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we have 5 cats in the house now. for those of you who don't know we had to have smokey put to sleep. they all seem fine with her gone but then again i'm not a cat. daisy, however, has been so restless lately and a bit grouchy. she is hissing at the others and she doesn't usually do that.in fact they are all grouch sometimes. i don't know if its because smokey is gone or what. daisy didn't really hang out with mokie so i don't think its related to that.i guess she has cabin fever or something. we do have a pen in the backyard to put the cats in so they aren't running the neighborhood. i have been putting her and jazzy out there most everyday now since the weather is nice here...finally. (its not hot)

they get more attention now that mokie is gone. i am wondering though when smokie was here i would feed mokie anytime she wanted and the others would want to seek some of her food. could it be daisy, or all of them, is just missing that? when i am able i need to get them checkups but don't have the energy or money right now.

I suspect that with Mokie gone, the cats are re-establishing their hierachy. Cats are tremendous creatures of habit and timing and have complex "schedules" of who should be where at what time. Something in their routine is missing and they are attempting to fill the hole, as it were. For instance it could have been Mokie's habit to sit on the sofa from 1:00 - 2:00. The other cats allowed this. Now no one is sitting on the sofa at that time, so the others may be trying to see who's going to get that space at that time. Of course then whoever gets the space at 1:00 gives up the space at his/her given time, creating another "hole" for them to figure out. Give them time and attention - they'll work out where they belong soon!
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Edited on November 24, 2005 at 19:53:32 by PHMadameAlto.

>>I suspect that with Mokie gone, the cats are re-establishing their hierachy. Cats are tremendous creatures of habit and timing and have complex "schedules" of who should be where at what time. Something in their routine is missing and they are attempting to fill the hole, as it were. For instance it could have been Mokie's habit to sit on the sofa from 1:00 - 2:00. The other cats allowed this. Now no one is sitting on the sofa at that time, so the others may be trying to see who's going to get that space at that time. Of course then whoever gets the space at 1:00 gives up the space at his/her given time, creating another "hole" for them to figure out. Give them time and attention - they'll work out where they belong soon!

Very interesting, MA, and what you said made a lot of sense. I suspect that you are right!
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Ruby and the Kitties
Simba, Samantha, Katrina & KatyKatt
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i think that is whats going on with them. esp daisy. come to think about it daisy acted like this when my mom passed away 4 years ago. mom would cater to her and let her set on her lap when ever she was setting at the kitchen table. or feed her whenever through out the day. daisy knows something is missing.
i really feel for her but all i can do is give her more attention. i give her tarter control treats at bed time. she really wants caned food but i don't want to give it to her to much. i don't want to make her teeth bad. but i'm just going to have to give in and give it to her if it will help her.

i have to lock her out of my room at night most of the time since she is restless and won't leave me alone. i haven't slept that well since loosing mokie so i need to get some sleep. i here her in the mornings wanting in my room and hissing at the other cats. the other cats don't seem as effected by the loss as daisy does. shadow did i think in the beginning but i think she is ok now.

>>i really feel for her but all i can do is give her more attention. i give her tarter control treats at bed time. she really wants caned food but i don't want to give it to her to much. i don't want to make her teeth bad. but i'm just going to have to give in and give it to her if it will help her.
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>> i have to lock her out of my room at night most of the time since she is restless and won't leave me alone. i haven't slept that well since loosing mokie so i need to get some sleep. i here her in the mornings wanting in my room and hissing at the other cats. the other cats don't seem as effected by the loss as daisy does. shadow did i think in the beginning but i think she is ok now.

Dr. Tobin at CatHobbyist "Ask the Vet" says to take away all dry food and feed raw or canned only. You might want to check that board and read all of the threads about dry food vs. canned or raw. Dr. Tobin also says that dry food doesn't benefit a cat's teeth because cats do not chew their food, rather they swallow it whole.

Good luck with Daisy. Hopefully with your love and concern, her emptiness will start easing.

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Ruby and the Kitties
Simba, Samantha, Katrina & KatyKatt
Meow!! Meow!! Meow!! Meow!!

How wonderful to do nothing and then rest afterwards. Meow!