My little boy's name is Ozzy, I've had him for about 2 weeks now. Im not sure his exact age, but hes most definitely atleast under a year, though id guess even less.
Anyway, since I got him he has been the most social, cuddly cat ive ever had. Every time Id go to sit in my office chair, he'd run and jump in my lap, rubbing his head wherever my hand was. Hed crawl up me and sit across my neck and shoudlers if I didnt. He'd sleep right above my head every night.
Hes never been the type to hide under things, run away from new people, or care about being held.
Now two days ago, I had a bit of a get together, celebrating my friends 1 year sobriety. So, I had about 6 people over. Now, Ozzy has always been very sociable with new people, but he's still very young and my assumption is that this sudden crowd of randoms have spooked him.
During the get together, I couldnt find him at all, and worried one of our guests let him out. Though this wasn't the case.
Admittedly, I should've kept looking until I found him that night, but I was drinking and passed out. I admit this was bad ownership on my end- for all I knew he coudlve gotten hurt, sick, or got outside. A mistake Ill never make again.
Luckily, after about half an hour of calling for him, looking under every piece of furniture and asking people in my neighborhood and nearby blocks, I come back home and shake his food bag once more,
That's when I hear his faint "meow". I follow the noise to a kitchen drawer, so I pull it completely out and he is huddled in the corner. Now, he does hide sometimes, but never like this, and I could tell by the way he acted, something was wrong.
He always comes when I click for him, shake his food, or ring his bell toy, None of this got him to move. So, I pull him out and set him down, and he immediately runs under the bed. I get him out of there and try to pet him and calm him down, he then takes off and hides again.
It's been a few days since everyone has left, and I live alone, yet he seems so much different and Im worried about him. I assume because of the sudden large group of people showing up(something I never really do)he's been spooked.
Is this normal behavior? Im worried one of the guests maybe had hurt him in some way. How can I help him get comfortable again?
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