Should I be concerned ?

[Deleted User]

I’ve been debating posting this, because I don’t THINK there’s anything wrong and I don’t want to waste anyone’s time…but I also want to make sure that I don’t have any reason to be concerned.

I’m not sure what it is, but a few times in the last week Ophelia has swatted at me. Once she was chewing on the carpet, which she doesn’t normally do but it was an area that had a spill on it recently so I think she was checking it out. I went over to her and pushed her aside and grabbed the piece of carpet from her mouth and she grunted and swatted at me. Then early this morning she was on the bed and I usually give her pets but I was still so sleepy. She went over to bite my husbands hair (she always does that to him??) and I gently pushed her off the pillow and she again swatted at me! I was like “um, no ma’am, we do not do that!” and I started petting her and she just sat there and took her pets and was totally fine without any more “incidents” and I got up, fed her, pet her some more and left for work.

I know that behavioral changes are something of a cause for concern, but it has only been these isolated incidents and otherwise she is totally sweet? The same day that she swatted at me over the carpet we spent a solid 20 minute petting session on the floor and she was flat as a pancake with nonstop tooth clicking. So, I want to think that nothing is wrong and that she just doesn’t like me to push her away when she is doing something? I know that the obvious answer is get to the vet just to be safe, but I wondered if you guys think this is something that needs to be addressed ASAP or if it’s just that I’m bothering her? She is eating/pooping totally normal and otherwise acting completely normal, but I just don’t know why she’s swatting at me.

[Deleted User]

It sounds like she’s just upset that you pushed her away. She’s quite the queen you know Her fur was probably a little ruffled and then she got over it. Bombur thumps at me when I do something he doesn’t like, and Asriel will usually just stare at me to establish that he’s the boss. So, if it’s only these two incidents, I wouldn’t be too worried.

[Deleted User]

Oh my gosh, you don’t know the half of it! She is the definition of sass & attitude one minute, but the next minute she is a sweet little angel! Silly bun… I am planning to take her in to the vet soon for a wellness check, but it’s just difficult for me to get to the vet due to A) us only having one car and the vet being 45 minutes away and B) we both work, only my husband drives so he’s the only one insured on the car. So I hope to get to the vet in the next few weeks but I just wanted to make sure that it can wait until then!

[Deleted User]

admittedly, I have been spending less time with her lately just due to the business of the holidays and trying to get in the swing of things with school starting back up. I have noticed that she has a tendency to be more “frustrated” when she is getting less attention. (this is the original reason I wanted to get her a friend, but we all know how that worked out… )

[Wick & Fable]

I second not being worried. I think it’s a natural progression of a relationship. As things get more comfortable and stable, voicing/expressing disagreement seems easier.

For example, Wick would sit still while I would wash and slather lotion on his face for fungal treatments (which has become a more chronic treatment). But starting this month, he continually tries to run away or turns and, his equivalent of, “bites” me, which is having his mouth open but not actually chomping down. He also is much more adamant about wanting quiet during his sleep time (leaves the room), and expressing disagreement (high kicks).

The answers provided in this discussion are for general guideline purposes only. The information is not intended to diagnose or treat your pet. Seek the advice of your veterinarian or a qualified behaviorist.

[Deleted User]

I literally feel like our lives are the same, except you have your sassy girl and I’ve got one angelic boy and one devlish boy. Our vet is 45 minutes away, I don’t drive only the hubs does, and I work and go to grad school full time. I’ll wave in your direction when I’m at Universal in October xD

But in all seriousness, she probably is just fussy from lack of attention, the pushing away, and the trying to get back into a routine thing. My boys have honestly be dealing with that too, plus a molt. Give her extra love a few treats when you are home

[Deleted User]

Oh that’s good to hear! Thank you Wick! I thought I was mucking up our relationship somehow or something was wrong. I get the occasional foot flick but this swatting is not something that I like! Of course, the more I thought about it the more I started worrying so I wanted to see what someone else thought from an objective standpoint. Thinking about it in terms of disagreement is pretty funny…tiny little thing picking a fight with giant ol’ me!

[Deleted User]

LMAO A&B that is hilarious! I remember also commenting that the hubs acts like yours! And you live in MA right? My twin lives there, so sending waves in your direction!

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