My male cat - about 3 years old has suddenly began obsessively sliding his paws on the cabinets. He is not declawed.
He has never done this before and it doesn't seem playful. I am wondering if it is a call for more attention - which I feel he gets lots of but he is now competing with a 2 year old. I checked his paws and nothing seems to be irritated. It has become a nonstop occurence and is concerning me. He doesn't act sick either.
Any ideas would be helpful. Thank you.
He has never done this before and it doesn't seem playful. I am wondering if it is a call for more attention - which I feel he gets lots of but he is now competing with a 2 year old. I checked his paws and nothing seems to be irritated. It has become a nonstop occurence and is concerning me. He doesn't act sick either.
Any ideas would be helpful. Thank you.
I have one de-clawed cat (he came that way), and he "scratches" the weirdest things! I suppose because he doesn't have the tactile response of his claws catching on something,any surface that feels good on his paws will do. Or, one of my males (not de-clawed) will do that to any door he wants to get through (not scratching; he keeps his claws in. Better described as "sliding", I guess). Maybe there's something in the cabinet your cat wants?
