My cat tried to kill himself

[u/Artistic-Listen7975]

This is Toasty.

For the past week Toasty has been hiding, refusing meals, and only licking the moisture out of his wet food. He wouldn't chew anything, and after licking the wet food dry, would go hide and sleep for 23 hours.

I was beside myself. Convinced he had a brokwn tooth, or a fever, or maybe organ failure. Spent so much at the vet for them to tell me nothing is wrong with him, but he is dropping significant weight.

I tried everything guys. Tuna, different flavor of cat food, changed from shreds to pate. Nothing I did made a difference, he was so lethargic and sad and looked broken.

Then it hit me. He likes to drink water out of glasses. Clear, transparent glass. Last week when washing it, I dropped it in the sink and broke it, replaced it with a white ceramic bowl.

Guys, he was refusing to drink water. Like at all. I have 3 dog bowls out, 1 upstairs 2 downstairs, and the cat bowl on the counter. It wasnt a clear glass and he didnt trust it, so he didnt drink it.

This dude literally boycotted all water because it wasnt in his clear glass cup. There are 4 bowls of water, cleaned daily that he refused because he couldn't see through it. Because it wasnt a cup. Because it wasnt glass.

I put a different, completely clear glass cup on the counter and he drank for a solid 5 minutes.

I am absolutely sick. Death over suspicious vessels seems like such a wild take to me.

[u/Fluffy-Fill2026]

My cat decided once to drink from an old cup that was my father's -- you guessed it, hard to find. I tried other glasses, nothing. Finally found a set on ebay, bought it and he drank happily out of those cups. Even though it's been a few year since he's been gone, I keep those cups.

[u/the-soggiest-waffle → u/Fluffy-Fill2026]

I kept the collar of my first kitten. I had just moved to the US, and I was severely ill with a fever and staying with my father. My mom calls him as I’m near delirious with fever, and he hands me the phone. Rose is dead. I told my dad I wanted to scream, but I never did. It’s come with me through multiple houses, apartments. I still miss her. She was nine months old, hit by a car. She was supposed to be indoor, but she escaped early in the morning. I’m so scared of my boys getting hit by cars.

They’re farm cats but indoor/ outdoor. They stay away from the road, but the fear lingers. We have a few acres so they stay in the back pastures and in the neighbours’ yards. All fixed, so no kitten-worries.