Signs of unhappy cats

HOW DOES YOUR CAT TELL YOU IT IS NOT HAPPY?

Urine Spraying?

Scratching?

Hiding?

Fighting?

Reduced appetite?

Overgrooming?

Cats like to hide the way they feel.

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Signs when your cat is not completely comfortable may be:

  • Scratching in your home on door frames, walls, furniture
  • Peeing outside the litter box. They may still use the litter box for pooping
  • Hiding more often from you or visitors to your house. This change in behavior could indicate fear or anxiety
  • 2 or more cats in the household are fighting
  • Changes in appetite, either not eating enough or eating too much
  • Changes in activity
  • Over-grooming, sometimes they can make themselves bald in areas

All of these signs should be taken seriously as soon as they are detected. They can be subtle or very obvious.

In the absence of an underlying medical issue, these signs are a way for your cat to try and cope with a stressful situation.

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