I've had my cat for about ten years now, and lately my parents have said she has been acting strange. This morning I saw her eating out of a Chinese food bag that had been in the garbage, so I calmly said "no", and threw it away. Then I tried to pet her and she moved away. I tried a few more times, she kept walking away. She wouldn't come sit on my lap, though she did come when I moved wiggled my fingers. But she doesn't like it when I touch her at all. We think it's just because she's very old, but we can't really take her to the vet because we don't have a lot of money. However, my parents are thinking about putting her down soon because we don't want to see her in pain and my mother said that she was considering taking her to the vet to see what was wrong. What is wrong with her? Is it really just that she's old? What should I do? (Besides going to the vet, I mean) Thanks a lot : )
I don't see anything very wrong with the way she's been acting.
So she got in the trash, and doesn't like to be pet.
Isn't that what cats do?
Don't let your parents put her down just because she's been miss-behaving and isn't as cuddly as she's always been.
Unless there's something I'm missing, I think she's being a normal cat.
Your parents would need to bring her to the vet to put her down painlessly and properly anyway.
I would suggest bringing her in for an actual examination before bringing her in to be put down. That way, they can find out if there is anything causing her pain.
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Well, yeah getting in the trash is normal, she's done that about a million times. But usually she doesn't go off and hide when you try to touch her. It's like me touching her causes her pain. Thanks, though, I just wanted to tell someone about it, really because it's upsetting.
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