Ok, so my girlfriend and I have 2 male cats. 1-Boss is 2 years old American shorthair and 2-Dom, he is 1 year old and also a shorthair.
A little over a month ago, we moved to a new place, therefore I expected a change in the cats' behavior. Boss loves the new place and seems happier than he ever has recently. Dom on the other hand has been very different. He used to be a very friendly, cuddly and never exhibited any aggressive behavior. He has been lately though. Just today, I was holding him and he bit me in the face, very deeply I might add. But, that's not the end of it. Remember, he never used to do anything like this. He has been aggressive towards me and has even hissed just by me picking him up. He also has been trying to climb walls and at the same time meowing at them. He used to sleep with my girlfriend at night and refuses to now. He used to want to be held and now won't even let us near him at times. I know behavior changes because of changes in environment but we have moved before and his behavior change only lasted about a week. Boss showed signs of stress for about 5 days after we moved and since he's been a happy kitty.
I'm just confused and hurt, literally and figuratively by this. If anyone can shed light, it would be greatly appreciated.
A little over a month ago, we moved to a new place, therefore I expected a change in the cats' behavior. Boss loves the new place and seems happier than he ever has recently. Dom on the other hand has been very different. He used to be a very friendly, cuddly and never exhibited any aggressive behavior. He has been lately though. Just today, I was holding him and he bit me in the face, very deeply I might add. But, that's not the end of it. Remember, he never used to do anything like this. He has been aggressive towards me and has even hissed just by me picking him up. He also has been trying to climb walls and at the same time meowing at them. He used to sleep with my girlfriend at night and refuses to now. He used to want to be held and now won't even let us near him at times. I know behavior changes because of changes in environment but we have moved before and his behavior change only lasted about a week. Boss showed signs of stress for about 5 days after we moved and since he's been a happy kitty.
I'm just confused and hurt, literally and figuratively by this. If anyone can shed light, it would be greatly appreciated.