Excessive grooming, crying when the owner leaves, overly excited greetings upon the owner's return, vomiting, urinating and defecating outside the litter box, a
loss of appetite and destructive behavior — such as clawing and scratching at the bottom
of doors to escape their
apparent solitary confinement — are all ways cats show us their distress.
As the number
of heartworms increases, the symptoms
of coughing, lethargy, exercise intolerance, lack
of appetite and weight
loss become more
apparent.
Early signs
of canine cognitive dysfunction syndrome: pacing, crying, barking without
apparent reason,
loss of appetite, repeated attempts to get into small spaces, getting stuck in small spaces, diminishing interaction with family members, lack
of recognition
of family members, turning away from previously «favorite» family members,
loss of house - training, sudden fascination with mirrors and staring into them, appearing hypnotized, appearing «lost.»