I have a brand-new cat, in the body of my 12 year old Siamese.
Three weeks ago, I switched her food from a daily combination of Hill’s Science Diet Oral Care and Light to Oral Care and Advanced Protection: Senior.
Before the switch, I had noticed she was jumping more gingerly and was just seeming a bit older, so I rearranged some ottomans to give her shorter distances to get to the window sills.
Now, she’s running around, jumping from the floor to onto the glass dining room table to yowl at me when I am in the kitchen, jumping up and down from the credenzas that run the length of the living room, knocking toys down from shelves to play, sticking her paws in my handbags and briefcase for . . . toys? money? . . . and driving me completely insane.
The only other change I made is Hip Action, a treat that contains glucosamine and chondroitin.
Before I left for vacation, I started training her to come when called (which she already did for me) so that M or the ex who were each cat-sitting could let her out onto the terrace and get her back without too much trouble. The training went a little too well: she now refuses to come in until called so that she can get her treat. Many an evening, I have stepped out to call her and found her sitting on the doormat, waiting for me to call her in.
It’s hard to say which change has given me back a younger, healthier, far more irritating furball, so she’ll continue to get both.
