The other day at the store, I learned from the labels on the cat food bags that I have been feeding my cat inappropriate food for her age. Apparently, 7+ years of existence turn cats into senior catizens.
So, it got me thinking about all the things Cricket does, and senioritis would explain a lot of it.
Peeing in inappropriate places? Lost track of what she was doing on the way to the litter box and just had to go.
Staring at nothing and meowing incessantly? She started meowing about something, forgot what she was meowing about, and keeps meowing in the hope that whatever she was meowing about will either happen, or she will remember what all the meowing was about in the first place. And then it will happen.
Losing her hair and going bald? The sheer amount of hair she sheds is staggering. She should be a little old kitty with three hairs on her body, but manages to be intensely furry.
White hairs? She's salted heavily with white hairs throughout her black fur.
Most of these are things she's been doing since kittenhood.
The only real thing that I've noticed that actually makes sense is that she used to be more of a dare devil. She would leap from place to place without a thought, and now she hesitates before attempting simple things like jumping from the bed to my lap. Instead choosing to aim for the ottoman, which is about a foot closer.
But still.
So now Cricket is eating healthier than I am, and her eyesight, joint health and over all body condition will be awesome while she lives for the next 30 years, just to spite me.
So, it got me thinking about all the things Cricket does, and senioritis would explain a lot of it.
Peeing in inappropriate places? Lost track of what she was doing on the way to the litter box and just had to go.
Staring at nothing and meowing incessantly? She started meowing about something, forgot what she was meowing about, and keeps meowing in the hope that whatever she was meowing about will either happen, or she will remember what all the meowing was about in the first place. And then it will happen.
Losing her hair and going bald? The sheer amount of hair she sheds is staggering. She should be a little old kitty with three hairs on her body, but manages to be intensely furry.
White hairs? She's salted heavily with white hairs throughout her black fur.
Most of these are things she's been doing since kittenhood.
The only real thing that I've noticed that actually makes sense is that she used to be more of a dare devil. She would leap from place to place without a thought, and now she hesitates before attempting simple things like jumping from the bed to my lap. Instead choosing to aim for the ottoman, which is about a foot closer.
But still.
So now Cricket is eating healthier than I am, and her eyesight, joint health and over all body condition will be awesome while she lives for the next 30 years, just to spite me.
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