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My vet couldn't accurately gauge my male's age when I found him. I think he was a little younger than the estimated 1year. He is fixed.
As far as I could tell, this cat was living entirely outside or, at least, he had been primarily, an outdoor cat that was abandoned at some point. He's been living as an entirely indoor cat since September but his behavior hasn't completely adapted. He's basically tearing up my house.
He has plenty of toys, scratchers, a tree upstairs and down to keep him occupied but I think he's frustrated because he's stuck inside. My female won't play with him and i think he'd rather play with her than me. Another cat is not possible right now and because of the kind of neighbors I have, going outside is not an option either.
Today, he jumped onto the railing, holding on with his claws and attempted to claw his way up until he fell off. He goes under the bed and sticks his claws into the box spring, while he drags himself around on the floor. He also does that with my sofa. He scratches at my furniture constantly and my doorframe has to be replaced. He just doesn't know how to behave in the house and yelling "no" all the time isn't helping at all. I don't know if he'll ever be content or if he'll ever stop destroying things in the house. Are some cats unable to fully adapt to life indoors?
As far as I could tell, this cat was living entirely outside or, at least, he had been primarily, an outdoor cat that was abandoned at some point. He's been living as an entirely indoor cat since September but his behavior hasn't completely adapted. He's basically tearing up my house.
He has plenty of toys, scratchers, a tree upstairs and down to keep him occupied but I think he's frustrated because he's stuck inside. My female won't play with him and i think he'd rather play with her than me. Another cat is not possible right now and because of the kind of neighbors I have, going outside is not an option either.
Today, he jumped onto the railing, holding on with his claws and attempted to claw his way up until he fell off. He goes under the bed and sticks his claws into the box spring, while he drags himself around on the floor. He also does that with my sofa. He scratches at my furniture constantly and my doorframe has to be replaced. He just doesn't know how to behave in the house and yelling "no" all the time isn't helping at all. I don't know if he'll ever be content or if he'll ever stop destroying things in the house. Are some cats unable to fully adapt to life indoors?