Greetings.
BACKGROUND
Taichi is a male cat, neutered and almost 1.5 years old. I dont know his breed, but he a handsome grey and off-white tabby. He weighs 9.2lbs .
FOOD
Raw Freeze Dried Stella & Chewy's Cat food - Duck, Chicken. Also, Dr. Marty's Salmon treats. Little dabs of Ghee (clarified butter) everyday, about 3/4 to 1tsp.
VACCINATION
Rabies 1yr, and FVRCP. Taichi has been given a dewormer in the past.
CURRENT CONDITION
I found my cat Taichi drooling clear saliva this morning. His fur was wet and parts of his bedding. He is drooling from the right side of the mouth. The drool is not continuous but intermittent, although I do hear him swallowing his saliva
Taichi tends to be a very vocal cat to the point that it can test my patience as well as the patience of the other male cat in the house. He communicates vocally to us very often.
In hind sight, I would say that in the past couple of days days, he has been a little extra vocal. I thought he's been more hungry and asking for more food. I also did notice him swallowing his saliva occasionally but didn't think much of it.
Taichi's appetite is good. He ate breakfast, a small lunch and a snack today. He asked for food twice in the afternoon. He was interested in playing this morning, he also watched the birds outside from the window; but I would say that overall his countenance is a little dampened or subdued. His vocal sounds are not as loud either.
On examining his mouth I found the side teeth to have a lot of tartar. I was disappointed by this development because it means teeth cleaning is in order soon as well as a doctor's visit along with their wanting me to vaccinate them again for Rabies and whatever else...!
I would appreciate any insights you may have.
Last but not least, below is some information about the social dynamic of the sibling trio that may be relevant.
HOUSEHOLD DYNAMIC
There are two additional siblings in the house, a male named Sumo and a female named Layli. All are neutered and have same vaccination history. All are indoor-outdoor cats, but since late last Fall, they've not had free access to the outside, but supervised time outside only as we lost three cats to the forest last year. They were a family of five beautiful kittens and one beautiful mother. It's been heart breaking.
Sumo is the dominant cat of the house; he is very possessive of his space and probably his guardians as well. We do try to give them all equal attention and don't play favorites.
We find that Sumo hisses at both of his siblings often when they enter his space or if they run into him when he is in these moods; but this behavior is directed more towards Taichi since he is the other male cat in the house.
The interesting part of the dynamic is that during meal time, the cats end up eating out of each other's plates, and there never is any aggression over food. Also, when Taichi invades Sumo's space, Sumo hisses and is the one to leave.
Otherwise Sumo is very sweet and loves to get A LOT affection from us when he is in the mood - he becomes like a baby in our arms. And he gives affection to his siblings and they play and groom each other and even sleep with each other. But overall Sumo does create a stressful situation for his brother Taichi. I hope I can find some Homeopathic or flower remedy to help Sumo share his space without tension.
Layli and Taichi have become friends since the disappearance of Simba their brother. Sumo's dominant behavior seems to have brought them closer together. Taichi and Layli are very mild mannered cats and are able to share space without any problems.
Although Taichi is quite strong and slightly larger in built, and during playtime he can match or out do Sumo, but Taichi tends to be docile when it comes to Sumo's dominating behavior. He does not retaliate, but he continues to carry out the behaviors that Sumo does not like - trying to share the same window seat or adjacent seat to Sumo. One could say Taichi is just a nice cat or that he is a slow learner or a bit socially clueless? or that he is passive aggressive? Or all three?
Again, thank you in advance for your thoughts.
Cordially,
Farah
BACKGROUND
Taichi is a male cat, neutered and almost 1.5 years old. I dont know his breed, but he a handsome grey and off-white tabby. He weighs 9.2lbs .
FOOD
Raw Freeze Dried Stella & Chewy's Cat food - Duck, Chicken. Also, Dr. Marty's Salmon treats. Little dabs of Ghee (clarified butter) everyday, about 3/4 to 1tsp.
VACCINATION
Rabies 1yr, and FVRCP. Taichi has been given a dewormer in the past.
CURRENT CONDITION
I found my cat Taichi drooling clear saliva this morning. His fur was wet and parts of his bedding. He is drooling from the right side of the mouth. The drool is not continuous but intermittent, although I do hear him swallowing his saliva
Taichi tends to be a very vocal cat to the point that it can test my patience as well as the patience of the other male cat in the house. He communicates vocally to us very often.
In hind sight, I would say that in the past couple of days days, he has been a little extra vocal. I thought he's been more hungry and asking for more food. I also did notice him swallowing his saliva occasionally but didn't think much of it.
Taichi's appetite is good. He ate breakfast, a small lunch and a snack today. He asked for food twice in the afternoon. He was interested in playing this morning, he also watched the birds outside from the window; but I would say that overall his countenance is a little dampened or subdued. His vocal sounds are not as loud either.
On examining his mouth I found the side teeth to have a lot of tartar. I was disappointed by this development because it means teeth cleaning is in order soon as well as a doctor's visit along with their wanting me to vaccinate them again for Rabies and whatever else...!
I would appreciate any insights you may have.
Last but not least, below is some information about the social dynamic of the sibling trio that may be relevant.
HOUSEHOLD DYNAMIC
There are two additional siblings in the house, a male named Sumo and a female named Layli. All are neutered and have same vaccination history. All are indoor-outdoor cats, but since late last Fall, they've not had free access to the outside, but supervised time outside only as we lost three cats to the forest last year. They were a family of five beautiful kittens and one beautiful mother. It's been heart breaking.
Sumo is the dominant cat of the house; he is very possessive of his space and probably his guardians as well. We do try to give them all equal attention and don't play favorites.
We find that Sumo hisses at both of his siblings often when they enter his space or if they run into him when he is in these moods; but this behavior is directed more towards Taichi since he is the other male cat in the house.
The interesting part of the dynamic is that during meal time, the cats end up eating out of each other's plates, and there never is any aggression over food. Also, when Taichi invades Sumo's space, Sumo hisses and is the one to leave.
Otherwise Sumo is very sweet and loves to get A LOT affection from us when he is in the mood - he becomes like a baby in our arms. And he gives affection to his siblings and they play and groom each other and even sleep with each other. But overall Sumo does create a stressful situation for his brother Taichi. I hope I can find some Homeopathic or flower remedy to help Sumo share his space without tension.
Layli and Taichi have become friends since the disappearance of Simba their brother. Sumo's dominant behavior seems to have brought them closer together. Taichi and Layli are very mild mannered cats and are able to share space without any problems.
Although Taichi is quite strong and slightly larger in built, and during playtime he can match or out do Sumo, but Taichi tends to be docile when it comes to Sumo's dominating behavior. He does not retaliate, but he continues to carry out the behaviors that Sumo does not like - trying to share the same window seat or adjacent seat to Sumo. One could say Taichi is just a nice cat or that he is a slow learner or a bit socially clueless? or that he is passive aggressive? Or all three?
Again, thank you in advance for your thoughts.
Cordially,
Farah
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