The basics:
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he is male
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about 3 years old
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he was originally a barn cat and I brought him home when he was about 4 months old
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he is neutered
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I live alone in a studio apartment
Our apartment is small, but I try really hard to give him everything he needs.
*His meals are always at the same time as I use an automatic feeder.
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He has a billion toys and I swap them out frequently; he is not interested in most, but I play with him every day with the few that he likes. His favorite toy is his treat ball and I put a few treats in it once or twice a day; I can't give him more than that as it goes about the recommended serving size for one day.
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He has scratching posts, four beds, a cat tree, free reign of the counter tops and kitchen cabinets so he can climb and perch, and three windows to sit at and look out at things like birds.
To sum things up, my cat should probably be on "My Cat From Hell". He was very sweet before I brought him home; he would even sleep in my lap. Now he has several problems that I just can't take any longer; these have been going on since I got him.
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He attacks me randomly, both from the front and from behind when I'm not expecting it. These range from nips and swipes at my ankles to full on teeth to the jugular. I have to put him in the bathroom (which is weirdly almost as big as my living room) at night or he attacks me while I'm sleeping.
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He rarely seems to truly relax. He is a VERY light sleeper; even at the sound of me adjusting my chair he wakes up to see what I'm doing.
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He is obsessed with kneading his paws on me, and attacks if I don't let him. This I could tolerate, but it also seems to be a sexual thing which I obviously am not comfortable with. I also can't trim his nails and the vet was only able to do it once when he was knocked out for his neuter surgery.
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Since being neutered it seems like he's even more food motivated and he acts like he's never been fed in his entire life. His vet says he's at the perfect weight so it's not like he's underfed.
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I feel like I'm forgetting something, but I'm writing this out of frustration; I will add anything I remember in an edit. Important to note that he has NEVER had any issues with his litter box or spraying, and for that I am so fucking thankful.
I do everything I can to make him happy and I try to follow the practices that Jackson Galaxy promotes since they seem to work well for other cats. I follow his play therapy advice and after our intense play sessions I give him a treat so he feels like he's really caught something, and I work from home so we do this several times a day. The apartment feels like it has more stuff for him than for me and my friends know that I spoil him like crazy with all sorts of news toys in hopes that he'll like them. I even put the TV on the nature channel while I'm working which he seems to like at least a little. I just don't understand what else he wants from me and some nights I just break down and cry because no matter what I do it feels like he hates me and I feel like I can never relax in my own home. I am planning to bring this up at his next checkup, but don't know if there is anything specific I should say and I will take literally any advice.
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