Wilbur has been out of sorts since the contractors have been working LOL!!!

I am sure it is quite an ordeal for him. He don't know whether to hide or try to protect you. lol He must feel safe when you are with him.

Cats are very sensitive to new faces/intruders into their routine lifestyles. They depend on their people caretakers to protect them. I would be very wary of where Wilbur is at all times. He just might "freak out" and head for the door. If you have a relationship with a cat like he/she is a "human child" they are very dependent on you and trust you, almost to a fault. You must be sensitive to his feelings and reassure him, hold him or pet him, feed him treats, etc. In some ways, a cat needs more than a child does because he/she cannot always understand things on a level like a human does. Be kind and gentle with him during this rough time.

Poor thing. My dog doesn't like anyone in my apartment. When someone comes to fix the sink or change the air filter, he isn't happy until the stranger is gone.

Yeah animals can tell when somethings going on, and things are different. It is funny, but like you said pitiful too, I feel sorry for him, and you can't explain it to him, just pet him and give him alot of attention so it doesn't bother him too much.

Ha Ha! Typical behavior by cats. They seems afraid of something but still want to know what it is.

Hi SheliaLee, Poor Wilbur, must be so worried and wondering what is going on?, when we had our conservatery put in my two cats stayed up in the bedroom all the time. Tamara

Well, I feel that even Cats are not used to change, and any extra noise that might effect them and their normal routines will upset them. I think it is a normal action for your Cat to be scared. All you can do is sit there and pet and comfort him and reassure him that this is for the Best, and will all end soon as well.

Have not seen you in ages, friend. Yes, our cats, and other pets, know when things are changing. It sounds like you are getting some remodeling done, enjoy.

LOL. That sounds like what my dog does. He cannot stand noise or a sound of a hammer. He usually hides in the bathroom LOL.

Isn't it funny and yes yet pitiful our little Maltese does the same thing and you should hear her cry when I go get my coat and purse, she knows very well mom is leaving. I'm never gone for long at all, but with it sometimes doesn't take much to turn these little guys world right upside down. I'm happy to see you back posting, I'm always looking forward to hearing wedding bells for Amanda and Mark!!! I did miss you as well SheliaLee. Take care and hope your weekend is going good.

That is a really cute and funny story. Wilbur is such a funny name to me, how did you ever think to name him that, no offense meant.

We all get upset when our normal routine gets out of whack so I suppose his is too! Extra people around....strangers to boot...the noise....and disruption! They are funny aren't they? Almost human!

Cats hate change. They also hate big noises. I hope everything gets back to normal for Wilber very soon.

Oh yes they can sense that something isn't right. But the funny part is cats are so nosy they have to go find out what it is! LOL We still joke about my cat. All in one day I brought a new dog home and had a cookout and he was MIA. We couldn't find him for a whole day. He went into hiding because he didn't like all the change going on and not to mention was very skiddish of the new guest! LOL

Most cats don't like changes around their home. Mine are an exception.... My oldest cat, Smokey, has gotten used to me re arranging things and just wants to be sure I leave a spot for her. Of the other two, the youngest, Patch, is very patient and sees moving furniture as some sort of adventure. Our lazy long hair cat, KC (Krazy Cat), likes new arrangments or if we bring tubs in from storage, like Christmas stuff, before we can unpack the tubs he has to claim the top of the heap as his new perch and defend it from the others. I am an inspector for a polling place and during elections I pick up my supplies about a week before. All three cats love to sit or play on the boxes of polling booths and other equipment and will try to keep me from packing it out on election day.

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