6 Have you ever observed any of the following physical signs of stress in your cat? (Tick all that apply.):

■ Diarrhoea.

■ Vomiting.

■ Pica (eating of non-food items, such as cat litter, string, or wool).

■ Poor appetite and eating less than usual.

■ Eating or drinking more than usual.

■ Suddenly gaining or losing weight.

■ Excessive grooming or not grooming enough.

■ Not going to the toilet as regularly as usual (urine and/ or faeces).

■ Toileting indoors, outside of the litter tray (for example, behind the sofa, under the bed, or on the bed).

■ Urine spraying on furniture and other items around the house.

■ A runny nose and eyes (i.e. cat flu).

■ Frequent squatting and straining to pass urine, pain when urinating, or urine with blood in it (i.e. cystitis).

■ Taking a long time to recover from illness, or their underlying conditions seeming to get worse or flare up (i.e. a weakened immune system).

HOW OFTEN HAVE YOU NOTICED ANY OF THESE SIGNS? A Never.

B Once or twice, but it resolves quickly.

C Occasionally, particularly when there are lots of stressful things going on at home.

D Often.

E Pretty much all the time.