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Clooney, my 14 year old smoke gray/white short hair domestic has been in good health and seems to be eating well and using the box normally. I had a former roommate move out who never spent time in the lviing area and pretty much stuck to his room when home. My new roommate and his mother moved in two weeks ago, he occupies the room and she is sleeping on the sofa in the living room until she finds suitable housing (within a month). Clooney would spend about half his time in the living room looking out window from the back of the sofa, and the other half in my room. Now he never goes out there and has become very clingy towards me. Today he had a couple of throwing up episodes and more alarmingly pooped at the entrance to my master closet on the tile floor of the bathroom portion fortunately. The poop was normal and not of concern, and his litter box was just changed yesterday. As a big creature of habit I suspect after so long of a routine at his age it's rattled him somewhat. Or should I be more concerned of some underlying health issue? Again...he's eating normally and his pee/poop seems normal.
Stress can make cats sick. Or, it could just be he is sick and it is unrelated. The first thing is a trip to the vet. At 14 he should have some blood work done, and a urinalysis anyway.
I hope you aren't leaving these people alone with your cat.
I suspect that Clooney is just upset about the two new strangers in HIS house. The poop thing is probably a territorial act. He probably feels that he has been kicked out of his favorite viewing spot on your living room sofa. I bet that once your roommate's Mom has found her own place and Clooney can get his old territory in the living room back, he'll settle down quite a bit.
However, due to his age, I agree with both the posters who said to take him to the vet. First make sure your kitty has no medical issues and then kick that invader out of Clooney's room.
I feel it is definitely stress related. Cat don't like their routines changed, especially older ones. But those symptoms should not be ignored and I would take him in for some tests.
Definitely, take your cat in to see the vet. Cars have routines, and any changes can be a sign of something gone awry.
We noticed behavioral changes (sudden vomiting at night) in our senior cat. Took her into the vet, and found out she had IBD.
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