on antibiotics, pepcid ac, and pedialyte/water in a syringe. Don't you think I will have a great time for the next week?! Next it will be in the ER!

Marsha

 

[Imzadi]

Don't you think I will have a great time for the next week?! Next it will be in the ER!

Marsha

NO, you caught it in time. You're a great Kitty mom, Marsha.

Sending good thoughts for your kitty.

 

[torinsmom]

Oh, I mean to say I would be in the ER, LOL. That cat has some sharp claws. I just gave him his antibiotic and Pepcid AC and he is really mad at me. I have to give him another anti-acid and 1-2 syringes of water before I leave for work. I plan on leaving him in a separate room with fresh ice water and some chicken baby fopd. Maybe he will eat and/or drink a little something. He is so pitiful, because he is usually a wildman and now he is just lying there mewing.

Marsha

 

[Imzadi]

Awww. Wrap him up in a towel before you give him the syringes. . .or maybe wrap your arms in towels before doing it.