My senior cat is 16 (at least - he’s a rescue), and over the past few days his behaviour has become distinctly odd.
He yowls if he can’t see me - loud and distressed, ow ow ow. If I go and find him and try to comfort him, he attacks me. This is completely out of character. He kept attacking me in bed last night, biting my arm again and again. When I got up to get some water, he savaged my legs.
He bit me again this morning, and we had more yowling, then he settled and had a nap. He woke up and started to stalk the other cat, while she was walking past minding her own business. He pounced on her and bit her ear. She got away and I separated them. They made up and have been napping together on and off today.
He’s just woken up and has attacked me again, growling, and was hanging off my arm by his teeth - I couldn’t unhook him.
He’s been to the vet for blood and urine tests last week, and all fine. He does have to go in for some dental work next week, and I wondered if his teeth were hurting.
He usually sleeps on my pillow, but couldn’t settle last night, and alternated between trying to curl up on my head and attacking me.
Any ideas? I love him to bits but the constant yowling is driving me nuts!