Need cat advice, for a friend.

[conuly]

Okay. She has a cat named Jareth. He's fixed, maybe about a year and a half old? Undersized.

He used to be madly in love with her roommate, but recently, he's been weird. He'll alternate between friendly and homicidal - not playfighting, either, actually trying to attack her, and hissing and growling. We've got no idea what's wrong. His diet *seems* to be normal - purina, with a few treats. He will eat mice, but only when they don't stop him first. Roommate doesn't seem to be provoking Jareth, either - he'll just attack her.

Darkly (my friend) is worried it may actually be something neurological. He used to run into walls all the time as a kitten, and he still does sometimes. I have *absolutely* no idea, so I thought I'd see if anybody has any clues. She is, of course, taking him to the vet - but knowing what might be the problem could speed up the healing process here.

Comments

[naive-notstupid.livejournal.com]

a cat's nose is extremely sensitive... has roommate changed perfumes or something to that effect? it may be something as simple as that. i would think that if it were a neurological disorder, that the cat wouldn't single out the roommate. either something about the roommate has changed, or something happened and the cat's holding a grudge. just my opinion though.

[the-turtle-girl.livejournal.com]

You think like me. That's what I was going to say.

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