I have a 16-year-old cat (very healthy), whom I've just taken from our family home to my apartment. It's been about a month and a half and I fear that she's getting bored and lonely. She lived in that house her entire life, and going back is not an option.
She was used to someone nearly always being home and I'm gone more often. She had more options of rooms to explore and had a porch to go outside. Now there's only one real window that she can look out and I don't know if she leaves my bedroom much during the day. She's never been interested, even as a kitten, in playing, although every few weeks or so she might have run up and down the stairs at the house for a few minutes.
Overall she seems to be doing well but she's getting more and more aggressive about wanting attention in the middle of the night and early morning. She'll bite my nose and has even bitten and pulled on my hair, which she has never done before.
Any thoughts? She is with another cat (21!) who seems better with the change although they never did keep each other company. I'm sure she's lonely but not sure what to do about it. Ideally I will be moving to a larger place within the next six months that might have a better setup for her but even then it may not be a full solution.
She was used to someone nearly always being home and I'm gone more often. She had more options of rooms to explore and had a porch to go outside. Now there's only one real window that she can look out and I don't know if she leaves my bedroom much during the day. She's never been interested, even as a kitten, in playing, although every few weeks or so she might have run up and down the stairs at the house for a few minutes.
Overall she seems to be doing well but she's getting more and more aggressive about wanting attention in the middle of the night and early morning. She'll bite my nose and has even bitten and pulled on my hair, which she has never done before.
Any thoughts? She is with another cat (21!) who seems better with the change although they never did keep each other company. I'm sure she's lonely but not sure what to do about it. Ideally I will be moving to a larger place within the next six months that might have a better setup for her but even then it may not be a full solution.