Hello! this is my first post and I joined the forums because I have a very specific problem with my cat, Pepino. First some background: I have had my cat for over a year. He came declawed on all 4 paws and is a very large tom cat. He is extremely social and is the opposite of a hidey cat. When I have parties at my house he seems to always be in the mix and people who fancy themselves 'dog people' or generally hate cats seem to love my kitty. Other than the occasional 'love bite', he's the perfect cat.
Fast forward to the last week. In the last week Pepino has become an extremely messy eater. I feed him 3 types of food: his wet food that he loves and 2 types of dry food. A new kind of dry food he does not like but has been mixed with is favorite dry food. Normally he'll make a small mess - a few morsels of food on the floor after he eats but in the last week it has become a disaster area. I'm not even sure he is consuming the food or just letting it all drop to the floor. Even his wet food is finding its way to the floor.
I didn't think too much of this just giving him a bit less food in hopes that he would create less of a mess. Then this past Sunday he pooped on the floor. He pooped in his favorite laying spot in the living room. After reprimaning him, I thought maybe the poop was caused because of the tiny bit of vanilla ice cream he managed to get a few licks of earlier in the day. I thought maybe that upset his stomach. And mind you, it was about 4 tiny licks before I cleaned it up and threw it away. So by the end of the night I made amends with him and he fell asleep on the bed for the night.
The next day before leaving for work I closed my bedroom door. I typically let him have free roam of my apartment but felt just in case the pooping was not a one time thing and maybe he was sick, it'd be best he not poop in my room. I get home at my normal time that same day and found he had pooped on the same exact spot on the living room floor! I was furious! I reprimanded him again and he was knew I was upset at him. To make matter worse, my landlord was coming upstairs to my apartment to discuss some general apartment complex matters. I quickly cleaned up the poop while Pepino was in hiding. After cleaning his mess I walked towards my bedroom to change out of my work clothes and Pepino bolted towards the door hoping to go inside. It was as if I didn't just reprimand him for his actions. I cast him aside and did not let him in the bedroom. When I emerged from the bedroom, my landlord was already at my front door and I went to let her in. My cat, who like I said is very social, came to greet her as well. As we sat down to talk, Pepino jumps on my lap purring and brushing his head against my chest - as if nothing had happened again.
What is up with my cat??? He's become a messy eater and has had 2 'accidents' which I don't believe to be accidents at all. His box is cleaned daily, nothing had changed in terms of my playing with him or giving him attention but he seems to be really acting up lately. Any help would be most appreciated!
Fast forward to the last week. In the last week Pepino has become an extremely messy eater. I feed him 3 types of food: his wet food that he loves and 2 types of dry food. A new kind of dry food he does not like but has been mixed with is favorite dry food. Normally he'll make a small mess - a few morsels of food on the floor after he eats but in the last week it has become a disaster area. I'm not even sure he is consuming the food or just letting it all drop to the floor. Even his wet food is finding its way to the floor.
I didn't think too much of this just giving him a bit less food in hopes that he would create less of a mess. Then this past Sunday he pooped on the floor. He pooped in his favorite laying spot in the living room. After reprimaning him, I thought maybe the poop was caused because of the tiny bit of vanilla ice cream he managed to get a few licks of earlier in the day. I thought maybe that upset his stomach. And mind you, it was about 4 tiny licks before I cleaned it up and threw it away. So by the end of the night I made amends with him and he fell asleep on the bed for the night.
The next day before leaving for work I closed my bedroom door. I typically let him have free roam of my apartment but felt just in case the pooping was not a one time thing and maybe he was sick, it'd be best he not poop in my room. I get home at my normal time that same day and found he had pooped on the same exact spot on the living room floor! I was furious! I reprimanded him again and he was knew I was upset at him. To make matter worse, my landlord was coming upstairs to my apartment to discuss some general apartment complex matters. I quickly cleaned up the poop while Pepino was in hiding. After cleaning his mess I walked towards my bedroom to change out of my work clothes and Pepino bolted towards the door hoping to go inside. It was as if I didn't just reprimand him for his actions. I cast him aside and did not let him in the bedroom. When I emerged from the bedroom, my landlord was already at my front door and I went to let her in. My cat, who like I said is very social, came to greet her as well. As we sat down to talk, Pepino jumps on my lap purring and brushing his head against my chest - as if nothing had happened again.
What is up with my cat??? He's become a messy eater and has had 2 'accidents' which I don't believe to be accidents at all. His box is cleaned daily, nothing had changed in terms of my playing with him or giving him attention but he seems to be really acting up lately. Any help would be most appreciated!