My 4 year old cat was recently spayed (a few weeks ago). I know I should have done it sooner, but I was young and stupid and couldn't afford the $500 my vet was charging to do it at the time... but I did it eventually, realizing that it was important for her health.
Anyway... before being spayed, she was incredibly independent. She wasn't unfriendly, she just didn't require or want a lot of attention. When she wanted your affection she would make it known. Otherwise, she mostly liked to be left alone.
Since being fixed, she is a lot more affectionate, which is great. However, she is also MUCH more vocal, meowing nearly constantly for seemingly no reason. She has also developed a lot of anxiety. She's afraid of the vacuum, for instance and has a lot of separation anxiety. She needs to be directly next to me/my SO all of the time. And recently when we leave the apartment and she is alone, or even if we just close her out of a room (i.e. the bathroom) shes started ripping up the carpet by the door. It's really destructive and worrying.
Has anyone had a cat with separation anxiety that has led to destruction of property? If so what have you done to help it? We've gotten more toys and are playing with her more regularly, as well as putting down a toy feeder with a few treats when we leave... but none of that seems to be helping.
I love my cat, and I want her to be healthy. But I also want her to be happy and am starting to feel like getting her spayed wasn't the right decision. How can she be a happy, well-adjusted critter with all of this new anxiety?
Edit: I did call the vet and they said as long as she is eating normally/using the litter normally that it is probably just hormones and not to worry about her medically. They said that everything with her surgery was fine. She seems healthy, just her personality is... off.
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