Cat Owner Notices Cat Behaving Strangely And Finds Out She Was Severely Dehydrated
A cat owner thought his blind kitten was just being difficult, until her strange behavior pointed to something much more serious. What looked like moodiness turned out to be a warning sign that she was in real trouble.
The story follows a Reddit user who raised Cissy from a Christmas gift into a playful, mischievous cat with a few very odd habits. When she suddenly started acting off, he and his fiancée had to figure out whether it was stress, separation issues, or something else entirely.
By the time they realized what was happening, the answer was a lot simpler, and a lot more alarming, than anyone expected. Read on.
OP says:
He got a little kitten as a Christmas gift. He named her Cissy.
He soon found out she was blind, but that made him love her even more.
This incident shows how quickly a pet's behavior can point to a bigger problem.
In this case, the cat's strange behavior was a crucial warning sign that allowed for timely intervention.
Cissy didn't let her handicap stop her... She is a playful cat.
She also had some bad habits... really bad.
Throwing plates all over the place...
That is when the little warning signs started to matter.
So he got her a jug feeder. His dog got one also.
The dog has bad breath.
Cissy started acting a bit weird.
Then things got a lot more serious.
This also echoes the man who snapped at his mother for pushing him to euthanize his sick cat.
OP thought she was having separation issues, and then his fiancée noticed bumps on her head...
OP took Cissy to feed her, thinking it would make her feel better.
And then it all started coming together...
That was the moment everything clicked.
OP pours her water, and she is drinking like crazy. The poor thing was dehydrated.
The cat was just trying to tell him...
Cissy is okay now, and OP answered a couple of questions:
The poor thing can’t groom herself.
Other Redditors shared their experiences.
And, yes, they do have their strange rituals...
But sometimes it’s just to mess with dogs:)
Great fun!
Some cats only drink fresh water.
Or boiled and filtered...
One Redditor made a good remark, and all cat owners should remember this:
Food and water additives should be administered only with the vet’s approval, and they are specially designed for dogs and cats.
Even things like flea repellents can’t be used on both species. There’s no need to mention that giving your dog cat food and vice versa is bad, right?
Luckily, our OP figured out what was wrong in time, and Cissy is now completely fine. But it could’ve ended a lot worse.
One of the most common ingredients in breath fresheners for dogs is citric acid, and cats don’t respond well to it.
The cat's strange behavior turned out to be a serious warning, and the whole story could have gone very differently.
Want petty payback? See how a diabetic cat “repaid” its caregiver for delaying insulin.
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