Hi, I’d like to put a quick Mentions of Abuse TW at the top bc it applies to the circumstance (at my expense, not hers thankfully).
TL/DR: Had a bumpy transition moving that left my 11 y/o cat very stressed before we even did the big move, and now I havent slept in days because she meows like crazy at 4am, and she’s refusing to eat her wet food which contains her medication.
Two and a half weeks ago I moved out of my abusive household while the abuser wasnt home, and got my cat out safely and with no hassle. But, she and my abusers cat had also been left alone all week, so she was already a little out of sorts when I came to get her.
I had to stay at a safe house for a week and a half after moving out fully, but my hosts were allergic to cats so mine had to stay holed up without me for a week and a half at my dads. She’s never been on a long car ride, dad’s was an hour and a half drive. My dads cat and mine have history of disliking each other, so we had to lock my cat in his bedroom and set up her food and litter there. The two never came across e/o, but he’d sniff around the door and meow at her.
The move was Saturday AM, drive was long, about two hours or so. I was the first one in at least so I left her alone in the smallest BR while the movers brought everything in, and then set up her bedroom a few hours later once I had all my furniture set up so she could have my room. Her food and litter are both in here, not incredibly ideal but I have nowhere else to put it.
Roommates moved in Sunday night, and people have been constantly in and out setting them up. I introduced her to both, shes very friendly so she didnt have much trouble there, and shes curious enough that when I leave the door open for her, shell take walks around the apartment to inspect everything.
Shes been doing normal stress behaviors I’d expect, growling, staying in my room, hiding under the dresser, etc. She used the litterbox fine first day, and I’ve seen her eat and drink, but moreso in small amounts.
The biggest issues are that she’s woken me up every night at 4am meowing over and over, and when I’ve gotten up to see whats wrong she stops, but then starts again the second I go back to sleep. I’m typing this after one of those moments, and now that im awake shes laying on the bed and sleeping fine.
The other is that she’s taking all day to eat her wet food, which I use to give her two daily doses of her meds which are life saving for her. I’m really worried about keeping her meds consistent, usually she goes CRAZY for wet food but since the move shes been really cautious, peering around corners after she sniffs it, and a lot of time ultimately leaving the food and going back to bed. It seems like she’s eating it all mainly after midnight, my guess is because thats when the apartment is completely quiet.
I havent called a vet yet because theres so many in the area I need to figure out which one I’m transferring her to, but would this be something worth calling a vet about? Or should I just keep trying to leave her food out for her? She finally ate most of hers from yesterday now that its 5am, but I need her to have two doses of meds a day and I have no other way she’ll take the meds.
With the meowing as well, does anyone know ways I can calm her down easy? I feel terrible that she gets so upset at night, and I also havent been able to sleep in 5 days because of it. I’m also having trouble figuring out whats the exact thing triggering her, is she lonely because I’m sleeping? Does she miss my abusers cat? (They werent bonded, but they did at least groom e/o pretty often).
Thanks for reading and please lmk if you have any advice.
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