My 10 month old male just got neutered 2 weeks ago. Ever since, he has been certified crazy.
I got him at 7 months old and he came with some tummy troubles. He's been doing fine for some time now though and I'm thrilled that he has improved. Before he went in for the ol' snip-snip, he was definitely showing signs that his health was doing better. He was less of a lap kitty and much more playful... however, that's when the ambush attacks and biting began.
I thought he would show some behavioral improvement after his fixing, but he has gotten worse... so much so that I'm kinda afraid of him sometimes. I'll be minding my own business, and suddenly I am ambushed by him! It was cute the first 500 times he did it, but now it is kinda scary! He has also made up his mind that biting is now the thing to do. He bites when I pet him, bites when being played with, etc. I try to discourage this, by saying "NO" and walking away from him. It works for the time being, but it always resumes shortly after.
Oh, he has also conveniently unlearned everything he has been taught. (This happened before his neutering). He now jumps on the counters, chews on rugs, furniture, etc. What happened to my little sweet kitty? I'm beginning to wonder if I somehow picked up the wrong cat when I picked him up from his surgery! Haha. I know there are animal abuse hotlines for animals that are abused... are there for human abuse hotlines for humans that are abused by their animals? Again, haha.
Another strange thing... when we have guests over, he is such a winning little cat. He introduces himself and proceeds to act like he is an angel. People comment on how well behaved he is and how affectionate he is towards them! I feel like he is cheating on me! Maybe he has some underlying anger or something against me and my husband.
All kidding aside, we do all we can for him and we're happy he's healthy... he gets lots of play time everyday, so I don't think that is the problem. Maybe I even give him too much attention?
My main concern is the biting... and I'm also wondering if this is a hormonal issue and he will eventually chill out with some time? If his behavioral issues keep up, I'm going to have to change his name to Krazy Kat.
I got him at 7 months old and he came with some tummy troubles. He's been doing fine for some time now though and I'm thrilled that he has improved. Before he went in for the ol' snip-snip, he was definitely showing signs that his health was doing better. He was less of a lap kitty and much more playful... however, that's when the ambush attacks and biting began.
I thought he would show some behavioral improvement after his fixing, but he has gotten worse... so much so that I'm kinda afraid of him sometimes. I'll be minding my own business, and suddenly I am ambushed by him! It was cute the first 500 times he did it, but now it is kinda scary! He has also made up his mind that biting is now the thing to do. He bites when I pet him, bites when being played with, etc. I try to discourage this, by saying "NO" and walking away from him. It works for the time being, but it always resumes shortly after.
Oh, he has also conveniently unlearned everything he has been taught. (This happened before his neutering). He now jumps on the counters, chews on rugs, furniture, etc. What happened to my little sweet kitty? I'm beginning to wonder if I somehow picked up the wrong cat when I picked him up from his surgery! Haha. I know there are animal abuse hotlines for animals that are abused... are there for human abuse hotlines for humans that are abused by their animals? Again, haha.
Another strange thing... when we have guests over, he is such a winning little cat. He introduces himself and proceeds to act like he is an angel. People comment on how well behaved he is and how affectionate he is towards them! I feel like he is cheating on me! Maybe he has some underlying anger or something against me and my husband.
All kidding aside, we do all we can for him and we're happy he's healthy... he gets lots of play time everyday, so I don't think that is the problem. Maybe I even give him too much attention?
My main concern is the biting... and I'm also wondering if this is a hormonal issue and he will eventually chill out with some time? If his behavioral issues keep up, I'm going to have to change his name to Krazy Kat.