Over the past few days, my cat Kevin has been acting a bit off. All day, he lies around and sleeps. He won’t play with our new kitten who has become one of his best friends, won’t let me pet him, and won’t play with any of his toys. He’s usually extremely energetic: he loves running around the house and jumping on EVERYTHING, getting into all kinds of mischief, and generally being crazy. He has blood on his nose. At first, I thought it was a cut from playing with the other kitty, but it got worse and has been bleeding more each day. At this point, I don’t think it’s a cut. Even his eyes look sickly.
It’s extremely difficult to tell when a cat is sick: they can’t tell you, they usually don’t cry unless they’re seriously injured, and they don’t have human symptoms. The key is to KNOW your cat, and to know his personality. If they start acting differently out of nowhere, something is probably wrong: get them to the vet ASAP. And I KNOW my cat, and I KNOW something is wrong with him. A quick online search by a worried me revealed that he probably has an upper respiratory infection. I’ll be taking him to the vet as soon as I can tomorrow: I’ll be sure to update this to let everyone know how he’s doing!