#psa cat

any change in behaviour even miniscule requires health check up, that could be: - less grooming - kibble dropping - tilted head while eating - avoiding food (sometimes room temperature is still too cold for them to eat)

unrelated to FORL but still important - less playful - hiding - drinking more - no zoomies (a cat who has zoomies is a happy cat: age is important here) - stretches less or avoidance of it completely - stool or pee change, odor: shape (check for 2-3 days and then immediate vet visit with sample. if there is blood: emergency) - no peeing or pooping for more than a day (or related to your cats age what was normal and what changed)

important: cats hide pain really well, both my cats are my first cats and they did not show any visible pain in their faces, they did however show me in very subtle ways, cats tend to adapt to pain well too.... depending on what kinda breed you have they will also stay alert no matter what. if you have a younger cat, they seem to show it less (from my experience) just wanted to share cause I had to make immense with the fact that I did not notice the most subtle signs..

another important note: cats who pee or poop outside their litter: it's not normal. most simple issue: litter box too small, doesn't like the litter cover anymore or they don't like the litter in it or.... it's not clean enough. health issues is another major player, it can be physical or mental, please bring your cat to the vet!

ps: english is not my first language, or my second, so sorry if there is any grammatical errors. hope the resources help aynway.