Apologies in advance - this could be long! Me and my son (15) rescued a beautiful ragdoll boy over a year ago now. He was apparently being bullied by the two dogs and the other cat that the family had and took a while to settle at ours but was fine after a few weeks. One thing he never got quite right was his toilet habits. Indoor cat with litter tray which he’d wee in but poo just outside of which was annoying, but as his litter tray was in a little used downstairs bathroom with a tiled floor, it wasn’t the end of the world.
Three weeks ago me and my DP of five years moved into our home we’ve bought together. DP has a very very elderly male cat who we carefully introduced to my DC to mainly ambivalence on both sides - the younger cat hissed a bit initially but now they just ignore each other.
Since being at the new house my DC has done all his toileting in the litter tray - happy days! He also seemed to settle down quite quickly and seemed happy and content.
Last few days he’s had a bad tummy and has been having multiple accidents, mostly on my ds and my dss bed but also on bathroom rugs, stair carpet etc. He’s gone from being a happy cat who loves to be fussed and purrs very loudly on demand, to one who just doesn’t. He’s just not himself at all.
He’s my first cat so I’m a little inexperienced about how to handle it. I will obviously take him to the vet to get checked over tomorrow but it’s so sad to see him so anxious. He has free range of our small garden but has taken to hiding right at the back of a large bush. I want my lovely, affectionate boy back but don’t know how to play it. Like I said, vets tomorrow but any advice in the meantime would be really appreciated.