He acts demented as heck. Like the other day he was in my plant-pot eating dirt, miricle grow soil, like it was cat food. Also he runs up and down the hall like the grim reaper has a chain saw chasing after him.
2007-02-21 01:40:30 · 17 answers · asked by Bencheddar 2 in Pets ➔ Cats
He only ate the soil once, now i scare hiim to make him get away from it, its potting soil, he throws up hairballs alot too if that helps.
2007-02-21 01:52:13 · update #1
he is neutered and isnt an outdoor cat
2007-02-21 01:55:19 · update #2
Yes - especially if he is acting nutso at night. Cats are nocturnal creatures and like to sleep all day and run around all night. If this is interrupting your sleeping you can help readjust his clock by making him be up during the day - forcing him to sleep at night.
Cats are strange creatures. They steal like cleptos, eat plants, play in dirt and see everything as one big giant game. Make sure the soil in your plants is non-toxic to animals. It may taste sweet - which is attractive to cats. But so is anti-freeze and that kills hundreds of kitties every year. So make sure the stuff he's playing in aren't going to cause serious injury or further brain damage.
Ours likes to role in dry leaves. One of our plants, a big giant one, lost a few leaves. My husband was on the couch and heard, crunch crunch, crunch, crunchity crunch. Then the cat streaks by and jumps on him covered in dry leaves. She also runs back in forth in the house like she is the lead in a marathon.
2007-02-21 01:53:13 · answer #1 · answered by noncrazed 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Yes it's normal. They do some nutty stuff when they are inside all the time. It's called the "Mad cat syndrome". It's just there way of running off energy. As far as the eating of the soil, it most likely has to do with something missing in the diet. You might try asking your vet for some vitamins for him. If you really want to see him act crazy find some wild cat-nip, put it into an old sock and crush it real good. He'll go bonkers.
2007-02-21 01:50:49 · answer #2 · answered by golden rider 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If the cat is less than two years old he sounds as if he's just be a playful sort. Have you bought him any toys filled with catnip he might be catching a buzz there. Also be very careful what type of houseplants you keep. Many like colius and morning glory are psychoactive and could kill or trip out a pet just by them biting the leaves or eating a few seeds.
2007-02-21 01:52:43 · answer #3 · answered by aiguyaiguy 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
What's HD? Maybe you have a pampered cat. Mine never watched TV or listened to the radio. But a thing on my car keys that beeped when I whistled used to send my last cat berserk. I suppose she just wasn't into entertainment or anything remotely educational. She was a practical cat, more interested in hunting, so went for what she probably thought were mice swearing at her, or defenseless baby birds - although hunting often got her into trouble when she launched herself into space chasing seagulls off my boat. I'd have to rescue her with a fish net, and if I was tied to my Club pontoons I'd have to dry her under the hand-driers in the men's washrooms. She objected mightily to that. I suppose she felt embarrassed with fellers coming in and out and remarking on her plight. One has to be careful about the feelings of *******. (OH DEAR - I've upset Aunt Agatha!) Anyway I wouldn't expect much sense from a male cat. In my experience the males of any species never have as much common sense as the females. It's one of the reason Arabs preferred mares to stallions for real work.
2016-05-24 02:01:10 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Is he like that all the time? Because if he is, he could have a heart condition. If he is hyperactive like this all the time, you should take him in and have the vet listen to his heart because it could be over working.
On the other hand, if this is just occassionally, then you have yourself a pretty normal cat. Most cat's do this at least once in a while. When mine do, I call it the "Race Car Kitties Syndrome" where my cat is no longer a tabby, those are racing stripes. Cats have their own bio-rhythms, just like humans and they don't stifle their impulses like we do - so they go all out. And then when it's over, they take a nap or clean themselves. Not to worry.
2007-02-21 02:20:27 · answer #5 · answered by ineeddonothing 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's perfectly normal. My cat does that as well a couple times a week.
Do not let him eat the miracle grow soil- that fertilizer is toxic to cats.
2007-02-21 01:44:00 · answer #6 · answered by D 7 · 1⤊ 1⤋
I would not say it is totally normal. My cats only acted like that when they were on pain medication after they were declawed. And they acted a little bit like that from catnip. Be very careful on the cat eating soil, that is not the best for its stomach since there are chemicals in the Miracle-Gro that can hurt it, and the cat has no idea it could be seriously sick from eating that.
2007-02-21 01:45:25 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 2⤋
Yes, acting stupid is perfectly normal for cats.
2016-11-20 09:40:12 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Does your cat go outdoors? Some grasses that cats eat or play in can give them a "kitty high." Go buy some catnip, that should calm your cat down.
2007-02-21 01:49:24 · answer #9 · answered by theodrick2000 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yep some do that! We used to have one that went around the room not touching the floor! Mum was not best pleased when he climbed up the curtains and slid down the wall (all claws out for best braking) when the room had just been papered!
2007-02-21 01:49:18 · answer #10 · answered by huggz 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋