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Separation anxiety · Separation anxiety signs & symptoms · Separation anxiety diagnosis · Separation anxiety treatment · Separation anxiety related articles
Dog separation anxiety will often cause the pet to urinate or defecate inside the house. They destroy walls and furniture and injure themselves trying to claw out of their kennels. Other dogs are less physically destructive, but suffer equal anxiety. These dogs pace, bark, drool, shake and pant. Some develop compulsive behaviors, such as tail or leg chewing.
Cat separation anxiety will often cause the pet to urinate or defecate outside the litter box—usually on the owner’s bed. Some cats are destructive and push things off counters or tear up furniture and toys. They may pull their hair out (barbering). Other cats are equally anxious but less physically active. They pace, meow, yowl, and refuse to eat.
Your pet’s symptoms of separation anxiety are generally worse the first 15 minutes alone, but can persist the entire time you’re away. |
Are symptoms of separation anxiety different in male and female cats?
Male cats tend to be destructive. Female cats tend to over-groom or barber their hair leaving bald spots (barbering). Whether a cat is male or female, intact or altered, the older it is, the more likely it is to have separation anxiety.
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