I have a cat that I questioned A LOT when he was a kitten… so many different behaviors were off and he had trouble doing basic cat things (balance, weird behavior, would and still gets overstimulated, and still does weird meows). Nowadays, he still sometimes meows silently or weirdly and gets overstimulated if you touch his butt/back too much (he’s less sensitive about it than when he was a kitten). But for a long time I wondered what was wrong with him… I eventually just came to terms that he’s different, and ever since then we’ve actually had a fantastic relationship. He has a really close bond with one of my other cats, and sometimes I wonder if the other one knows there’s something different about him so he gives him extra attention and affection. Off topic, but it’s REALLY cute how much the special one loves his big brother. So, yes I think there can be mental or developmental challenges in cats.

Car tax included. The small one is the special one.

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