Hi, I've got a 9 year old male cat, Humunculus, who just lost his biological brother (same litter - always been together) to heart problems. My problem is that the cat seems to be mourning and I can't help him. He's lost weight; he isn't grooming himself, he's not hunting; he just lays around. If he sees me, he meows at me at doesn't really move a lot. He looks and sounds sad. My husband thinks I'm personifying him. Humunculus is usually pretty active and an avid hunter. He loves to cuddle with me and sit on my lap. Now I have to find him, pick him up, and he seems to just tolerate it. He's able to move - he just seems to be going through the day like a zombie. His brother died just over a month ago. My 7 year old son and I are pretty sad about it too. I've got two questions. Are my son and I causing the cat to act different by cuddling him a little more and trying to comfort him? Is there anything we can do to make him feel better?
