10 months ago a stray cat who we fed from time to time delivered kittens in our apartment. We managed to find a home for 2 of them and the last one always had weird behavior issues (play aggression, nervousness and a huge amount of energy) we knew he won't be able to find a stable home, so decided to keep him. We live in a very small apartment and he grew up to be a large tomcat. We managed to put play aggression under control by buying lots of toys, a huge cat house and playing with him a couple of times a day. Also, he is trained to go for a walk and accepts walking on a leash. Generally, we truly love him, and even though we still had some problems with his unprovoked attacks from time to time, he was calmer and those attacks were rare.
BUT
His toys are interesting for a day or two and then he gets bored. And he still constantly requires play. At the same time, nothing is interesting enough to keep his attention. We bought every possible version of bird catcher, with feathers and mice. Even laser is not interesting. There is a full bag of toys he won't even look at. We tried making our own toys, even bought him a phishing flies and bates. Those lasted for maybe a week.
Our apartment size IS an issue because it's just too freaking small for any animal. We would be happy to buy a bigger place if we could financially cover it, but at this moment it's impossible. In the last three months, he started pooping outside his litter box. We switched litters, switched box, bought a bigger version and still sometimes he'll use it but mostly he prefers bathroom floor. The only time he uses litter to poop is if me or my husband stand and watch him do it because he won't poop on the floor when we are in the bathroom.
He is intelligent far more than he should be for his own good. He learned how to open every doorknob and in the last seven days he will open our bedroom door every night at 5 or 6 am and come to jump and play, or bite depending his mood. This is unbearable. We tried going early to bed and waking up at 6. But then he'll wake us up at 4-5. We didn't have a sleep longer than 4-5 hours in a long time.
We would readopt him, but nobody would take such a demanding and problematic cat. I live in a small country where people don't treat animals as much and I sincerely fear that someone would abuse him or abandon him if I gave him away. At the same time, I can't go on without sleep and without so much of his issues. He would be best in a big house with a yard and people who know how to deal with a cat but that is just a daydream. I know chances to find something like that for him are almost none existent.
Any advice would be so much appreciated.
Thank you for reading.
BUT
His toys are interesting for a day or two and then he gets bored. And he still constantly requires play. At the same time, nothing is interesting enough to keep his attention. We bought every possible version of bird catcher, with feathers and mice. Even laser is not interesting. There is a full bag of toys he won't even look at. We tried making our own toys, even bought him a phishing flies and bates. Those lasted for maybe a week.
Our apartment size IS an issue because it's just too freaking small for any animal. We would be happy to buy a bigger place if we could financially cover it, but at this moment it's impossible. In the last three months, he started pooping outside his litter box. We switched litters, switched box, bought a bigger version and still sometimes he'll use it but mostly he prefers bathroom floor. The only time he uses litter to poop is if me or my husband stand and watch him do it because he won't poop on the floor when we are in the bathroom.
He is intelligent far more than he should be for his own good. He learned how to open every doorknob and in the last seven days he will open our bedroom door every night at 5 or 6 am and come to jump and play, or bite depending his mood. This is unbearable. We tried going early to bed and waking up at 6. But then he'll wake us up at 4-5. We didn't have a sleep longer than 4-5 hours in a long time.
We would readopt him, but nobody would take such a demanding and problematic cat. I live in a small country where people don't treat animals as much and I sincerely fear that someone would abuse him or abandon him if I gave him away. At the same time, I can't go on without sleep and without so much of his issues. He would be best in a big house with a yard and people who know how to deal with a cat but that is just a daydream. I know chances to find something like that for him are almost none existent.
Any advice would be so much appreciated.
Thank you for reading.
