Depression in cats

People get depression, so can cats get depression?

Although the cat seems to be not afraid of the sky and earth, but after getting along, you can find that he is actually very fragile inside, and he will also collapse when encountering some unacceptable things!

Meow stars will also be unhappy and unhappy. If they are ignored, they may threaten their health. If your cat has these behaviors, you must make changes and let him be positive~

Loss of appetite and does not like to eat

Although cats are arrogant, they are not resistant to food. If they are greedy, if they don’t even want to eat food, there is a problem in all likelihood.

For example, when a cat arrives in an unfamiliar environment, it will start to be nervous and have a stress response, showing that it will not eat or drink. In anxious and stressful situations, cats lose their appetite.

At this time, everyone needs to observe for 1-2 days. If you have not eaten or drunk, you should take the cat to the doctor in time.

Will going to the toilet anywhere

Generally speaking, cats will not pull randomly, Only choose a fixed place to go to the toilet. If your cat starts using the toilet in the litter box, it will keep this good habit going.

If the cat starts to refuse the convenience of the litter box, the owner should take care. It may be the cat litter

, and the cat litter box is too dirty and smelly. It is also possible that the cat has negative emotions such as nervousness and fear, which leads to this behavior.

At this time, it is time to investigate and resolve the source of the cat’s emotions.

Love to hide in dark corners

It is easy for kittens just brought home, or cats sent to pet stores for foster care In this case, there is a lack of security due to the unfamiliarity with the surrounding environment.

At this time, the owner must not be impatient or force the cat to socialize, but gently prepare water, food and cat litter so that the cat can slowly explore and adapt to the “new world”.

If this abnormal situation suddenly occurs in a long-term domestic cat, it may be that the owner has made him angry.

Many so-called internet celebrities shoot videos that make cats angry for traffic. It seems funny, but they are not friendly to cats at all. The cat is sad in his heart and must be compensated for by some food.

Frequent licking and licking

It can be said that cats are clean and have nothing to do He will lick his hair and clean himself~ But sometimes he licks his hair to relieve stress.

A cat’s gentle licking is pure cleaning. But if the cat keeps licking at one part for a long time, it is quite forceful, and when it continues to lick itself bald, it may be stressed.

Stress can force the cat to have mental problems. The greater the pressure, the more nervous the cat becomes. Being too persistent and paranoid can easily cause the cat to lick the same place on the body all the time.

A cat with excessive psychological stress has obsessive-compulsive disorder and will be very entangled in a certain position on the body. Like a stressed cat biting its tail or chasing it. This is what a stressed cat does.

Getting grumpy

If a docile kitten suddenly becomes grumpy, there should be something It touched their bottom line and allowed them to turn on the defensive mode.

For example, an unfamiliar animal came to the house, just had a sterilization operation, the owner hugged someone else’s cat outside, the sound of lightning and firecrackers made the cat irritable, etc.

In short, cats don’t suddenly become irritable for no reason. If this happens to your cat, you need to find the cause of the problem and solve the problem.

Prolonged meowing

Cats only meow when they want to talk to a human. Basically, only when you are hungry or thirsty or have certain requirements, will you take the initiative to find the owner, which is a normal situation.

If your cat is not in estrus, the meowing becomes different than usual, for example, the pitch becomes longer and longer.

At this time, parents should check whether there are wounds on the cat, or if the cat is stimulated, it will be so abnormal.

Abnormal urination in cats

Parents should pay attention to the symptoms of frequent urination, discomfort, and blood in the urine of cats . Abnormal urination in cats is often the result of stress.

Because the cat’s hormones change due to stress, the lining of the bladder may become inflamed and this can occur. If it occurs, you can first feed Premet urinary nutrition ointment, observe the cat’s condition, and send it to the doctor if there is no improvement.

Because this may be an obstruction caused by cystitis, which can be fatal in severe cases.

Pacing back and forth, sleepless nights

Just like humans, when cats are restless and anxious , there may also be problems with insomnia or poor sleep.

The cat will also pace up and down restlessly when stressed, and will constantly patrol his home when he is afraid or threatened.

If your cat has the above behaviors, don’t take it lightly, find the cause, find the reason, comfort, and treat.

As a parent, if you don’t detect it early, these behaviors of the cats are likely to become increasingly serious, or have a negative impact on their health.

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