Dr. Cliff Redford

Maybe they're mad at me or Fluffy is peeing on my shoes.

Maybe they're mad at me.

It's not always about you, I say to the not owner, not parent, maybe custodian.

It's not about you.

You brought home another cat.

I remember you telling me and your cat is now annoyed that they have to share their litter box.

So I tell everyone for the number of cats you have at the household,

uh decreased appetite if your cat you bring a new cat home and now tomato is eating less that's a decreased appetite issue and that might be due to the stress of bringing home the new cat and then over grooming or not grooming enough both of those are signs the first one's like an ocd stress thing i'm gonna groom myself like crazy because i'm stressed out and the other one is i'm just gonna let myself go because i'm stressed out so

These are all things you need to look for.

Just recognize that maybe your cat is happy being an only cat child.

I am sure, but I've been vaccinated many, many times, so I'm going to be safe.

Um...

Yeah, there is a surge in rabies in 2025.

For example, this article talked specifically about Chicago.

Chicago had been rabies-free for more than 60 years, and then they had a case in 2025.

It was this young dog where in December it was diagnosed with rabies.

It was showing some aggression issues.

It was euthanized.

They tested rabies.

And the brain tissue came back with this rabies virus.