Anybody know anything about ‘nesting’ behavior in old cats??
Posted on July 8, 2008 - Filed Under Cats
Our old cat, Tigra, will turn 13 next month. We had a cat previously, Merlin, who lived to be almost 22. So I'm not clear on how "old" 13 is for a cat. But let's say fairly old.
In recent months, Tigra has taken to nesting snuggled up under the covers tucked under the bottom of our bed. They droop down just enough for her to crawl under the bed and lay against the bottom of the blankets, while sleeping on the hardwood floor under the bed. When she first started doing this a couple of months ago, we were hunting all over the house for her and she startled us after we had called and called by suddenly popping out from under our bed.
We have no real issues with her nesting there, though she is aware of strict rules against being on the bed itself -- and is pretty cagey about not letting us come home and catch her on the bed. Too often.
I guess my biggest concern is that this could be some "end of life" issues where she's preparing just to snuggle in, go to sleep, and not wake up one of these days.
Odd, how cats behave sometimes, isn't it? They're mysterious, alien creatures. Gotta love 'em, though!
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