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WhatTheHellIsGoingOnnn · 2024-05-02T21:55:18+00:00

My cat has been acting up tonight, she's usually a very quiet kitty and will please herself and most of the time we don't k ow she's here! Tonight she had been meowing non stop, crying and yelling, obviously I've tended to her needs and I can't think of a reason she would be acting like this, shes also being very clingy and won't leave my side either..I've fallen down a Google rabbit hole and I already have make anxiety and OCD amongst other mental health issues. Google has just come up with the delight of cats can sense impending death, heart attacks and cancers and when they sense someone is going to die they will be unsettled and clingy. So now my intrusive brain is worrying that I'm going to die, scared to go to sleep because what is my cat trying to tell me? Deep down I know I'm being totally insane. But is there any truth to googles aims and how likely is it? Currently about to have a breakdown and commit myself to the nearest loony bin. Clearly it's where i belong.

Runnerinthenight · 08/05/2024 00:04

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Nope it's really not me!!!

Elliania · 08/05/2024 00:06

m00ngirl · 07/05/2024 23:56

@WhatTheHellIsGoingOnnn there is no such thing as a "house cat", just a cat that is cruelly kept indoors... I'm surprised a shelter let you rescue her a) without spaying her first and b) knowing she'd be kept indoors. That is completely unusual.

When she is spayed maybe start to put her litter tray outside and give her little treats in the garden so she is encouraged to venture into the sunshine and fresh air and experience being a cat freely. If she had early trauma you may need to build up her confidence a bit.

I didn't come to pile on though - well done for booking the spay and for seeking help when you were worried. I DO think animals can pick up on sickness and bad things sometimes - not a silly thing to wonder at all - but more often than not their complaints are about their own problems! Take good care of yourself x

Keeping a cat indoors is not cruel if done correctly. Our cat is kept indoors because she is blind in one eye so would be more at risk of being injured by cars or similar because her vision is lacking. So it'd be more cruel to let her out knowing she's at a higher risk of being killed or injured by cars. The rescue we got her from would only let her go to an indoor home.

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WhatTheHellIsGoingOnnn · 08/05/2024 00:09

m00ngirl · 07/05/2024 23:56

@WhatTheHellIsGoingOnnn there is no such thing as a "house cat", just a cat that is cruelly kept indoors... I'm surprised a shelter let you rescue her a) without spaying her first and b) knowing she'd be kept indoors. That is completely unusual.

When she is spayed maybe start to put her litter tray outside and give her little treats in the garden so she is encouraged to venture into the sunshine and fresh air and experience being a cat freely. If she had early trauma you may need to build up her confidence a bit.

I didn't come to pile on though - well done for booking the spay and for seeking help when you were worried. I DO think animals can pick up on sickness and bad things sometimes - not a silly thing to wonder at all - but more often than not their complaints are about their own problems! Take good care of yourself x

I'm surprised you think this is unusual, the place I res ued her from specified that she preferred to be indoors and on her rescue advert on their website it actually said (indoor) so 👍

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Runnerinthenight · 08/05/2024 00:23

ConsistentlyElectrifiedElves · 07/05/2024 13:18

I was going to add this. I lost my last cat to a cancer that would have likely not occurred had she not gone through heat. In her case she'd actually had kittens before I adopted her from a rescue place. She lived to 13, but would have lived a lot longer if it wasn't for the cancer.

When we got our next rescue cats one was already spayed but the other was too young. I couldn't bear to go through that again though, so couldn't wait to get her booked in (which wasn't easy as it was peak Covid times!).

I'd say it definitely sounds like this little girl is in heat. I had a previous rescue go through it (despite being spayed, the vet could only find one ovary at the time, so did warn us it might happen). It's an awful noise and very distressing for owners to witness.

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I do hope this isn't the case with my gorgeous long-haired tortie and white girl! She was in the early stages of pregnancy when she was rescued and spayed. She was hiding under a trailer as four tomcats were trying to mate with her 😭She was only a baby still too. Turned out I knew a family member where she came from and I stalked on FB. My precious girl had had 2 kittens when she must have been no age!

Many years ago I lost my much-adored tortie and white long-haired girl to breast cancer when she was only 12. Back then, people didn't neuter/spay. I think she had some sort of hormonal imbalance as she was in heat regularly but only had kittens twice. Plus she lost half her body fur from her tail up once, and had to have hormone tablets.

Runnerinthenight · 08/05/2024 00:28

WhatTheHellIsGoingOnnn · 08/05/2024 00:09

I'm surprised you think this is unusual, the place I res ued her from specified that she preferred to be indoors and on her rescue advert on their website it actually said (indoor) so 👍

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Pay no heed - plenty of rescues specify indoors only. All three of mine had outdoor access - well one was neglected and outdoors 24/7 and another was a stray in a city centre! The neglected girl shits herself if I wash my hands and accidentally get some water on her, so I guess she's not up for being out in the rain!! The city stray sits at the top of the stairs watching the supermarket deliveries come in and has never tried to go outdoors! None of the three of them has ever looked to go outdoors. Ms Neglected did accidentally get out once - she heard the neighbours' dog behind us barking and she ran to hide under our patio furniture!

m00ngirl · 08/05/2024 00:32

@Elliania a blind cat is an unusual case but it's not right or best practice generally to rehome a cat to be kept indoors, which is a totally unnatural existence for them and quite cruel. Imagine never running in fresh air.. feeling the sun on your back... looking up at the sky and birds..! The idea to me of limiting any animal's nature like that would make me feel very anxious and guilty. Many professional rescues these days will hold out to rehome a cat that has such extra needs (even FIV cats) to someone with an enclosed garden / willing to raise the fence - they will not rehome if the cat is going to be kept indoors. See Battersea for example.

@WhatTheHellIsGoingOnnn you seem to conflate "she doesn't like going out" with "she's an indoor cat". They're two different things - one is her choice, one is yours. Either way, she needs plenty of opportunities to go outside. Then she won't be an "indoor cat" she'll just be a cat that chooses when to go outside or not. Like a normal cat. Though not wanting to go outside is totally abnormal and suggests she needs some help building her confidence so she can live freely in accordance with her nature.

Runnerinthenight · 08/05/2024 00:39

m00ngirl · 08/05/2024 00:32

@Elliania a blind cat is an unusual case but it's not right or best practice generally to rehome a cat to be kept indoors, which is a totally unnatural existence for them and quite cruel. Imagine never running in fresh air.. feeling the sun on your back... looking up at the sky and birds..! The idea to me of limiting any animal's nature like that would make me feel very anxious and guilty. Many professional rescues these days will hold out to rehome a cat that has such extra needs (even FIV cats) to someone with an enclosed garden / willing to raise the fence - they will not rehome if the cat is going to be kept indoors. See Battersea for example.

@WhatTheHellIsGoingOnnn you seem to conflate "she doesn't like going out" with "she's an indoor cat". They're two different things - one is her choice, one is yours. Either way, she needs plenty of opportunities to go outside. Then she won't be an "indoor cat" she'll just be a cat that chooses when to go outside or not. Like a normal cat. Though not wanting to go outside is totally abnormal and suggests she needs some help building her confidence so she can live freely in accordance with her nature.

Nonsense! Our last cat became pretty much indoors when he lost his sight in one eye. He did go out occasionally under supervision but he didn't really care! He just loved being indoors with us!

My cats still feel the sun on their backs and watch birds through our windows and patio doors. If they weren't happy, they would be crying to go out and they don't!

Ozgirl75 · 08/05/2024 05:10

In Australia you shouldn’t let cats out at all, it’s very frowned upon (and I believe illegal in some states) as they decimate the local wildlife. I’m sure if it was cruel it wouldn’t be the rule.

Vergeofbreakdown23 · 08/05/2024 05:13

WhatTheHellIsGoingOnnn · 02/05/2024 23:00

No she hadn't been yet, she's around 9 months old

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She's in heat - is she wiggling her bum in the air yet?
Good luck!!!!!

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WhatTheHellIsGoingOnnn · 08/05/2024 16:02

m00ngirl · 08/05/2024 00:32

@Elliania a blind cat is an unusual case but it's not right or best practice generally to rehome a cat to be kept indoors, which is a totally unnatural existence for them and quite cruel. Imagine never running in fresh air.. feeling the sun on your back... looking up at the sky and birds..! The idea to me of limiting any animal's nature like that would make me feel very anxious and guilty. Many professional rescues these days will hold out to rehome a cat that has such extra needs (even FIV cats) to someone with an enclosed garden / willing to raise the fence - they will not rehome if the cat is going to be kept indoors. See Battersea for example.

@WhatTheHellIsGoingOnnn you seem to conflate "she doesn't like going out" with "she's an indoor cat". They're two different things - one is her choice, one is yours. Either way, she needs plenty of opportunities to go outside. Then she won't be an "indoor cat" she'll just be a cat that chooses when to go outside or not. Like a normal cat. Though not wanting to go outside is totally abnormal and suggests she needs some help building her confidence so she can live freely in accordance with her nature.

Lol she has every opportunity to go out, she will sit at the door and just look, she won't even put a paw out the door.

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Meezer2 · 08/05/2024 16:16

There's nothing louder and more settled than a Randy cat. They get so upset

Meezer2 · 08/05/2024 16:16

Unsettled!