I think my cat Louie has separation anxiety. I have a job where I work at home, and I have accordion doors to close off my office so my kitties can't come in and "help" when I'm working. Of all 8 of them, only Louie seems to have an issue with this. He stands on the other side of the doors and cries, meows, scratches, drags toys over and generally makes a lot of noise for literally hours on end. Part of my job is video phone call related, and he is so loud I'm afraid the people on the other end of the phone will hear him!
I could shut him in my bedroom, but for an 8 hour shift that seems like a punishment he doesn't deserve. I know he wants to come in, and whenever I get a break I go out and love him. He has toys, cozy places to sleep, food, water, clean litter, windows to look out of and 7 companions he can bother, but nothing seems to entice him away from the office.
Please, does anyone have any advice on how to get him to accept that mama needs to be in the office alone and he doesn't need to stand there and cry? He breaks my heart and I don't want him to feel punished, but I can't lose my job because my cat won't shut up!
Thanks~
8whiskers, catmama to Autumn, Duck, Louie, Luna, Peanut, Shyla, Turtle and The Wee One.







He'll probably spend all the time napping anyway.

