Something keeps frightening my cat and I don't know how to make it stop. I have three cats, but it's only effecting the youngest. There's nothing wrong with him medically, and he hasn't been acting out of the ordinary, but every now and then he jumps up and backflipsas if something has bitten him, and runs out of the room. It normally takes me a few minutes to catch him and calm him down. Once I have, he refuses to go back in my room. There is something in there that scares him. Please help. He's normally very passive, even with his sibling, and this doesn't always happen when he's in my room (but that's where it usually occurs). Is there anything I can do to stop these "fits"? [sm=cry.gif]
EDIT: Sorry, clicked the wrong post!
RE: Scaredy Cat
What flooring have you got down, it sounds awfully physical like a static from the carpet or something like that.
RE: Scaredy Cat
I have carpet, but wouldn't it be effecting the other cats as well? It only happens to the one.
RE: Scaredy Cat
Not always, as we all have different static electricity levels in us.
If he was frightened of the room, he wouldn't go in there voluntarily, but the backward flip as you descibe makes me think of a static build up. Or it could be a simple thing like a claw catching in the pile? Check his pads, and make sure no injuries.
RE: Scaredy Cat
Oh, believe me, I have. He's perfectly fine. I just think it's odd that it only happens to him. His brother chases ghost now and then (at least that's what we call it .) Our house is over 100 years old. Is it possible that it's the house and not the cat with the problem?
I don't know. Maybe I'm just trying to find a something that isn't there to explain this. It's only been happening the last couple of months. Naturally, I'm concerned for my pet.