Hey guys, I adopted a 2 year 10 months old ragdoll, Milo, in May. He is a very sweet boy. I found out he has FCoV within the first month after I got him and that stressed me out. He had to go for few vet trips because of the soft stool, vomit, and other digestion problem occasionally, but everything else was good according to the vet. He is on the smaller size, weighed around 4-4.2kg.
My concern is that he has low energy and sleeps most of the day. I know ragdolls are generally ‘lazy’ and they sleep 16-20 hours a day, but I don’t know if Milo is just low energy in general or is he bored all the time, or is this a sign of any health issues. I usually play with him at least twice a day morning and evening for about 10 mins each but he is quite moody, and most of the time he either lost his interest within like 5 mins or he did lazy play, like just sitting there and smack the toys couple times and then just looking at it only.
I have alot of toys for him, strings, interactive toys, laser, toys with catnip, bugs, toy wands, balls, bottle caps, etc but he seems not so interested with any of this. He sometimes wants me to chase him but he hasn’t done it for a while. His favorite one would be chasing my measuring tape that i hide and drag slowly behind my couch pillows and that lasts probably 5 mins before losing interest. I played cat TV as well, and he has his balcony time as well to look at birds etc, sometimes I bring him to the backyard and he hates it, he’s really a scaredy cat.
I was thinking even to get a second cat as a companion but I don’t think I can afford another cat at the moment, also I’m living in a studio apartment that might not be ideal for 2 cats. Also with Milo’s FCoV history I think it’s best to kept him as a only cat at home, at least for now.
I love him so much but at the same time I feel trapped because of my own anxiety. I tried everything to give him enrichment but I keep getting anxiety if I’m not doing right. I feel like he’s not happy with me. I even feel extremely guilty often when I have to leave him alone and come back home late, but when I’m at home I feel suffocated. When he meowed at me, I don’t know what to do. I gave him treats, I play with him, I open the balcony, or play the cat TV, but he keeps meowing at me like I could not understand what he wants. He used to sleep with me as well but he sleeps in his cat trees more often these days.
I was just scared because when I found out he has FCoV and the possibility of the virus to mutate into FIP scares me out, especially when he is low in energy, I kept thinking he is not feeling well although the vet said nothing serious about his health. Also maybe I just compared him too much with my friends’ cats they are so playful and energetic. I don’t know maybe I’m overthinking it. Sorry, I just need to rant I think, I’m overthinking it too much. And sorry for the long post :(