Is my cat senile? (serious question, actually)

[ivylass]

Have you noticed similar behavior with drinking? Does she “forget” she’s thirsty?

[OpalCat]

I haven’t noticed, because the water bowl is in the laundry room. In general, though, cats don’t sit down for long drinks anyway.

[TroubleAgain]

@OpalCat

TroubleAgain: except that it’s the other two cats, and not her, that do it. I don’t think she could jump up onto the counter anymore. I built her a ramp to help her get up onto the sofa. She’s not so spry anymore, sadly.

Oh, well, another brilliant theory shot all to hell.